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Our reviews of the top family vacation destinations and trip ideas organized by keywords (Italy, Caribbean, teens, etc) and topic (snowsports, spa, etc) to make your research easier.

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Luxury Orlando Resort Becomes Teachers Pet with $85 Educator Room Rates till Christmas

Thank you, Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida for making a fantastic offer available to our heroes: the educators in our children's lives. Through December 24, the resort is making rooms available to all school personnel for a special Educators Rates of $85 per night.  Need some...

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Gaylord Palms Resort

Gaylord Palms Resort

It's a rare breed of hotel which lures travelers to its facilities rather than its locale. Families may expect to see so-called "destination resorts" in the Caribbean or Hawai'i, but only occasionally do we encounter one in an urban setting. That it should be off I-4 in Orlando,...

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Author with Dolphin at Discovery Cove

Sea World And Discovery Cove Orlando

On a recent trip to Orlando with the team from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, we explored SeaWorld Orlando and her sister marinelife park, Discovery Cove. With Orlando vacation attractions that were so good to start with, it's fun to see the standards for learning and entertainment -- as...

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Busch Gardens Tampa Coaster

Going Wild At Busch Gardens Tampa

From high-speed coasters, to incredible up-close encounters with exotic creatures of the African grasslands, Busch Gardens, Tampa in central Florida is ready to be explored. The recent addition of the Cheetah Hunt coaster allows guests to enjoy the incredible speed of the world’s fastest...

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Pool at Orlando Marriott

Orlando World Center Marriott Resort

Whatever the reason your family heads to Orlando, the World Center Marriott Resort is more than happy to accommodate kids, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.  One benefit of this Marriott is that the fun begins right on property, so you can hold off on the theme parks for a few days (...

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Parent's Day Out In Orlando

Do you have business in Orlando and want to bring a child along to have their own day out on the town? I would recommend something special so you can work stress-free. Arrange trusted childcare in advance and your kids will be treated to a fun outing or other custom-made activity. Here are a couple...

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Universal Studios

Memories From Orlando

Disney is a magical place some say, also a place where even a grownup turns into a child. Well for me it was a place for memories to be build and remembered. In 2011 spring break, my family and I took a vacation to Orlando, Florida. We spent about a week or so there going to Magic Kingdom, and...

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Magic, Memories, and a Mouse

It was all started by a mouse – well, for Walt Disney at least, and for me too. As avid Disney addicts, my family has been to the Mouse House each year since I was two. The Walt Disney World Resort, located just outside Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, is indubitably the Mecca of...

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Floridafest.

I am proud to say that I belong to a family of vacation extraordinaires.  Although we stay within the southeast region of the United States, the English family is one with unique and rich vacation experiences to say the least. My mother always prepares a budget plan and a general...

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An Orlando Village Gives Kids The World

An Orlando Village Gives Kids The World

Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) is a 70-acre, nonprofit resort in Florida that provides a special vacation home for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. GKTW provides accommodations at its resort, donated attractions tickets, meals and more for a weeklong, cost-free...

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