The Annual Ultimate Field Trip to Walt Disney World Resort is finally here! If you are a regular reader, you know this is one of my family’s Disney traditions. In fact, it’s the reason my family first traveled to Walt Disney World in 2006, and it is what sparked all my Disney passion. The Ultimate Field Trip (UFT) actually began in 2004 when Carol Beth Scott and her family traveled…
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Magical Mouse Schoolhouse: July in Review
We plunged right into July and made a big splash at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park. Did you miss any of the fun? Even when school’s not in session, you can still learn while you play with Walt Disney entertainment! Magical Mouse Schoolhouse: July in Review Typhoon Lagoon’s Castaway Creek: Castaway Creek is a scenic river that allows its swimmers to enjoy its views and gently flowing waters. Typhoon Lagoon’s Surf…
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June Review at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse
Has the first half of this year just flown by you too? They do say time flies when you’re having fun, and we do like to learn while we play here at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse! This month we cyber-visited one of the water parks at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney’s Blizzard Beach. Let’s look back for a review! Blizzard Beach: Runoff Rapids – recycle / upcycle bicycle tire inner tubes…
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Blizzard Beach: Toboggan Racers
Please welcome once again our wonderful assistant Tiffany! We talked recently about the Downhill Double Dipper. Another great racing attraction at Blizzard Beach is the Toboggan Racers. Located between Slush Gusher and the Snow Stormers, these slides allow you to race seven other people instead of just one! Just climb Mount Gushmore to the hilly slalom racetrack, grab a toboggan matt, and take your place at the starting line. Toboggan…
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Blizzard Beach: Summit Plummet
In keeping with the ski resort theme, Blizzard Beach offers a varied level of downhill excitement. We’ve talked about some of the tamer attractions, like Teamboat Springs and Melt-Away Bay, but there’s more to Disney’s Blizzard Beach than bunny slopes! The park wienie of Blizzard Beach is its Mount Gushmore. Standing a whopping 90 feet high, it may not seem very mountainous, but it’s certainly no molehill either—especially if you…
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Downhill Double Dipper at Disney’s Blizzard Beach
We’re so glad to have our summer assistant with us again this year! Please welcome back the wonderfully talented Tiffany, who’s taking us on a slalom down Blizzard Beach’s Downhill Double Dipper. As the name suggests, the Downhill Double Dipper at Disney’s Blizzard Beach is a side-by-side tube ride. This is one of Blizzard Beach’s must-do attractions, as no trip to a water park would be complete without a tube…
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Blizzard Beach Dining
“Skiing” the slopes of Mount Gushmore can snowball a big hunger. Good thing Blizzard Beach offers lots of dining choices to satisfy any appetite. Try a Blizzard Dog or a Tropic Dog with banana peppers, tomatoes, and onions on a pretzel bun, or chomp a turkey leg and frozen treats at Avalunch. Get a lotta grub at the Lottawatta Lodge. Cheeseburgers, chili dogs, pizza, and sandwiches abound at this alpine…
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Egads! It’s GIVEAWAY Friday!
Let’s make this plain and simple. WHO WANTS TO WIN THIS? NO required entries! However, doing all the options gets you a better chance at winning, hint-hint! a Rafflecopter giveaway Ends midnight 1/1/2013. Winner will be announced on New Year’s Day! Jodi WhisenhuntThink outside the textbook with this veteran homeschooling author & editor, and learn while you play! www.magicalmouseschoolhouse.com
