Kim Downs - Castle Explorers Travel Agency Owner

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Kim Downs - Castle Explorers Travel Agency Owner Castle Explorers Travel Advisor that helps plan your Disney, Universal, and beyond dream vacations.

Hi, I’m Kim, co-owner of Castle Explorers Travel Agency and the creator behind Midwest Disney Mom! Before entering the travel industry, I worked as a product developer in the corporate world, which gave me the opportunity to explore destinations throughout the United States and China. I was also fortunate to spend time living in Paris, France during my college years. Those experiences helped grow my love for travel and creating meaningful memories through it. I’m married to Adam, who I’ve known since kindergarten, and together we have three amazing children: Aubrey, Adilyn, and Zack. We’re a Midwest-based family who loves camping, swimming, cruising, all-inclusive resorts, and making magical memories at our favorite destination, Walt Disney World. As co-owner of Castle Explorers, my passion is helping connect families with the perfect travel advisor for their vacation style and needs. Whether you’re planning Disney, Universal, a cruise, an all-inclusive resort, or an adventure around the world, our team is here to help make the planning process easy and memorable. I’m so excited to be part of helping families create lifelong memories through travel!

10/15/2026

If I could go back and relive just one day with every version of my kids at Disney, I would in a heartbeat.

Watching them grow up is such a gift, but I’d give anything to experience that magic through their little eyes just one more time.

10/08/2026

Apparently I’m the one problem he couldn’t leave at home. 😂🩵🌴

Wouldn’t want to do paradise with anyone else.

09/30/2026

Still looking for the way out… 🍹😂

Might be awhile. Majestic Mirage Punta Cana is making it very difficult to want to go home.

Adam Downs - Castle Explorers Travel Advisor and I are so excited to partner with Ripon Youth Football for this fundrais...
09/28/2026

Adam Downs - Castle Explorers Travel Advisor and I are so excited to partner with Ripon Youth Football for this fundraiser!

If you’re already thinking about your next vacation, you can support the program just by booking your trip through Castle Explorers. A portion of our commission from qualifying bookings will go back to Ripon Youth Football, at no additional cost to you.

Disney, Universal, cruises, all-inclusive resorts and more… we’d love to help you plan it!

Start here:
https://castleexplorers.typeform.com/riponfootball

And please share this post with anyone you know who may be planning a vacation. They do not have to live in Ripon to participate! Go Tigers!

Happy Homecoming Week Tigers! 🐅
🏈 Your next vacation can help support Ripon Youth Football! ✈️

Castle Explorers Travel is excited to partner with Ripon Youth Football to raise money for their football program!

If you’re planning a vacation anyway, why not turn that trip into something good for our local players? When you book with Castle Explorers through this fundraiser, we’ll be donating a percentage of the commission back to Ripon Youth Football.

🙌 There’s no extra cost to book with us, and our vacation planning services are FREE to you. You enjoy your getaway while supporting a local business AND a local football program!

Whether you’re dreaming of Disney, Universal, A Cruise, or an All-Inclusive Beach Vacation, we’d love to help you get there. Click the link below to start your vacation questionnaire.

📣 Help us spread the word! Share this post and tag family and friends near and far, they don’t have to live in Ripon to book with us and support our team.

Let’s turn vacation memories into opportunities for our young athletes! Go Tigers 🧡🖤
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https://castleexplorers.typeform.com/riponfootball

09/24/2026

When your office for the week is a daybed in Punta Cana… you don’t ask questions.

Spending the week with our travel advisors for our annual agency retreat, talking business, dreaming bigger, creating content, and somehow calling this work.

We could definitely get used to this office.

09/24/2026

We made it to Punta Cana!

After months of planning, we are officially checked into Majestic Mirage and getting everything ready because TOMORROW our Castle Explorers agents start arriving!

There’s something really special about getting to bring our team together like this, to learn, grow, connect, laugh, relax and remember why we love what we do.

Our theme this year is Best Day Ever… and we’re ready to make a whole lot of them over the next few days. 🩵

Castle Explorers Annual Agency Retreat 2026 starts NOW.

09/23/2026

Every airport has two kinds of people: the one who walks like the gate is closing RIGHT NOW (and in this case it actually is!)… and the one trying to keep up. 😂




Adam | Midwest Trek

09/20/2026

Give me Disney magic one day and scare zones the next. 😂🏰🎃

Please tell me I’m not the only one who thinks this is the PERFECT combination.

Where are my Disney + HHN girls at?!

09/18/2026

The best scare actor at Universal Hollywood’s HHN. I think it’s past her bedtime, though!

09/17/2026

Okay, THIS was cool to see in person.

The Hollywood Sign normally isn’t illuminated at night, but for the September 16 opening of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, it got a pretty epic takeover.

And yes… we rode the new coaster today. 😬😂

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Ripon, WI

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