{"id":2173,"date":"2012-05-03T23:42:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T03:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.parksleepfly.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:23:55","slug":"great-theme-park-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parksleepfly.com\/blog\/great-theme-park-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Theme Park Ideas for Summer Vacation Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow, it’s May already.\u00a0 I don’t know about you, but May was always my favorite month when I was still in school.\u00a0 May meant the grinding down of the school year and the long awaited SUMMER VACATION.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I liked school.\u00a0 But, the thought of having 3 months off…..\u00a0 Summer Vacation also meant the old family trip.\u00a0 My parents piled us all in the Ford and off we went to strange and exotic places (at least to me).<\/p>\n

Some of my favorite memories of the family trips were when we ended up at least one day at an amusement or theme park.\u00a0 I remember the first time we traveled to Florida and went to Disney World.\u00a0 C’mon, we all remember the first time we visited Disney World or Disneyland, right?\u00a0 Who still doesn’t get a little charge when they see Mickey?<\/p>\n

I can still remember how my heart skipped a few beats when we were actually inside the park at Disney World, it was all a strange and magical place.\u00a0 Everything that lived on celluloid was suddenly 3-D, walking and breathing.\u00a0 Combine this excitement with the thrill of the rides, I was in kid heaven.\u00a0 It certainly was a magical place for me and the memories live on even until today.<\/p>\n

The thrill of amusement parks didn’t die after I became an adult.\u00a0 Taking the kids to Disney World and watching them experience the thrill for the first time was like living it all over again.\u00a0 For me, it was just as magical.\u00a0 Though there are more characters now than when I was a kid, we tried to see all of them as we wandered around Disney World, taking in shows and just enjoying all the park had to offer.\u00a0 Throw in time at Epcot and your wallet maybe thinner, but you have made some memories that will last a\u00a0 lifetime.<\/p>\n

If you have already done the “Disney thing,” perhaps Busch Gardens<\/a> is more to your family’s liking.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Touted as the “World’s Most Beautiful Theme Park,” its hard not to give the thumbs up for that brag.\u00a0 With locations in Williamsburg, VA<\/a> and Tampa, there’s a ton of things to do around either area so make a week of it, if you can.\u00a0 Both locations have beautiful gardens, thrilling rides and many animals and animal shows to view.\u00a0 In other words, even if you took Grandma with you there’s something for everyone to enjoy. There are plenty of shows to attend while the kids are off riding the roller coasters.\u00a0 Busch Gardens states that you won’t be able to find more exotic and endangered animals this side of Africa.\u00a0 The location in Tampa is one of the largest zoos in the country, so be prepared to see over 2,000 animals during your visit!<\/p>\n

One of my personal favorites has always been Sea World.\u00a0 With three locations in the United States, it’s worth the time to travel and include this theme park in your vacation plans.\u00a0 From killer whales to parrots, the shows are great!\u00a0 If you have a budding marine biologist, or a daughter that is just in love with dolphins, you will score big points for the visit to Sea World.\u00a0 At the Orlando location, it has the one of the largest interactive dolphin pools where you can watch the dolphins both from above and below the water. But, the park isn’t just about aquatic animals, you can get thrilled with some of the rides, too.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, it’s just better for everyone’s sanity to go to a full out theme park like Six Flags or Six Flags Great America!\u00a0 Let your kids go from ride to ride to ride. Six Flags as some of the tallest, wildest, and what I call “screamiest” rides.\u00a0 Who doesn’t love to ride on a wooden roller coaster?\u00a0 I love to ride any type of roller coaster, but wooden ones are my favorite.\u00a0 So if you need a partner just let me know.\u00a0 Even in the heat of Summer, there’s nothing better than hitting some rides then heading toward the water park.\u00a0 From jaw dropping slides to a simulated ocean watch the kids get wet while you get some rays or rest under your personal cabana.<\/p>\n

No matter where you are planning to travel to Florida, California, or somewhere in the middle, start your trip off right.\u00a0 You are going to be one on one with the kids for a week.\u00a0 When was the last time that happened?\u00a0 Oh yea, last summer when you submitted your family photo to the show “When Vacations Attack.”\u00a0 You want to start your tip off right. Load the kids up in the car the night before your flight and get a great night’s sleep at a ParkSleepFly.com<\/a> airport hotel.\u00a0 With the airport parking package, you get a night’s stay at a hotel near the airport, parking for your trip, and transportation to and from the terminal.\u00a0 Some hotels even offer continental breakfasts or free WiFi.<\/p>\n

With a good night’s sleep before your flight, you may just enjoy the trip to your destination instead of yelling at your kids or threatening to leave them home next time.\u00a0 And, although it’s hard to do sometimes, these are the memories that will last a lifetime and you want both you and your kids to remember your trip fondly.\u00a0 So, relax, have fun, and feel the magic again through your kids’ eyes. What a better memory that to relive it 20 years later when your kid says “Remember when you took us to (Fill in the blank)?\u00a0 That was a great time!”<\/p>\n

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Wow, it’s May already.\u00a0 I don’t know about you, but May was always my favorite month when I was still in school.\u00a0 May meant the grinding down of the school year and the long awaited SUMMER VACATION.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I liked school.\u00a0 But, the thought of having 3 months off…..\u00a0 Summer Vacation also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[562,596,576],"yoast_head":"\nGreat Theme Park Ideas for Summer Vacation Memories | PSF Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out more about Great Theme Park Ideas for Summer Vacation Memories. 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