Adventures of Enchantment

12/09/2022

If you’re a fan from 🇦🇺 or 🇳🇿 you may have heard the EXCITING news to come out of that “for the first time in forever” 😉 will be heading our way for limited sailings between October 2023 and February 2024! ⭐️

Bookings will become available as follows:

🚢 AU and NZ cruises from 29 Sept 22

🚢 Repositioning cruises in stages:
~ Platinum Castaway Club Members from 26 Sept 22
~ Gold Castaway Club Members from 27 Sept 22
~ Silver Castaway Club Members from 28 Sep 22
~ All other guests from 29 Sep 22

Disney cruises are inclusive of live show entertainment, kids clubs hosted by trained counsellors, character interactions, meals (except speciality restaurant) and snacks, all soft drink and tea and coffee, and all-you-care-to-enjoy ice cream 😋

We have completed the course on the Disney Cruise Line through Disney’s College of Knowledge. Let us know if you have any questions!

31/08/2022

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🐬 For 50+ years the park has been caring for sick & injured Australian marine animals that cannot be released back into the wild.

🐬 The park is home to , , , , & a variety of .
The park is open every day 10am-2pm with 2 sessions during the upcoming NSW school holidays. Tickets start at $22/child & up to $115 for a family pass.

🐬 We did the Meet the Dolphin experience which incl. feeding, patting & playing with a dolphin. Other experiences available:

🐬 Animal Carer Experience: ages 8-16 years on Wednesdays & Sundays from 25 Sept 2022. Enjoy VIP experiences & get a taste of being a carer in the park.

🧜‍♀️ Meet Coral the Conservation : ages 3+ years (+ 1 adult/family) up to 9 Oct 2022. Find out what it is like to be a mermaid.

🐧 Meet the Penguin: ages 4+ years. Interact up close with Little Blue Penguins.

🦭 Meet the Seal: ages 4+ years. An interactive land-based experience with an Australian Sea Lion. There is also a Sea Lion Splash (Seal Swim) Experience that is both on-land & in-water for ages 10+ years (+ min of 130cm tall).

🐬 Shallow Water Dolphin Experience: children aged 6-7 years with a paying adult & 8+ years old & a min 120cm tall without an adult. Private experience also available. Touch, feed & view a dolphin underwater using goggles provided.

🐬 The Ultimate Dolphin Experience: ages 10+ years & min 130cm tall. Private experience also available. Swim with & have an intimate encounter with a dolphin.

🐬 Trainer For a Day: ages 14+ years. Experience what it is like to be a Marine Mammal Trainer for a day & enjoy a private water-based dolphin encounter.

This was a ‘must-do’ for us & it did not disappoint!

❗️Parents NSW vouchers accepted!

31/07/2022

The

We took our children to this on what was anticipated to be the wettest day of our holiday, and so glad that we did! We spent a few hours here and it was well worth the fee of $10 for our 6 year old! Fees vary based on age:

~ Crawling: Free
~ Walking up to 4 years old: $8
~ 5 to 12 years old: $10

Located close to the Dolphin Marine Conservation Park (keep an eye out for that separate post!), the features:

👍A decent-sized free car park directly behind the venue (via Druitt Court);
👍Beam digital floor with interactive games;
👍Large indoor play structure that includes a ball pit, racer slides and air cannons;
👍Cafe with tables and chairs in the immediate vicinity of the play structure;
👍Climbing wall;
👍Soft play area for smaller children;
👍Party rooms.

The Playhouse is open to all ages from 9am to 3pm Mondays to Saturdays and from 12pm to 4pm on Sundays (closed on public holidays), with after hours parties available.

We recommend arriving shortly after opening during school holidays (and weekends) as it can get busy 😊

*Photos (except of the beam digital floor) taken from the Playhouse’s website so that no children are posted without permission.

https://www.theplayhouse.org.au

22/07/2022

🍌 🇦🇺

Entry into the park is free. My husband took advantage of a winter deal and bought unlimited day passes for himself and our son for $59 each. I bought vouchers for select attractions. The boys started with a round of whilst us girls browsed the Australian store. The opal store had lots of great items from crystals to fine jewellery.

