Orlando

The Extremes of Halloween in Orlando

by CajunMama

Halloween can be as fun or scary as you dare. For the little ones, it’s always best to go for the fun and friendly Halloween celebrations, such as Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. For those with older kids and looking for something to scare the socks off of someone, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights [...]

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Garden View Tea Room at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

by CajunMama
DisneySmMoms

Afternoon tea at Disney’s Grand Floridan Resort and Spa Garden View Tea Room is a relaxing experience while on Disney property. It’s a fabulous experience for mothers and daughters, couples, or a group of girlfriends. During a stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, my mother, aunt, and myself wanted to enjoy afternoon tea. We [...]

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Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom to Expand in a big way

by CajunMama
Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Dwarf Coaster image (C) 2011 The Walt Disney Company

The past few times I’ve been to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, I noticed large construction walls in areas around Fantasyland. These walls sport inspirational quotes from Walt Disney and have park guests curious as to what is going on behind those tall, colorful walls. This past weekend I was [...]

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DoubleTree at the Entrance to Universal Orlando

by MommyMusings

It seems a vacation to Orlando is at the top of many family wish lists. With the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park, Universal Orlando has quickly become the go-to destination for families looking for action and fun. And when you’re looking for a great place to stay, [...]

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Where Americans Will Travel – Top Destinations for 2011

by CajunMama
Paix - Eiffel Tower - Paris

Surveys are a great way to guage what readers are interested in and how to make content for a site more relevant. We recently did our own travel survey here at TravelingMamas.com and had fun reading all the results. Many of our loyal readers (you) send us emails requesting particular post topics or answers to [...]

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Disney Parks offer new discounts for U.S. Military

by ThemeParkMom

Just in time for Veteran’s Day this month, Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort have introduced new discount offers on theme park tickets and hotel rooms for active and retired U.S. military personnel. These offers are good through Oct. 1, 2011, and can be purchased by either the military personnel or their spouses. Active and [...]

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Discount Holiday and Hotel Booking Travel Deals

by CajunMama

The holiday season is the busiest travel time of the year, with many people going home for the holidays. This is also the best time of year to get deals at destinations in some of the most popular destinations. Link to Video of Money Monday: Travel Deals on WAFB TV. Airfare Deals Bing’s Travel Farecaster [...]

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Modern Mixology: Fun cocktails at Disney World

by ThemeParkMom

Fall is my favorite time of year at Walt Disney World. The crowds wane, the temperature drops, and the booths come out around World Showcase for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival. This year, the folks at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort put together a new event that was a great [...]

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Margaritas! Cocktail time at Walt Disney World’s newest restaurant

by ThemeParkMom

La Hacienda de San Angel, EPCOT’s newest table service restaurant, is now in soft opening at Walt Disney World. I was invited to the grand opening celebration last week, where I got to sample the food at Hacienda de San Angel and take a look at the new Mexican restaurant’s decor. But I was especially [...]

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Wizarding World of Harry Potter is not for the little ones (and that’s just fine)

by ThemeParkMom

I found myself previewing the Wizarding World of Harry Potter a couple of days back, and I can honestly say that it’s everything Universal Orlando has promised. And more. My job involves visiting a lot of theme parks and seeing a lot of cool stuff, but I have never felt so immersed in a fictional [...]

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