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Tuck and Roll Drove Me Buggy! by BeastieGirl Pros: Cute design, looks nice from afar.
Cons: Stalled out, difficult to steer, boring. There is something about bumper cars that was always so exciting when I was little. It came as no surprise then when my four year old squealed in delight at the sight of Tuck and Roll's Drive ‘Em Buggies in Disney's California ...
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Aug 28 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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King Triton's Under Sea Adventure by BeastieGirl Pros: Little to no wait time, cool colored characters
Cons: Sea animals a little small for adults to ride on Whenever we visit Disneyland, it is a given that we will go on King Arthur’s Carousel. For a change of pace, we visited California Adventure theme park and checked out the oceanic version with King Triton’s Carousel of the ...
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Aug 28 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Searsport, The Antique Capital of Maine by popsrocks Pros:
Searport has more antique signs up along the road than any town I know. Cons: Not an overwhelming place of history that I am aware of. When we make our way to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park we generally get off I-95 in Augusta and make our way down east via route 3. That takes us through many small fishing and tourist towns. One particular town we have stopped at often ...
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Aug 28 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Magical Vacation -- My 1000th Review!!! by goldjay Pros: clean, well maintained, fun, magical, great place for kids and adults
Cons: crowds and lines Well, for my 1000th review, I figured I should write about something really exciting and fun. What place is more fun that Walt Disney World? Since we took our summer vacation there in June, everything is still fresh in my mind and it seemed like a ...
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Aug 28 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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There's a Ghost Hitchhiking With Me! by goldjay Pros: Great ride!
Cons: lines sometimes The Haunted Mansion at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World has to be one of my all-time favorite rides. It is definitely the best “haunted house” I’ve ever been in. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the scariest but it is ...
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Aug 28 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center; Finally, We Made Our Visit by popsrocks Pros: Beautiful setting
Cons: hard to reach My wife is a retired Art Teacher and an artist. My life with her has opened a world that I may never have experienced without her. I can appreciate and understand art much better because of her. A few years back I was turned onto the works of ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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You Will See Progress in the Carousel of Progress by goldjay Pros: This is a fun attraction.
Cons: none The Carousel of Progress is a show that has been playing since the 1964 World Fair. It was created by Walt Disney and his Imagineers for a pavilion for General Electric. After the fair, it was moved to Disneyland and stayed there from 1957-1973 at ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Bar Harbor Whale Museum, ME. A Small Donation for an Exhibit Large on Education by popsrocks Pros:
Simple yet educational Cons: It is small Down on the waterfront and nearby the whale watch ships is a small museum that encompasses a couple-a-few storefronts. It's not a big place but it is full of useful information about whales and comprehensive in the displays it shows, many of which are ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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I’ve Been Everywhere, Man! by keithpruitt From a very early age in life, I have been fortunate to travel. My first trip, while in high scho ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
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Tussauds Wax Figures in Washington D.C. by Staceys1 Pros: Interesting, vareity of figures depicted,.
Cons: None. My family recently spent five days in Washington, D.C. and one of the places that my husband wanted to visit was Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. I did not have any great desire to visit, as I had been to the one in New York and did not really see the ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Race Around the Tomorrowland Speedway by goldjay Pros: fun for kids
Cons: not environmentally friendly, lines The Tomorrowland Speedway was on the “must-do” list of my 8 year old daughter. She saw it on the map and couldn’t wait until we got to that part of the park so that she could drive the car. The Tomorrowland Speedway is obviously located in the ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Ellsworth, Maine, "Gateway To Acadia National Park" But Further Than You May Think by popsrocks Pros: Good shopping opportunities. Cheaper grocery prices than on the island.
Cons: Slow traffic pattern and too far from Acadia to stay if traveling back and forth. Most everyone who travels to the popular and incredibly beautiful Acadia National Park and partner town of Bar Harbor pass through Ellsworth. On web sites and tourist literature it boasts itself as "The Gateway To Acadia National Park" and also "The ...
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Aug 27 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Honey, I Shrunk the Audience....It's Very Funny! by goldjay Pros: funny, great effects
Cons: lines Honey, I Shrunk the Audience is a 3-D film that can be seen in the Imagination Pavilion at Walt Disney’s Epcot Center. This is in the Future World section of Epcot and it is easy to find. It is in the same pavilion as the Journey into Imagination with ...
