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Visit an amazing place and immerse yourself in the remarkable life story of Walt Disney, who raised animation to an art and transformed the entertainment world! Located in the Presidio of San Francisco, The Walt Disney Family Museum welcomes visitors to an historic building that reveals 40,000 square feet of imagination. Contemporary interactive galleries and state-ofthe-art exhibits are narrated in Walt’s own voice, and feature early drawings, cartoons, movies, music, listening stations, more than 200 video screens, and a 14-foot model of Disneyland. Founded by the Walt Disney Family Foundation.

Save up to 15%!

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood gets you closer to the entertainment you love. Guests get a revealing look behind the camera at how Hollywood magic is made. From Friends to Harry Potter and Wonder Woman, fans get to see the real sets and soundstages where the greatest names in entertainment made history as they touch, tour and explore the iconic 110-acre studio. The Studio Tour includes:

• Stage 48: Script to Screen, an interactive soundstage offering an opportunity to explore film and television production.

• An opportunity to step onto the Friends set to sit on the iconic orange couch and experience the glory of awards season.

• Warner Bros. Archive, currently showcasing the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts exhibit, offers an in-depth look at how the Wizarding World has been brought to life.

• The immensely popular Wonder Woman Exhibit inside DC

Universe: The Exhibit showcases film props and costumes.

• Warner Bros. Property Department features one of the largest selections of rare antiquities and modern furniture, drapery, lighting, and hand props from Hollywood’s golden era.

• Picture Car Vault is home to some of Batman’s most famous vehicles, including the Tumbler, and the Batmobile from

Batman and Batman Returns.

Save up to 20%!

Other California Discounts include: San Diego – Mulligan Family Fun Center, San Diego Ghosts, San Diego Seal Tour, Speed Boat Adventures, USS Midway Museum, Concerts, Cruises, Tours, Wine Tours and more. Big Bear Mountain Resort is home to Southern California’s premier lift-served, gravity fed mountain bike park with access to 60+ miles of cross-country trails and full complement of training areas, including a jump line, pro line, and pump track. Outdoor enthusiasts experience Big Bear’s awe-inspiring scenery while exploring the 100+ miles of hiking trails accessible from the resort or by taking the Scenic Sky Chair on a mile-long ascent to the top of the mountain and enjoying picturesque vistas. Save up to 50%!

Colorado Theme Parks & Attractions

Located in the heart of Denver and celebrating 129 years of fun, Elitch Gardens is Colorado’s only world-class combination theme and water park. From thrilling roller coasters to pintsized adventures, a splashin' water park and tons of special events, there's thrills for all. Save over 45% off!

Escapology: Denver offers mind challenging escape game experiences, full of surprises and excitement. Teams of up to 8 players race against the clock to find clues, crack codes, solve puzzles and escape the room within 60 minutes! Do you have what it takes to escape? Time is of the essence. Games include: Antidote: Team up to find the antidote and save the world from a contagious virus before it's too late. Arizona Shootout: Find out who's responsible for a deadly shootout at the O.K. Corral saloon.

Budapest Express: Sir Clarence Hayden has been murdered! Do you have what it takes to find the killer? Cuban Crisis: Infiltrate Fidel Castro’s palace, and the KGB office to find out who shot down an American plane Mansion Murder: Your grandfather has been murdered and you have been framed, can you find the killer before the police find you? TH3C0D3: Nitr0, the world’s greatest hacker is after you. Find the code, kill the program and escape in time! Under Pressure: Inside a US Navy Submarine during WWII you must help uncover a spy and save the crew before running out of oxygen.

Save over 25%!

Foxwoods HighFlyer Zipline is located at the rooftop of Fox Tower at Foxwoods Resort Casino, with 360 degrees of aweinspiring view, and all the way to the Long Island sound! Feel the cool, crisp, air as you soar over the treetops at an average of 45mph from 350 feet in the air. Over a minute later, and ¾ mile away, you land on the ground at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center! Save up to 15%!

At Mystic Aquarium, learning meets fun with interactive experiences, captivating exhibits and animal adventures. Travel thru two buildings and beautiful outdoor exhibits to meet beluga whales, African penguins, colorful fish, rescued seals and so many other amazing marine animals. Be daring and touch a shark, feed a stingray or feel an exotic reptile at one of our touch exhibits. Watch live demonstrations featuring trainer talks and training sessions that will teach you about each animal’s habitat, natural behaviors and the conservation efforts underway to protect the species and its environment. You can even enjoy cinematic adventures in the 4-D Theater and National Geographic Theater. Enter the aquatic world of some of nature’s most bizarre and intriguing creatures in Weird & Wonderful. Guests take a walk on the wild side of our watery world to discover several new exhibits and animals that will have guests marvel at the unique features and adaptations of a diversity of unfathomably freaky aquatic animals. Vivid images, hands-on activities and fascinating animals like the American alligator lure you from adventure to another as you tour Earth’s most captivating habitats in Exploration: Wild! Be sure to hop into the world of frogs! featuring over 30 species of this diverse amphibian with exhibits that get you up-close, engaged, and even inside their displays. With new adventures at every turn and special events all year long, Mystic Aquarium is the place to explore, discover and experience our vast ocean planet. Discounts vary!

