I love to travel; my husband love to look at our finances and say no to weekly “can we go” emails from me. One way to meet in the middle…find great family travel deals. Here’s one to love. Best Western Rewards members who register for Stay 3, Stay Free and stay with Best Western three separate times from February 6 – April 8, will earn a voucher good for a free night at any of Best Western’s 4,000+ hotels in the world. The voucher is valid until June 30, 2012. Follow CBK for more family travel deals and ideas.
06
Feb
Best Western “Stay 3, Stay Free” Promotion
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30
Jan
New Voice of Dora & Premier Week Lineup
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New Voice of Dora: 11 year old Fátima Ptacek
1/30 “Dora and Diego Save Atlantis”
Dora, Diego, Boots and Unicornio leave the Enchanted Forest to end an ancient feud between the unicorns and dragons and save the lost continent of Atlantis. Meanwhile, a greedy owl (voiced by Jason Alexander) is given the opportunity to act as king and watch over the forest.
1/31 “The Big Red Chicken’s Magic Wand”
The Big Red Chicken is doing magic tricks and for his first trick, he turns Boots into a chicken. When he tries to turn him back into a monkey, he lets out a big sneeze that propels the magic wand into Magic Land. Dora and friends set off on a magic-filled journey in order to get the wand fixed so Boots can become a monkey again.
2/1 “Swiper’s Favorite Things”
Swiper is packing all of his favorite things for a sleepover at his Grandma’s House — his pajama trunk, his favorite puppy book, and his very special funny bunny. Just as he is about to leave, a big wind gust comes in and blows everything away! Dora and Swiper journey to Crocodile Lake, through the Jumbled Trees, and race to Strawberry Hill to get Swiper’s favorite things back.
2/1 “A Ribbon For Pinto” (Season 7 Premiere)
Pinto is really excited about the Big Horse Show and he’d like to win his very first blue prize ribbon. Dora, Boots, and Pinto are taking a train to the show, but the train breaks down and they worry they won’t be able to make it!
2/2 “Dora’s Knighthood Adventure”
Boots loves to hear stories about knights who go on heroic adventures and Don Quixote (Andy Garcia) tells Dora and Boots that anyone can be a knight as long as they help others. Boots would love to be a knight and so would his friends Rocinante the horse and Dapple the donkey, but they need someone to rescue. Dora takes out her spotting scope and they discover a princess calling out for help from the Royal Garden. Dora, Boots, Rocinante and Dapple set out through the Puppet Stage, past Tico’s Carousel to get to the Royal Garden and save the princess.
13
Jan
Disney on Ice “Treasure Trove” Recap
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Last evening the family officially began “six months of Disney” as we prepare for a big trip to Disney World this summer by watching Tinker Bell fly through the air and marvelling at an enormous crocodile gobble up Captain Hook. We’re not taking this Disney prep lightly and have already begun shopping at Disneystore.com for tees and plan to turn “Movie Monday” into an exclusively Disney event. A little nutty? Maybe. But we love every minute. (“We” is defined as myself and my princess-loving daughter as well as our son but not necessarily the king of the clan who is excited about Disney World, loved Disney on Ice but isn’t exactly eating and breathing it like the rest of us.)
This was our third Disney on Ice performance and my favorite to date. It encompasses the princesses, my daughter’s favorite, but also takes audiences through other classic Disney stories such as Peter Pan and Lion King. The highlight of the evening, barring a bigger than life-size elephant giving Prince Ali a ride and the incredible ice skating stampede that took Mufasa’s life, was an appearance by the newest princess and her unlikely friend. Rapunzel and Flynn elicited a special shriek from the kids sitting near us as did the final song which included all of the Disney princesses. As they circled round and round the ice, my children shouted their names over and over again: “Mulan…Cinderella…Belle” could be heard even after they waved goodbye and exited the ice.
