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For more Halloween fun, consider Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights. While I was unsure about this event for years because I was too scared, I've learned how to enjoy the amazing sets and incredible atmosphere they create without being terrified. Here's a guide to Horror Nights from my tips for enjoying yourself, how to avoid crowds and what there is to see and do. Happy Halloween!

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For more information about Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Night and to book tickets, visit:
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Photo credit: Universal Studios Orlando

My family loves Disneyland at Halloween, and in this episode I share all the reasons from the Haunted Mansion Holiday to the Oogie Boogie Bash that you may want to add it to your family's list of trips to take flying free. We also talk a little bit about Disney World at Halloween and the difference between the two. Happy fall and Halloween!

Read more about Disneyland at Halloween on my blog post:
16 Spooktastic Reasons to Experience Disneyland Halloween

Learn more and join Families Fly Free so you can fly free to Disneyland whenever you want:
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Download Lyn's FREE list of her favorite Disney restaurants below...

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• Making Merry With Mickey: Disney at the Holidays with Doug of Rope Drop Radio
• 5 Fun Halloween Getaways for the Spookiest Season!
• The Numbers Work! 3 Calculations That Convinced Me to Join Disney Vacation Club
• Walt Disney World With Genie+: Thanksgiving 2021 Trip Report
• My Favorite Halloween Travel "Treat": Disneyland at Halloween
• The Scoop From Disneyland and the Grand Californian Summer 2021
• Insider Hacks to Save at Disney World With Vacation Planner Kelley Barker
• Disney Top Tips and Hacks with Leah Althiser

Lyn chats with Families Fly Free member Mike who shares how he's used the membership to take his extended family of 7 on a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation to Hawaii for only 80,000 points, saving him $3,000-$4,000 and more than doubling his membership investment. Mike also shares his favorite parts of membership including Zoom consults, insider travel hacks, real-time tips and live travel webinars.

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Unfortunately, I lost my healthy and fit 78-year-old father to COVID-19 on September 5. My dad, Harry Maddox, was a lifelong traveler and flyer and inspired in me a love for travel and adventure. I share this interview I did with him in August 2020 where I asked him to share his best travel tips and his favorite things he's done while traveling, including swimming with sharks, metal detecting, scuba diving and more. I hope he inspires you as much as he did me! 17-minute mark is where he begins talking about his adventures. Here is a link to the video version if you'd prefer to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5Hj2tivpTg 

I also want to share with you the full contents of an email I sent to my subscriber list after his death that includes a link to the video version of the interview...

I write to you all this week with great sadness.

In June, I lost my mother to dementia, which was somewhat expected though still very sad, and this past Sunday, I lost my vibrant, healthy, full-of-life 78-year-old dad completely unexpectedly to COVID.

I have a history of travel in my family, as my mother was a Delta flight attendant back in the glamorous age of flying in the 1970s (called "stewardesses" then!), and my dad has been flying since the time I was born, as a manufacturer's representative for sportswear and many related industries over the years, though the two have been divorced since I was 3.

My dad, a lifelong resident of Atlanta, which is the home base of Delta, flew so often that he was even grandfathered in as a "Delta Flying Colonel."

He inspired in me a love of adventure, of trying new things, of believing in myself, of dreaming big and of always striving to keep a positive attitude.

He was my inspiration, a fellow longtime entrepreneur and the person to whom I went for advice on all things.

He was my debate partner and also my cheerleader, compatriot and the best Granddad one could ask for to my 2 boys.

And he loved me unconditionally exactly for who I am - flaws and all! 

This man was a cyclist, a scuba diver, a "treasure hunter"/metal detector (finding 1 of 14 Saxon sceat coins ever!), a hunter, he rafted down the Zambezi River in Africa, swam with sharks and so much more; he was never afraid to do or try anything. As he says in the video below, "Everything for me is an adventure."

Until the time he got sick with COVID just 3 weeks ago, this 78-year-old man was going to spinning class multiple times a week and beating the pants off the younger people beside him. And he worked full-time running his own business until then, as well.

Last August, when visiting him in Atlanta, I recorded this interview between he and I, sharing his best tips for and favorite memories of travel, which I shared within my Families Fly Free membership. But today I want to share it with everyone as a tribute to this great man.

Here is my joyful, loving dad and I in our chat just one year ago...

VIDEO VERSION

One last thing... please consider getting a vaccine if you have not or are not already immune.

