Hello, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …
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Weekly Recap
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With all the events that have been canceled this year, it’s always good to hear when an annual event actually IS happening. Well, unless it’s a rather controversial event, and …
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Family Travel
An Open Letter To The CEO Of Cedar Fair: Don’t Ruin Our Favorite Water Park!
by joehegby joehegOn Thursday night I received an email from Schlitterbahn, the water park in New Braunfels that we travel over 1000 miles to visit every year. We have annual passes so …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme ParksFamily Travel
The Most Popular Amusement & Theme Parks In The World, From The Group That Would Know
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe list of the most popular theme and amusement parks in 2018 was recently released by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), which is an international non-profit association representing the world’s …
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Family Travel
Electrical Shocks At A Water Park – Definitely NOT Something You Want To Feel. But People Did.
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAs per multiple reports, several visitors to Volcano Bay, the water park owned and operated by Universal Orlando Resort, complained of feeling electric currents while on an attraction on Sunday, …
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Parks/Nature
Our Long Term Love Affair With The Best Water Park In The World: Schlitterbahn, In New Braunfels, Texas
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegJoe and I have been going to Schlitterbahn Water Park in New Braunfels, Texas, nearly every year since 2006. For us, it’s our “happy place” vacation, where we don’t have …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
A Modern Day Look At WDW’s (Abandoned) River Country
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDisney’s River Country opened in June 1976. Fashioned with an “ol’ swimmin’ hole” theme, it was Walt Disney World’s (WDW’s) first water park. Housed at the far end of Fort …
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Places For Geeks to Visit, Comparing WDW’s Water Parks, A Control Freak’s Nightmare Vacation & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy weekend, y’all! And if you live in the U.S., happy Memorial Day weekend to you! Here’s a recap of what we wrote on YMMV this week. From great travel …
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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Blizzard Beach? Typhoon Lagoon? How Do You Choose Which One?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegTyphoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach are the two water parks at Walt Disney World and when having to choose one over the other, lots of people have a hard time …
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Deadlines, Great Sales, Giveaways and New Stuff
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s the weekend, y’all! HOORAY! Here’s a quick recap of the posts we wrote this week: This week Joe wrote about: Our annual travel tradition. The IHG Rewards Plus offer …