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Safety First

Safety in Florida is a matter of common sense and a few basic rules. Make sure you have adequate insurance, if the worst happens and you fall ill or have an accident whilst you are on holiday, it will be very expensive to be in hospital a...
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Walt Disney World Resort Florida ~ Brief Overview

Walt Disney World ® Resort Florida ~ Brief Overview Florida just wouldn’t be Florida without the magic and excitement that is Walt Disney World ® Resort. As one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world, the f...
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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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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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Universal Studios Orlando - A Brief Tour

Universal Studios the largest working film and television studio outside Hollywood. You never know who you might meet. Five years ago I was lucky enough to see Tom Hanks working on a new TV series. Universal Studios - where you ...
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Fun facts about Mickey's friends

Just for fun and who knows when the subject may come up in your local pub quiz! Mickey is not married but his long term girlfriend is Minnie Mouse. He has a pet dog called Pluto and one of his best friends is Donald Du...
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A Visit to Naples

My parents first discovered Naples over twenty years ago and we have all have been back many times since. We find the best way to travel to Naples is to fly into Miami and then drive along Alligator Alley, none of us have ever seen an alligator! It i...
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Woody Woodpeckers Kidszone

Although Universal Studios is probably better known for its spectacular rides the Studios really do have a little bit of something for everyone. Here there is an entire section devoted to younger children called Woody Woodpecker's Kid Zone. Wh...
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Central Florida Zoo.

Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located in Sanford on North West Highway. This will be about an hour from your holiday villa in The Parks area. This zoo has been in existence in one form or another since 1923 and it started with ...
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Hollywood Studios........a history.

If Walt Disney missed the opening of Magic Kingdom by a whisker then he missed the opening of M. G. M. by a mile for he had been dead for 23 years. But his magic and influence continue to live on in all of the later projects. br /...
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My trip to the Florida Keys

Islamorada is one of the Upper Keys, this island is known as the sporting fishing capital of the world. There have been more record-breaking fish caught here more than anywhere in the world. Islamorada consists of a clutch of small islands wi...
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Vista del Lago - A Great Location

When searching for a home that we could spend 6 months a year, one of the main priorities, as every home owner is aware, was the location. We knew that the west US-192 around the Formosa Gardens area at mile marker 4 ticked off most, if not all the r...
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What’s so great about Universal Studios? Islands of Adventure 3

What’s so great about Universal Studios? Islands of Adventure 3 The Marvel Super Hero Island area of Islands of Adventure is amazing and we come to what has to be one of the best if not the best rides in the whole of the theme park, Th...
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Bush Gardens Ride Accessibility Programme

The Ride Accessibility Programme is designed to help anybody with a condition or disability which could affect their enjoyment of Busch Gardens theme park. Anyone who would benefit from the programme should visit Guest Services on entrance to the par...
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Magic Kingdom - Fun Facts

Please find to follow some fun facts about the Magic Kingdom, however please be warned - only read if you really want - it may give away some of the magic! • The Magic Kingdom first opened on the 1st October 1971. • It had been such a...
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MGM becomes Hollywood Studios

Disneyworld Orlando, Florida’s Hollywood Studios opened on May 1st 1989 and stretches across 135 acres. Much of it is devoted to television and movie production, and this park has seen many attractions come and go, including the ‘Backlot Tour, ’ with...
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Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom is the flagship of Disney. The 100+ acres are arranged into different lands surrounding Cinderella’s Castle. Once you have parked  your car ( and carefully noted the row it is in – many hours later this is easy to fo...
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Heritage - Eco River Tour

When visiting Crystal River many people take commercial boat trips to swim with the manatees, but if you are looking for something a little different, why not try a Heritage -Eco River tour? These tours leave The Crystal River Preserv...
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Wet n Wild in Orlando, Florida

Wet ’n Wild was the first water park to open in Orlando and despite both Disney and Seaworld opening water parks Wet’ Wild still stays very busy. There are so many different things to do here. You can start with the Black Hole where y...
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Preparing to pack on a rainy Afternoon

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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Review of Aquatica – Seaworld’s water park

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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MANTA - Seaworld, Orlando

MAMTA first opened in 2009 at Seaworld, Orlando to accompany KRACKEN as their flagship rollercoaster. Wanting to design something different the ride is based on a flying Manta Ray that faces the riders horizontal unlike the conventional rollercoaster...
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My Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Experience

For anyone visiting Orlando in need of an adrenalin rush, you will not be disappointed. Every park contains at least one thrill ride and I was lucky enough to experience one of the most breathtaking and newest rides at Disney Hollywood Studios./p...
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Star Tours - Hollywood Studios

With the latest Star Wars release (the Force Awakens) being released in cinemas, Disney are keen to push the Star Wars brand as much as they can (not that they really need to push it all that hard! ). Until the new Star Wars Zone is built at Magic Ki...
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Festival of the Lion King

The Festival of the Lion King, at Walt Disney World’s theme park Animal Kingdom, has to be one of the most colourful of all their live shows and audience participation is fully encouraged, especially with the children. It was inspired by Disney’s ani...
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