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What Happens at Disney World after the Families Go Home?

FAMILY TRAVEL

By Jennifer Close

The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark
Destination: Disney World, Florida

Book: The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark (2009) by Ridley Pearson

If you have been to Disney World at night, you know how exciting it can be. Tinker Bell flies across the park and the fireworks, parades and light shows mesmerize. Glow sticks and light necklaces seem to bounce through the darkness on their own. The stores on Main Street are lit up beckoning you to buy that last treat or souvenir before leaving. The rides don’t seem as crowded because many families have headed back to their hotels.

What does happen when the families head back to their hotels? Continue reading What Happens at Disney World after the Families Go Home?

Author Interview: Traveling Author of YA Novel Says, “Get Lost.” “Taste It.” “Smell It.”

CULTURE TRAVEL TUESDAY

Destination: The Imagination


Book: Cloak, by James Gough (NEW YA Fantasy– 2012)

Interview by Jessica Voigts

Have you ever seen a rat on the subway–not a real rat, per se, but maybe a half-rat, half-human? Or have you been tended to by an owl doctor– not a doctor for owls, but a doctor that just might be an owl? Such is the world that author James Gough explores, in his new young adult novel, [amazon_link id=”059035342X” target=”_blank” ]Cloak[/amazon_link]. At once the story of Will Tuttle, his “allergies”, and his discovery of a new world – within a broader story of change, diversity, and culture, Cloak is a must-read. Continue reading Author Interview: Traveling Author of YA Novel Says, “Get Lost.” “Taste It.” “Smell It.”