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Disneyland Primer
I grew up in Arizona and later moved to California. Disneyland has always been my park. After moving to New Jersey I felt I had to check out Disney World – after all, it’s in the same time zone and...
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What Happens When a Disney Ride Breaks Down
In my many years going to Disney parks, we’d never been on a ride when it broke down. Sure, we’d be in line when it broke down, but not actually on the ride. How did we get so lucky on this trip? Not...
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The Best Disney Park Apps (and where to charge your phone at Disneyland and...
This trip to a Disney park was the first I made with a smart phone. What a difference! I tested out four apps and review them here for you. If you have an extra phone battery, bring it with you! I had...
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Tips You Won’t Read Elsewhere – Adventures in Disney
I did a lot of reading before heading to Disneyland and California Adventure (and even more for our Disney World trip). Some might say too much reading. But since it was going to be crowded (spring...
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How to use a FastPass at Disney parks
Disney parks have the most awesome thing since all-inclusive tickets: the FastPass. While parks like Six Flags and Universal Studios charge for these “get to the front of the line” passes, everyone has...
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Hidden Mickeys at Disneyland and California Adventure
To make the days at Disneyland and California Adventure even MORE fun, I bought the book Disneyland’s Hidden Mickeys: a Field Guide to Disneyland Resort’s Best Kept Secrets (see Hidden Mickeys on a...
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Hacks for Universal Studios Hollywood
Guest post by Dori Kaplan This spring break, our family headed to Universal Studios Hollywood for our first time, and I can comfortably say it will be our last. While we enjoyed ourselves, we found the...
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Universal Studios vs Disney
Guest post by Dori Kaplan Both Disneyland and Universal Studios are popular theme parks in California, but what are the differences? This year, we skipped our usual day at California Adventure and...
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BattleBots filming: What to expect
My son is a huge BattleBots fan. But the BattleBots filming was going to be in Long Beach, California and we live in New Jersey. We weren’t making a special trip to watch the filming. Lucky us – after...
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A Day at Fisherman’s Wharf
This is the first article in our series this week on San Francisco. If you’re visiting San Francisco, you’re going to want to spend a day at Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s kind of like Times Square in the...
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San Francisco CityPASS Review
This is part of our series this week on San Francisco. When we visited San Francisco recently, we were given a San Francisco CityPASS for review purposes. We already planned on seeing many of the...
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A day in Japantown San Francisco
*This is part of our series this week on San Francisco.* Japantown San Francisco is one of my favorite places. And my teen son loves it too, so when we were spending our spring break in San Francisco,...
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Review: KitTea Cat Cafe in San Francisco
*This is part of our series this week on San Francisco.* We’ve been to two cat cafés, so we wanted to try KitTea Cat Café in San Francisco. I learned not to go late afternoon like we did – the cats...
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Review: Smitten Ice Cream in San Francisco
Smitten Ice Cream in Hayes Valley. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan *This is part of our series this week on San Francisco.* I’ve been wanting to try Smitten Ice Cream in San Francisco for a long time...
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Dandelion Chocolate Factory and Cafe in San Francisco
*This is part of our series this week on San Francisco.* When you’re in the Mission district getting most excellent burritos and other Mexican food, don’t miss a trip to Dandelion Chocolate factory...
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Review: Walt Disney Family Museum
This is the last post in our San Francisco series. The Walt Disney Family Museum in the San Francisco Presidio opened in 2009, and I regret that this was my first visit. I can’t wait to go back – there...
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Battlebots Filming – What to Expect (2019 version)
This spring we went to the Battlebots filming for the second year in a row. If you’re a fan of the show, you might notice that this year is a little different than last year. The big difference is...
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