Orlando Guide - Disney General - Page 1

All Things Disney!
We are ‘Disney fanatics’ in our family and love all things Disney. But did you know that there are lots of other Disney attractions apart from the theme parks? Of course, if this is your first visit you will probably want to spend most of your...
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Hungry for more?
October provides such a feast of events in Disney World and the International Food and Wine festival is just one of them! Based in Epcot’s World Showcase, the International Food and Wine festival is now larger than ever with around 30 “Market...
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Blizzard Beach Part 2
If you have younger children there is an area dedicated to them so they can have just as much fun as the grown ups. This area is called Ski Patrol Training Camp and I have to say I was jealous as I was too big to try out the features there,...
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Fancy a bit of adventure?
When wandering around Pleasure Island during the day, which can be done for FREE by the way, some 7 years ago now I think it was? We realized that in fact there were few places we could enjoy as adults with our 6 year old in tow!! Whilst...
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Blizzard Beach Part 1
Blizzard beach was the second Disney water park that we visited, our first was Typhoon lagoon and that was great and so we just had to check out Blizzard Beach and the famous summit plummet that we had all heard so much about At entrance of...
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Typhoon Lagoon
If you want a day at the parks but also need to chill out, why not try Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, it has everything that you need for a superb, but relaxing, or not, day out. Try to get there early to set up a central area with loungers on one of the...
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Celebration
Disney is renown worldwide for their fantasy, the trade mark castle, the fantasia fireworks and laser shows and this is continued in the Disney town of Celebration, it’s easy to get to off the 192 where the water tower stands on the junction, and...
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Typhoon Lagoon part 1
Typhoon Lagoon Part 1Our first trip to a Disney water park was to Typhoon Lagoon many years ago, it was our very first trip to Florida to experience the whole Disney adventureAfter a few days hurriedly experiencing the theme parks we...
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Typhoon Lagoon part 2
Typhoon Lagoon part 2The lagoon itself is brilliant it is so big I haven’t seen anything like it in the UK, if you don’t like the deep water the lagoon opens out into a wide shallow bay which is great for the younger children or grown...
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Go Visit Mickey and Goofy
One park that seems to be in the shadow of the much better known Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom is Hollywood Studios. Although this park is smaller in comparison it really does pack a lot in. As you arrive the first thing you see is a...
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Typhoon Lagoon
We all love water parks and when you visit Orlando these park should be high up on your priority list of parks to visit. Let’s start by talking about Typhoon Lagoon. This park is situated on the Disney World complex close to Magic Kingdom....
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Pin Badge Trading
One very popular hobby in the Parks is Pin Badge Trading. Badges are available for purchase from all the shops in the parks and also on carts around the Parks. There is a badge for every ride, every character and every park so you can buy a...
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Bibbity Bobbity Boutique
A dream come true for little princesses everywhere, well princesses aged three and over.Our morning started off with a 9.30am appointment for my two princesses. They were each given an invitation to a ball, inside the invitation was a choice...
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Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney is one of our favourite places to go especially in the evening. Beside a lake that connects with Disney resorts it is divided into three linked areas, West Side, Pleasure Island and Marketplace. Plus a Wedding Pavillion for that...
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Disney's Boardwalk
Unless you’re staying in one of the Disney resorts you may not realise there is more to Disney than the parks and maybe Downtown Disney. Disney’s Boardwalk is part of the Boardwalk Resort on Crescent Lake, a short walking distance or boat ride from...
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Hidden Mickey's
How did it all Start? Rumour has it that Hidden Mickey’s started out when the building of Epcot commenced, at this point Disney Management wanted to keep all the Mickey’s and Minnie’s confined to the Magic Kingdom. (However as we all know,...
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Disney for Those with Special Needs
Disney for those with Special NeedsDisney World is a magical place and need be no less so for those with special needs. If you have any concerns your first port of call should be to Guest Relations located at the entrance to all the parks....
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Mickey’s Halloween
As with most people when they holiday in Orlando one of the first things we did was visit The Magic Kingdom. As we finished the day there the park started to get ready for the evening event of Mickey’s Halloween, we tried to get tickets for that...
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Disney Market Place and Downtown
A place I particularly like to visit whenever I go to America is Downtown Disney and Market Place. No holiday to America would be complete without going to “Disney-fied” place. Downtown Disney offers a whole range of activities to people of all...
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Christmas at Disney
My favourite time of the year to visit Walt Disney World is in December, preferable before Christmas week when it becomes far too busy. You can enjoy the same Christmas attractions but without the crowds by visiting during the first two weeks in...
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