To help kids get excited about a trip, have them watch a movie featuring your destination.
Some examples:
Paris: Rugrats in Paris, Ratatouille, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Passport to Paris
France: Beauty and the Beast
London: Flushed Away, My Fair Lady, Harry Potter, Mary Poppins, Winning London
Scotland: The Water Horse, Braveheart (If the child is older!)
Ireland: Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Europe: Euro-Trip (Very old child – over 18!!!)
Austria: Sound of Music
Italy: Lizzie McGuire Movie, When in Rome
Switzerland: Heidi
New York: Enchanted, Ghost Busters, Muppets Take Manhattan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Men in Black, Stuart Little, Spiderman
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Channel - Stories from the Vaults, National Treasure
Hawaii: Aloha Scooby-Doo, Lilo & Stitch, Pearl Harbor, Magnum PI, 50 First Dates, Surf's Up
China: Kung Fu Panda, Mulan
Egypt: Prince of Egypt
Africa: Lion King, Madagasgar 2, Tarzan, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra; For Older Kids - Gorillas in the Mist, Cry Freedom
Russia: Anastasia, Fiddler on the Roof
South America: Up, The Emporer's New Grove, Jungle to Jungle; For Older Kids - Medicine Man, Evita
Mexico: Three Amigos, The Road to Eldorado
Australia: Crocodile Dundee, The Rescuers Down Under, Kangaroo Jack
Various Locations: Scooby Doo
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