Six Flags Great Adventure-Thrills By Day Fright By Night!! #FrightNight

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Halloween Fun At Six Flags Great Adventure-Thrills By Day Fright By Night!!

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Every family has traditions right? One of our Halloween traditions here is to visit Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ. Less than two hours from NYC makes it a great day trip and a great way to have some Halloween fun! Since our family has kids of all ages it’s great to know we can go to Six Flags and enjoy no scare fun all day and then total scare fun at night. Recently we packed up the fam and headed down the NJTP to exit 7A! Of course Emily was dressed to the nines in her Halloween witch costume and ready to hit the trick-or-treat trail. It was our first stop. The trick-or-treat trail is so adorable. The treat bags are prefilled so you can spend time with the characters that line the trail. Besides the Trick-or-Treat Trail we had some fun with Bad Bob the Bone Butcher, The Spooky Kooky Magic Show, Just My Rottin’ Luck and more!

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20150927_124323Our day was filled with non scare Halloween fun and rides galore. All the rides are open during the Halloween dates so you can spend the day riding all of your favorites. Since we missed the safari ride during our summer visit we decided to check it out. We have never gone to it during Fall and it was really a different experience. The animals were very active and there were babies everywhere. If you do go on the Safari be sure to feed the giraffes. There is an extra charge of $6.00 a person and well worth it. One person can usually accompany the kids on the feeding as long as it is not overcrowded. Our entire family enjoyed the experience. Besides the giraffes there are other hands on opps at the stop. The giant anteater entertained us by coming out and investigating everything in his surroundings. There were snakes to touch and more. It you want an up close animal experience Six Flags Safari has it waiting for you. You also have the option to stay on the safari vehicle if you do not want to stop and just want to continue on.

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Now, if scares are not your thing I strongly suggest to RRRRUNNNN to the exit gate before 6pm!! Although there are scare free zones where you can wait and not worry about being spooked you have to securely be in those zones by 6pm. If you LOVE FRIGHTS- Oh yeah, this is the place for you! If you are not in a scare free zone you are fair game so be warned. New Big Top Terror 3-D clown maze, Blood Shed terror trail, Demon District scare zone and the return of Hypnosteria and Doc Swan’s Sideshow of Oddities! Plus favorites like Dead Man’s Party, Voodoo Island, Asylum, The Manor, Wasteland and more! Check out more details about #FrightFest in our other post here: 3decades3kids.net/frightfest

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Disclosure: Diane Sullivan is a Six Flags Fright Fest Partner. All opinions are that of my own and honest. This post is part of our theme park series #Roadtrip2fun. Please contact us at diane@3decades3kids.net and everywhere else as @3decades3kids. Complimentary passes were extended to our family to facilitate this review.

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Get Your Halloween On at Dorney Park! #DPHaunt #DPBestDay

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Halloween Fun and Scares At Dorney Park! Snoopy and Haunt- Something For Everyone.

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dpbestday1Looking for a great Halloween trip with fun and fright for the whole family? Look no further than Dorney Park! With brand new experiences at Snoopy’s Halloween Party for the young and young at heart as well as great and terrifying new additions to Halloween Haunt, Dorney Park is the place to be this Halloween! Our family is always on the go and could not wait to check out all things Halloween at Dorney Park. Since my kids vary in age we need a place to go that features both kids’ non-scare activities and down right scary for the older ones! We found both at Dorney Park.

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The family fun at Dorney Park begins during the day, when Snoopy’s Halloween Party is in full swing. Located in Wildwater Cove, Snoopy’s Halloween Party is home to classic favorites for kids like Linus’ Pumpkin Patch and the newly-expanded Trick or Treat Street, but also a host of new entertainment and spooky fun! This year’s new additions include Franklin’s Monster Mania– which is home to a collection of activities like a foam play area and a kids-only monster funhouse– and a Character Breakfast Bash every Sunday with your favorite Peanuts characters! The Character Breakfast Bash in particular is an awesome addition to any scare-free trip to Dorney Park, offering the opportunity to share a delicious Halloween breakfast with classic characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and more! It also comes with early entry to Snoopy’s Halloween Party (granting your little ones extra ride time) and a Souvenir Character Photo with every ticket. It’s the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with your family!

