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One of my favorite things about the Walt Disney World resort is the wide selection of resorts you can stay at during your visit. Every hotel on the property is outstanding, and no matter what your price range is, you’ll find a resort. Here’s a few of my favorite resorts. There’s also a surprise at the end of the list!

Port Orleans – Riverside

The Port Orleans - Riverside is set to grand southern mansions, giving it true class.

Have you ever wanted to stay in a mansion? Well, it’s not quite it, but it’s pretty close at the Port Orleans – Riverside. You’ll stay in a building crafted to be like a southern mansion. You get all the elegance and charm of a mansion at a moderate resort hotel price! You can also stay in the “backwoods” away from the fancy mansions.

Animal Kingdom Lodge

Wake up to the savannah at the Animal Kingdom Lodge

The Animal Kingdom Lodge has a perk no other resort has: you can wake up with the animals. They won’t be in your room, but they’ll be close. Some rooms at the Animal Kingdom Lodge look over a private savannah just for the resort. If you’re adventurous, and have got the cash, you can wake up and take a safari into the savannah in the morning. Of course, this resort is deemed “deluxe,” so it will cost a bit more than lower resorts.

Wilderness Lodge

Feel like you're at Yellowstone at the Wilderness Lodge

So, your trip to Disney World doesn’t mean you can go to Yellowstone, right? Wrong! Get the experience of staying in a National Park Lodge at the Wilderness Lodge. It’s a grand hotel with amazing wood work and architecture. This is also the place for the outdoor adventurer to stay. Hike the many trails or take a boat out on the water. Fort Wilderness campground is also nearby, which also provides lots of fun activities. The Wilderness Lodge is a Deluxe resort.

Caribbean Beach

One of the Caribbean Beach Resort's 'Villages'

The Caribbean Beach Resort is a moderate resort, but it is beautiful. Despite being one of the largest resorts at Disney World, it still feels very quaint. There are different “villages” around the 45 acre lake. Each village has its own pool, and there is a large pool with a slide and such next to the resort’s food court. The park is also right by Epcot and the Hollywood Studios, so the trip over to them is less than 10 minutes. If you don’t plan to spend much time at your hotel, but still want a nice resort to come back to in the night, I recommend the Caribbean Beach. It is still my favorite Disney World Resort.

Reward yourself!

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What are your favorite Disney World Resorts? Leave your thoughts below!

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I was able to visit Valleyfair to check out where Planet Snoopy will be going in for the 2011 season. It’s a huge project that’s sure to be a hit. The Peanuts characters are already walking around the area even before construction has started!

Planet Snoopy will include 7 re-themed rides, and 7 additional new attractions.

We hope this tour helps you understand where everything is going in at Planet Snoopy. Leave your park thoughts about Planet Snoopy below!

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An update from Cedar Point published by the Sandusky Register has given another clue, along with an approximate announcement date, to Cedar Point’s new 2011 attraction. The new ride for 2011 will be announced in Mid-August.  ”It’s going to bring back a lot of memories for people that follow Cedar Point,” said Dick Kinzel, Cedar Fair’s Chairman & CEO.

A look down the first drop of Cyclone, which was removed in 1951

That quote, and atop the rumors that Cedar Fair will be building more Great Coasters International rides, could mean the first wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point since Mean Streak was added 1991. The theme of the new ride could hark back to the day’s of one of Cedar Point’s first coasters, Cyclone, which was added in 1929 (it was removed in 1951).

Prowler at Worlds of Fun was built by Great Coasters International for the 2009 Season. It is ranked #8 in the world.

Is it long overdue for Cedar Point to receive a Great Coasters International woodie? Will they try to build the best wooden coaster on the planet? Leave your thoughts below.

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Park Thoughts will be Tweeting live tomorrow, June 3rd, from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA! We’ll be bringing you pictures via TwitPic on our Twitter Feed as we wind our way through the park.

We’ll start tweeting with the updates ...

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