For years, infact ever since we have owned our villa, we said that we would go to visit Gatorland, mainly because our youngest wanted to, and then he didn’t, and then he did, anyway, this time we didn’t give him the choice, we told him, and his b...
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This was a new attraction that none of us had seen before. It was being built on part of the old Backlot Tour the year before when we were over in Florida and we were eager to watch this attraction as it had been heavily advertised. As with a...
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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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Who in their right mind would sit for a minimum of one hour in very humid temperatures on very hard bench seats, just to watch a 25 minute show with a mouse? The answer? Anyone who has either experienced this show before, or who has had it ...
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Jim Carey' s Seaside in Florida
I dare say if it were not for the attention Hollywood brought to the coastal town of Seaside then it would just be be of a number of small towns dotted along the 30A in the Panhandle , but the fact it was ch...
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Fort De Soto, a beautifully scenic state park located at the entrance to Tampa Bay, is a great day out for all ages and well worth a visit if you are heading south towards Tampa or St Petersburgh. Located just across from Tampa Bay, Fort De S...
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A great way to spend a rainy afternoon in the sunshine state.
If like me you usually leave your packing to the last day, I found on a recent trip where we had a rainy afternoon my time would be best spent removing all those labels from t...
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When you visit Florida, you are sure to wonder about Cracker homes and Cracker people mentioned.
Well, what are they?
Cracker people were the true pioneers of Florida, self reliant and resourceful. They spoke in a patois of Ol...
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The sun is shining and we are enjoying another barmy Floridian Day, heading west down Interstate 4 towards Tampa. The kids are looking forward to a day at Busch Gardens and their favorite roller coaster Sheikra. Since they have been tall enough to ri...
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One thing not often mentioned about Orlando is its proliferation of tasty treats. I have wasted a good amount of time sampling these – all in the name of research of course!
At the edge of Celebration and in the Florida Mall (and possibly...
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We have always been great fans of Bahama Breeze and often tried without much success to have dinner at the one in Vineland Avenue by Premium Outlets after an afternoon’s shopping. We did however manage to have several very nice lunches there without ...
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Kennedy was one of the first attractions that we visited when we first came to Florida over 10 years ago. On our recent trip to Orlando, we had our extended family with us so we just had to include Kennedy Space Centre on this trip some where along t...
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After our Hippogriff ride, we double checked the queue for The Forbidden Journey and decided to abandon the thought of sampling the ride that morning, as the queue size had trebled and the ride had still not opened. This was a real disappointment, bu...
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I have some tips for which is the best Theme Show to visit and the reasons why I think this is the best show that Orlando has to offer. Firstly I would say that they all shows in Orlando offer good value for money but its a question of ...
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We decided to give this event a try last year after reading about it on the Disney website (we hadn't found this forum at that point) We really didn't know what to expect other than maybe the park would be a little quieter since it is a separately...
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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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Fantasmic! There can be no better way to end your exciting day at Disney MGM Studios than by witnessing their truly spectacular and thrilling night time show Fantasmic! This astounding epic of fireworks, lasers, stunning animation,...
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There are two of these wonderfully themed restaurants in the Orlando area, the first is at the Marketplace in Downtown Disney and the second is just outside the entrance to Animal Kingdom. Both restaurants offer diners the chance to experienc...
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“Applebee' s” a lovely place to eat. During a recent trip to our villa we decided to eat at Applebee' s. We had never been before but it had been recommended by some friends as being a nice relaxing place with a good atmosphere that served gr...
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Right I’ll start by trying not to give too much away. If you haven’t been to the Cirque de Soliel show “La Nouba” at Downtown Disney then you are really missing out. This show is in the Big Top looking building near Disney Quest. Parking is f...
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom was the fourth and so far last theme park to be opened. Mixing wild rides with wildlife this park doubles as a conservation area and a learning centre for children young and old – here are some fun facts. • Animal King...
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Backstage Safari : A unique opportunity to step “backstage” at Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see how the specialist keepers and veterinarians face the daily challenge of keeping all of the Kingdom’s animals fit and healthy, as well as...
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One of Universal’s newest and badest rides (Rip Ride Rockit) was completed in the summer of 2009. The ride and the famous first drop now stand well above the famous Universal Studios entrance as one of the main stand out sights when you first walk up...
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I had not even heard of a Segway although I had seen them not knowing what they were! However some friends of my brothers had taken this tour and had really recommended that we go on it. Children must be over 16 years so we left the girls with Grandd...
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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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