Quassy Amusement Park is a unique family-oriented facility offering swimming, picnicking, catering, a huge family redemption arcade, Splash Away Bay water park and more than 20 rides, including the award-winning Wooden Warrior roller coaster. Every year families can count on new attractions, new rides and most importantly, quality service. Save up to 15%! Set your watch to island time and indulge in a day of fun in the sun at Adventure Island®. Relax in Tampa's Key West atmosphere and enjoy the delights of soaking it up in the water or on shore. With an array of wonderful meals and amenities, life is one carefree experience after another. New in 2022 are two new rides. Guests can race down an all-new dueling water slide, Rapids Racer, featuring the world's first dueling saucers. Wahoo Remix, formerly Wahoo Run, will also re-surface as a new experience, with exciting first-of-its-kind ride elements for Tampa’s Island Paradise! Save up to 50%!

With high-speed water slides, exhilarating wave pools, tranquil beaches and remarkable animal habitats, Aquatica Orlando, delights all. This waterpark, home to some of the world’s most thrilling water rides, features 38 slides, rivers and lagoons and 84,000 sq. ft. of sparkling white, sandy beaches. Experience an all-new exhilarating water slide adventure, Reef Plunge. Splash, twist, and turn through over 330 feet of eye-catching translucent cutouts and rings. Zoom past a dynamic new underwater habitat that’s home to a vibrant array of marine life, including Commerson’s dolphins, leopard sharks, sardines, and other cold-water fish. Get ready to plunge into this all-new, oneof-a-kind adventure! Save up to 50%!

Enjoy endless fun with 4 unique theme parks at Walt Disney World® Resort, featuring hundreds of attractions, shows and entertainment. Explore them with 1-park-per-day tickets or choose tickets with the Park Hopper or Park Hopper Plus option to visit multiple parks the same day. New in 2022 are Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, where you take off on an intergalactic chase through space and time with the Guardians of the Galaxy, and Space 220 Restaurant, where guests board a special space elevator that ascends to the stars. Upon arrival, you enjoy a celestial panorama from the space station, with the ability to peer out and enjoy daytime and nighttime views of Earth from 220 miles up. Save up to $80!

Other Florida Discounts include: Tampa - Clearwater Marine Aquarium, The Florida Aquarium, Speedboat Adventures, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and Tampa Zooquarium

Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay attractions are a must-do for anyone looking for one of the best places to visit in Florida. A large collection of roller coasters makes the park a thrill ride leader and world-class shows provide entertainment for all ages. Their state-of-the-art animal habitats are home to more than 12,000 animals, one of the largest zoos in North America. A new coaster in 2022 is Iron Gwazi, a wood and steel hybrid, which takes thrills to new heights, plunging riders from a 206 foot-tall peak into a 91-degree drop and reaching top speeds of 76 miles per hour. Riders will experience a dozen airtime moments, including three inversions, as they sink their teeth into crocodile-inspired thrills. Save up to 50%!

CoCo Key Water Park is a family friendly resort combining the relaxation of the tropics with the excitement of an adventure-filled, 54,000 sq. ft. canopy-covered and outdoor water park. Minnow Lagoon is a water play area geared specifically to younger children while Coral Reef Cove is the perfect spot for teens and features their own Cyclone adventure slide. Children under age 3 are free. Save up to 25%!

Twisty, turvy turns, over 1 million gallons of rushing water, exciting speed slides and attentive guards. The basic ingredients for a fun and safe experience await you. Daytona Lagoon consists of 12 water rides, a giant wave pool and a lazy river plus a family entertainment center which includes the Sky Maze, featuring the Sky Trail® Navigator ropes course with 10 obstacles and over 2,500 square feet of challenging obstacles; a 70-foot Sky Rail® zipline, spanning the entire length of the Sky Maze, hovering 12 feet above the MEGA arcade; state-of-the-art laser tag, Grand Prix go-kart racing, miniature golf, laser tag, rock wall, island hopper, and an arcade! Paradise Grill, birthday parties and group events round out the offerings. Save up to 35%!

Other Florida discounted attractionsinclude: Orlando Andretti Indoor Karting and Games, Boggy Creek Airboat Adventures, Chocolate Kingdom, Discover Cove, Escapology, Orlando Starflyer, Orlando Tree Trek and Adventure Park, Revolution Adventures, Sleuth’s Mystery Dinner, The Wheel at Icon Park, Wild Florida Airboats and Gator Park, World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, Concerts, Cruises, Tours and more. Fun Spot America (Orlando and Kissimmee) specializes in affordable family fun. Experience Roller Coasters, 4-story GoKart tracks, Thrill Rides and a Kid's Spot that's geared for smaller thrills for your smaller ones. Orlando’s location also includes Gator Spot, showcasing thousands of gators and crocodiles, afree-flight aviary, petting zoo, one of a kind animal shows and natural alligator breeding marsh. Save up to 60%!

