Parks With Points

Happy New Year - hope we start using more Point this year Summary of what was redeemed 1 overnight free stay - Hilton Points $100 Shutterfly for gifts, against which we turned in $80 in Discover Cash back (20% bonus right now) Chase Rewards - Pay yourself back to offset a season pass for Indian Beach Credit Card Changes P1 New Card: Hilton American Express (the no annual fee version) Why? I have a Hilton card I want to down-grade and not have a monthly fee. I get 80,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points for signing up for the new card.  [ Click hear to check it out and support the site ] More info on latest hotel thoughts at  ParksWithPoints.com/Hotels Credit Card Strategy No strategy change, still on the same card paths - You can review what Credit Cards I use for what category at  www.ParksWithPoints.com Open Thoughts Would anyone be interested in our Point balance? -- Hilton, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Discover cash back - I was moving them off excel and into a tool so once I figure that out

36th annual East Peoria Festival of Lights - Here is our POV so you can see if your interested. If you go you just tune your vehicle’s radio to 88.1 FM for holiday music to accompany your drive. Cost: $10 Festival of Lights Official Website

As we continue to document our trip we are introducing Nature Parks . As our family looks into more socially distanced options there isn't a reason people wouldn't also find the trip details interesting. We gave some thought to not listing them on the same site but when it comes down to it we feel like it works into the model of the site. In the future we will look into having a separate social pages so people can follow different trips on the socials.

 This show is getting held at multiple amusement parts around the US so check it out there  or you can watch the video of the first show here:

Well, due to the pandemic we are not going to make it to Holiday at the Park so thanks to Show Me Coasters   Rollercoaster Rylie got to do a virtual trip.  

I know..I know.. how does a trip to Disney lead to a travel blog that doesn't really cover Disney? The short story is I wanting to come back right away and that took me down the path of all the travel hacking websites dedicated to Florida theme parks and using miles and points to lower the cost.  Fast forward to my realization that we would not be coming back right away and set my sight on some new goals: Small trips and more of them Leverage passes we already have Get more experiences for the budget So, when I couldn't find a site like that I started outlining one and now I will be posting trip details on what I did and hopefully people find it helpful.

Summary of what was redeemed 1 overnight free stay - Hilton Points $100 Shutterfly for gifts, against which we turned in $80 in Discover Cash back (20% bonus right now) Credit Card Changes P1 New Card: Hilton American Express (the no annual fee version) Why? I have a Hilton card I want to down-grade and not have a monthly fee. I get 80,000 Hilton Honors Bonus Points for signing up for the new card.  [ Click hear to check it out and support the site ] More info on latest hotel thoughts at ParksWithPoints.com/Hotels Credit Card Strategy No strategy change, still on the same card paths - You can review what Credit Cards I use for what category at www.ParksWithPoints.com Open Thoughts Would anyone be interested in our Point balance? -- Hilton, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Discover cash back - I was moving them off excel and into a tool so once I figure that out I would be happy to share. Next Research Gas - with next years  2021 Rollercoaster Rylie all Six Flags Extravaganza   I need some other