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Four Parks in One Day?

Four parks in one day? Is it possible? Most people would think that it wasn’t but, always up for a challenge, we thought it was worth giving it a go. It wouldn’t be possible to go on every ride, or visit every attraction in each park of course, but w...
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Bubba Gump’s at Universal Florida

Well we have eaten at many places in Orlando on our many holidays but have never eaten in the Citiwalk area of Universal Studios main due to the fact that it tends to get very busy in the evening with people out for the evening going to the bars and ...
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Ride Guide – Kali River Rapids

Buckle in for a wet and wild river raft adventure down the Kali River Rapids! Based in the Asia area of Animal Kingdom, this fun river rafting ride is sure to entertain and perhaps even soak you! This is another ride within the Animal Kin...
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Epcot’s Soarin’ over California

Disney Theme Parks just get better and better, have you ever wanted to fly above the clouds and see what it would be like to be a bird? Then this new attraction from Disney is for you. You can find it in The Land in Epcot, so remember to co...
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Biergartin - Epcot Germany Pavilion

Before visiting this restaurant in the German Pavilion at World Showcase I do not think any of us had understood the true meaning of the Oktoberfest tradition. Apparently on October 17, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria celebrated his marr...
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Epcot's Miniature Railway Train Garden

Disney put on certain events at quieter times of the year to attract more guests to EPCOT. The major two are the Food and Wine Festival in the fall and the Garden Festival in the spring. While many of the popular things do appear for many years they ...
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The Olive Garden

We had not been to an Olive Garden Restaurant on our last two trips to Florida so decided to go there last month for a change. The Olive Garden we visited was on highway 192 just East of Poinciana Blvd. We chose to go on a Sunday evening arou...
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Finding Nemo – The Musical

Finding Nemo – The Musical takes place in Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park in the one thousand five hundred-seat theatre “Theater in the Wild”. This theatre was originally built for Tarzan Rocks. Having seen both of these productions I c...
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Universal Studios Florida

FloridaSituated next to Islands of Adventure and another must do for your next trip is Universal Studios, You can purchase a one day two park pass which allows you access to both Islands of adventure and Universal Studios. Separated into six zones th...
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What is the Disney Dream Like?

If you have children, and time to fit in a Disney cruise during your Orlando stay in a wonderful villa, then the Disney Dream could be just up your street. Disney already has two ships sailing out of Port Canaveral on the Atlantic coast, about an hou...
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Marathon on the Florida Keys

Visitors to Key West wishing to break their journey often stay over at either Key Largo or Marathon. The latter is a quaint tropical city and is conveniently situated in the middle of the Keys island chain. The first time we went to Key W...
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Rhino Rally – Busch Gardens

My family and I went out for the day to Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay. We had never been before and wanted to do a ride after eating – but not a rollercoaster on a full stomach! We headed for a ride called Rhino Rally which is located in Nairobi. We did...
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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

For someone who has a fear of lifts this ride is something that you would never dream to go on. Why would I subject myself to a ride that 13 stories tall and the lifts plunge at varying stages? We have been visiting Florida since the children...
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The American Adventure - Epcot

When you enter World Showcase from Future World, The American Adventure is directly across the Lagoon. It is the centre -most pavilion in the World Showcase and is flanked by Italy on the east and Japan on the west. If our group splits up we ...
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Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

You really don’t need to have an interest in gardening to enjoy Epcot’s Annual International Flower and Garden Festival. For a whole seven weeks, from the end of April to the beginning of June, Epcot is transformed into a magical explosion of colour....
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Roller Coaster Design

Having written about a number of the roller coasters I have ridden, it dawned on me that much about the engineering and design of these sophisticated structures is very much taken for granted by all of us. As a result I decided to produce this small ...
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Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is an hours drive from Orlando and well worth a visit. If you prefer not to drive to Busch take the Busch Gardens Shuttle Express for only $5 per person for a round trip from Orlando. The service is usually free with the pu...
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Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil is situated in Downtown Disney, you cannot miss the huge white top as you drive down to it. Parking is ample and if you have a blue disabled UK parking badge please bring it as it recognised there and might save you a long walk from ...
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Tips for First Time Disney Visitors

There is no doubt that a holiday in Orlando is great fun but can be very tiring.  The first time we went, we made sure we were at the parks as soon as they opened and left when they closed - we have now learnt to pace ourselves otherwis...
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The Flying Unicorn, Islands of Adventure

The Flying Unicorn in the Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure is tucked away in a far corner near Duelling Dragons. It is a roller coaster that is really intended as a children’s ride (it is classed as a ‘Junior Coaster’), although you must be at ...
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Downtown Disney shopping experience - Marketplace

Downtown Disney is not to be missed on a trip to Florida. Even if you don’t go to the parks then you can get all your Disney souvenirs from the wide range of Disney shops to keep you and the family amused for hours. One of my favourites is the...
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Shamu's New Show 'BELIEVE'

Seaworld has taken on board the most ambitious entertainment project in its 41 year history. The new production is called ‘Believe’ and it showcases SeaWorld’s spectacular killer whales with awe inspiring choreography. The three story set and panoram...
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A different Magic Kingdom firework experience

Imagine the scene. It is a quiet evening in the Magic Kingdom, the Spectromagic Parade is at seven pm, the Wishes firework display is at eight. We arrive at the park at around six, nicely cool and relaxed and meet a hoard of people leaving the park l...
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Universal IOA Part One

Universal’s Islands of Adventure is a fantastic theme park made up of “five islands”. When you first enter the park if you head left the first Island you come to is “Marvel Super Hero Island” which is more suitable to older children as the ri...
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Tony Roma's

Every time I visit Orlando I like to try a new restaurant, not necessarily new, but new to me. This trip it was Tony Roma’s. It is situated on International Drive, opposite where the Mecado used to be and just a bit before Pointe Orlando on t...
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