Giveaway: Family Pack of Lift Tickets to Killington Resort

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Giveaway: Family Pack (up to 6 people) 
of Lift Tickets to Killington Resort
Celebrate Nor’Beaster This Spring
Now- May 5th
Killington Resort, known as “The Beast of the East,” just announced extended hours of operation for the duration of the 2013 ski season. Now get ready to make the most of your Spring season with- NOR’BEASTER now through Sunday, May 5th, 2013.  There’s still time to hit the trails for your favorite winter activities while soaking up the sun. To honor longer daylight hours, Killington Resort will be celebrating with five jam-packed weeks of soft snow, live music, ticket discounts, ski competitions, and more. Get your pass and grab a piece of the action, now through the very last day of the season! Despite warmer weather approaching, over 60% of Killington’s trails and lifts remain open for mountain lovers! For daily trail reports and ride conditions, click here. 2013 Spring Passes are now on sale for $199! Check out more details and upgrade opportunities here.

Check out the great times/dates to have some Snow Fun! Saturday, April 13: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.and starting on April 15th Monday-Friday 9am-5pm!  You won’t want to miss this FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE 2013 SPRING SEASON

Located in Killington, Vermont, the resort is easily accessible by car, plane, or train. To plan for your trip to Killington, click here to learn more about tickets and passes. If you’re new to winter sports, check out Killington’s convenient rental equipment for the whole family.

No need to leave all the fun! There is plenty of lodging to take care of your needs!

Need to recharge after a long day on the slopes? Killington offers lodging for every budget. There’s the Killington Grand Resort Hotel & Spa for luxury accommodations just steps from the slopes, or condominiums that bring the comfort of home alongside the convenience of a shuttle service to the base of the mountain. Some also have trails that bring you right to your doorstep. Killington also offers condominiums with midseason access to the slopes via chairlift.
Killington Resort also represents more than 100 fine properties throughout the Killington region, from slopeside full-service hotels, to charming country inns, condominiums, town homes and single-family homes. The Killington Resort’s Central Reservations team can provide you the best value, local knowledge and insight to plan your complete vacation experience to the largest ski and snowboard resort in the East. Learn more here.
GIVEAWAY
Killington Resort has been generous to offer one reader a Family Pack of Lift tickets to
Killington Resort, good until May 5, 2013. Prize: Up to 6 lift tickets-good thru May 5th, 2013- delivery through Will Call Window at Killington Resort. Enter below on Rafflecopter. Contest Ends April 13, 2013 at 11:59pm. Winner will be notified by email and have 24 hours to claim prize before a new winner is chosen. Disclosure: Review/Giveaway tickets provided by Killington Resort. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan. Email me at ELGeorgia@aol.com

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VOTE For Your Favorite Disney Junior Doc McStuffins Toy and New Episode Coming Soon!

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VOTE For Your Favorite Disney Junior
 Doc McStuffins Toy 
and New Episode Coming Soon
Calling ALL Doc McStuffins fans!
Of course that would include my own daughter,
who is a huge Doc McStuffins follower!
I was thrilled to find out that
beginning Friday, April 12, Disney Junior invites fans to vote
for their favorite “Doc McStuffins” toy character –
Hallie, Lambie, Stuffy or Chilly – at DisneyJunior.com/Doc .
The toy with the most
votes will be revealed on-air Friday, May 3 during
the premiere of the new episode “Bronto Boo-Boos /
Brontosaurus Breath” (10:00-10:30 a.m., ET/PT)
on Disney Channel.  The episode debut will be followed
by a special “Doc McStuffins”
marathon highlighting the winning character.

In the new episode,  “Bronto Boo-Boos /
Brontosaurus Breath” – Donny’s new toy dinosaur, Bronty learns
an important lesson about playing with little kids who are
smaller than him and the importance of brushing his teeth!
Sounds like an episode that will definitely hit on some
lessons that all children won’t have a problem reviewing!
Healthy teeth is a biggie in our house. We will be tuned it!

Emily has already chosen her favorite character, of course
along with saying that, she has changed her mind a few times
in the last couple of minutes! I personally would have to go
with Lambie! Who’s your favorite?
Check out more about Doc McStuffins right here!

Disclosure: All materials provided by Disney Junior. 
All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan.


LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester at Ridge Hill in Yonkers is NOW OPEN!

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LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Westchester at Ridge Hill in Yonkers
is NOW OPEN
Sometimes it’s great to have three children and sometimes they get sick and make you miss an incredible Opening Day ceremony! That’s what happened when I was invited to the Opening Day celebration of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester at Ridge Hill in Yonkers NY! This celebration rocked like no other in the neighborhood. I can hardly wait to visit the new Legoland Discovery Center, now open! I know my kids will love it, and I am positive I will, too! We have been LEGO fans and builders in this house forever! I think we must have a zillion Legos and I personally am an expert builder at this point! I think the Star Wars sets helped me out with that one, or maybe the Pirates of the Carribean sets! 

