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  • Disney Cruises rolls out new activities for kids
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    Disney Cruises rolls out new activities for kids

    ByEileen Ogintz July 3, 2018July 7, 2021

    On the Disney Fantasy there are state of the art kids’ programs, including the chance to play in Andy’s Room with its oversized Toy Story toys

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  • Disney Puts its Signature on More Than Theme Parks
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    Disney Puts its Signature on More Than Theme Parks

    ByEileen Ogintz July 2, 2018July 14, 2021

    Welcome to a newly branded Signature Disney Experience. The Reunion Lounge is kind of a concierge level space for Disney Vacation Club guests

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  • Eileen asks if you’re ready for the opening of Toy Story Land
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    Eileen asks if you’re ready for the opening of Toy Story Land

    ByEileen Ogintz June 28, 2018July 14, 2021

    Toy Story Land opens at Walt Disney World in Florida on June 30, 2018. Eileen sets the scene in these videos

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  • To Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation
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    To Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation

    ByEileen Ogintz June 28, 2018July 14, 2021

    “Many children were swept up in the drama of the American Revolution,” explained Dr. Elizabeth Grant, the director of education at the immersive the Museum of the American Revolution

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  • ADVENTURE IN MOROCCO  2018
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    ADVENTURE IN MOROCCO 2018

    ByEileen Ogintz June 22, 2018July 14, 2021

    On this trip in the Morrocan Desert, you go with your ideas and thoughts and you come back with a different perspective of life

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  • Summer fun and July 4 in the mountains
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    Summer fun and July 4 in the mountains

    ByEileen Ogintz June 21, 2018July 9, 2021

    These days across ski country you’ll find not only plenty of old-fashioned celebrations for Independence Day but also a growing number of mountaintop and mountainside activities

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  • Family Destinations Where the Food Enhances the Sights
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    Family Destinations Where the Food Enhances the Sights

    ByEileen Ogintz June 20, 2018May 9, 2022

    It isn’t always easy for parents traveling with children to find food options at popular destinations that cater to everyone’s taste. Sodexo changes that.

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  • Visiting South Dakota: The Crazy Horse Memorial, A 10K Volksmarch and Starting New Family Traditions
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    Visiting South Dakota: The Crazy Horse Memorial, A 10K Volksmarch and Starting New Family Traditions

    ByEileen Ogintz June 20, 2018July 14, 2021

    The Crazy Horse’s mountain carving near Mount Rushmore has always been about family. Today, the Crazy Horse dream has been handed to the next generation with 4 of the 10 children and several grandchildren

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  • Sleeping Under The Stars: Under Canvas Glamping Near Mount Rushmore In South Dakota
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    Sleeping Under The Stars: Under Canvas Glamping Near Mount Rushmore In South Dakota

    ByEileen Ogintz June 19, 2018July 14, 2021

    Even though The Mount Rushmore state has numerous options when it comes lodging and accommodations, there’s a different way to enjoy a unique night’s rest: glamping

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  • Cool Culture in Curacao: Fun For the Whole Family
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    Cool Culture in Curacao: Fun For the Whole Family

    ByEileen Ogintz June 18, 2018June 28, 2023

    Curacao is a Caribbean island not far from Venezuela. It is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, blending Caribbean and Dutch culture in perfect proportion.

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  • Moving across country – how to avoid scammers and con artists like we didn’t
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    Moving across country – how to avoid scammers and con artists like we didn’t

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2018July 5, 2021

    We were moving cross country — our first move in nearly 25 years — and I let myself be conned by a smooth-talking moving broker and an unscrupulous moving company. Here’s how you can avoid my mistakes

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  • To Vienna
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    To Vienna

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2018July 7, 2021

    After a morning bike ride on Danube Island where it seemed all of Vienna was out strolling and biking on this sunny weekend morning, we saw some of Vienna’s most notable sites

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  • In Kansas City, everything is up to date for the visitors and their dogs
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    In Kansas City, everything is up to date for the visitors and their dogs

    ByEileen Ogintz June 13, 2018July 9, 2021

    We are in the midst of a cross-country road trip to our new home in Denver and a Kansas City stop is welcome—especially on a Saturday night when the hotel restaurant, the Reserve, presents Jazz all evening.

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  • Let’s hear it for Dad
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    Let’s hear it for Dad

    ByEileen Ogintz June 7, 2018June 28, 2023

    This year, as we celebrate dads and granddads, uncles and godfathers, let’s think about things that will make this summer’s vacation more fun — for him. You don’t need to spend a lot of money either.

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  • Kids become revolutionaries in Philadelphia this summer
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    Kids become revolutionaries in Philadelphia this summer

    ByEileen Ogintz June 1, 2018July 9, 2021

    The kids who visit the new Revolution Place, opening June 9, in the year-old Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia can do laundry in an army camp as well as get news just like from the “internet”

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  • The newest hotel guest VIPS are WHO?
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    The newest hotel guest VIPS are WHO?

    ByEileen Ogintz May 31, 2018July 14, 2021

    She was the newest hotel VIP—not the person with the zillions of loyalty points, not kids. The newest hotel guests to inspire special attention–dogs. Very Important Dogs (VIDS!) like Trooper

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  • Flying smart with the littlest passengers
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    Flying smart with the littlest passengers

    ByEileen Ogintz May 31, 2018July 14, 2021

    Parents and grandparents wouldn’t consider driving with a young child if they aren’t properly restrained in a safety seat. Not only is it the law, but those seats save lives. So why is it different on a plane?

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  • Hitting the newest, fastest, scariest thrill rides this summer
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    Hitting the newest, fastest, scariest thrill rides this summer

    ByEileen Ogintz May 24, 2018July 10, 2021

    Summer is when millions of us dare each other to ride the fastest, tallest, scariest coasters, and have since the 1920s. Here are eight of the thrill rides that are already creating a lot of buzz

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  • The road trip: snacks and drinks for survival — and fun!
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    The road trip: snacks and drinks for survival — and fun!

    ByEileen Ogintz May 23, 2018July 8, 2021

    “How much longer???” “Can we stop for a snack and something to drink?” Those questions are as inevitable on road trips as scattered potato chips and melted crayons in the back seat

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  • Kayak, sail or shop ’til you drop: Visiting Maine in Summer
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    Kayak, sail or shop ’til you drop: Visiting Maine in Summer

    ByEileen Ogintz May 22, 2018July 5, 2021

    Maine is big—as big as all of the other New England states combined-with 5,000 miles of coastline, some 4,600 islands, 6,000 miles of lakes and ponds and 17 million acres for hiking and biking

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