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-- Frozen-obsessed youngsters can join the fun and sing "Let it Go!" at "Frozen Summer Fun Live" (starting June 17) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with Anna leading the procession and Elsa waving from an ice palace float. There's also the "Frozen Sing-Along Celebration" with new theater effects, the chance to stay cool with a burst from Olaf's snow cloud and then end the day with the "Frozen" fireworks.

Let's not forget attractions that have opened in the last year like I-Drive NASCAR, a new indoor entertainment complex complete with kart racing and bowling alley. Younger kids love the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

Harry Potter fans have made a beeline for Diagon Alley, located in Universal Studios Florida. (The Original Wizarding World is in the adjacent Universal Islands of Adventure.) You can travel between London's King's Cross Station and Hogsmeade Station aboard the Hogwarts Express and ride the new thrill ride.

Aquatica, SeaWorld's waterpark, has got Ihu's Breakaway Falls, Orlando's tallest and steepest free-fall waterslide, which opened last May (think slides nearly 80 feet tall), while Wet ’n Wild Orlando debuted a six-story-tall waterslide, Aqua Drag Racer. Ready to race 15 feet per second?

You may want to be the first on the block to stay at the newest, coolest hotel in town. If you have LEGO fanatics in your house, you'll want to book a stay at the LEGOLAND Florida Resort hotel that's opening May 15; Universal now boasts the Cabana Bay Beach Resort with roomy family suites, a bowling alley and two huge pool areas. Stay at the new Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort and watch the fireworks from the rooftop steakhouse. Did I mention there's golf, complimentary kids' activities and fantastic water play areas?

Spa lovers will want to book the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress with its Marilyn Monroe Spa offering more than 100 treatment options!

I know -- so many choices! Thankfully, you can now pre-reserve Disney's most popular attractions with their MyMagic + program 30 days in advance (60 days in advance, if you are staying at a Disney Resort Hotel.) You can skip many of the lines at Universal Orlando and get in early to the "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" simply by opting to stay at one of the on-property hotels.

If the budget will allow and you have many top attractions on your list, consider upgrading your tickets or booking a VIP tour that will bypass lines.

It's nice to travel like the 1 percent -- even for a few hours. Now about those bragging rights...

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(If you are heading to Orlando, check out Eileen's Kid's Guide to Orlando, one of her series of Kids City Guides, available from major booksellers or online. For more Taking the Kids, visit www.takingthekids.com or follow@TakingthekIds on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.)

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