Orlando Attractions

Hey Mickey, you're so fine - Disney World

Advantages: Great quality parks, great weather, Mickey Mouse
Disadvantages: Expensive to get to

...I love Disney. I love Disney films. I love Disney characters. I also love Florida. So this is pretty much match made in heaven time for me. There's several different Disney parks in Orlando - Magic Kingdom, Aninal Kingdom, Epcot, Downtown Disney, MGM studios and the water parks being the main ones. Magic Kingdom is the famous one, with the castle, plenty of rides and shows, real good mix of adult rides and stuff for the kids.You can have character ...
...for kids. Downtown Disney is more for adults, with bars, shops and restaurants. Most hotels have shuttles to the Disney parks so they are easy to get to, or you could rent a car. Disney certainly isn't cheap and it's one of the most tiring holidays around. Disney is very corporate and yes, agressively marketed. The parks can also get very busy, but a lot of effort has gone into Disney, the fireworks are great, the rides are good, everywhere has different ...

Leannie1000 10.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Disney World (Florida)

Making a Splash

Advantages: Good selection of things to do.
Disadvantages: None

...on a Disney Property. Typhoon Lagoon is probably my favourite of the two Disney parks. The park is built with the theme that a huge storm happened which impaled a fishing boat on top of a mountain and the resulting tides and rapids have continued. The setting is like a tropical island. There are lots of palm trees set around sandy beaches with tropical music drifting around. Arriving as the park opens gives you a good choice of sun beds. The beds ...
...bit tricky getting between them. Towels can be rented cheaply and it is a good option as it saves you having to launder all the sand out when you get back home. Large and small lockers are available to rent which are quite a good idea as you don’t want to leave money or expensive cameras on your sun beds whilst enjoying the attractions. Waterproof boxes that can be worn around the neck can be bought in the shop and are useful for keys etc., we bought ...

Meggysmum 02.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Typhoon Lagoon

A great day out

Advantages: Great rides
Disadvantages: Expensive shopping

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is the second part of the Universal experience. The Islands of Adventure are accessed from the same car parks as Universal Studios, but after passing the bag check area you need to turn left at the city walk rather than right. The party is split into six areas, Marvel Super Heroes, Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park, the Lost Continent and Seuss Landing. Marvel Super Heroes The first ride you come across in this ...
...times we went to the Islands of adventure, there was nothing here that really gripped the children's imaginations, and none of the rides really interested them. Seuss Landing The only ride in the entire park that had a queue over 30 minutes on the two days we went was the high in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride, and after waiting 30 minutes to go on the ride I have to say I have absolutely no idea why the queue so long. The ride takes you ...

Fiver29 09.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Islands of Adventure

Fantastic Sealworld centre

Advantages: Very amazing, friendly staff
Disadvantages: NA

...hundreds of different types of sea life animals ranging from dolphins, killer whales, sea lions, tiny sea creatures etc. During the day there is many live shows taking place involving some of the bigger sea life creatures e.g. Dolphins, Killer whales..... they are all amazing and breath taking as you find yourself saying how do animals of that size manage to do that and understand humans, it makes you want to have a go at it yourself . there is alot ...
...i would defanatly recommend this sea life park to anyone who is either going to florida or thinking of going to florida its a once in a life time oppotunity, i can garrentee that you will walk into the centre not knowing what you will expect to find but when you leave you will be speechless and amazed.it is expensive to entre this park but it is worth every penny. ...

Mazzy3 24.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sea World, Orlando

A Universal experience

Advantages: Great rides, lots of fun
Disadvantages: Prices

...three of my friends was Universal Studios. Universal is linked to Islands of Adventure and we did both parks in one day due to limited time, although I'll review them separately. LOCATION: Universal Studios is in Orlando, Florida. As with most Orlando attractions it is fairly well signposted. You just need to get onto the I4, the main road through Orlando, and it is signposted off this. There is a ridiculous amount of parking available. Make sure ...
...section is named after a Universal character such as Spiderman, the Cat in the Hat and ET. PRICES: This is a theme park in Orlando so don't be expecting a cheap day out! You can buy lots of different combinations of tickets for the park. We got a day pass which covered Universal and Islands of Adventure. These cost us about $80 each. These tickets don't seem to be available on the Universal website itself but they are on various discount sites on ...

tartlette83 27.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Universal Studios