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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresThe media preview for the Chicago Auto Show may be over, but the public days have just begun. As MotherProof.com???s Sara Lacey explains, the show is a great place to bring the kids. There are cameo appearances from Lightning McQueen......Tags: Rentals, Travel, Auto Shows, Chicago Auto Show, Trips and Vacations
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Ticked off! @HOA, theme park
I'm ticked off at the HOA where my 25-year-old son and daughter-in-law just purchased their first home! The ink is barely dry on the contract and already you are complaining of leaves piled up in their lawn! For goodness sake let them unpack first. Also,...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Interstate 4, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Trips and Vacations
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Epcot: Add fruit and flour to the flower festival
Erin Youngs, vice president for Epcot, acknowledges that she's a foodie. But that's not the reason the theme park added 12 food kiosks to the mix at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Fest this year, she says. Those marketplaces with edibles...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Strawberries, Arts and Culture, Wines, Interstate 4
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Embarking on a Wizarding World of Harry Potter tour at Universal Orlando
For months, I have skulked around the edges of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, peeking over fences, peering through cracks in the construction walls, standing on ledges to get better camera angles, slithering up the exit of Dueling Dragons and...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Gardens and Parks, J.K. Rowling , Fiction, Travel
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Check the cool attractions at the theme parks before the heat hits
April is a sandwich month for Orlando attractions, resting between the spring break and summer vacation crowds. It's a tasty time for locals because the theme parks are less congested and the temperatures aren't as high as they will be. Here are five...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Osceola County, Gardens and Parks, Gaming, SeaWorld
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Show goes on for trio of theme park parades
Parade lovers will have one less option at Orlando's theme parks soon. The Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun, an afternoon staple at Disney's Hollywood Studios, calls it quits on Saturday. Walt Disney World decided last month that the Countdown, which...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Gardens and Parks, Dance, Toy Story (movie), Festive Events
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Power is on at ZooLights in Lincoln Park and Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic
You can call it humbuggery, but I had a pretty low-voltage reaction to ZooLights the first time I went to see it, probably 10 years ago. I remember at the Lincoln Park Zoo's holiday season tribute to luminescence some lights in trees and some animal...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Lincoln Park Zoo, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Festive Events, Wrigley Field
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Social Media, Kentucky Derby
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Time for new and improved update for the theme parks
Spring is in the air, and so are new experiences at Orlando-area theme parks and attractions. Let's walk through a few fresh — or upcoming — opportunities. Waterworks Legoland Florida's water park is back open for the season, and it has...Tags: Kissimmee, Amusement and Theme Parks, Science and Technology, NASA, Kennedy Space Center
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Amid the myths, searching for the real 'Bathhouse John'
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. In his time around the turn of the last century — a time...
Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, Amusement and Theme Parks, Al Capone, Arts and Culture, Travel
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Mouse cliques may help you maximize your Disney dollar
Special to The TimesLoading the family into the SUV and trundling off to Disneyland for the day on the spur of a moment is so, well, Frontierland. Before even setting foot on Main Street U.S.A., the savvy Tomorrowland family who wants to make the most of its day will...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Walt Disney World Resort, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, New York
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Incentives arms race isn't good business
Florida's elected officials can be generous to a fault – at least with your money. They're particularly gracious handing out incentives and tax breaks to companies and organizations dangling the prospect of jobs. Even if the company plans to add...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Executive Branch, Business, Scripps Research Institute, Brevard County
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