This year’s total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people. But since this eclipse will only happen on a fairly narrow 70-mile-wide strip of a portion of the globe, many of those interested in watching it will have to travel there, sometimes from quite a distance. We tell you how to prepare.
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At Disney California Adventure Park, guests have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an interactive Marvel experience as part of the limited-time Summer of Heroes.
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The Joker will add a literal twist to the roller coaster experience.
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Planet Comicon 2017 rocked downtown Kansas City last weekend. GeekDad was there, and we had a blast!
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Six Flags New England has upgraded the VR experience on their revitalized Mind Eraser coaster.
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Join GeekDad at Planet Comicon Kansas City Friday, April 28-30.
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Last weekend, I attended GameStorm 19, a local tabletop gaming convention here in Portland, Oregon. Here’s a recap!
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Six Flags New England is taking virtual reality one step further on their Galactic Attack roller coaster.
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If you’re a Doctor Who fan and you live in the mid-Atlantic U.S., you owe it to yourself to go to this convention.
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Highlights of Days 4-7 from the incredible JoCo Cruise 2017
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Enjoy Jamie’s highlights of days 1-3 from the incredible JoCo Cruise 2017.
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Now up on ThinkGeek online: one of ThinkGeek’s top sellers at PAX East.
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We played demos, interacted with robots, checked out cool vendors, interviewed celebrities, spied on the people trying out the Oculus Rift demo (people in VR headsets are just fun to watch), and went to panels.
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HomeDadCon, an annual convention presented by the National At-Home Dad Network, will be in Portland, Oregon, this year, and registration is open now.
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Did you know there is a guided ‘Star Wars’ tour available (for an additional price) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? There is, and we can tell you all about it.
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On May 27th, Disney’s Animal Kingdom is set to open its newest land and experience: Pandora – The World of ‘Avatar.’
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If you have the time – or if you’re a local looking for something truly special – you really should consider spending the night at the National Archives.
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gen Con, the biggest tabletop gaming convention in North America, and it’s time to pre-register if you haven’t already!
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This furry, red-tongued, chain and/or switch-wielding character has been St. Nicholas’ companion in Alpine regions for millennia, and may even pre-date the jolly old elf.
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Nintendo-themed attractions are coming to Universal Studios Japan, Universal Orlando Resort, and Universal Studios Hollywood.
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‘Toruk: The First Flight,’ the latest Cirque du Soleil show, has been making its way across the US, and will be opening in December in Portland, Oregon. Here’s your chance to win a family pack of four tickets!
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Race fans, get ready. LED lighting is going to make racing at Martinsville Speedway a night event.
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A look at the best trailers premiered at New York Comic Con 2016, including ‘Black Mirror’ season 3, ‘Iron Fist,’ ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘Power Rangers,’ ‘Trollhunters’ and more.
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This weekend marks the start of New York Comic Con, the 4-day mega-con that takes over the Big Apple each October in celebration of geek culture. Ahead of the weekends festivities, GeekMom Corrina Lawson and I preview what we’re most excited to see at this year’s con.
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What goes on behind the scenes of a Fright Fest? A whole year’s worth of planning.
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This guest post by Jon Waterhouse is an interview with Disney Imagineer Michael Roddy about “‘Star Wars’: A Galactic Spectacular,” now playing at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Florida.
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The Interactive Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery in Beaverton, Oregon, has over 4,000 board games that you can walk in and play, and it runs on donations and grants. This year, those grants didn’t come through, so unless they can raise a significant chunk of money soon, they’ll be evicted.
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Fall is the greatest time of year. How can you beat it? It’s the time for Halloween, great weather, and pumpkin everything. Oh, and perhaps best of all, it’s Renaissance Faire season!
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In my Gen Con photo recaps, I mentioned that Flying Frog Productions made a big announcement, but that it deserved its own post. Well, here’s that post.
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Here’s the last day of my Gen Con 2016 photo recap!
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