{"id":2368,"date":"2012-02-29T18:50:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T20:30:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T02:30:37","slug":"family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Fun Night with Shrek &#038; Friends  &#8211; Our DreamWorks Experience at @GaylordNational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2354\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Baby Girl LOVED her weekend with Shrek at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center - Socamom\" title=\"Baby Girl LOVED her weekend with Shrek at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center - Socamom\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Baby Girl had such a great time that she had to write a letter to the &#8220;Gaylord People&#8221; as soon as she returned from the party!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">What a weekend!<\/span> <\/strong><strong>On February 24th and 25th, <\/strong>Socamom Twitter followers and my Facebook friends were treated to some of the pictures of the highlights of our &#8220;stay-cation&#8221; with Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots, and a few hundred party ready parents and kids at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, right outside of Washington, DC. \u00a0I am not sure who was more excited when we arrived &#8211; the kids, or hubby and I, but <strong>we were all ready to have a great time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2355\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ladybug's Green Shoes - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" title=\"Ladybug's Green Shoes - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ladybug had on her green Converse sneakers, and I had my nails in the coolest Shrek-like green I could find &#8211; especially for the occasion. <\/strong> After an enthusiastic greeting from the staff in their green polo shirts, we picked up our itinerary and headed to our room. My oldest went over the scavenger hunt information as soon as we got into the room.<\/p>\n<p>View from our room:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2356\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/gaylord_panorama_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"View from our room at the Gaylord National - Shrek and Friends Dreamworks Family Fun Night\" title=\"View from our room at the Gaylord National - Shrek and Friends Dreamworks Family Fun Night\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/gaylord_panorama_socamom.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/gaylord_panorama_socamom-600x114.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/gaylord_panorama_socamom-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/gaylord_panorama_socamom-768x146.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I stayed at the Gaylord once before with my friends and fellow bloggers for the Blogalicious conference, but this was a different experience. \u00a0That was work and play, but this was all play (well &#8211; mostly play!) \u00a0While the my youngest checked out the fantastic room with the Atrium view, marble entry, dining room, gorgeous separate bedroom, living room area, and gorgeous bathrrom, the <strong>hubby and I marveled at the view from the balcony of the indoor mini-city that is the Gaylord.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Living area and Dining room:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2357\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_livingroom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Dining area and living area Gaylord National\" title=\"Dining area and living area Gaylord National\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_livingroom.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_livingroom-600x126.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_livingroom-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_livingroom-768x161.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful Bath:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2358\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bathroom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Gaylord National Luxury Bath - Socamom\" title=\"Gaylord National Luxury Bath - Socamom\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bathroom.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bathroom-600x119.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bathroom-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bathroom-768x152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bedroom:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2359\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bedroom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"King Size Bed - Gaylord National - Socamom\" title=\"King Size Bed - Gaylord National - Socamom\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bedroom.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bedroom-600x118.jpg 600w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bedroom-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_bedroom-768x150.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the time we were finished looking around, it was time to meet and greet the DreamWorks characters. \u00a0When we got to the ballroom, the kids lined up between the green velvet ropes to get their picture taken with Shrek, Puss, and Fiona. \u00a0More happy people in green polo shirts were busy getting ready for the big party, and the deejay already had the music going. <strong> Kids and parents were already dancing &#8211; and the party had yet to start!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2360\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_shrek_fiona_family.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_shrek_fiona_family.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_shrek_fiona_family-416x400.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_shrek_fiona_family-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of us got together with the characters and got our free picture, then the hubby jumped out and snagged this one with my ever present tablet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From 6:00 to 7:00, families were free to have dinner on their own.<\/strong> We had dinner with bloggers and journalists courtesy of Gaylord National, and what a treat! I saw the kids eyes grow wide when they saw the chocolate fountain&#8230; the GREEN chocolate fountain!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2361\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_green_chocolate_fountain_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Green chocolate fountain - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" title=\"Green chocolate fountain - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_green_chocolate_fountain_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_green_chocolate_fountain_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_green_chocolate_fountain_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>They had fresh fruit to dip into the swamp chocolate, and swamp juice in mason jars to wash it down.<\/strong> The buffet was amazing. \u00a0The staff really put a lot of effort into the details. \u00a0The kids had their own buffet tables with kid friendly foods (at a kid friendly height), and the adults had a wonderful selection as well. \u00a0As luck would have it, we ended up sharing a table with a children&#8217;s book writer and publishe, who was originally from Trinidad, and her family. \u00a0Her kids and mine were near the same ages, so they became fast friends.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2362\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_swamp_nails_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Swamp Juice and my Shrek green Nails - Shrek and Friends Family Fun Night - Socamom\" title=\"Swamp Juice and my Shrek green Nails - Shrek and Friends Family Fun Night - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_swamp_nails_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_swamp_nails_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_swamp_nails_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">My Shrek green nails and swamp juice!