Unfortunately the was closed due to wet weather and the is closed from May to August inclusive (next time!) but we were also able to do the following:

- both the boys enjoyed this and had a couple of gos!
- Ice skates and support stands were available free of charge, however there was a small fee for the penguin aid. We recommend the 3-5pm session.
(indoors).
- I rode this a couple of times with our boy but in separate cars. He loved it!
- this ride rotates through at least 4 different scenarios. The rider wears 3D glasses and the seats move. It was fun and my favourite!
- the place to go to buy a variety of candies and watch live demonstrations on how they are made.
and tour - although we did miss the theatre show, we did a short walk through a plantation and read interesting facts along the way.

There are car parks in close vicinity to the as they are spread out throughout the park. We recommend moving to the car park for the laser tag area as it is on a hill and the car park for ice skating as it is away from the other attractions.

For lunch we ordered from the and all of our food was delicious. We recommend the sauerkraut and chicken and avocado toasties - we swapped the side of regular fries with sweet potato fries - yum!

We ended our day with frozen and an ultimate in the and photos with Max, the monkey!

When we return we would also like to explore Steve McEwan’s which is located on site for a small separate fee.

For more details on the Big Banana, go to the website https://bigbanana.com/

21/07/2022

🌊 COFFS HARBOUR, NSW, AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

Hi Adventurers!

We would like to share the details of our 4-night getaway with our 6 year old son and 6 month old daughter.

There will be separate posts detailing where we stayed and what we did ☺️

🛏 Accommodation:

We stayed 4 nights in a standard 1 bedroom apartment at Smugglers on the Beach, which is located a stone throw away from the quiet .

Our apartment was a good size and clean with an allocated undercover car parking space. It featured an open plan living/dining/kitchen area with a large comfortable sofa, TV with DVD player and reverse-cycle air conditioner, and the kitchen was fully equipped. The spacious bedroom had a single and a double (or queen) bed, plenty of storage including wardrobe and drawers, a full length mirror and an iron and ironing board. Our portacot fit easily in between the beds with room to spare. The bedroom had an ensuite with a shower but no bath which was a little challenging with a baby, however we managed.

Our apartment was on the ground floor and next to the staircase leading to the upper floor so it was occasionally noisy. Also, we could hear guests dragging furniture in the apartment above us. We recommend requesting an apartment on the upper floor and away from the staircase for optimal comfort. The benefit of being on the ground floor was ease of access to our car and the resort’s facilities.

The resort featured a heated swimming pool (the weather seemed to have affected the heating at the time), an excellent under cover BBQ area, a convenient guest laundry, a half-size tennis court and items to borrow like tennis balls and rackets and DVDs.

The location was wonderful not only for the quiet beach but also being a 5-10 minute drive from popular attractions such as the .

The nightly rate for our stay during the NSW winter was $200 and we were able to use our vouchers towards the balance. These vouchers expire on 9 October 2022.

The owners are lovely and very accommodating and will share their knowledge of the area as locals.

15/07/2022

We were so excited for the return of in Australia this year! We were lucky enough to score tickets. Have you seen the show and did you enjoy it, or are you planning to see it?

31/05/2022

We are looking forward to this one!

14/04/2022

Great news!

Beloved nighttime spectacular “World of Color” is returning to Disney California Adventure park on April 22! ⚡️🔥🎇 Get ready for dancing fountains, a movie screen of water, and a soaring soundtrack! 🎶 http://spr.ly/6180KNKnu

26/03/2022

Check out this short video of the new Toy Story Hotel opening soon at the Tokyo Disney Resort! Who is looking forward to Japan reopening to international tourists? 🙋‍♀️

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