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Of course, if you’ve got braver souls in your family (which we do) and happen to want something a bit scarier this Halloween, prepare yourself for a new level of terror with Dorney Park’s Halloween Haunt. Every night, the park transforms into the place of your nightmares, with seven unique mazes and four different scare zones, plus two pulse-pounding shows! If you’re in for the ultimate scare experience, though, the best way to get it is with Dorney Park’s Fright Lane+Skeleton Key package– the Fright Lane pass offers you front-of-the-line access at all seven Haunt mazes (plus exclusive access to a Fright Lane-only maze, Blackout), while the Skeleton Key offers you the opportunity to explore additional rooms in six of the scare mazes. #DPHaunt
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But above all else, if you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind VIP Halloween Haunt experience, you’ve GOT to check out the Mansion House Meal. This super exclusive deal gets you admission to the park, Fright Lane & Skeleton Key privileges, and the chance to have a delicious meal INSIDE the Mansion House Hotel haunted maze at Dorney Park ahead of the park’s conversion to Halloween Haunt. The food is a four-course meal featuring a delectable selection of high-end cuisine, the scares are as top-notch as the meal, and you get to be the first people to go through the Mansion House Hotel for the night! It’s an incredible experience you’ll be dying to try again!
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Whether it’s thrills and chills you seek this Halloween or more family-friendly fare, Dorney Park has got you covered! With all of the fun and fright that Snoopy’s Halloween Party and Halloween Haunt offer up– plus Dorney Park’s always-amusing array of high-octane coasters and thrill rides– you’ve got to get to Dorney Park this Halloween! Honestly, I hated to have our day and night come to an end! It was a spectacular Halloween experience and one we cannot wait to revisit again next year. Happy Haunt Halloween!! See you at Dorney Park.
 
Disclosure: Diane Sullivan and family were provided with Dorney Park passes and Special VIP passes to the Mansion House Haunted Dinner Experience. This post is part of our #Roadtrip2fun series. Thank you Dorney Park. We love you! Check out more about Dorney Park here: https://www.dorneypark.com/

KidStuff Coupon Books! (4 winners) #giveaway

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UntitledDid your children bring home one of these KidStuff Coupon Books in their backpacks on the first day of school? Or has a family member or friend asked you to buy one? Did you know that families easily save more than the $25 cost of the book during the 16 months that the coupons in KidStuff Coupon Book are valid? Momma Lew talks all about why you should pick up one of these money saving coupon books HERE! How would you like to win one of these money saving books? 4 readers will win a KidStuff Coupon Book! Winners will choose from one of the 5 5 editions for New Jersey: BP for Bergen, Passaic and Hudson Counties; MEUWS for Morris, Essex, Union, Warren and Sussex Counties; MOMB for Monmouth, Ocean Mercer and Burlington Counties; MSH for Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon Counties; and SNJ for Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. This giveaway is open to US Residents, 18+, one entry per household. This giveaway will end on October 13th at 11:59p ET. Participating bloggers and Momma Lew are not responsible for prize fulfillment. Good luck!

 

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@DisneyInfinity STAR WARS™ RISE AGAINST THE EMPIRE PLAY SET #StarWars

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Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set! TODAY!!  DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 EDITION

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 Star Wars Fans!!! This is just for you. If you are a Star Wars family like my family you are going to flip around when you hear what is waiting for you. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa Included in the playset pack: Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Darth Vader figures also released today!!! So, what are you doing home? Get to the store. You need the Star Wars characters!! I have already tried most of them and they are playable AWESOME!!!  Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm today launched Star Wars™ Rise Against the Empirefor Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition, a new Play Set that takes place during the original Star Wars trilogy. Developed by Studio Gobo, in partnership with Avalanche Software, the Play Set takes players through the iconic moments and adventures from Episodes IV-VI, including the characters, vehicles and locations.