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After dinner, it was time to party! \u00a0We danced with the kids and the kids danced with the characters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2363\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/worms_shrek_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Worms, Mud, Dirt - Ogre Treats - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" title=\"Worms, Mud, Dirt - Ogre Treats - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/worms_shrek_socamom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/worms_shrek_socamom-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/worms_shrek_socamom-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We ate some swamp treats &#8211; worms, mud, and dirt (gummy worms, mousse, and brownie), as well as some more traditional treats like popcorn, cookies, brownies, chips, cotton candy, and Rice Krispy Treats&#8230;<\/strong> so the kids were about as happy as I have seen them without it being one of their birthdays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2364\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ogre_treats_socamom_shrek.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ogre Treats - Shrek - Socamom\" title=\"Ogre Treats - Shrek - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ogre_treats_socamom_shrek.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ogre_treats_socamom_shrek-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ogre_treats_socamom_shrek-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2365\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/snacks_party_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Snacks - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" title=\"Snacks - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/snacks_party_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/snacks_party_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/snacks_party_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><em>Cotton candy for them, coffee for us!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The dance party ended with Shrek leading a group of children around the ballroom to &#8220;Soca Conga Line&#8221; &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t have made that one up&#8230; my husband looked at me and said, &#8220;Socamom really does find a place to fit in everywhere!&#8221;<\/strong> What can I say, it just works out that way! Each one of the kids had decorated a pillow case in the craft area, so they \u00a0put it on the pillows that the staff gave out in preparation for the full length movie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2366\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_pillows_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Pillows - Gaylord National - DreamWorks Experience - Socamom\" title=\"Pillows - Gaylord National - DreamWorks Experience - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_pillows_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_pillows_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_pillows_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>All of the kids found a spot on the floor, spread out their blankets in front of the huge screen, and settled in with their snacks to watch Shrek Forever After.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I thought the kids would be worn out, but Mr. Social woke me up at 5:30 in the morning to take them all to the pool. \u00a0After they went swimming, we had a great buffet breakfast at Pienza.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2367\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/pienza_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"Pienza at the Gaylord National - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/pienza_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/pienza_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-416x81.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/pienza_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-300x59.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">You can join the fun on March 10th and have your own Dreamworks Experience at Family Fun Night with Shrek and Friends at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. \u00a0There are specials running just for the occasion. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaylordhotels.com\/gaylord-national\/dreamworks-experience\/february\/index.html?intcmp=gn-pl=tsr-cid=DWE-lp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Get information about the DreamWorks Experience at Gaylord National with Shrek and Friends on March 10th - Socamom\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>This trip was provided by Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center, Dreamworks, and Klout.com. <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2354\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Baby Girl LOVED her weekend with Shrek at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center - Socamom\" title=\"Baby Girl LOVED her weekend with Shrek at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center - Socamom\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/socamom_gaylord_note-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Baby Girl had such a great time that she had to write a letter to the &#8220;Gaylord People&#8221; as soon as she returned from the party!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">What a weekend!<\/span> <\/strong><strong>On February 24th and 25th, <\/strong>Socamom Twitter followers and my Facebook friends were treated to some of the pictures of the highlights of our &#8220;stay-cation&#8221; with Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots, and a few hundred party ready parents and kids at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, right outside of Washington, DC. \u00a0I am not sure who was more excited when we arrived &#8211; the kids, or hubby and I, but <strong>we were all ready to have a great time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-2355\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Ladybug's Green Shoes - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" title=\"Ladybug's Green Shoes - Shrek and Friends - Socamom\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/green_shoes_shrek_gaylord_dreamworks_socamom-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The ladybug had on her green Converse sneakers, and I had my nails in the coolest Shrek-like green I could find &#8211; especially for the occasion. <\/strong> After an enthusiastic greeting from the staff in their green polo shirts, we picked up our itinerary and headed to our room. My oldest went over the scavenger hunt information as soon as we got into the room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\/#more-2368\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Family Fun Night with Shrek &#038; Friends  &#8211; Our DreamWorks Experience at @GaylordNational<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogging","blog_design-has-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Family Fun Night with Shrek &amp; Friends - Our DreamWorks Experience at @GaylordNational - Socamom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/family-fun-night-with-shrek-a-friends-our-dreamworks-experience-at-gaylord-national\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Family Fun Night with Shrek &amp; Friends - Our DreamWorks Experience at @GaylordNational - Socamom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Baby Girl had such a great time that she had to write a letter to the &quot;Gaylord People&quot; as soon as she returned from the party! 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