Admittedly I watched my own children as much as the show and particularly enjoyed the overzealous clapping at the end of each segment. At one point my daughter leaned over, kissed my shoulder and said, “Thank you mama.” If only there was a Disney on Ice every weeknd. But then it my not be as special since now we wait until next January when once of the many Disney on Ice productions from Feld Entertaiment which this year include, in addition to Treasue Trove, include Dare to Dream, Toy Story 3, Magical Journey and 100 Years of Magic come to town. Not only would I highly recommend the show for both Disney and ice skating fans (which now the kids want to do of course), but I would encourage families to make the evening an experience by preparing, counting down and enjoying every minute of the magic.
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09
Jan
All New Tangled Ever After Short Just Released!
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On January 13, 2012 Beauty and the Beast premiers in 3D for the first time in theaters! This Tangled short titled “Tangled Ever Ever” will make it’s debut before the featured Disney flick, and we have a preview. I’m excited about both as well as Nemo 3D and so many other Disney 2012 movie releases. Stay tuned for more details…
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04
Jan
Wordless Wednesday: New Chuck E. Cheese’s New Online Game
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Cool Tip: Kick-off the new year with more fun and 50 free tickets with @chuckecheese’s new online game.
22
Dec
Disney Pictures’ 2012 Lineup: So Exciting!
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John Carter
January 13: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D, also in Disney Digital 3D
February 17: THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY
March 9: JOHN CARTER, also in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D
April 20: (Earth Day): CHIMPANZEE (Disneynature)
May 4:MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS, also in 3D and IMAX 3D (Marvel Studios)
The Avengers
June 22: BRAVE, also in Disney Digital 3D (Disney/Pixar)
August 15: THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN
September 14: FINDING NEMO 3D (Disney/Pixar)
October 5: FRANKENWEENIE, also in Disney Digital
November 12: WRECK-IT RALPH, also in Disney Digital 3D (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
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21
Dec
Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove at Mohegan Sun Arena *Giveaway*
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Though the holidays may be over for many of us, there’s a new show in town as the dreary Northeast winter settles in along with post-holiday blues. Feld Entertainment once again brings us a bit of the magic as Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove at the Mohegan Sun Arena January 11-16, 2012. Last year we attended Princess Classics and loved it! As Disney fanatics, it can be sad when another Disney vacation comes to an end. Our local Disney Store closed a few years back so now Disney on Ice is our only chance to re-connect with the kids’ favorite characters in person. With Treasure Trove so many favorites are packed into one show with a special appearance from Rapunzel and Flynn; it’s bound to be another winner!
Discover endless riches when Disney On Ice presents Treasure Trove comes to your hometown! Disney On Ice sets the gold standard with its newest skating spectacular. Get tangled up in Disney’s 50thanimated feature with Rapunzel and Flynn and enter the worlds of your other favorite Disney princesses –Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and of course, the one who started it all, Snow White. Ahoy, Mateys! Set sail with Peter Pan, the always sassy Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook and his pirate pals on an adventure beyond Never Land…”
Look for our review of the show and be sure to subscribe to Cool Baby Kid and follow on Facebook and Twitter for more Disney news.
Details
When: January 11-16, 2012
Where: Mohegan Sun Arean at Casey Plaza
Purchase Tickets: Ticketmaster
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Sample products was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.
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Check out even more entry possibilities if you’re really determined to win. Read the prize claim information; we announce winners on Prizey.net. Contest ends 1/5/11.
15
Dec
Holiday Gift Pick: Uncle Milton *Fireworks In My Room*
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When you have 10 and 13 year old boys, not many toys impresses them anymore. Fireworks in my room did impress both my boys. A matter of fact, my ten year old took this out for a sleep over party and all the boys were highly impressed and were talking to about this to their parents the next day. I’m sure there will be several units purchased after this sleepover. Allof the boys said the fireworks were amazing, they kept this gadget out all night. I was impressed with the quality of the sound effects; there is sizzling sounds and crackles, just like real fireworks would sound. The launcher is very easy to use, first you choose your firework; you pump the launcher with air and pull the trigger to view an incredible firework display from the comfort of your bed. This cool gadget is a hit for all ages and great idea for an age segment whose gadgets are typically quite costly.
Written by Amy, Cool Baby Kid Review Team
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A product sample was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.
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