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Aug 26 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Terrible's Las Vegas Casino - Good Slots, Horrible Air, Edible Food! by wlswarts Pros: Great (reasonable) buffet, Great odds on slot machines, Interesting promotions
Cons: Points take forever to accrue, Atmosphere Yeah, there's a place on earth people with compulsive personalities ought not to go. It's Las Vegas and after two years of visiting in the summer for my annual business (read: "Star Trek") convention, I finally sat down at a slot machine this third ...
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Aug 26 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The best city in Spain by braedyn  Pros: gorgeous, rich in history, fun, great food, classy
Cons: traffic I was lucky enough to live in Granada during my university studies as a Spanish major. Now, as a Spanish teacher, I always tell my students that my heart is in Granada. THE CITY: Granada is a very big city, 275,000 people spread out over quite a bit ...
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Aug 25 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The one part of the Smithsonian I wouldn't miss: National Gallery of Art by George_Chabot Pros: World class art, free admission
Cons: None National Gallery of Art I lived in the DC area for over a decade and was entranced that I could go from my job on lunchtime and almost enter a museum on the National Mall between Congress and the Washington Monument. As a lover of art I checked out ...
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Aug 25 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Perry's Nut House. Not Cracked Up To Be What It Once Was. Will-It-Regain-Its-Notoriety? by popsrocks Pros: New Owners trying to bring back a "new" yet nostalgic look.
Cons: Still a work in progress. Standing above Maine's Rt1 in the small town of Belfast is a building that has attracted tourists for 80 years. It's Perry's Nut House. I have had the opportunity to see it in what I thought of as its grand days in the early 1970s and about every other ...
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Aug 25 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Liberty Riverboat Ride is Quite Relaxing and Enjoyable by goldjay Pros: nice, slow boat ride
Cons: none The Liberty Belle Riverboat is a slow moving boat ride around Tom Sawyer Island. The boat leaves from a dock in the Liberty Square area of the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World. This is a ride my daughter was determined we would ride. She was excited ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Circle of Life Delivers! by luv2teach Pros: Live show with great dancing, gymnastics, fire dancing, and singing
Cons: Must wait about 30 minutes before you can enter Lions roar, meerkats dance, elephants, giraffes, warthogs, and more can be enjoyed at the Festival of the Lion King. A combination of people and animatronics help to tell the story of the Lion King. Bench style seating is set up into sections where a ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
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A great story with a splashy ending! by luv2teach Pros: Great water ride
Cons: Long wait Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom did it right when the decided to put in Disneyland's famous Splash Mountain. Much more fun then your normal log ride Splash Mountain is both the story of Brer Rabbit and a water ride. You ride in a log in the rapids which have ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
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Worth the wait! by luv2teach Pros: Great thrill ride, has fastpass option
Cons: Long wait Even scorching heat and humidity didn't dampen the spirits of the people that waited in line to ride the Tower of Terror. The Tower of Terror is a sight for all those that enter Disney's Hollywood Studios. Towering over the streets of Old Hollywood looms ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
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Take a Walk Through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse by goldjay Pros: details, no lines
Cons: steps! The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse is an attraction in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It is located in Adventureland and has been present since the park opened in 1971. It is a walk through attraction that people either ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Chukka Caribbean Adventures Jamaica by knuffsaid Pros: Everything...You'll see real Jamaican life on this tour as well as beautiful scenery.
Cons: Having to leave. Honestly, this was a fun experience. While vacationing in Jamaica, the Beaches Resort activity coordinator recommended the Chukka Buggy Adventure located approximately 30 minutes from our resort. We signed up nine people for the adventure and it was a fantastic day of fun. We took a bus ...
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Aug 24 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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A great Central Ohio tradition: The Backwoods Fest !!! by bizzimommi Pros: great food, great craft vendors, smells, sights, atmosphere...its wonderful!
Cons: The walk from parking!!! I get excited when the kids go back to school each year. Part of that excitement is the normal feeling that mothers get when you finally get the peace and quiet we've been anxiously craving all summer. But truly, the main reason I look forward to the ...
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Aug 23 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The City Different by ladygumby Pros: Picturesque, clean air, artsy
Cons: Expensive, high altitude might cause headaches My first sojourn to Santa Fe, New Mexico took place back in November, 1997. Having had a childhood fascination with Native American culture, it was only natural to eventually be lead to Santa Fe, a city awash with Native American, Spanish and Western ...
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Aug 22 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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