The Disney World in Orlando, Florida is an ever changing place of magical excitement and adventure. Apart from the wonderful rides you can enjoy at Disney World, there are also other attractions that are being added which include the expansion being constructed at Downtown Disney. This year, it will be expanding its entertainment attractions by offering the one and only ETX (Enhance Theater Experience) facility in the country. The auditorium 1 of Disney World Resort will include a 20% larger floor to ceiling screen, fully equipped with the latest in 3D technology. Other new attractions include:
New retail entertainment from RIDEMAKERZ will also open at Downtown Disney on the West Side. The store is planning to incorporate real – sized cars and a highly interactive experience that will allow park guests to build and customize their own RC vehicles. There are more than half a billion ways to create and modify a highly interactive mean machine and ever since this attraction opened in March this year, the majority of the visitors who went there were fully satisfied with their tinkering experience.
There is also a new facility at Disney World that caters to all your pet friends. All available pet hospitality services include basic grooming, board and lodging, dog camps, and special amenities are provided for those visiting Disney World with their lovable pets. There are also available luxury suites that are equipped with TVs, raised beds, and other excellent amenities for the comfort of your pets. Pets can also have outdoor activities that feature nature walks and social playgroups. There are also pampering services, depending on your choice of anything from ice cream treats to a pet spa.
These are just a few of the the many things that are new at Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The lists are endless and Disney World guarantees visitors to have a fun filled adventure at their theme parks this year.
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I can’t tell you how many times we get asked “what age is the best age to bring a child to Disney World?” Obviously, this is a personal preference, and Disney World really does have something for children of all ages. I did read something a few weeks ago which made really good sense…to have the best time at Disney World limit your visit to one hour longer than the age of your child. So if you child is 3 years old you might want to break your day up into multiple visits which last 4 hours or less. So you might want to the parks around 9am and then return back to your hotel at 1pm. At the hotel your child might want to take a nap or you might want to swim in the pool, then return back to the Disney World parks for another four hours of fun.
Kids of all ages love Disney
Keep this in mind when planning your next Disney World vacation, the parks are the least busy between 5pm and 7pm. A lot of the park goers are just worn out come 5pm and they head back to their hotel room while another large group of park goers are eating at one of the many restaurants located throughout all the theme parks. So if you decide to go back to your room and rest during the afternoon hours, if you can make it back to the parks around 5pm the wait time for most rides should be less than at any other time during the day.
There are a lot of activities at Disney World for you and your family to do. Most guest know of the obvious ones such as: going to the theme parks, golfing, tennis, swimming. Here are a couple of activities I bet you did not know that you could do at Disney World.
Boating in front of the Grand Floridian
1. Bass Fishing- Disney World has quite a few really large lakes and the bass fishing is some of the best in the entire world. In fact, there are quite a few professional bassmasters and guides who fish everyday on these lakes.
2. Boating- For a small fee you and your family may rent large pontoon boat to putter around in or you may rent a smaller more nimble jet boat. Now keep in mind these smaller boats only have a 25 or 30 horse power motor on them so they are more quick than they are fast.
3. Horse Back Riding- Disney sits on 26 square miles and there are quite a few horse back riding trails. It is funny, once you get on these trails it almost seems like nobody is around; however, in reality there are usually hundreds of thousands of people with in just a short mile or two distance from you.
4. Hot Air Ballooning- The Central Florida area is home to some of the best hot air ballooning in the entire world. If you want to go we suggest going early in the morning, it does not seem that it would be much fun to be up in the hot air balloon during one of our afternoon storms.
5. Running- Disney host a marathon every January and a couple of biathlons and triathlons during the year. If you want to do some exercise while on vacation Disney is a great place to run.
We hope these five activities opened your eyes to all that you may be able to do while on a Disney World vacation. If we can assist you in making your travel plans please give us a call at 1-800-641-4008.
Just released this morning that Disney World is going to be raising their 1 day ticket to Disney World from $79 to $82, this is a $3 increase or roughly 4%. This raise in ticket prices was actually a blessing to most Orlando travel companies as the increase was expect to be much larger than just the $3.
The new rate will take effect on August 5, 2010. There has been rumors of ticket prices going up on the multiple day passes but those increase typically take effect 30 to 45 days after the single day price increases.
One of the most romantic trips you can plan for you and your loved one is a trip to Walt Disney World. Whether you’re celebrating your wedding anniversary, the holidays or any other special occasion, your loved one will never forget a long weekend or a week’s worth of touring Disney, Universal Studios, Sea World and all of the other great attractions in the Orlando area.
To put a romantic exclamation point to the end of an adventurous day around Disney World, you can surprise your wife or girlfriend with a fresh bouquet from a local florist.
