Orlando

What can i say about Orlando that hasnt already been said. I absolutely love the place. From that minute getting on the plane i start to feel like a big kid, and thats the key - people think its only for kids etc well they couldnt be further from the truth. On our first year going we had taken the option of a hire car though beware, when we got to the airport it wasnt free as the insurance was quite high for it, thought we accepted this and thought we will get good use out of it anyway. Except when we arrived to the hotel we realised there were shuttle buses everywhere which meant we didnt have to use the car at all, so we brought it back got money back on ...  Read the complete review

When you arrive at Orlando Airport you can easily hire a car by taking the Car Rental Company's shuttle bus, We booked through holiday autos and Alamo was the rental company, it's like a theme park in itself, the kids can wait next to the drinks machines outside and wait for the rental car to pull up by the parent then hop in, it's quite funny as you wait because you think oh will they upgrade for free, basically if you get offered an upgrade then it's because they don't have your compact but the trick is to say no I don't want an upgrade, so you end up with an upgrade for free. Orlando has a huge abundance of Quality Hotels and Motels, Motels will be similar to ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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. ...  Read the complete review