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Disney Princess Quiz

The Disney Princesses can be found in many places at Walt Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. Children love these characters, who all made their debuts in the animated full length feature films so loved by all. From Cinderella to Belle, from Snow White ...
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Last Day Treats

It is your last day and you have to check out at 10am and you don’t need to check in at the airport till 1 or 2pm what do you do to keep the kids amused? If you haven’t managed down to the Everglades for the day what about an Airboat Ride...
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House of Blues – Part II

About half an hour or so after we had been seated, and made good inroads into the buffet, the house singer, an African American lady with a superb voice, came on stage. Her role was to get the audience warmed up prior to the main act, and it wasn’t l...
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International Drive - Part 2

After the Conference Centre and luxury hotels on International Drive, you will arrive at some very up-market restaurants, one of the best is the Ming Chinese Restaurant or at the entrance to Pointe Orlando there is Maggiano’s Italian restaurant. Also...
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How to avoid spending hours waiting in lines at Disney parks

Spending lots of your precious holiday time standing in lines waiting to get onto the rides at Walt Disney World is probably not something you want to do, so here are some tips to help you avoid that situation. First of all get to the park as...
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ICE - Gaylord Palms (Seasonal Exhibition)

2008 is the sixth year of the ICE exhibition at the Gaylord Palms hotel in Orlando and its biggest to date. This is also our first visit to the exhibition. The exhibition is a walk-through celebration of ice carvings, and this year included nearly tw...
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Outback Steakhouse

A friend of mine had just arrived from Scotland and was staying with us for two weeks. To keep him out of mischief, I gave him the computer to play with and brought up the Orlando Guide Dining page on VillasFlorida. com. After he had perused for twen...
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St Augustine

St Augustine Two hours drive north of Orlando is the historical city of St Augustine. St Augustine is America’s oldest city and has two main areas of interest, the 43 miles of beaches and the buzz and charm of the old town. Both are gre...
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Universal City Walk

Situated at the approach to the Universal Parks this is a great place that is really jumping in the evenings. You make your way from the car park, along the moving walkways, towards City Walk. There is a whole range of shops and restaurants aw...
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Florida with diabetes

Diabetic, live in the UK and never been to Florida before? No worries if you get just a little organised first. It's not normally necessary to order a diabetic meal from your airline as this usually has too little carbohydrate content and a 'n...
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Florida Mall - A Shopping Extravaganza

If, like me, you are a shopaholic, then one of the best places to visit whilst in Orlando is the Florida Mall. This is the best mall for normal shopping. If you want serious designer shopping with shops like Dior, Burberry and Chanel or stores like N...
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Keys to The KIngdom

I have now done this tour on three separate occasions and have still learnt something new each time. This tour is a magic Kingdom and is a daily tour starting at 8. 30am , 9am and 9. 30am. It lasts a total of 5 hours and offers an on ...
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Embarking on a Disney Cruise – Part 1

Combining a cruise on a Disney ship with a villa holiday giving you time at the wonderful theme parks in Orlando is really easy, as the Disney cruise ships depart from Port Canaveral on the east coast. Port Canaveral is extremely convenient from Orla...
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Where Dreams Really do Come True

Walt Disney World is celebrating a “Year of a Million Dreams”. The main objective of this celebration named “Where Dreams Come True” is to surprise unsuspecting guests with wonderful experiences to make their Disney dreams come true. I would ...
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Changes over 35 years - part 4

Having bought our villa we used to go there twice a year and had started noticing many more changes. Universal Studios had built and opened Island of Adventures and last year added Harry Potter World and this year, the train from Hogwarts School to W...
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Planet Hollywood at Downtown Disney

Planet Hollywood makes its impact on the skyline at Downtown Disney west side, and is even more spectacular when viewed at night. It is an amazing building looks like a massive bright blue globe, sitting in a lake, with lights beaming out around to d...
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Space Shuttle Launch

Where and how do you get to see a Space Shuttle or unmanned space launch while on holiday in Florida? Well to get to see a space shuttle launch in Florida you need to have a great deal of luck and be in the right place at the right time, so of...
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Miccosukee people of Florida

Miccosukee people were originally part of the Muskogee tribe of Native Americans. They came to Florida by way of Tennesse, then the Carolinas and finally settled in Florida in the eighteenth century. It is thought that their name was bestowed...
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Why I love a holiday in Orlando

Why do I love holidaying in Orlando? Well the obvious answer to this is the theme parks, but there are so many other reasons too. The whole atmosphere of excitement that you see in the faces of the children about to meet Mickey Mouse for the ...
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Watch the fireworks at Magic Kingdom from Polynesian resort!

If you are visiting Orlando for the first time and trying to pack in as much as possible, it is very easy to end up doing very long days. This is not only tiring for the adults – but also for the younger members of the family who are so excited by a ...
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Days Out – driving on Daytona Beach

Just about an hour’s drive from Orlando is Daytona Beach. The name alone instantly conjures up images of everything and anything to do with motor vehicles, speed and excitement. For many of us a quintessentially Floridian experience has to be to driv...
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Meerkats at Animal Kingdom

I simply love meerkats – can’t get enough of them. I am an avid watcher of ‘Meerkat Manor’ on Animal Planet, and stop everything when the ‘Compare the Meerkat/Market’ advert comes on. So I bet you can guess where I head straight for when I visit Disn...
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WASHINGTON OAKS GARDEN STATE PARK

If you are a keen gardener, or even if you just like looking at lovely gardens, put this park on your must see list. It is situated in Palm Coast, 2 miles south of Marineland(off the A 1 A) Twixt the Matanzas River and the Atlantic Ocean. the ...
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4th July Fireworks In Orlando

We had an enquiry from the guests due to stay at our villa during the 4th July celebrations asking where we thought would be the best place to watch the fireworks. Never having been to Orlando at this time of year we emailed guests that h...
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The 50 State Quarters Programme

Our fascination with State Quarters began several years ago when we first visited Florida, and we now have a substantial collection of these interesting coins. In 1999 the US Federal Government began releasing commemorative quarter coins on a...
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