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Google Gives 3D Disney Tour

One of our more popular Disney and Travel topics here at families.com is how to plan your Disney vacation. Even the most frugal of trips to a Disney attraction can be expensive. So it’s important to do a lot of research before embarking on a Disney vacation. Now Disney has partnered with Google to create a new way for web users to start researching and planning their trip to Disney World. Using the Google Earth program, downloadable onto your home computer, you can take a virtual tour of Disney World from the comfort of your own home. The Disney World … Continue reading →

Week in Review – Family Fun

Here in Colorado, September is bringing cooler weather. I’m not at all ready for winter, but the cooler days feel great. This week in the Fun section, we talked about One on One Time at the Grocery Store. It’s particularly hard for parents of twins to get one on one time with their children. Sometimes combining errands with that special focus on one child works great. From there we headed into space with Google Earth and the Universe – Space Travel Fun. You can cruise through the stars, explore the planets, and even view and learn about distant galaxies. Check … Continue reading →

Google Earth and the Universe – Space Travel Fun

A few months ago, Jeff talked about Google Earth and how much fun it was to explore the program in one of his blogs. Now, with their latest version, Google Earth has gone into space. Now, not only can you type in San Francisco, you can type in Andromeda, Horsehead Nebula, or Orion. Google and NASA have compiled over a million Hubble Space Telescope and satellite images into a map of space. The project is mind boggling. And so is traveling through the universe! It’s so fun! You can type in an address and view the night sky from that … Continue reading →