Category Archives: Attractions

May 21, 2015 · 10:41 am

Here Is Your Chance To Get Up Close & Personal With Jimmy Fallon #MTFallonGetsWaxed

Jimmy Fallon is making history in wax. For the first time ever Madame Tussauds will unveil five, unique wax figures of the comedian and NBC’s “Tonight Show” host, Jimmy Fallon. The wax Fallons will be housed in Madame Tussauds U.S. locations in New York, Washington DC, Hollywood, San Francisco and in the newly opened location in Orlando, Florida.

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Madame Tussauds New York is the interactive “must do” attraction, providing guests with unique opportunities to create memories with some of the world’s biggest icons. Prominently located in the heart of Times Square, Madame Tussauds New York is open 365 days a year at 10 a.m. Save up to 25% when you buy your tickets online HERE! During your visit use the hashtag #MTFallonGetsWaxed when you upload your photo with Jimmy onto social media!

If You Are Visiting NYC, Don’t Miss This “Must See” Family Attraction

In a few short weeks, school will be out for summer and if you’re like us, you are probably thinking and planning vacations and day trips for the family. One great attraction for folks in the NYC area or those that will be visiting is Madame Tussauds. Located in the heart of Times Square, you will find over 85, 000 square feet of interactive entertainment for the whole family. Get up close and personal with over 200 incredible wax figures of celebrities, historical icons, sports legends and more. From Lady Gaga to Marilyn Monroe to Carmelo Anthony to the Marvel Super Heroes. The check out the 4D Theater featuring these legendary super heroes.

We are planning our trip to Madame Tussauds and I know my little ones are going to freak out when they see the Marvel Super Heroes. It will be such fun and thankfully not in the bone chilling winter cold like our last excursion to NYC. So have you been to Madame Tussauds or will you be visiting soon? If you are planning a trip to NYC, check it out, I am sure it will be worth the trip. Visit nycwax.com for more information.

We will update with our trip soon and be holding a giveaway for at least 6 tickets to Madame Tussauds then as well. Let me know what you are planning for this summer in the comments, I love to see what everyone is doing.

How To Save Big & See The Sights of New York City With Your Family

Want to know one of the best ways to see the unique wonders of The Big Apple with your family? I thought you would. The Classic Harbor Line provides family-friendly boat tours of Manhattan dedicated to helping locals and visitors alike enjoy the unique wonders of New York City. When you travel the Classic Harbor Line, they will escort you and your family on a relaxing, inspiring and breathtaking sightseeing cruise through the waters they proudly call home.

Their classic yachts – the Schooner Adirondack & Adirondack III and the Schooner America 2.0 ( sailboats), and the Luxury Yacht Manhattan (motorized yacht) are reminiscent of the classic boats that cruised New York Harbor a hundred years ago.

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Let me know if you have ever traveled the Classic Harbor Line or plan to take advantage of the big savings and book your tour. We are going as a family, maybe we will see you there.

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March 18, 2015 · 8:55 pm

The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies- Digital HD Giveaway- #TheHobbit

The final installment of The Hobbit is here! Warner Bros. is proud to bring you the Digital release of The Hobbit The Battle of The Five Armies! Mouse over the Interactive map of Middle-Earth and take the quiz to find out what is your Middle-Earth weapon of choice!

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. Having reclaimed their homeland from the Dragon Smaug, the Company has unwittingly unleashed a deadly force into the world.

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The Hobbit The Battle of The Five Armies App:

• Are you Battle Ready? Take the quiz to uncover your Middle-Earth Weapon of choice!
• Mouse over the Interactive Map to learn fun facts about Middle-Earth.
• Watch the official trailer & click the box art to bring the film home today!

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March 6, 2015 · 10:39 pm

The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown Review And Giveaway! #FlintstonesWWE

The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown is coming to Blu-Ray on March 10th!

Get ready for some raw-kin’ action in this all-new, original movie that brings some of WWE’s toughest, wildest superstars to Bedrock!

When Fred loses his family’s vacation money, he hatches one of his hair brained plans to get it back. It’s a sports entertainment spectacle that involves throwing his best bud, Barney into the wrestling ring with the likes of John Cenastone (John Cena), Marble Henry (Mark Henry) and even The Undertaker, with Fred himself as event promoter!

