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Here’s an interesting point- you’ve already planned and reserved your Orlando vacation, budgeted the money you save with us on souvenirs and food, and bought the plane tickets… now what? One of the most difficult parts of going on a great Disney, Universal, or SeaWorld vacation is… The Wait. Yep- The Wait is one of the most grueling times before a vacation. You sit and work Continue reading Orlando Vacations – The Dreaded Wait The Olympics are here, and everyone’s mind (and eyes) are on the diverse countries appearing in the games. A great way to experience the international aspect of the Olympics right here in Florida is to go to Disney’s Epcot. The World Showcase features many of the countries competing in this winter’s Olympic games, and the employees are natives from each respective country- why not ask Continue reading Disney Vacations – What Does Epcot Have to Do With the Olympics? Disney is reintroducing the Electrical Parade at Magic Kingdom this summer, as part of Summer Nightastic!- a summer show that was already in Disneyland in 2009. There will be an extra float in front- with Tinkerbell in the basket of a hot air balloon. The parade is just one of several summer touches, including new Tower of Terror lighting and drop sequences at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Continue reading Disney – An Electric Summer The 17th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is in the works, and is being held from March 3rd through May 16th this year at Disney’s Epcot theme park. It will feature topiary character sculptures (that’s sculptures made from plants!), and like every year, many gardening experts will provide gardening tips, ideas, and other information. There will be millions of flowers all over the Continue reading Epcot – International Flower & Garden Festival In my last post, I covered manners for shows. This time let’s focus on a similar phenomenon: loss of common sense during parades. As a little girl, adults always let me in front of them to watch my favorite Disney or Universal characters during parades. These days I watch children struggling to see because an entitled stranger refuses to allow them in front. Now, there’s no Continue reading Orlando Vacations – Manners Please! Part 2 We all want to be kids again, with the plus of being an adult- wild, free, fun-loving being with no rules who can eat ice-cream for dinner if we want to. Orlando theme parks are an amazing outlet for this; we can ride the rides we want, eat what we want, and nobody can tell us to use our inside voices when screaming out a lung Continue reading Orlando Vacations – Manners Please! Part 1 If the kids aren’t coming along, or are old enough to party with the parents, why not come to Universal Orlando’s CityWalk to ring in the New Year? This year is full of gourmet menus and live performances, including The Temptations, The Four Tops, and more. All of the clubs have live shows, and there’s all-you-can-eat gourmet delicacies, a midnight countdown, champagne for all, and a Continue reading Orlando Vacations – Best Places to Go for New Year’s At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a huge group of characters lead the Hollywood Holly-Day Parade, featuring: Monsters, Inc’s Sulley and Mike Toy Story’s Buzz, Woody, Bo Peep, Jessie, Mr. Potato Head and the Green Army Men Mary Poppins’s Mary Poppins and Bert The Muppetss Kermit, Miss Piggy and Sweetums Star Wars’s Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader and R2D2 Mulan’s Mulan, Mushu and the Warriors Aladdin’s Aladdin and Jasmine Hercules’s Herc Villains such as Hades, Continue reading Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Hollywood Holly-Day Parade At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, “Christmas Lights” has a very different, brighter meaning. The yearly Osborne Family Lights tradition began in 1993 when an Arkansas businessman decorated his house with Christmas lights for his daughter, 6-year-old Breezy. Every year he added more lights, until it drew onlookers from all over Arkansas. But after it started disrupting traffic (and neighborhood residents), the “spectacle” was labeled illegal. After Continue reading Disney’s Hollywood Studios – Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights Epcot has already begun its Christmas season; decorations are up and the Candlelight Processional and special Christmas fireworks began the day after Thanksgiving. A newcomer to the festivities? The story of Christmas is retold nightly at the American Gardens Theatre by celebrity narrators (listed below). You can pay to reserve a seat by calling Disney World Guest Relations; seats fill up very quickly. It is a Continue reading Disney’s Epcot – Christmas Has Already Started |
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