Public and private school friends who are now honorary homeschoolers (and our fellow hs-ers, of course), be sure to visit all our resources at Magical Mouse Schoolhouse to find creative ways to learn while you play and keep your kids academically active while their schools are closed. Also available in book format on Amazon. Available on Amazon. Here are some freebies and low cost items I’ve come across. As I…
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Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park: Castaway Creek
Float your cares away at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park Castaway Creek and meander through the lush vegetation of this tropical oasis. According to legend, a typhoon once ripped across central Florida, creating an inland sea, tossing boats atop mountain peaks, and transforming what once was a fruit packing plant into what we now call Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park. The storm that created the lagoon also created another attraction that’s quite…
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Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park: Hang 10 at Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool
At Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Guests can take real surfing lessons and learn how to “hang 10” at Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool! As legend recalls, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park resulted when disaster struck the Placid Palms Resort in the tropical paradise of Safen Sound, Florida. Landscaping of the peaceful getaway changed drastically when the Miss Tilly shrimp boat was tossed upon Mount Mayday, a fruit packing plant was—um,…
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Walt Disney World Resort’s Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach Water Parks
Splash into summertime fun at Walt Disney World Resort’s Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach water parks! Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park Once upon a time, disaster struck Placid Palms Resort, a tropical lagoon paradise in Safen Sound, Florida. A monstrous typhoon swept across the hideaway, flooding the lagoon, tossing ships upon mountains, flinging surfboards through trees, and depositing sharks into the harbor. Rearranged by waterfalls, rivers, and slides, the once placid…
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Friday Finds: Understanding Hurricanes & Getting Ready for Hurricane Matthew
The state of Florida is anxiously anticipating impact from Hurricane Matthew today and tomorrow, so we have moved our Friday Finds to Thursday this week! Hurricane Matthew is currently just off the southeastern coast of Florida and is expected to ride all the way up the eastern seaboard into North Carolina over the next few days. Here in Central Florida, I live far enough inland I won’t have to worry…
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Celebrate #sharkweek at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Shark Reef
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Shark Reef is a great place to celebrate #sharkweek! One attraction at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon will have you swimming with the fishes…literally! Disney park designers go out of their way to create unique Guest experiences, and Typhoon Lagoon’s Shark Reef is certainly no exception. Stop by Fred’s Dive Shop and put on a mask and snorkel (free with park admission). Then, slip into the icy waters of…
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Tiggerific Tuesday Disney Trivia: How many public restrooms are at Walt Disney World Resort?
Did you know this week’s Tiggerific Tuesday Disney Trivia? How many public restrooms are at Walt Disney World Resort? Excluding bathrooms in resort hotel rooms, how many public restrooms are there at Walt Disney World Resort? It’s a much lower number than I expected: 229 *262! (*Numbers updated 1/30/2018.) Here’s the breakdown: Walt Disney World Resort hotels combined — 79 99 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex — 35 36 Epcot…
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Write 31 Days Challenge 2015: Learn While You Play
Welcome to Write 31 Days Challenge 2015: Learn While You Play! Welcome to Write 31 Days Challenge for Writers! This annual challenge was created by our friends at Nesting Place to encourage bloggers to get writing and to connect with one another, and to provide readers one central location to find tons of great information. The challenge consists of 9 categories: Family Life (where you’ll find us), Fashion & Beauty,…
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