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Cheerin Minnie from Fisher Price in action
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He visited a few more times over the following days and a week later bedded down inside for the first time during the day!
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We had shared access with nine other rooms to a lovely pool with views across the resort and out to see. The Amada Colossos Resort also features a large pool and separate waterpark. It has a private beach area and plenty of space for outdoor seating and dining.
We really enjoyed our stay here and would definitely recommend it.
Featuring classic rides from the park, some still there today like Big Thunder Mountain, Mad Hatter's Tea Cups and the train. Also rides and parades from the past like Les Piroutes du Vieux Moulin windmill ferris wheel ride. Includes some of the Aladdin parade, the electric parade and Le Livre Magique de Mickey show as well as Donald Duck accompanied by a raft of real ducks.
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The machine incorporates a mechanism to hold the Nintendo Switch in place, as well as a sensor to check that the Nintendo Switch is there. The video includes footage of the machine in action, followed by a close up look so that you can see how it has been built.
Features scenes from around the theme park, footage from the Studio Tour with Jaws and views across the studio complex, some filming from the Star Trek Adventure live action attraction starring teenage me as the tallest engineer alongside with my siblings, Beetlejuice's Graveyard Revue, the Miami Vice Action Spectacular Stunt Show and the Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show.
All filming credit to Peter Cox.
The video includes the land train, and a look around Santa's Woodland Village where you can visit Santa's elves in their huts as they finish their Christmas preparations and see the fantastic singing reindeer.
There's also a look at the Plaza, with a glimpse of the festive displays and a night time walk around the village to appreciate all the beautiful lighting displays.
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Magic Kingdom - some ride footage including the Jungle Cruise, Tomorrowland Speedway and the Carousel of Progress. It was the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the park and so the castle was transformed into a birthday cake with some kind of inflatable coverings - luckily I've been able to see it as it should be since!
Epcot - Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land, a look at the buildings around the lake, the fountain, The Living Seas and the Food Rocks show.
Hollywood Studios - some footage from the rides, the Indiana Jones stunt show, the Toy Story parade, the now closed Studio Backlot Tour, and some of the Hunchback of Notre Dame show.
River Country - the now closed water park. We were caught on the beach in a tropical storm and had to wait for it to pass in the storm shelter.
With thanks to my Dad for filming!
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There's some footage of the amazing Aladdin's Royal Caravan parade, as well as the Main Street Electrical Parade and the night time Fantasmic show which is still running in the park today albeit an updated version.
There's also a look at some of the rides, including the Jungle Cruise, the train around park, It's a Small World, Peter Pan's Flight and the Mark Twain River Boat. Also a look at the castle and down Main Street.
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Along with all the props and costumes we also saw how snow and fire are created for the special effects in the films, and it was even 'snowing' in the outside areas.
We first visited the studios three years ago and there was plenty more to see since our last visit, this is definitely a place that you can keep coming back to and you'll always spot something new.
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Music - The New Order by Aaron Kenny
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In this video you can see the tar pits, with gas bubbling to the surface, and see some of the skeletons displayed in the museum as well as animated models of the creatures as they would have looked when alive.
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These layouts were both built using the Starter Set.
Despite the room being fairly compact there is plenty of storage, with a large wardrobe containing a safe, a big drawer/cupboard unit, and several other drawers and cupboards around the desk. The bed is raised high enough to fit several suitcases underneath, and you could easily fit a stroller. The stateroom also has a fridge and a television. At night you can pull a curtain across to separate the two sides of the room and offer some privacy.
We found the room to be quiet with very little noise from the corridor. At night I occasionally noticed some slight noise from what I would guess may be a service corridor along the back of the room, but it really wasn't a problem. We were lucky that on our cruise the waters were generally very calm, and I didn't particularly notice the motion of the ship while in the room.
The room is situated at the aft of the ship which means that the elevator takes you straight up to Cabanas buffet if you want to eat breakfast or lunch there, and it's only a couple of floors to walk up to the three restaurants, or to get outside on Deck 4. It's also only one floor to walk down to the gangway, so it's quick to get on and off the ship on port days and you don't need to queue for the elevator.
We chose an inside stateroom because it saved a significant amount on the cost of the cruise. It was fine for us as we don't tend to spend much time in the room, but it does mean that you miss the excitement of drawing back the curtains in the morning and seeing yourself docked somewhere new.