The crowds roar, the “clams” are pouring in from ticket sales and even Mr. McMagma (Vince McMahon) is taking notice of all the hoopla. Can Fred keep serving up bigger and badder matches or is he in for the rocky ride of his life? Including all-star appearances from The Boulder Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) and Daniel Bry-Rock (Daniel Bryan), it’s time to get the whole family together for a collection of hard-hitting, side-splitting laughs from the most epic event in all of prehistory!

• Take the quiz to find out which Flintstones & WWE Stone Age Smackdown Star YOU are?
• Download the fun activities – and do them together as a family while you watch the film at home.
• Watch the official trailer & click the box art to bring the film home today!

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March 2, 2015 · 12:38 am

“Beyond The Lights” DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack Giveaway

Did you watch the Oscars last week. If you did, how do you think Neil Patrick Harris did as host? That really is a thankless job and very few hosts meet with approval. The Oscars are over but you may need to catch up on your movie watching like me. Beyond The Lights was just released on Blu-ray combo pack. Read below to find out more and be sure and enter the giveaway to win your own Combo Pack.

Beyond the Lights Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack

Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is the music world’s latest superstar, but the pressures of fame have her on the edge…until she meets Kaz (Nate Parker), a handsome young cop with political aspirations who’s been assigned to protect her. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite protest from Noni’s Mother (Oscar® Nominee Minnie Driver*) and Kaz’s father (Danny Glover). However, Kaz’s love might be the missing piece that gives Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.

This film was recently nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Original Song “Grateful” By Diane Warren.

*Supporting Actress, Good Will Hunting, 1997

Special Features:

Director’s Cut (Blu-ray Only)
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Tami Reiker, and Terilyn Shropshire (DVD & Blu-ray)
Escape to Mexico 2.0 (DVD & Blu-ray)
Changing the Conversation (Blu-ray Only)
Gary Theard: Boom Man (DVD & Blu-ray)
Commentary by Gina Prince-Bythewood, Tami Reiker, and Terilyn Shropshire (Blu-ray Only)
“Masterpiece” Music Video (Blu-ray Only)
Theatrical Trailer (DVD & Blu-ray)
Digital HD (Blu-ray Only)

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February 5, 2015 · 12:13 am

Trio of Peanuts Classic Movies, Remastered on DVD Giveaway & Printable Coloring Page

I absolutely love the Peanuts gang. I always have and my kids do too. I loved watching their full length movies as a kid and now that joy can be shared any time. Three Classic Peanuts full length movies, Race For Your Life Charlie Brown, A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy Come Home are remastered on DVD and available for purchase Tuesday February 10th!

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang in their very first big screen adventure! This movie follows Charlie Brown to the streets of Manhattan after he qualifies as a contestant in the National Spelling Bee. Poor Linus in a supportive effort to bolster Charlie Brown’s shaky self-confidence, lends him his treasured security blanket. However, when Linus finds out Charlie Brown lost it, he is the one who needs help. Nearly passing out from withdrawal and anxiety, poor Linus is beside himself. What an adventure and you know at the end, Lucy will say, “That Blockhead!” Charles M. Schulz and Bill Melendez weave a world made of witty dialogue, magical security blankets and bright-eyed beagles, all set to an Academy Award®-nominated score by Rod McKuen and Vince Guaraldi.

Snoopy Come Home

I think this is my absolute favorite Peanuts movie. Who can forget when Snoopy and his best friend Woodstock set off to visit Snoopy’s first owner Lila in the hospital. Poor Snoopy must hear “NO DOGS ALLOWED” more times than he can even remember being tossed out of libraries, hospitals, buses and more. The Peanuts gang is going frantic trying to find the beloved pooch and bring him home. My favorite part is when Snoopy and Woodstock are mistaken as a stray sheepdog and parrot by a little girl who is determined to make them her pets. After giving Snoopy a sanitizing bath and putting Woodstock in a parrot cage she dresses Snoopy in a dress and sits him down for a tea party. Snoopy is less than impressed and must come up with a way to get himself and Woodstock out of there. In the end it is a heartwarming story showing there really is no place like home!

