If the adults and teenagers in you party want to enjoy a good evening’s entertainment a visit to Sleuth’s Mystery Dinner show will provide this. We also took a quite a mature 10 year old who also enjoyed it. Sleuths is situated in the Goodi...
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Brunch at the House of Blues is a great way to experience Gospel music and its messages. Situated in Downtown Disney there are two shows every Sunday at 10. 30 and 1pm. It’s a great way to hear an important message. We arrived around 10. 15am...
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Weeki Wachee Springs was named by the Native Americans known as the Seminoles. It means winding river.
No wonder the Seminoles chose to settle here with its endless oportunities to fish and hunt. They lived happily here until the coming o...
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What can I saw about this show that hasn’t been said already? We first experienced this evening of magic several years ago. We were extremely keen to see it again, and one evening during our visit in July this year, we managed to offload ...
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Florida EcoSafaris is located at Forever Florida in St Cloud. It is a cliche to say that here is where you find ' the real Florida' but it is!
A good way to explore the 4700 acres of wilderness here is by horseback and you can.
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We first noticed Salt Island Chop House and Fish Market when we were driving along International Drive and saw a rather large sculpture of an angler fish - possibly one of the ugliest fish you have ever seen - outside what looked like a really nice r...
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Spiderman the ride is located In the Islands of Adventure theme park, next door to Universal. The park is made up of different themed areas, each one called a different name. The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman ride is located in Super Hero Island. ...
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Boggy Creek has a large campground and we went to the two Airboat ride locations on their vast property. This was the Southport location at the end of Southport Rd. You travel onto Poinciana Blvd off 192 and keep going for about 18 miles. When...
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A guest recently emailed me and asked me “will
teenagers enjoy Disney?” Of
course! And decided to send a quick insight into some rides for her son
and daughter
Disney is great fun when you are young as the sight of Mickey is thrill enou...
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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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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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If you love shopping then there is no better place to go than the Mall at Millenia in Orlando. It is reached via International 4 (I4) and exited at the Conroy Road turn-off. Follow the signs for Mall at Millenia and then you will be confronted with o...
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Review It' s the talk of the town, well Islands of Adventure to be precise. For any Harry Potter fan, this is definitely a must see. From the moment you walk up to Hogsmead, you are transformed In to the m...
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A glimpse into Magic Kingdom theme park Magic Kingdom theme park was opened on the 1st Oct 1971, by far the largest of all the Disney parks. It is the first theme park Walt Disney built and is dedicated to the Disney Characters, Mickey’s magic...
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Pleasure Island is a 6 acre night time theme park comprising 8 night
clubs, restaurants and shops situated
on an island linked by a bridge
to the Downtown Disney complex.
It is owned by Disney and is inc...
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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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On departing Epcot we debated taking the car to the Magic Kingdom and leaving it so that it was at the park where we intended finishing our day but this would have meant taking Disney transport to Hollywood studios. As time was short and there was st...
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Every ride and attraction within these 2 theme parks has a sign at the entrance that lists the height requirements for the ride and also warnings about certain medical conditions Children under 48" (1.22 meters) must be accompanied by...
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Earthquake – An extraordinary ride by anyone’s standards. You climb aboard an underground train, you are then subjected to an earthquake of massive proportions’. The special effects are amazing and you really get the feeling that this thing i...
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This is a real treat for fans of the Marvel comics and in my view the best part of Islands of Adventure and without doubt the best attraction is “ The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman' The Amazing adventures of Spiderman This is a 3D s...
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Well this is a bit of an offbeat topic for a Florida guide but it is a question I get asked quite a lot by potential visitors to our Vacation home in Orlando Florida
First I will say that I am not a steak expert in any way I am not a butcher...
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This little gem is tucked around Crescent Lake between Hollywood Studios and Epcot theme parks. It echoes the Atlantic New England Resorts from the bygone era of the 40’s with it’s charming clapperboard style buildings and pretty ice cream colours an...
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One of the best theme parks in Orlando the whole family really enjoyed this day out. However when we go again we are making a change to the day. As it is an hour’s drive away from our villa we would eat on the way back, and not back in Orla...
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If you are lucky enough to be in Florida in February or October you can visit the Silver Spurs Rodeo and see some of America’s top rodeo riders in action. Before Disney farming was the main industry in this part of Florida and so there is a cowboy he...
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This was one of the first stunt shows that we watched upon our first visit to Disney many many years ago, although it’s been around for quite a few years now it is still very popular and rightly so. Almost everyone of any age group must by now have s...
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