If an inside cabin isn't for you, you might like to see my video tour of stateroom 1048 on the Disney Magic where we stayed on a previous cruise. You can find it here - youtube.com/watch?v=ERzMWvVgyR8
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Unfortunately you can't hear the horn from inside the ship, and our actual departure was delayed for several hours due to the weather, but it was still a fun party!
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This is what you will need:
A cardboard tube
White paper
White cardboard
Coloured cardboard or craft foam for the base
Coloured pipecleaners
Sparkly cardboard for the horn
Googly eyes
Pens to decorate
Small pink round stickers, sequins or other embellisments
Bostik Foam Pads
Bostik Fine and Wide Glu Pen
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Most of the things in this video were included in the cost of our holiday. We used Toppings vouchers which you receive when you book to pay for the Mini Golf for the children and also a family game of bowling. We paid extra for the pedalo hire.
I've written a lot on my blog about our three holidays to Center Parcs, Erperheide, and you can find one of my most recent blog posts here - http://www.jenniferslittleworld.com/2016/03/our-second-holiday-at-center-parcs.html
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We also enjoyed a visit to the castle and rooms.
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As you can see my son had a great time organising all his bits and pieces and putting them on display! He particularly loves the magnetic back board as he collects magnets. We have a good amount of experience building Ikea furniture, and the desk didn't take too long to put together. This desk was for my son, but I also have the same desk for myself downstairs, and I find that it's a really good size, compact but with plenty of space. He will use his with a laptop eventually, and I use mine with a desktop PC. My monitor fits well into the desk space and my tower sits inside the cupboard with the shelves removed. There is a hole at the back of the desk to put the cables through, and a shelf underneath the desk to keep cables tucked away. You can place the shelves at different heights to suit your needs.
Inside the large drawer we have placed a Summera drawer insert which has six compartments. It doesn't quite fill the large drawer, and you can also cut it to size to fit the smaller drawer using the cutting guidelines printed on the back. We bought a Vemund pen and eraser holder which has a strong magnet on the back to attach to the board and can be used to hold pens and pencils, it's really handy. For a chair we bought him the Orfjall office chair in black, we purchased the adult size but it is also available slightly smaller for children.
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We have a reasonable amount of experience with building Ikea furniture and we didn't have too much trouble, although the assembly did take us most of the day. In fact there is no footage of the final stage, putting in the desk drawers, because it was completed in semi darkness while my daughter slept above us.
Although the bed is designed to fit into a smaller space you really do need quite a large area to build it, and make sure when you are building that you have enough space to rotate the bed around to where you need it - we nearly got it stuck at one point! It definitely needs to be built in the room that you intend to use it, and as far as I'm concerned if we ever move house it's staying behind - it certainly won't fit out the door let alone down the stairs!
We chose a configuration with the wardrobe on the inside and the desk out at an angle, as we were concerned that we didn't have enough space on the side to open the doors. As you can see we did have just enough room for a tall Ikea Trofast unit to the side. If you have the wardrobe doors facing outwards then the desk can fit directly underneath the bed, leaving more space in front.
This loft bed was the ideal solution for my daughter's smaller room. She's at the age now where she needs a desk in her bedroom, and this was a great way to fit one in. She really loves her new bed!
We also purchased a pink Stickat bed pocket which hangs over the side for her book and water bottle, and some Slakting inserts for the drawers to organise smaller items of clothing. We may also get some boxes for the shelves next to the wardrobe.
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Carefree by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
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We chose the Sentosa Merlion, the Trick Eye Museum, the S.E.A. Aquarium (which counts as two credits as you need to combine it with another attraction - when we visited it was the Royal Albatross Dockside Non-Sailing Tour) and a 2 hour slot at KidZania Singapore.
We visited during term time in Singapore so it was very quiet. The only exception was KidZania which was very busy with school parties for most of the day. On the advice of staff we entered at around 3.15pm which was perfect as the school groups were just leaving and it was then almost empty. The children didn't have to wait at all as we shuffled them around places that didn't have a queue - and they even had chance to fly the plane!
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We also saw one of the first Christmas performances of the nightly Garden Rhapsody show in the Supertree Grove.
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Enchanted Valley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
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There was loads for the children to do and we had a brilliant day!
