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    Disney’s Animal Kingdom Reopens with New Feathered Friends in Flight Bird Show

    Walt Disney World’s theme parks began their phased reopening on July 11. Immediately after we returned to the Magic Kingdom, our very next visit was to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where a fantastic new Feathered Friends in Flight bird show has just premiered. Take a trek with us from the moon of Pandora to the Kilimanjaro savanna to see what’s new

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    The Unofficial Guide to a Socially Distanced Universal Orlando: Resort Hotels

    So, you’ve just had a full day enjoying the rides, shows, characters, and restaurants of the reopened Universal Orlando Resort, and now you need a safe spot to spend the night? Make yourself at home, as we continue our Unofficial Guide to a Socially Distanced Universal Orlando with a look at how the on-site resort hotels have adapted to the

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    Top 7 Tips for Visiting the Reopened Magic Kingdom

    Walt Disney World’s theme parks have once again opened their gates following the coronavirus closure, and we were among the first guests to experience a whole new world of social distancing inside the “most magical place on Earth.” Here are our top 7 tips that you should take into consideration before planning your own return to the newly reopened Magic

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    Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort Review

    Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort, a Disney Deluxe Villa resort, has a theme described by Disney as recalling a late-1800s, Victorian-style, upstate New York retreat. It consists of 1,260 studio and one-, two-, and three-bedroom villas across the lake from Disney Springs. The villas’ color scheme tends toward pastel blues and greens, with neutral carpets. Furnishings and soft goods are less

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    Secrets of Universal Orlando: Men In Black Immigration Tour

    You may have blasted a billion bugs and earned a closet full of black suits, but you haven’t truly experienced Universal Studios Florida’s classic Men In Black Alien Attack attraction until you’ve been eye-to-eye with its animatronic inhabitants. Today, we’re continuing our look at “secret” unadvertised tours at Universal Orlando with the one that started them all: the Men In