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Cabana Bay Universal Orlando Florida

By //  by Candace Sampson

Don't miss Cabana Bay Universal Orlando, if you're heading to Univeral Orlandofor your summer vacation. This 50s and 60s inspired property has a lot more for families than just the Mad Men-ish type theme. This hotel is built with the larger family in mind. The families that break outside that "party of four" mold. That's right, you can sleep up to six people in one of the 900 incredible family rooms at Cabana Bay. In addition there are another 900 standard rooms also available. The rooms are …

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized, Universal Tagged With: Cabana Bay, family resort, Florida, Loews, Orlando, Universal

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Win a Week At Global Resort Homes With Your Favorite People

By //  by Candace Sampson

I've been talking a lot about traveling with groups lately. Whether it's traveling with girlfriends, or a group of family friends or maybe your extended family, I think traveling as a group is great fun. To me there's no better way to do this then to stay in a home, and in the Orlando/Kissimmee area the best of the best is Global Resort Homes. With over 300 properties to choose from, Global Resort Homes has been helping make memories for families and groups for over 20 years now. As a …

Filed Under: Contests & Giveaways, Disney, Travel, Uncategorized, Universal Tagged With: Disney, Florida, Global Resort Homes, group travel, Universal

Global Resort Homes: Perfect for Group Travel to Disney

By //  by Candace Sampson

Recently we arranged to have each of our daughters best friends and their families join us for a trip to Disney and Universal. For us it was about creating memories for our girls that they'll talk about years from now. Thankfully we also happen to really enjoy the company of these kid's parents, so it was a great way to make memories for us too. Since everyone was in sync with each other and we had the ground rules of group travel covered we felt that staying in a Global Resort Home was our best …

Filed Under: Disney, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: Disney, Florida, Global Resort Homes, group travel, Universal

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Universal Orlando Vacation Planning Just Got Easier

By //  by Candace Sampson

Things just got a whole lot easier for your Universal Orlando Vacation Planning. This week, the destination theme park announced their all-new interactive family vacation planner. As a recent convert to the Universal Orlando experience, I can tell you that this can only mean good things for you! The vacation planner will allow you to customize your vacation based on your family's needs. If like me you have a mix of thrill-seekers and thrill-avoiders, then the vacation planner will allow …

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized, United States, Universal Tagged With: Florida, Orlando, theme parks, Universal, vacation planning

How Universal Orlando Blew My Mind

By //  by Candace Sampson

I am a holder of many preconceived notions. I can't help myself. I am able to draw conclusions in a single bound and so for many years I assumed that Universal Orlando was not the theme park for us. The reasoning for this was simple. I have two daughters, one thrill-seeker, one thrill-avoider. I presumed that Universal Orlando was nothing but big rides with very little content. What would I do with my youngest daughter if the whole park was built for my oldest I reasoned. I needed a park that …

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized, United States, Universal Tagged With: Florida, Minion Mayhem, Orlando, theme parks, Universal, Wizarding World of Harry Potter

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