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National Air and Space Museum : A Smithsonian museum The National Air and Space Museum draws nearly 10 million visitors a year. At the Mall museum, visitors can touch a moon rock and gaze up at the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. Louis, which Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic in 1927. Everywhere you look is another full-size

Christmas Around World Showcase at Epcot One can celebrate Christmas around World Showcase walking from land to land. Holidays Around the World at Epcot is our favorite Yuletide event. Stroll around World Showcase and  listen to storytellers as in each land the holiday traditions of the respective country is explained. It is the perfect time to introduce young children to

Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil  has taken Las Vegas by frontal assault. As of 2015, there are eight Cirque du Soleil productions playing Las Vegas showrooms. First to open was Mystère at TI, followed some years later by “O” at the Bellagio. The third show to premier was Zumanity at New York–New York, with KÀ at the

The Color Companion to Walt Disney World – The Unofficial Guide with more than 600 full-color images proves that a picture is worth 1,000 words!  It is a unique visual guide that lets readers see how wet they’ll get on Splash Mountain®, what the crowd conditions are at different times of day in Fantasyland®, and how the parks are decked

Walt Disney World Christmas Celebrations at The Magic Kingdom The Magic Kingdom is home to a stunning display of holiday decorations, a tree-lighting ceremony on Main Street, Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade on select days, concerts, Yuletide street performances, and much more. Walt Disney World Christmas Celebrations are a wonderful experience for adults but especially exciting for children. There