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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: Vehicles, Auto Shows, Chicago Auto Show, Trips and Vacations, Rentals
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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: Brownsville, Lincoln Park Zoo, Halloween, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture
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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: Islands of Adventure, Trips and Vacations, Robert A. Iger, Gardens and Parks, Social Media
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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: Trips and Vacations, Interstate 4, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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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: Wines, Trips and Vacations, Festive Events, Interstate 4, Amusement and Theme Parks
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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: J.K. Rowling , Tourism and Leisure, Nature, Fiction, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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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: SeaWorld, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Tourism and Leisure, Entertainment, Trips and Vacations
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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: Dance, Entertainment Events, Trips and Vacations, Disney Channel (tv network), Gardens and Parks
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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: International Drive, Kennedy Space Center, Science and Technology, Science, Superman (fictional character)
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'Ivywild' by the Hypocrites at the Chopin Theatre ★★
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, Entertainment, Trips and Vacations, Al Capone, Amusement and Theme Parks
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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: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, New York, Walt Disney World Resort, Gardens and Parks
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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: Rick Scott, Government, Burnham Institute, Trips and Vacations, Brevard County
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