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The Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set is available at a suggested retail price of $34.99 and includes the Play Set piece, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa figures. Han Solo, Chewbacca and Darth Vader figures are also now available and sold separately for a suggested retail price of $13.99.

In the Star Wars Rise Against the Empire Play Set, players will embark on galaxy-spanning missions with legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker, Rebel leader Princess Leia Organa, heroic smuggler Han Solo and his trusty co-pilot Chewbacca to help defeat Darth Vader and overthrow the evil Galactic Empire. With non-stop action, players can explore open world planets like Tatooine on foot or on a Bantha, take down AT-AT walkers on snowspeeders on Hoth, out-maneuver stormtroopers on speeder bikes on Endor, and partake in epic space battles in an X-wing in attempt to destroy the Death Star.

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In addition to the characters playable in Rise Against the Empire Play Set, fans will also be able to unlock and play with other Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Star Wars characters from other Star Wars Play Sets. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition Starter Pack and Disney•Pixar Inside Out Play Set are currently available in major North American retail stores for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox 360 and the Wii U™ system from Nintendo.  Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition is rated E10+ by the ESRB and developed by Avalanche Software in partnership with Ninja Theory, Sumo Digital, Studio Gobo and United Front Games.  AdditionalDisney Infinity 3.0 Edition Play Sets, Power Discs and figures will be available later this year.

Disclosure: Diane Sullivan has partnered with Disney Interactive to bring you all the latest Disney Infinity  news. This post is part of our #GamerFamily series. No compensation was given for this post. Some sample products were received from Disney Interactive. Contact me at Diane@3decades3kids.net and @3decades3kids everywhere else. Game On!

#Giveaway BARBIE™ ROCK ‘N ROYALS #Barbie

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Giveaway: Barbie Rock ‘N Royals!

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It’s a total Barbie World around here! Between the gigantic Barbie house sitting in my living room and all the Barbies spread throughout the house sometimes I wonder how exactly this happened!? So, of course Em and Mommy were thrilled to hear about the NEW Barbie dvd that is on shelves now! Barbie Rock ‘N Royals looks like a movie that is going to take residence in our bluray/dvd player! I won’t lie, I’m pretty happy about the Barbie movies. They are great for little girls! Here’s a little bit about the movie- Get ready to rock! In this upbeat musical, Barbie™ stars as Princess Courtney, a modern princess whose world is turned upside down when she switches places with Erika, a famous rock star. Two very different worlds collide when a mix-up sends Princess Courtney to Camp Pop and Erika to Camp Royalty. While the leaders of the rival camps try to correct the mix-up, both Courtney and Erika learn to adjust to the different worlds and have fun while making new, unexpected friends. When the girls learn both camps are at risk of shutting down, they must embrace their differences, find their true voices, and come together for an epic sing-off that shows anything is possible when you dare to dream big! Buy it here.

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GIVEAWAY: Yep, we are pretty pumped to be partnering with Barbie Rock ‘N Royals to give a bunch of our readers their very own copy. Enter on the rafflecopter.  Win it for yourself or your friends! They’ll love ya for it! Giveaway ends Sunday night. Winners will be emailed Monday morning. Please respond within 24 hours with your shipping address in order to claim prize. I am sorry but after 24 hours I will have to choose a new winner so names can be submitted on time. USA/18+ only. Thank you.

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Disclosure: Diane Sullivan partnered with Barbie Rock ‘N Royals to bring you the best information on new Barbie dvds. No compensation was given for this post. Sample dvd will be provided. Contact me at Diane@3decades3kids.net and @3decades3kids everywhere else.