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They had a brilliant time and it was great to see how they pushed themselves!
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We did pond dipping, a boat safari, and feeding the ducks. There were lots of different activities for the children and they had a lot of fun as well as learning lots.
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We had just dug out our old digital cameras for the children so they had a great time snapping photos of the things that they saw.
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I hope you enjoy the video, I'm afraid that I didn't notice the pooing sheep until I'd finished editing - can you spot it?!
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You can also see a more detailed video of the hotel here youtu.be/ziVkLpCZ3n8 and a longer video about Jandia Beach here youtu.be/doj5Of8oynI
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Our room (4125) was a Suite with a separate bedroom for the adults and living room with sofa bed for the children. It also had a small kitchen area tucked away in a cupboard with fridge, hob, sink and microwave. There was plenty of storage in the room and it felt very spacious. There was a large balcony too, and you can see the fantastic view from the balcony across the pools and out towards the sea.
I'm terrible at taking video of the food but trust me there was a varied selection every night - there was more on offer than just the desserts that caught my eye with my camera!
There was a mini disco for the children each night (on Saturday it only took place in the Fuerteventura Palace hotel) and also late night entertainment every night. At 9.15pm it was usually a little too late for our children, but we enjoyed Mamma Mia and the Magic Show.
Jandia Beach is a few minutes walk from the hotel and it is really lovely. You can see much more in my separate beach video here - youtu.be/doj5Of8oynI It's quite a steep walk, or you can use lifts in the hotels to avoid too many steps.
If you are looking for accommodation in nearby Tenerife I can also recommend the Bitacora Spring Hotel, you can see my video about the hotel here - youtu.be/3D0k7PcdA-w
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The beach along the Jandia peninsula runs from Morro Jable to Costa Calma for approximately 21 km. We stayed at the Iberostar Gaviotas Park, and this video shows the short walk down the hill from our hotel to the beach, some views along the beach, and then some clips taken as we walked along the coastal path to the lighthouse. This more touristy area of the beach is also known as Playa de Matorral, and there are huge stretches of soft yellow sand and lovely shallow waters. The sea was a little too rough for swimming, but as the tide goes out it leaves behind large lakes of sea water which are perfect for little ones to play in. Along the top of the beach there are salt marshes which are protected areas, and so you access the beach itself along one of several board walks.
A wide, smooth footpath and cycle path runs along the top, and there are plenty of little squirrels to watch out for which will come right up to you hoping for food. The lighthouse was just over 30 minutes brisk walk from the hotel, it took a little longer with children, and you also pass a small shopping centre with tourist shops.
The natural whale skeleton is from an adult male great white sperm whale died due to natural causes and was stranded close by in 2004. Sperm whales can be sighted all year round and are particularly abundant off the coast of Fuerteventura.
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Harry created a fantastic vehicle which picks out rubbish wrongly sent to the dump and removes it for recycling. The machine has a grabbing arm to pick up the rubbish, wheels on tracks so that it can move around the the tip, and wings so that it can fly to the recycling centre.
Debenhams provided us with the Lego to take part in the challenge.
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This video doesn't show the many hours that we also spent inside the Aqua Mundo indoor swimming pool (as I wasn't brave enough to take my camera inside!)
Extra activities that we paid for - a Pony Ride for the children (4 Euros each for a short walk around), the Kid Safari (12.50 Euros for half an hour, two children can fit inside the car), Indoor Mini Golf (8 Euros per adult, 6 Euros per child, 25 Euros for a family), and the claw grabber machine (with a guaranteed prize each time!). We ate out twice at Nonna's Pizza e Pasta which was very nice.
Discovery Bay is included in the cost of the holiday, and you can find a separate video showing the fun that we had there here youtube.com/watch?v=blRpsWZN41A
I'm in the process of writing a detailed review for my blog with lots more information. In the meantime you might enjoy one of my blog posts about our visit to Center Parcs Erperheide last year - http://www.jenniferslittleworld.com/2016/03/our-second-holiday-at-center-parcs.html
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Our children had a fantastic time here so I put together a little video of them enjoying themselves.
I have also made a longer video which shows plenty more of our adventures at Center Parcs De Vossemeren - you can find it here youtube.com/watch?v=y-JWl_lyq7E
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