Legoland for an hour and yes for free!!

I am always on the lookout for free/good deals to do with the kids. Kelly and Coleen over at the fabulous website Just-Spotted had a tip last week about Legoland being free along with parking during the last hour of admission. We wanted to go for a drive last Saturday and decided to head over to Legoland for the last hour.

We cruised right up and scored premier parking for free- yes free(it was just about 10 steps from the entrance) and then headed over to enjoy the park for a bit. We did a couple of rides and the kids had so much fun. We topped of our evening with a drive on PCH through Carlsbad and Oceanside and a bite to eat by the beach. It was so much fun and although it was only an hour the kids had a blast. By the way- when you enter the park most people will be exiting and the turn cues will be turned to exiting and not entering- enter in through the stroller entrances.

The only drawback about visiting Legoland is that you will want to buy an annual pass because that place is so much fun for the little ones and they will want to go back.

For additional info on how it all works - check out Just-Spotted and enjoy!!

Summer Nightastic at The Disneyland Resort

I want to start out a new feature every Monday called Disney Mondays. It will be a tip or something new I've learned from my weekly visit to Disneyland Resort. Here is the first installment in my soon to be weekly series (sounds fancy- haha!!).

I was invited last Thursday to attend the media preview of the Summer Nightastic at Disneyland and DCA . It was seriously so much fun!! Disney's new offerings this week are quite a treat. The new fireworks show, "Magical" features a new song sung by Orange County's own Eden Espinosa from Wicked and the real flying elephant, Dumbo. Tinkerbell also makes two appearances. The new show is very entertaining and I absolutely love the music. The shining star of the show in my opinion is Dumbo. He makes an appearance that will have your family oohing and ahhing. You will have to see for yourself. Dumbo is not to be missed!!

Fantasmic is back for its 17th year. It now features new digital video projectors which provide a much sharper picture on the water screens. There is also an appearance of the all new Flotsam and Jetsam floats from The Little Mermaid, who are quite scary but a fantastic addition! Later this summer, the evil Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty" will transform into the new fully animated, 40-foot-tall dragon. In my opinion, the best thing about this summer is Disney's Electrical Parade at DCA (what can I say - I'm an absolute fanatic of the Electrical Parade). The show now features a new Tinkerbell float who leads the parade, taking the place of the Blue Fairy. Also back are new versions of the lost seven dwarfs mine float and the Pinocchio floats. The soundtrack has also been slightly updated for the better. There is plenty to see at both parks, so take the kiddos. These shows will be played nightly through August 23rd and then weekends through Labor Day. A big thank you to Disney for making my dreams come true!!