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City Walk Is Universals Little Gem For Before, During, & After You Visit the Parks

When you visit Universal Studios and Universals Island Of Adventure the first thing you see when you come out of the parking complex is an area that Universal Calls City Walk. City Walk is Universal’s version of Disney Springs and offers visitors a variety of restaurants, bars, clubs, movie theater, put put golf, shopping venues, and at times some entertainment by the lake. The area is the connecting piece to two of Universal Parks Universal Studios and Islands Of Adventure.

August 27, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Our First Experience With Disney’s Not So Scary Halloween Party

Where do we begin. It was an interesting night to say the least. Some highlights and some low lights. Kind of the day you would expect from Disney Magic Kingdom. We didn’t know what to expect as it was our first time ever experiencing the special event. I’m happy that Disney is celebrating Halloween already, while I’m a little disappointed that Universal is not. Another story for another day. We are in the last weeks of August so the fact

August 21, 2019 1 Comment

Our Travel Adventures

Our Experience with The Pride Of The Susquehanna

During our stay In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for a work trip, and right before we ended up at Hershey Park a few hours later, we had the opportunity to experience a gem attraction in town. The Pride of The Susquehanna… This is an authentic steam-driven paddle wheel river boat that according to the website was built 31 years ago by a community service project by the Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society. The Ride itself is pretty interesting. It gets you out on

August 18, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

Hershey Parks Great Bear Roller Coaster POV

The Great Bear Roller Coaster at Hershey was my daughter’s favorite coaster at the park. The coaster has a max speed of 61 mph, a ride height of 124 feet, and a ride length of 2,800 feet. Time of the ride is around 2 minutes and 15 seconds. This ride allows your feet to dangle and is a pretty smooth roller coaster that will go upside down and twist in several spots. So safe to say you should make sure

August 17, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

Hershey Parks Storm Runner POV Video

Do you want to know what it’s like to ride first row on one of Hershey’s most popular roller coasters Storm Runner? Here is your opportunity to see first hand what this coaster is all about. The coaster will take you from 0 mph to 72 mph in 2 seconds. You’ll enjoy a 135 ft cobra loop, barrel rolls, a snake dive and more. Max speed of the ride is 72 mph. The ride height is 180 feet. Length is

August 16, 2019 No Comments

Cedar Point

Limited Time Cedar Point 150 Year Celebration Gold Card Deal

Cedar Point released a sweet deal today that is pretty shocking. You can get unlimited access + free parking for the rest of the 2019 season and unlimited access to Cedar Point, Cedar Point Shores Water Park, free Parking plus many more benefits for just $99 a Pass. Now that is an exceptional deal that you shouldn’t pass up if you have any plans on visiting the park with in the next year. With this pass you get: unlimited visits

August 16, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

Hershey Park Sights And Sounds Video

We just put up another video of our first visit to Hershey Park. This park was a new one for us and one we had on our bucket list for a long time. Hershey blew us away and it was a lot bigger than I thought it was. The park offered a variety of rides including 14 roller coasters that is soon to be 15. Not only did they have a variety of rides that almost everyone would be excited

August 14, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

Our Candlewood Suites Harrisburg – Hershey Hotel Review

This may be a hotel review of interest for those that are visiting the Harrisburg area or even possibly Hershey Park. We stayed there on a recent business trip that included a wonderful trip to Hershey Park in July of 2019. This particular hotel is located near Bass Pro Shops and is kind of located in a office park. There are several office building near the hotel, but it’s not a real busy area and everything is not right on

August 13, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

First Impressions Of Hershey Park

As it is on most trips to new places, Hershey Park was a special and exciting one for us. It has always been a park that I was extremely interested in and in July, we finally got the opportunity to visit the historical park. We did not get the opportunity to do a full day visit, but we were pleasantly surprised at how well and fast we moved through the park on our Tuesday Night visit. We arrived at the

August 13, 2019 No Comments

Hotel Reviews

Comfort Inn & Suites Barnesville Frackville PA Hotel Review

One of the most stressful things that you do when planning a vacation is trying to pick the right hotel for your trip. You get this wrong and you could literally ruin your vacation. Believe me I have spent hundreds of hours and lost so many hours of sleep over the process of trying to find the best hotel for our family. Because this an important part of the process, this is the first of many hotel reviews I will

August 6, 2019 No Comments

Hershey Park

Hershey Park Releases Name & Details of 15th Roller Coaster

The day after our first visit to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania, the park released the name of the towering roller coaster that is currently under construction. The Name of the New Coaster will be Candymonium.. According to the park the new roller coaster will open in the summer of 2020. The coaster is to be located in Hershey’s Chocolate town, which seems to be a vibrant new addition. Upon arriving to the park you can see construction is well on

August 6, 2019 No Comments

Cedar Point

Watch & Ride Along With Us On the Cedar Point Lake Erie Railroad Ride POV.

Sit back and watch to see what it’s like to ride on the Cedar Point Lake Erie Railroad in Cedar Point. Watch as we take a trip on the second part of the train’s journey. This POV is only from Frontier Land to The Station near the Millennium Midway. This does not include footage from that station back to Frontiertown Station. Sit back and enjoy 🙂

July 18, 2019 No Comments

Theme Park Rides

Universal Studios Front Row Hagrids’ Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventures Full POV

Unfortunately we are unable at this time to get full permission to capture a full HD POV on this ride, mainly due to restrictions, but fortunately there are a few already have the video available. The video below is from the Potter Collector, which if you are a Harry Potter geek, you probably know who they are. These popular vloggers have a ton of videos on Harry Potter, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and much more. So if you

July 17, 2019 No Comments

Cedar Point

Cedar Point’s Wagon Wheel Pizza, Wings & Breadsticks Food Review

Sure Theme Park’s are filled with exciting attractions, rides, and entertaining shows, but one thing is just as much as important to a theme park than anything and it’s the parks food. From time to time we will do food reviews from various parks we visit and today is our first featured article in this category. Well technically second article in the category, but it is our first official review. In the future we plan on incorporating some video to

July 16, 2019 No Comments

Universal Studios

What Theme Park Has Harry Potter Theme Rides & Attractions?

Harry Potter has become one of my favorite franchises as it has for many people. The power of that brand is magical and the grip it has on it’s fans is nothing short of unbelievable. There are millions around the world that have fallen in love with the character’s, the stories, and the magical world of wizardry. If only there was a place that you could visit these magical places in real life, perhaps Diagon Alley, Gringotts, or Hogwarts? What

July 15, 2019 No Comments

Disney World

Disney Or Universal Studios Orlando For Adults – What Is The Best Choice?

Don’t worry you are not alone. This is a great question and in some ways a tough one to answer, but in my opinion, I have a clear winner in mind right now. Obviously this can change as the parks continue to evolve, but for me one park just provides a little more for me than the others. As you read further into this article you will clearly find out which park I would lean to if I had to

July 14, 2019 No Comments