Race For Your Life Charlie Brown

Ah, the joys of camp: The fresh air! The lousy chow! The obnoxious kids from that other tent! But Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, Woodstock and all the rest are ready to face whatever camp throws at them. And when the day of the Big Rafting Race comes around, they’ll fearlessly take to the water, pitting the boys against the girls – and Snoopy and Woodstock against all of them –as they face raging rapids, wild weather, and sneaky sabotage from a bevy of bunkhouse bullies. Teamwork, courage and leadership are the keys to success. Will Charlie Brown have what it takes to be a leader?

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January 24, 2015 · 4:37 pm

Our Trip To The Big Apple Circus In Lincoln Center To See Metamorphosis

A couple of weeks ago, on Saturday, we went to New York City for the last Saturday performance of The Big Apple Circus in Lincoln Center. The theme of the show was Metamorphosis and it was a spectacular show. It was an entirely different show than 2 years ago when we saw them in Lincoln Center and it was filled with fun, death-defying acts and adorable animals. My kids were wide-eyed during the entire performance and my husband and I were just as amazed.

The Big Apple Circus not only impresses with their stupendous performers, but in the way they treat their animals, the way they give back to the community and how they help bring laughter to sick children and the elderly. They even have Autism Friendly shows.

Francesco, The Musical Clown is the first performer to see and he gets right in the audience supposedly searching for his seat. He keeps us entertained throughout the circus and is absolutely hysterical. The quick change Smirnov Duo still has my husband and I shaking our heads with how they do what they did. We saw it but it does not seem possible. There were many performances that had us asking, “How did they do that?” Trapeze artists, contortionists, jugglers and amazing feats of all kinds has us still talking. Ringmaster, John Kennedy Kane keeps us on top of everything under the big top. If you get a chance to attend, you should, it will make memories for a lifetime.

Check out the cities and dates to see if there is a performance near you. You can buy tickets HERE and follow them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. You can check out more pictures from our trip to the circus on Instagram.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ

FEB 26 – MAR 15 2015

AUTISM-FRIENDLY SHOWS

MAR 10 – JUN 2 2015

BOSTON, MA

MAR 24 – MAY 10 2015

QUEENS

MAY 17 – JUN 14 2015

Did you see Metamorphosis from The Big Apple Circus? If so, I would love to hear where and what you thought. Please let me know in the comments.

Disclosure: As a USFG Blogger I was provided with complimentary tickets to the performance but as always my views and words are 100% my own.

Annie In Theaters December 19th!!! Enter Our Giveaway To Win An Annie Prize Pack!!!

I remember seeing Annie in the theater when I was a kid and now it is on the big screen again starting December 19th with a few updates. Annie has the same hard knock life but she does not have her signature red hair. Annie is a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything’s about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

Take a look at the movie trailer and clip below and you can also get the Family Study Guide HERE and resources for Educators and Librarians HERE. Visit the Annie Movie Website To See More.

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December 2, 2014 · 5:10 pm

Our Evening With The Original Harlem Globetrotters!!! #PTPAGlobies

As a PTPA Blogaholic I was provided with tickets to this event for myself and my family. All views and opinions are as always, 100% my own.

We recently attending an Original Harlem Globetrotters event at the Webster Bank Arena in Connecticut. We took our little boys ages 5 and 7 and it was their first time seeing the Globetrotters. The evening started with a VIP meet and greet with some of the players. This was very exciting and we saw close up how tall Stretch was, he is very tall!

Check out our instagram for more meet and greet photos.

After that we stopped to get food and headed to our seats. The show started and it was filled with all kinds of antics, feats of skill and fun. The Washington Generals were there along with their elderly coach and that whole scenario was the premise for lots of jokes and laughs.

People were pulled out throughout the show and thrust into character themselves. Big Easy was hysterical with his comical interaction with the crowd. Taken a ladies purse, drinking a kids soda, dancing with the husband of the woman who he stole the purse from and so much more.

A wonderful time with the mascots Globe (Globee) and Big G who were a hit with kids and adults alike. When Big G who was full of air kept falling on his face with a splat it was absolutely hilarious.

We had a wonderful time and if the Original Harlem Globetrotters make their way nearby to you during their tour, you should plan to go see them for a night of side-splitting fun on the court. You can go HERE to check dates, locations and purchase tickets.

The boys went home with some loot. We bought them tee shirts and basketballs so they can always remember the first time they saw the Original Harlem Globetrotters. I am sure it won’t be the last time.