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Best Ideas for Things to Do on Fathers Day in Waterford Lakes including Bowling, Miniature Golf, and Restaurant Recommendations

2015-05-09
By: Scott Baker
On: May 9, 2015
In: Family

While Mother’s Day is traditionally a day to pamper mom and take her out for a nice meal with no cleanup afterwards, Father’s Day is about doing activities that men like to do that involves family time, activities, and maybe some sports. Waterford Lakes in east Orlando has a few goodRead More →

Spending Fathers Day at Disney World featuring Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Golf, and Restaurant Recommendations

2014-06-06
By: Scott Baker
On: June 6, 2014
In: Attractions

Disney World is all about the kids but there is one day out of the year that the focus should shift over to dad. Whether your kids are younger and you want to experience some of the more jaw-dropping rides together or they are older and a dinner at a nice restaurantRead More →

Treat Dad to Tijuana Flats on Fathers Day For Free in 2012

2012-06-12
By: Scott Baker
On: June 12, 2012
In: Restaurants

Tijuana Flats is celebrating Father’s Day with a free meal for dads when another entree is purchased at regular price. The promotion runs the entire day, Sunday, June 17th, 2012. Tijuana Flats is a independent Tex-Mex restaurant started in 1995 in East Orlando by a UCF graduate. The quick-service restaurantsRead More →

A Day at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park with a Toddler at Disney World

2011-12-22
By: Scott Baker
On: December 22, 2011
In: Attractions

I recently was able to spend the day with my 3 year old daughter for a father-daughter day at Typhoon Lagoon. With height-requirements on many of the slides at the water park preventing her from riding the ride and other rides she could ride on that I needed to useRead More →

Remembering Downtown Disney: Father and Daughter Date Night at Downtown Disney in Disney World

2011-08-01
By: Scott Baker
On: August 1, 2011
In: Attractions

The story below was written in 2011 when Disney Springs was still called Downtown Disney. Much has changed since that time but this article has been kept in tact as a reminder of what a night out at Downtown Disney looked like for a father and daughter in 2011: IRead More →

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