My dad chose not to get the vaccine because he was certain his immune system was strong enough to keep him from getting the virus. And he DID have a healthy immune system, rarely ever getting sick, super active and taking vitamins and supplements. If anyone could have fought it off, he could have. And he DIDN'T get the virus for over a year until he did.

He was struggling to breathe within only 3 days of testing positive (we're not sure where he got it), in the hospital 2 days later, on a ventilator 1 day later and never came off of it. It's a testament to the health of his heart and lungs that he survived almost 2 weeks on the ventilator. He had every possible treatment, including Ivermectin, that you can get for COVID, and nothing could stop this awful virus from completely destroying his healthy body.

You just don't know if COVID will affect you like it did him. It's a gamble. I have looked COVID in the eye and I can tell you this is nothing that anyone -- vaccinated or unvaccinated -- wants. From the bottom of my heart, I don't want to see any other individual OR their family have to go through what we are right now.

If you choose not to get the vaccine, please protect yourself in every way you can.

And if you DO get the virus, I want you to know that you can get the FDA-approved monoclonal antibodies right away (many hospitals and locations around the country offer it on an outpatient basis), that you should keep a close eye on your oxygen levels and go to the hospital the SECOND you begin struggling to breathe, because you need to try to stop any damage to your lungs ASAP. This virus also directly attacks your kidneys, which I did not realize. We were just too late on all of this for my dad, but now we know, and I want you to know, too in the hopes it can save some lives.

God bless you all and please stay healthy and safe. Hug your family today!

Timing is everything when it comes to the amazing Southwest Companion Pass! In this episode, I share everything you need to know to time your Southwest Companion Pass in the best way possible.

Please note that Southwest has updated the number of points required to earn the Companion Pass from 2023 forward to 135,000 points (up from 125,000), though that doesn't affect the method Families Fly Free teaches to easily earn and always have the Pass.

Get help properly timing and earning your OWN Southwest Companion Pass as a member of Families Fly Free. Get more information below:
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Learn the benefits of shifting from a once-a-year vacation mindset to the mindset of someone who simply "travels" from saving money to seeing more places to learning how to relax more often.

Get a proven formula for your family to travel more by flying free as a member of Families Fly Free:
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Lyn shares some amazing benefits of travel for your kids that are absolutely priceless from increased confidence to spending time as a family to making invaluable travel memories.

Related Episodes:

• My Family's Top 15 Bucket List Adventure Flying Free
• Traveling Solo With Kids with Lee Huffman
• Tips for Traveling With Teens With Tamara Gruber

Work 1-on-1 help to get started flying free right away as a Families Fly Free member, so you can travel more with your kids and make those priceless memories. Get more information and join below:
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Lyn shares her travel story and how she got started flying her family free back in 2015. Get inspired for how her 6 times-a-year, fly-free lifestyle is absolutely possible for your family, too!

Start flying your family free ASAP when you join our Families Fly Free membership. Save 2x the cost of membership within 90 days GUARANTEED or your money back.

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Lyn shares the state of Disneyland in July 2021, as well as her review of the Grand Californian. Learn about mobile ordering, virtual queues, fast passes, the newest rides and more.

Confused about Genie Plus, Disney's FastPass replacement system? Download our Genie Plus Strategy Sheets FREE: https://familiestravelfree.com/genie-plus

Want to learn how to do Disney for FREE, using our simple approach to travel rewards? Come join us inside of Meet the Mouse where you'll learn how to get everything from flights and accommodations (on AND off property) to park tickets and dining for FREE using travel rewards. Learn more... FamiliesTravelFree.com/MeettheMouse

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• Making Merry With Mickey: Disney at the Holidays with Doug of Rope Drop Radio
• 5 Fun Halloween Getaways for the Spookiest Season!
• The Numbers Work! 3 Calculations That Convinced Me to Join Disney Vacation Club
• Walt Disney World With Genie+: Thanksgiving 2021 Trip Report
• My Favorite Halloween Travel "Treat": Disneyland at Halloween
• Insider Hacks to Save at Disney World With Vacation Planner Kelley Barker
• Disney Top Tips and Hacks with Leah Althiser

Once you master how to fly your family free, you're likely to start getting comments and eye rolls about how much your family travels just like we do. Here are Lyn's tips for how to prepare and handle these comments and judgements from those around you.

Learn more about Lyn's Families Fly Free membership:
FamiliesFlyFree.com/join

Download our FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks Lyn uses to fly her family free:
https://familiesflyfree.com/7hacks

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