11. Beginning in late May and through Labor Day, guests will be able to book the Summer Fun with Shrek & Friends packages at Gaylord Hotels across the country. Activities include DreamWorks character meet and greets, Puss In Boots Quest for the Magic Beans Scavenger Hunt, family movies, souvenir photos, fireworks and Junior Dragon Training experiences.
12. San Diego, California’s newest attraction is Pirate Ship Adventures. They offer a unique 49 person only charter complete with live entertainment from the pirates on board, grog from down below and water-shooting cannons while touring through the San Diego Harbor.
To receive your special PGW discount, use promo code: Greenberg worldwide, and you’ll receive 15 percent off the price of your ticket.
13. Everyone has a favorite PEZ dispenser; some people even have an entire collection. Visit PEZ HQ in Orange, Connecticut, which features a 40-foot high working replica, and then personalize your very own PEZ. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children 3 to 12, and free for kids under 3. Every admission receives a $2 credit toward merchandise and candy purchased.
14. For a slice of history take your kids back in time at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, Indiana’s 1200 acre Smithsonian-affiliate. Make your way through 1836 Indiana as you play the role of a fugitive slave on the search for freedom in the award-winning Underground Railroad experience “Follow the North Star.”
15. Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe Vermont is home to the longest Alpine Slide in New England. You and your kids can take a 2300-foot ride down Spruce Peak then chill in the kid’s spa for a chocolate mud facial. Their family summer promo package includes Overnight accommodations for four, a $45 recreation credit for each person, access to the spa’s Healing Lodge, and daily breakfast in Solstice for four people.
