Believe it or not we have never been to Old Town Kissimmee before in all our years visiting Florida. We hadn’t realized how easy it was to get to Old Town from our villa on Southern Dunes. Simply up H27 onto I4 and straight onto H192 next to ...
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When a Reporter for a Local Polk newspaper was attending a meeting of the school board -he noticed an item on the agenda that caused him concern. The old Homeland school was to be disposed of as it was no longer needed as a functioning school.
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For a thrilling adventure that is a little different to the usual parks in Orlando why not try Boggy creek airboat rides. Easily reached from anywhere around the Orlando areas, if you travel down the US192 east to Poinciana blvd between marke...
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Festival Of The Lion King Join Simba, Timon, Pumba and a host of their jungle pals, in this spectacular musical production that puts you right into the heart of their tribal celebrations. Featuring state of the art lighting and sou...
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Set in the heart of Fantasyland, Mickey’s Philharmagic is a stunning 4-D movie. What is 4D? It is a 3D movie with the added dimension of special effects to make the experience much more immersive.
You enter the theatre for Mickey’s Philha...
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Drivers, start your engines!
Tommorowland Speedway is four track, car racing ride in the Tomorrowland area, and is a great fun ride for all ages. Using petrol powered two seater mini cars, riders have free control over the steering, speed...
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For anyone visiting Orlando in need of an adrenalin rush, you will not be disappointed. Every park contains at least one thrill ride and I was lucky enough to experience one of the most breathtaking and newest rides at Disney Hollywood Studios./p...
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Having come to Florida for the past 10 years, we have always had affection for Hollywood Studios (Formerly MGM Studios). As a something for everyone family park, you can’t really can’t go far wrong with Hollywood Studios. From great shows, to first c...
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If you enjoy walking during your holiday and especially if you enjoy walking in the Old Floridan areas then this article will be right up your street!
One area I would like to recommend to you is Flat Island Preserve (The Daubermile Trail...
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After jungle trekking around Africa and Asia as described in Animal Kingdom Part One, if you still have the energy to visit more of the park then here are other areas you may wish to visit.
Discovery Island
At the centre of Di...
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The island of Cozumel lies 12 miles off Playa del Carmen on the east coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsular, 30 miles south of Cancun. Cozumel is 30 miles long and 9 miles wide, and this relatively flat island has an interior covered by parched scrub, ...
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Whether you’re a big kid or a little one, and a theme park holiday is one for you, a visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom has to be a priority during your trip to Orlando. Animal Kingdom really does cater for all ages with thrilling rides, amazing attrac...
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You know, the way Disney is designed is pretty incredible, but some things are so subtle that you might even miss them. Take Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom, for instance. I bet you have walked along the shores of Discovery River, with Everest i...
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What can I say? Are there any superlatives to describe this wonderful attraction? Apart from the fact that it was horrendously crowded, (well it WAS August) and there was no express pass, and we had to stand outside in the blistering sunshine for ...
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This wonderful show takes place on Sunset Boulevard in the Hollywood Hills Amphitheatre. We’ve been going to Disney for quite a few years now but only saw this show for the first time last year, it was a huge mistake to leave it so long! It...
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If you are about to spend Christmas in Orlando, there are a few tips I can offer you. First, do not be surprised if people wish you happy holiday, they are not commenting on your trip to America, but wishing you Merry Christmas, they just seem to hav...
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Historic Bok Sanctuary located just off US27 at Lake Wales is well worth a visit at any time of year. There are a number of separate areas of interest here, not least the Carillon Bell Tower and the Pinewood Estate but for the purpose of this article...
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Not having too much knowledge about this tour at the Magic Kingdom we didn’t know what to expect but did know it was about 2 hours long and you met a character at the end, so we booked it about 7 days in advance.
We turned up about 10 minu...
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Disney legend tells the
tale of a freak winter storm that dropped snow all over the western side
of the WDW resort! And as temperatures soared back the usual Orlando
temps and the snow began to melt, great slides etc wer...
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Just for fun and who knows when the subject may come up in your local pub quiz!
Mickey is not married but his long term girlfriend is Minnie Mouse.
He has a pet dog called Pluto and one of his best friends is Donald Du...
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There is good news at Epcot for the Brits and even better for the Scots. For the first time ever this year, Scotland have been added to the exhibitors at The Food and Wine Festival.
There will be a lot of Scottish whisky offered (of c...
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Virgin Upper Class.
I couldn’t believe my luck. We hadn’t planned on going over to our villa this year as a holiday, so, because my wife works at a school and she can’t take advantage of cheaper air fares, I went for just a week in March....
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When is the best time to book park and attraction tickets? Well there are many ways to do this but some of them are more fraught with danger than others. When I first travelled to Orlando back in 1994 there was a lot of small kiosk building s...
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Character Dining : Once Upon A Time Breakfast (Cinderella’s Royal Table) : There can be no better way to start your Disney day than being greeted by Cinderella in the glorious dining room of her magical castle, to enjoy a pr...
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Review of Aquatica – Seaworld’s water park
Whilst me, my sister, my Nanna and my mum were in Orlando America one of our theme park choices was Aquatica. Aquatica is just around the corner from Sea World. First we parked the car, it cost $1...
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