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    Explore the Maharajah Jungle Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

    Today, we visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom and take a stroll through one of the park’s hidden gems: the Maharajah Jungle Trek, which features tigers, bats, and other amazing creatures from Asia.

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    Disney’s Riviera Resort Review

    Today we take a look at the newest Disney Vacation Club, Disney’s Riviera Resort. The 300-room resort is themed to reflect the beauty of the French and Italian Riviera. Riviera Resort introduces tower studios, a new room category just for couples. Other room configurations are deluxe studios, one-bedroom villas (both accommodating up to 5 guests), two-bedroom villas for up to 9

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    Celebrate a Socially Distanced Oktoberfest at Epcot’s Biergarten Restaurant

    Although many seasonal celebrations (such as Halloween) have been scaled back this year, there’s still one place in Orlando where you can safely honor the annual harvest festival with feasting and fun. Epcot’s Biergarten Restaurant is once again open for business with a few important modifications, and we recently enjoyed a socially distanced dinner there to celebrate an early Oktoberfest,

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    Secrets of Universal Orlando: Jurassic Park Discovery Center Nursery Tour

    The Jurassic Park Discovery Center is already among the most overlooked attractions at Islands of Adventure, but even its biggest fans might not know about the free Nursery Tour, a hidden gem that awaits inside like a mosquito encased in amber.

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    Tenet Leads Return of New Blockbusters to Universal Cinemark

    Movie theaters across America are beginning to reopen, and acclaimed director Christopher Nolan’s anticipated sci-fi epic Tenet is leading the return of new blockbuster films to cinemas, including the Universal Cinemark. The theater at Universal Orlando’s CityWalk was among the locations participating in “early release” screenings of Tenet ahead of its official debut on September 3rd, and we were there