Category Archives: Taking the Preteens

The pre-teenage years can be stressful, but most pre-teens love Disney World.

This week of Memories of Disney World

Memory week at Dad’s Guide it in full swing. Here’s an update on memories of Disney World shared with and by Dad this week. Magic Kingdom Memories – Monday was Magic Kingdom day. Dad shared a memory about the Sword … Continue reading

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The Caribbean Beach Resort – A bad experience – Part II

Dad’s been a little lax in telling his little stories lately. So, to remedy that little situation, here’s a little story about a little incident. We had a bad experience on one of our Disney World trips. There I’ve admitted … Continue reading

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Christmas at Disney World starts with …

… about 5 million blinding lights and some great music. I told you last week that Dad’s in the mood for Christmas. So I decided to start with some of my favorite music and one of my favorite attractions (though … Continue reading

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The upgrade continues – Drive to Orlando

Part two of Dad’s Magical Mystery Upgrade Tour begins with the Drive to Orlando page. Talking about driving to Orlando brings back memories. When the kids were younger, we used to drive to Florida almost every year. (Dad’s Dad and … Continue reading

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Pangani Forest Exploration Trail – Is that you son?

Every time we visit Animal Kingdom we invariably end up in the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail. We all love seeing the animals. The Man-Child loves animals. He’s always wanted to work at a zoo. (More like living at a zoo … Continue reading

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