FamilyVacationist

Hello there! We have quite a bit of theme park news to catch up on this week, and there will be even more news to cover in the coming days. Let’s just say that if you’re ready to skip summer and dive straight into the torrent of holida...

Dollywood’s inaugural Run Dollywood race weekend in April marked several firsts for the nearly 6,000 participants who laced up their sneakers to run through the Pigeon Forge theme park, myself among them.

It was the first time I rode a theme park attraction during a half marathon; the first time I ate Dollywood’s iconic cinnamon bread during a race; the first time I...

Summer and vacations are synonymous, especially for families with teenagers. But booking a trip that will please picky teens and their parents can seem daunting. If you’re thinking about your next family vacation but aren’t sure about fun options with teens, keep re...

Growing up in southeastern Massachusetts, I spent many a summer vacation “down the Cape.” Whether we’d booked a hotel room or rental cottage, my family exclusively stayed on the Nantucket Sound side of Cape Cod, in Mid or Lower Cape towns like South Yarmouth, West Dennis, and Harwich Port.

We liked what we liked, and when my siblings and I grew up and had kids of ou...

There’s nothing better than a pool day in the summer, but at Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, pool day...