Hints and tips for enjoying the parks

Extra midweek blog – hints tips. Some of you lucky folks are going or have already landed in Orlando! Not jealous much… so here’s our few little hints and tips to get you through the holiday without breaking the bank or having a melt down. 1.Take your own snacks and drinks into the […]

Shopping

Shopping in Orlando – what can we say except IT’S GOT EVERYTHING!! And then some…… Mall at Millenia Let’s start at the top and work down to the bargains. Mall at Millenia is one of our favourites. It’s a super pretty shiny Mall – some regular American stores and department stores and also some high […]

Water parks – the like of which you’ve never seen before!

Where to begin? Brand new waterparks. You’ve got em. Old school and still a brilliant day out. You’ve got it. Well step right up! We thought we would start with the two new kids on the block. Universal’s Volcano Bay and Margaritaville’s Island H20 Live! These have opened just over a year apart and they […]

Things to do in Orlando – not theme park related!

It’s true, there are so so many other things to do in Florida and the Orlando area as well as the famous and fabulous theme parks. So are you wondering what else is on offer that does not involve a visit to the Mouses House?? We can tell you for sure you could spend the […]

FOOD FOOD FOOD AND MORE FOOD!

If you like your food then you’re in for a treat. Florida and the Orlando area can offer you the most amazing array of food you could ever imagine. A great deal of it is not on the healthier side of things – but hey ho that’s what holidays are for. Healthy choices can be […]

DISNEY AND UNIVERSAL TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED

If you are looking to book your holiday, or park tickets or plan your Orlando trip you may be seeing various terms and phrases such as “Fastpass” “Photo Pass” “Universal Express” – and have absolutely no idea what they mean, or how they will help you book and plan your fabulous holiday. We can assure […]

OUR LAST TRIP (AS IN LAST ONE WE WENT ON – NEVER GOING TO BE A “LAST” TRIP)

Someone we asked to have a look our last blog (‘cos we’re still learning and interested in feedback) suggested we should post how we booked the last Orlando trip we went on and who we used. So as a follow on from the last blog we thought we’d do just that. We booked a fly […]

PLANNING STAGES – EXCITING!

Thought we’d revisit some planning tips with regard to planning your trip so that we can go into a bit more detail and provide more up to date information. Planning and researching before you book anything will be the difference between you having an amazing holiday (all Orlando holidays are amazing obviously!) and an “out […]

Theme park tickets

So you’ve booked your Orlando holiday – you are going to have the most amazing time so congratulations on that! We are already excited for you, you have no idea how fantastic this holiday is going to be. Now – sorting out your theme park tickets can sometimes be a bit confusing and a little […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining us! We are first time bloggers with a great deal of enthusiasm and experience of Florida holidays – hoping some of our experiences might help you plan your perfect trip in the minefield of amazing options and choices. This is us – Tracey and Rob. Starting point – how to book your […]