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Water Parks in Orlando

There are 4 main water parks in the Orlando area The main ones as you would guess are in Disney Blizzard beach This is set around a snow capped mountain (but with the Florida sunshine. Melt away bay is the beach ar...
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Basketball at the Amway Arena

Following our most enjoyable and entertaining evening watching Orlando Magic play Philadelphia 76ers during our last Florida holiday, we decided to repeat the experience during this year’s holiday. The Amway Arena is quite easy to find, locat...
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Seaworld and Discovery Cove Price Rise Announced

From now thru December 25, 2005 Florida Adult Residents can enjoy and revisit their youth through the purchase a single-day ticket or annual pass to SeaWorld Orlando for the price of a child’s. The “Be a Kid Again” offer is available only to Florida ...
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Christmas Memories 2

A Thousand and some Lights Returning after dark to sample the delights of “The Park by Night” was a wonderful time. This visit we took the ferry over the lake to the entrance of the Magic Kingdom. It was the best way to go as from the ...
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Changes over 35 years - part 3

Here we are back again in 1993, all alone, just the two of us. Time is moving on - too fast! Back to the story. Highway 192 now led up to Highway 27 and the area we know as Davenport and Clermont. Villas were starting ...
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Buffet Style Restaurants

When you visit the Orlando area you’ll find virtually every type of restaurant imaginable. If you want value for money try the buffet style restaurants. There are numerous types such as Ponderosa, Sizzler and Golden Corral to name just a ...
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Perkins Restaurant Chain - Don’t Drive past this one!!

Though we have always chosen the restaurants (diners) that looked popular when visiting Orlando, I guess it would only be honest to admit that budget has often been a huge part of that choice too. Perkins has always been one of those places that w...
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The ‘Extra Special’ Disney Magic (Part II)

If you have read Part I of our Magical Disney Experiences you will be aware that we had been told by our guide on the Keys to the Kingdom Tour last year that Disney employees were ‘empowered’ to make their own decisions especially where they were in ...
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ICE at the Gaylord Palms

Having never visited Florida at Christmas time before the one thing I was determined that we should see this year was ICE at The Gaylord Palms. I had heard good and bad reports of it but was going to make my own mind up. I therefore booked our ticket...
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New Baby Otters at Seaworld

Are you a sucker for new babies? Do you go all ‘gooey’ at the sight of a newborn animal? Well you had better get down to Seaworld, Orlando fast, in order to see the cutest babies ever – four baby otters born in early March, 2009, after a two month ge...
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ICE! - How they do it

This article is the third in a series and should be read in conjunction with the others which give details of the location and the scenes you will see inside. First let’s look at the raw figures to see what it takes to create this display. It ...
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WALT DISNEY, PART 1 The Early Years

'You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. ' I wonder if you can guess who said that? Well, it was Walt Disney, of course, the man who created Mickey M...
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Busch Gardens for Wimps

All the brochures for Busch Gardens seem to feature Sheikra, the floorless roller coaster with 90 degree drops, so we wondered if this was the best place to visit as we don’t do high thrill rides and we were taking my mother! The answer was a resound...
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IT'S MUSIC TIME IN CENTRAL FLORIDA!

There are some huge names performing in Orlando between late January and March - so if you are a fan make sure you book your vacation to coincide with the concert you want to attend! SEA WORLD BUD & BBQ FEST For fans of country musi...
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New Year's Eve 2009/2010 Part 2

Continuing with our great evening on New Year’s Eve, we decided to make our way to Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom as we thought what could be more magical. We did wonder whether we would ‘get in’ as sometimes Magic Kingdom is so busy on New Year’s Eve, ...
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Orlando’s Lesser Known Attractions – Part I

Anybody contemplating a holiday in Central Florida, or more specifically – Orlando, will be more than familiar with the big name attractions that draw millions of visitors to the area every year. Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adven...
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HISTORIC BOK SANCTUARY

How about visiting somewhere different when you are next in Florida? Bok Sanctuary has something to interest almost everyone. An extremely serene and peaceful place, this national historic landmark was gifted to the USA by Dutchman Edward W Bok in 19...
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Webster Farmers' Market

We had heard about this a few years ago but had never actually got to visit it. Well, on our last visit we finally made it. From our home in Clermont it took us about 45 minutes to reach. This distance is not that far but most of the road once you le...
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The ultimate shopping guide

Even without the excellent exchange rate, shopping in the US can be a very worthwhile pastime. In December 2008, the duty free allowance is expected to rise, so you can make even better use of your luggage allowance. I always start my shoppin...
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Tours of Gasparilla Inn, Boca Grande.

While staying on the Gulf Coast you may like to visit the old historic Gasparilla Inn, Boca Grande (‘The Inn’ as it is known by locals) which celebrates 100 years in 2013. It is only a short drive from Rotonda West and midway between Fort Myers and S...
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Disney Pin Trading

One of the things which has taken off in Disney is Pin Trading. If you’ve visited Walt Disney World in the last few years, you’ve probably noticed people, including Cast Members wearing large numbers of pins. Did you know that trading thes...
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Other things to do in Orlando besides theme parks

Theme parks are what holidays in Orlando are all about. However, some who visit regularly may be a little tired of theme parks. So what else is there to do. Plenty! There is a place quite near to the Disney area called Winter Garden and this ...
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Take a walk on the wild side?

OK, so perhaps you've been to Florida before, done the theme parks, so what else is there? A surprising amount that you probably never even heard of before! If you like wildlife, there's a whole heap of it in Florida. Probably some of it is ri...
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Shopping in Florida

Even though our exchange rate is not at its best at the moment, it is still a good idea to shop in Orlando. It is about the same in dollars as it is in pounds to buy clothes in America. A good example of that is Ugg boots which are £179 here in the U...
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Flying indirect to Orlando

Ever looked on the internet for direct flights to Orlando and they were very expensive? There are ways to get to the Sunshine State without paying the earth and sometimes they only take 3 hours longer to get there. Fly indirect can save you a load of...
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