Winter Park, located approximately 25-30 minutes northeast of Disney, is a great place to take your date for fine dining, shopping and entertainment. There’s a romantic boat ride available via the scenic boat tour down Winter Park’s canals. Other romantic areas near Disney include Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, where you can take a horse carriage tour around the incredible wildlife.When you return from your romantic night out, you can end the night with a gift of flowers. The closest florist to Terrace Ridge Disney Vacation homes is Flower Power Florist, which accepts check?s?, traveler’s check??, invoice??, American Express??, Discover and other credit cards.
Flower Power sells full bouquets, balloon bouquets. The cheapest flower arrangement is the handbag of blooms, for $39.99, and the designers choice arrangement
Candy Bouquet, offers a unique alternative to the traditional florist. For the girl with a serious sweet tooth, a gift from Candy Bouquet could be the perfect ending to the day. Instead of handing your special lady the cliche bouquet of roses, you can give her a bouquet with the appearance of a beautiful flower but the ingredients of high-quality signature candies and chocolates.If your loved one has a strict diet that requires sugar-free candy, the florist can cater to other dietary needs. Candy Boquet is located at 4807 W. irlo Bronson Mem. Hwy, Kissimmee, FL. Their phone number is (407) 397-0093?
If you’re near the Orlando International Airport, you should consider calling Heredia Flowers of Orlando, located on 3332 South Semoran Boulevard, Suite 6. Popular arrangements at Heredia Flowers include Sweet Georgia Peach, Casa Blanca Lilies, Make a Splash Boquet, Celebrate the Day, Rainbow of Blooms, Summer Style, classic dozen roses,Fruit Cocktail and Summer Style. Prices range from $45 to $100, depending on the arrangement.
To complete the Disney experience, your family should reserve a table for one of the dinner shows. These dinners offer all you can eat and an incredible atmosphere where your senses will be overloaded with entertainment.
One of the longest-running dinner shows at Walt Disney World is the Hawaiian-themed spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at the Polynesian Resort. While you and your family are served generous portions of barbecued pork ribs,rice, roast chicken, fresh pineapple and other traditional dishes from the Pacific Islands. Throughout your meal,you’ll see entertainers dance and perform stunts on stage, including flame eaters and luau dancers. If you’re celebrating a birthday or special occasion, you can pre-order a celebratory cake. Shows begin at 5:15 p.m. and 8 p.m.
If your family craves a slow-cooked meal, Mickey’s Backyard BBQ at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort combines two American favorites- a buffet and classic Disney characters. The menu includes smoked ribs, smoked chicken, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob and more.
After your kids finish their meal, they join along with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and other Disney characters who line dance to music from a country-western band. Other highlights of show include rope tricks and other kid-friendly fun,r. Reservations and re-payment are the show, which required. Mickey’s Backyard Barbeque is on Thursdays and Saturdays, from March to December. Prices are $44.69 for adults and $26.99 for kids, with tax and gratuity included.
One of the best deals for a Disney dinner show is the Fantasmic Dinner show at Hollywood Studios.
Kids ages 3-9 can eat for just $11.99
The main cost difference between the Fantasmic Dinner Show and the other Disney dinner shows is that Fantasmic requires you to already been in one of the Parks. Fantasmic is a nightly show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which features fireworks, lasers and stunning visual effects Meals are served before or after the show, depending on the time of the show’s beginning, and park visitors who opt for the dinner show package can choose between two restaurants: .Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano or Hollywood and Vine Dinner. Popular items at Mama Melrose’s include the wood-fired flat bread, stuffed chicken breast, linguini and filet mingon. Hollywood and Vine serves prime rib, citrus chicken,salmon, stir fry and more.
Sometimes we need to stop and thank our men and woman in uniform for their courageous service to our country. Often times we do not think about them, but if it was not for our military we would not be able to enjoy the freedom we do today.
Orlandovacation.com would like to take $25 off the price of all military personnel vacation package deal to Orlando. This is an additional saving on our already low discounted prices.
It has also been brought to our attention that Disney World is offering all Military Personnel and their family members a deal we could not believe. All military personnel can get a 4 day Disney World Ticket for $99. This is a great deal, all military personnel are paying less than $25 a day to visit Disney.
If you’re planning to celebrate America’s independence with a trip to Walt Disney World, you’ll find plenty of events to keep your family entertained throughout your stay. Headline events at Walt Disney World Resort in July include several live concerts in each of Disney’s parks, including Disney’s “Celebrate America! concert, July 3 and 4 , at 9 p.m.;Epcot’s “Illumnations:Reflections of Earth” laser light show. Several shows continue throughout the month of July, such as the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade and the Electric Light parade, both at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. At Animal Kingdom, guests can watch a 15-minute,parade known as Mickey’s Jammin Jungle Parade, which loops through the various sections of the park—Africa, Discovery Island, Asia, and back to Africa.