In celebration of the grand opening of LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Westchester at Ridge Hill in Yonkers, on March 27th, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC) Chairman/CEO Bruce Ratner, Merlin Entertainments executive James Burleigh and other officials were joined by 13 metro-area schoolchildren wearing yellow hardhats as the attraction’s life-size, lovable mascot “Bertie,” smashed through a 7’ x 10’ wall constructed of colorful LEGO® bricks, revealing the entrance to a line of anxious guests waiting to enter.
The ceremony celebrated the opening of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester, beginning with brief remarks from Mayor Spano, County Executive Rob Astorino, Merlin Entertainments, James Burleigh and Bruce Ratner, who leads FCRC — developer of the Ridge Hill complex.
Following the colorful wall break, Mayor Spano, County Executive Astorino and other event participants were each joined by a member of the attraction’s Junior Construction Panel  to enjoy a Grand Opening inaugural ride on “Merlin’s Apprentice”— a flying wizard ride where guests pedal faster to make their seats rise into the air.

Just the fifth such location in the nation – the first in the Northeast – LEGOLAND Discovery Center Westchester is a $12 million, 32,300 square-foot, indoor attraction geared towards children ages 3-10 and their families.  Its range of educational and interactive experiences includes hands-on play areas, a 4D cinema, master classes led by Master Model Builders, two LEGO amusement rides and MINILAND — the venue’s signature re-creation of landmark locations and buildings throughout Westchester County and New York City, made entirely out of more than 1 million LEGO bricks.

“From a very young age children have always had the desire to build—but LEGO bricks and LEGOLAND Discovery Centers have taken things to an entirely new level—and the options are as endless as their imaginations,” said Bruce Ratner, Chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies.  “With the opening of Merlin’s wonderful and educational LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Ridge Hill enhances its status as a premier regional location for shopping and dining and family entertainment in the great city of Yonkers, in the great county of Westchester, in the great state of New York!”
The attraction is a fun and educational destination that is also ideal for groups and school trips, providing teachers with a wide range of hands-on learning experiences, bringing the worlds of math, science and technology to life outside the classroom.
To purchase tickets and annual passes, or for more information, visit http://www.LEGOLANDDiscoveryCenter.com/Westchester/.  For group sales call866-243-0770.  Follow us at www.facebook.com/LDCWestchester and www.twitter.com/LDCWestchester.  LEGOLAND Discovery Center is part of the Merlin Entertainments Group.
Disclosure:All opinions are those of Diane Sullivan. Invitation was given, but we could not attend, sadly!
We hope to attend with the family as soon as possible. Email me at ELGeorgia@aol.com

Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” to Dive into Theaters November 25, 2015

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Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” 
to Dive into Theaters
November 25, 2015
Ellen DeGeneres, the Voice of the Beloved Blue Tang Fish in 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” Shares Plans for the All-New Big-Screen Adventure

Okay, someone just PINCH ME! I am so excited about “Finding Dory”, one of my all time favorite Disney-Pixar characters ever! I just LOVE Finding Nemo and NOW THIS! I think my life is complete. I know my reaction may be big, but we have watched Finding Nemo as a family a million times! I kind of never expected this to come out, even though I heard hints of it in the ocean here and there. So we will definitely be swimming around and following up with ALL the details on Finding Dory!


When Dory said “just keep swimming” in 2003’s Oscar®-winning film “Finding Nemo,” she could not have imagined what was in store for her (not that she could remember). Ellen DeGeneres, voice of the friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish, revealed details today about Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory”—an all-new big-screen adventure diving into theaters on Nov. 25, 2015.

“I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” said DeGeneres. “I’m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ‘Toy Story 16.’ But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It’s got a lot of heart, it’s really funny, and the best part is—it’s got a lot more Dory.”
Director and Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton takes audiences back to the extraordinary underwater world created in the original film. “There is no Dory without Ellen,” said Stanton. “She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world—not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn’t stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In ‘Finding Dory,’ she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way.”
According to Stanton, “Finding Dory” takes place about a year after the first film, and features returning favorites Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Set in part along the California coastline, the story also welcomes a host of new characters, including a few who will prove to be a very important part of Dory’s life.
“Finding Nemo” won the 2003 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature; the film was nominated for three additional Oscars® (Best Writing, Original Screenplay; Best Music, Original Score; Best Sound Editing). It was also nominated for a Golden Globe® Award for Best Motion Picture–Comedy or Musical. In 2008, the American Film Institute named “Finding Nemo” among the top 10 greatest animated films ever made. At the time of its release, “Finding Nemo” was the highest grossing G-rated movie of all time. It’s currently the fourth highest grossing animated film worldwide. The film has more than 16 million Likes on Facebook, and Dory—with more than 24 million—is the most Liked individual character from a Disney or Disney•Pixar film.
DeGeneres’ distinctive comic voice has resonated with audiences from her first stand-up comedy appearances through her work today on television, in film and in the literary world. Her syndicated talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” is in its 10th season and has earned 38 Daytime Emmy® Awards. DeGeneres has won 12 People’s Choice Awards and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedian for three consecutive years. Additionally, her show won two Genesis Awards and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode. For her unforgettable turn as Dory, DeGeneres was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance.
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