Florida Guide - Disney Parks - Page 1
The Magic Kingdom - Fantasy Land
The Magic Kingdom, Walt Disneyworld is the most famous and the most popular of all the parks. It is split up into five different sections, Fantasy Land, Adventure Land, Future Land, Frontier Land and Toon Town. I do apologise in advance if an...
Viewed 14 times since 22 January 2010.
Going Behind the Scenes at Disney
The minute you step into any of the Disney parks you can feel and see the magic, with so many wonderful experiences to savour, and so many adventures to take part in. Of course, we will never know all the secrets behind these amazing parks, but you c...
Viewed 12 times since 31 December 2009.
Blizzard Beach
The years that we stay for three weeks or more at our villa we usually buy Annual tickets for Blizzard Beach. We find that if you intend visiting the Park more than three times this is the most economical ticket to buy. Having this ticket als...
Viewed 12 times since 31 December 2009.
Hidden Mickeys throughout the Parks
You could find hundreds of them, in the parks, in the attractions, in the resorts, there are even some on the roads leading into the parks Many of the millions of guests that visit the Walt Disney World Resort to see Mickey Mouse do not reali...
Viewed 12 times since 29 December 2009.
Landscaping at Disney
Whilst visiting the Disney parks, hotels, golf courses and Downtown Disney I bet you have never given a second thought to the maintenance and gardening carried out by their horticulture staff. Six hundred and fifty specialists are employed by Disney ...
Viewed 11 times since 8 December 2009.
Star Tours ride at Disney's Hollywood studios
I don' t know why but this ride has always been a favourite of our family probably because when the kids were very small they loved this ride it was one of the favourites although it could possibly be because when I was about to leave school Stars Wa...
Viewed 12 times since 19 October 2009.
The Magic of Disney Animation
After a number of visits to the Disney parks I often find myself looking for something different to visit, on one very long hot visit to Disney MGM studios we found ourselves well and truly tired and hot and stumbled across the Magic of Disney Animat...
Viewed 13 times since 19 October 2009.
Lights Camera Action Extreme Stunt show
This is one of the newest attractions in Disney Hollywood and in my view it is one of the very best, without doubt it is one of the most exciting shows with lots of noise and action, it is definitely not one to be missed! Lights Camera Action...
Viewed 10 times since 19 October 2009.
Expedition Everest - Animal Kingdom
This is Animal Kingdoms newest ride and as such is very popular. It is a Fastpass attraction so I would suggest you go and get your Fastpass as soon as you enter the Park. There is a height restriction of 44 inches but some children over this...
Viewed 379 times since 13 July 2009.
Mickeys Very Merry Christmas Party 2008
Although this event is advertised as 7pm until midnight you can actually gain entrance to the Magic Kingdom at 4pm and like many other guests we took advantage of this. Your Christmas Party ticket will get you into the park, no need to use a day on y...
Viewed 423 times since 13 July 2009.
WALT DISNEY WORLD MONORAIL
If you are anything like most visitors to Orlando, you will ride the Walt Disney World monorails without thinking too much about them. Certainly, alongside Disney’s fleet of buses, they are one of the workhorses of the parks, and are definitely an in...
Viewed 442 times since 7 July 2009.
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain is located in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Even before you actually see the ride you will hear the delighted screams of the riders inside their eight passenger logs, as they plummet down into the water below. Frontierlan...
Viewed 308 times since 7 July 2009.
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Around World Showcase
Given that the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival runs from mid March to the end of May it is hardly surprising that the earlier of our two bi-annual trips to Florida inevitably coincides with the festival. As keen amateur gardeners (not Chelsea Flower...
Viewed 366 times since 7 July 2009.
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival – Future World
This year the theme was ‘Fun in the Sun’ and on entering the park via the front entrance the first photo opportunity presented itself. Life sized sphagnum topiaries of Mickey and Minnie, backed by Goofy on a surfboard cresting a wave, and the Epcot ‘...
Viewed 308 times since 7 July 2009.
My Favourite Disney Park Part 3
You may recall in my last article I wrote about how my favourite park was Magic Kingdom but right at the end I started to wonder what about MGM studios or as it now known Hollywood Studio’s …. that’s a cool park for sure. After much though an...
Viewed 193 times since 7 June 2009.
My Favourite Disney Park Part 2
OK so in my last article I started to change my mind after stating the Epcot was my favourite Disney Park to visit and now it’s Magic Kingdom! One of the main reasons that Magic Kingdom is my favourite Disney park has to be to do with the fac...
Viewed 194 times since 7 June 2009.
The Tree of Life, Animal Kingdom
The Tree of Life, the iconic structure in the centre of Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom, is one of the most frequently photographed structures in Walt Disney World and with good reason too. Next time you visit the park, spend some time having a closer l...
Viewed 170 times since 30 May 2009.
Meerkats at Animal Kingdom
I simply love meerkats – can’t get enough of them. I am an avid watcher of ‘Meerkat Manor’ on Animal Planet, and stop everything when the ‘Compare the Meerkat/Market’ advert comes on. So I bet you can guess where I head straight for when I visit Disn...
Viewed 174 times since 26 April 2009.
Is it Walt Disney World, or is it The Magic Kingdom?
The very first time I travelled to Orlando to visit Walt Disney World I was slightly confused. I had read some guide books and so I was aware that it was split up into different areas but I still mistakenly thought that the Magic Kingdom was just ano...
Viewed 406 times since 20 April 2009.
Star Wars Weekends 2009
‘May the Force Be With You! ’ If you instantly recognise where that came from (Hans Solo says it to Luke Skywalker, just before the attack on Death Star battle station) then you will undoubtedly be a ‘Star Wars’ fan. And if you ARE a ‘S...
Viewed 528 times since 19 April 2009.
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