Have a SummerBlast! at Hilton Bonnet Creek this Summer

Saturdays during SummerBlast! at the Hilton Bonnet Creek, Participate in Ducktona 500 - The Great Summer Blast! Duck Race
Saturdays during SummerBlast! at the Hilton Bonnet Creek, Participate in Ducktona 500 - The Great Summer Blast! Duck Race
Saturdays during SummerBlast! at the Hilton Bonnet Creek, Participate in Ducktona 500 – The Great Summer Blast! Duck Race

Don’t just have a blast this summer, have a SummerBlast! There’s no disputing Central Florida is the theme park capital of the world but that doesn’t mean it’s the kids who have all the fun. In fact, this summer I’m looking forward to checking out the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in the Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland as well as Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley in Universal Orlando.

Where to rest my head? The Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek offers some adult-only fun without feeling out of place, plus free transportation to and from the Disney parks. Oh, they’re family-friendly, too, if that’s how you roll.

Some of the 1,000 Creative Cupcakes, Cupcake Lovers Weekend, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Fla., June 15, 2013
Some of the 1,000 Creative Cupcakes, Cupcake Lovers Weekend, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Fla., June 15, 2013

On summer weekends May 23 through Aug. 31, 2014, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek offers SummerBlast! which is a celebration of 101-days of summer vacation. Activities for kids and adults include pool fun, arts and crafts for the kids, twilight golf at the sister property Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, family golf, ice cream socials and poolside movies, just to name a few activities. Over select dates they offer specialty weekends.

You may recall, last summer I visited during their Cupcake Lovers Weekend (which is June 14 & 15 this year) and oh, my! I definitely got sugared up during that delicious weekend which included a cupcake unveiling, selection of cupcakes ranging from sweet to savory, and a lesson with a mixologist to craft some cupcake-inspired cocktails.

Banana Pecan Cupcake Martini, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Fla.
Banana Pecan Cupcake Martini, Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Fla.

And, I also wandered over to the Waldorf Astoria Orlando and was converted into a princess at their pampering spa. Ahhh…I remember it like yesterday.

In addition to Cupcake Lovers Weekend, the two other Specialty Weekends are:

  • Memorial Day Weekend, featuring SummerBlast! Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. (Saturday, May 24)
  • Fourth of July Weekend, featuring SummerBlast! Fireworks (Saturday, July 5)

Activities and events are subject to change without notice and additional fees may apply.

For a complete list of activities and room rates, visit the Hilton Bonnet Creek SummerBlast! website.

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Jenn

Jennifer A. Huber is an award-winning travel and outdoor blogger and writer in Southwest Florida. Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., a hiking trail led her to a career path in the tourism industry for more than 30 years. She spent a decade with a park management company in Yellowstone, Death Valley, and Everglades National Parks. She founded the travel blog, SoloTravelGirl.com with the goal of inspiring others to travel alone, not lonely. The unexpected death of her former husband in 2008 reminded her how short life is. His passing was a catalyst for sharing her experiences with the goal of inspiring and empowering others to travel solo. Jennifer holds a Travel Marketing Professional certification from the Southeast Tourism Society, is a certified food judge, member of the NASA Social community, and alum of the FBI Citizens Academy. When not traveling, she is either in the kitchen, practicing her photography skills, or road tripping with her dog, Radcliff.

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