Mickey’s Jammin Jungle Parade begins at 3:45 p.m.,daily and features elaborate animal puppets, spectacular stilt walkers, drummers, musical safari vehicles , wacky rickshaw taxis and 8-foot-tall Party Animals. Other popular parades in July include Disney Hollywood Studios Block Party Bash,featuring your child’s favorite Pixar characters, including characters from Monsters Inc, The Incredibles and Toy Story. Other attractions at the Block Party Bash include acrobats, trampolines and retro tunes. Like the electrical light parade, the Block Party was originally featured at Disney’s California Adventure Theme Park. Another popular show at Hollywood Studios in July is Fantasmic! Which features one million gallons of water and 50 costumed performers. Combining explosive pyrotechnics, shimmering laser lights and dazzling dancing water effects
A two week-long sporting event known as ESPN Rise Games highlights the third and fourth weeks of July at Walt Disney’s Wide World of Sports. ESPN Rise is a series of sports challenges for youth and high school sports teams in basketball, football, lacrosse and soccer, and youth baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, and track & field teams. If you don’t think your family can afford a week or long weekend at Walt Disney World, you should visit reputable discount Orlando vacation package sites. With hundreds of Disney-area hotels desperate to sell rooms during the economic depression, there’s never been a better time to find an incredible deal on lodging in the central Florida area.
Summers in central Florida are known for their scorching hot temperatures, but you can find a variety of fun ways to cool off in Orlando. If you plan to visit the Orlando area in July, you should plan to spend at least one of your family vacation days at a water park. Whether you’re staying near the Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld or Universal Studios, you can find a water park within a few miles of your resort or vacation home.
One of Orlando’s most popular water parks is Wet N Wild. Located in the heart of the International Drive, Wet N Wild features a wide variety of slides for park visitors of all ages. Some of the most popular slides at Wet N Wild include the Bubba Tub, Der Stooka and the Black Hole. If you’re staying in Orlando for several days, you can combine your Wet N Wild ticket with admission to Universal Studios and Bush Garden, using the special ticket deal known as the Flexticket.
Orlando’s newest waterpark is also located on International Drive: Sea World’s Aquatica theme park. Located just across the road from SeaWorld, Aquatica combines the up-close marine life encounters of Sea World and thrilling water slides spread across a 60 acre water park. Popular slides at Aquatica include Roa’s rapids, Wanau Way, Walkabout Waters, Taumata Racer, Hoo Roo Run, Tassie Twister and Walhalla Way.
If you’re staying closer to the Lake Buena Vista section of Orlando near Walt Disney World Resort, you can visit Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. Attractions at Typhoon Lagoon include the wave pool, where you can body surf waves up to six feet tall, Castaway Creek, Gangplank Falls ( a 300-foot long slide with family-sized tubs), the Humunga Kowabunga free fall water slide, Mayday falls innertube ride and Shark Reef, where you can snorkel with reef sharks.
Another Disney water park is Blizzard Beach, which was built a few years after Typhoon Lagoon. Top attractions at Blizzard Beach include the Slush Gusher, a 90-foot tall water slide, and Snow Stormers.
Central Florida nights heat up in June at Walt Disney World during the nightly celebration known as “Summer Nightastic.” Park visitors can enjoy the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios during extended hours.
Light up your summer at Walt Disney World Resort with Summer Nightastic! from June 6 through August 14, 2010. The highlight of the night is Disney’s Main Street Electrical Parade. For decades, millions of Disney fans have flocked to see the animated floats featuring the characters from their favorite Disney Classics, including Tinker Bell from Peter Pan, Pinocchio and Snow White.
Other parks at Walt Disney World are enhancing the daily experience for park visitors. At Hollywood Studios, thrill-seekers are sure to love the new effects added to the park’s most popular ride: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Music lovers can watch tribute bands pay tribute to the most popular bands of all time at the Sounds Like Summer Concert Series, an annual live event that rocks Epcot theme park. From June 12 to June 19, fans of the 70′s disco band, the Bee Gees, can hear the Bee Gees tribute: Stayin’ Alive. From June 20 to June 26, Hotel California, a tribute to the legendary rock band known as “The Eagles”, will perform nightly at Epcot.
Summertime also marks more events for nature lovers at Animal Kingdom, including Kilimanjaro Safaris and Expedition Everest and the daily shows. Kilimanjaro Safaris give riders an up-close and personal encounter with giraffes, zebras and other wildlife, with open-sided safari vehicles. The expedition ventures across rivers and open fields, to give riders a unique look at wildlife in an open habitat.
Summers at Disney World also mark the start of a special time for star wars fans: Star Wars weekends. Hosted by Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Star Wars weekends include light saber demons,special shows and presentations. Star Wars Weekends events are included with admission to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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