Gatorland provides a unique and natural alternative to the larger theme parks with affordable family fun showcasing thousands of alligators and crocodiles including four extremely rare leucistic "white" alligators. The free-flight aviary, petting zoo, one of a kind animal shows, natural alligator breeding marsh, and the "thrilling" Screamin' Gator Zip Line will fill your day with special memories! Get up-close and personal with gators, crocs, birds, turtles, zebu, and more! Enjoy one-ofa kind shows like the Gator Wrestlin’ Show where you can sit on the back of a real alligator! Save up to 35%!

This water park is the first of its kind and themed completely around social media. Streaming and posting your experience is all a part of the fun - simply sync up your wristband with our app and make some waves! You and your friends will capture tons of great photo and video moments for your feed while never losing your vacation aesthetic (or your phone)! Island H2O Live! is completely interactive with games and experiences that let you earn points good for food and merchandise discounts, and the ability to control the streaming playlist! You can even take part in our Live! feeds that show everybody what a great day you are having. Save up to 45%!

LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is built for kids. The 150-acre interactive theme park offers over 50 rides, shows and attractions inspired by popular LEGO and DUPLO brands.New in 2022 are Peppa Pig Theme Park and Pirate River Quest. Save

up to 30%!

Rapids Water Park is South Florida’s largest water park! Over 35 rides, slides and attractions from the thrill of Big Thunder to relaxing on the Lazy River, Rapids has something fun for everyone. Save up to 30%!

Experience some of the most amazing Orlando attractions at SeaWorld®. The park’s first launch coaster, Ice Breaker, is expected to open this year. Named after the icy Arctic summits, Ice Breaker features four airtime filled launches, both backwards and forwards, culminating in a reverse launch into the steepest beyond vertical drop in Florida - a 93 feet tall spike with 100 degree angle. The thrills continue as riders fly over a near vertical top hat maneuver into a series of exciting twists, turns, and airtime hills. Save up to 50%!

At Universal Studios Orlando hang with the Minions and Simpsons, zap aliens on the Men in Black ride, experience Shrek 4D in OgreVision, visit The Wizarding World of Harry PotterTM and more. Only a Park-to-Park Admission Ticket allows you to experience the magic and excitement of BOTH The Wizarding World of Harry Potter lands (Diagon AlleyTM and HogsmeadeTM) PLUS the HogwartsTM Express! One to fiveday tickets offered. Discounts vary!

Imagination is your greatest tool at Crayola Experience, where 26 hands-on attractions create a day of colorful fun. See a live demo on how crayons are made at the Crayon Factory Show. Explore the largest selection of Crayola products and one-of-akind Crayola souvenirs in the Crayola retail store. Personalize your own 2lb crayon or turn your creative masterpieces into wearable works of art. A special feature of the store is the "Pick Your Pack" wall, where you can create your own custom crayon assortment choosing from 99 of Crayola’s most popular colors. Kids under 3 are FREE. Save up to 35%! Dinosaur World in Plant City, FL is Central Florida's only attraction dedicated to the giants of years past. Travel back in time through the lush gardens of this one-of-a-kind theme park. Wander pathways and boardwalks amongst hundreds of lifesized dinosaurs in a natural setting. Enjoy interactive shows, dino themed playgrounds, picnic areas, Fossil Dig, Gem Mine, Boneyard, Prehistoric Museum with an animatronics dinosaur display and the Florida Fossil Museum. Friendly dogs on leashes are welcome - Boardwalks wind through natural areas shaded by centuries-old oak trees. A 7,000 square foot gift shop offers great values on prehistoric artifacts as well as toys, games and gorgeous geodes. Save over 30%!

Set your imagination in motion and get ready for a first-of-itskind creative collaboration in Drawn to Life presented by Cirque du Soleil & Disney. You’re invited to an astounding world where the art of Walt Disney Animation is experienced like never before. Experience an unforgettable leap into this amazing new show—a live acrobatic journey where the stage is transformed into a giant animation table. The art of classic Disney animation is reinterpreted thru Cirque du Soleil’s innovative design, acrobatic performances, dazzling choreography, and eclectic costuming alongside all-new Disney animation and an original score inspired by timeless Disney music.This love letter to the art of Disney Animation celebrates life in all of its motions and emotions. The show tells the story of a determined girl who discovers one last gift left by her animator father: a sequence of unfinished drawings. Guided by a magical pencil and a quirky troupe of imaginative muses, she embarks on an inspiring quest filled with her childhood Disney memories. We’ll follow her as she leaps into a whimsical world of animation and discovers new possibilities that animate the story of her future. Save over $25!

Madame Tussauds Orlando is rolling out the red carpet! The world’s most famous celebrity wax attraction provides visitors the opportunity to indulge in the ultimate fame experience and signature red carpet treatment. Shake hands with the president, get on stage with your favorite pop star, or get up close and personal with an A-lister and take the ultimate selfie. So, who do you want to meet? Save up to 30%!

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