As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Disney announced plans to close Splash Mountain – at Disneyland and Walt Disney World – in 2020 after a petition to change the beloved water ride's theme went viral. Disney said the change had been in ...

Yes, it’s hot out there, and the kids are cranky sitting indoors in the air conditioning. Why not take a trip to a splash pad? We found seven parks—two are new!—from tiny to gargantuan so everyone can ...

There’s nothing quite like a deep dive into the shallow, vomitous puddles of children’s splash pads. Even toeing the edge is enough to have one longing for the unsettling warmth of a kiddie pool. But ...

It’s summer, which means the kids are at home and you want them playing in the backyard — not indoors on their iPads. But simply telling them to “go have fun outside” rarely cuts it. Still, that doesn ...

In the summer of 2020, amid the cultural reassessment and nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd, fans of Disneyland’s Splash Mountain were put on notice. The 1989 ride, popular for ...

Splash the otter was bored. So, he did what any intelligent mammal with dexterous paws would do. He pushed his plastic sleeping crate across the room and up against the door. Splash then hopped onto ...

As anyone who has potty trained a toddler or lived with a bunch of guys knows, pee splash-back is a costly act: It takes a toll on the bathroom floor and anyone standing nearby. While there may be ...

With her mermaid appendage comprising intricate layers of thin latex and hand-painted skins and gills, Hannah would have to spend up to eight hours in the make-up chair having it attached. "It was a ...