Orlando

There is so much more than the mouse’s house in Orlando, so much more! Having first sampled Mickey’s swamp back in 1987, I returned in 90 and then every year since 98 (twice in one year.) why, I hear you ask. What is the appeal of the plastic palace that Walt built? Well to be honest, we don’t really do Disney now, we outgrew the mouse about 5 years ago and tend to enjoy the real Orlando and Kissimmee attractions. Her lakes, parks and nature. The golf and the shops. So what's to do in Disney Town when you are fed up of the mouse? Okay, I will add a bit about Disney here as it’s only fair if you have come looking for some ...

Just got back from 14 fantastic days, in the theme park heaven of Orlando - here's my tips on what's hot and what's not - fortunately not too much on the latter. Although Orlando is famed for Disney, IMO Universal gives it a run for it's money - and in many instances. Found that although you can buy your tickets in advance, it can be cheaper if you shop around and get them in florida - checkout the numerous tourist information places - many have some excellent packages. Ok so how did I rate them -? UNIVERSAL STUDIOS 4 out of 5 - not too many 'white knuckle rides' but loads of indoor attractions (Terminator 2 -3D / Back ...

I have written a few ops about our holiday to Orlando, Florida already, but these were mainly about Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and our apartments we stayed at. I thought it would be nice just to write about what I thought about Orlando itself, as it wasn?t what I expected. I had never been to the US before and didn?t know what to expect. I heard different stories from around America, some nice and some very off putting. People had said how nice it was; other said how dangerous it was. So I went very open minded. The first thing I noticed when I arrived was how clean everything was, and I don?t just mean generally, I mean everything was clean. ...