Life's about experiences. These are mine.
Having done all the Disney and Universal parks last week, this week was always going to be about going back to visit favourites. The Thompsons being a democracy means that there has been plenty of debate over the last couple of days about what we would be exactly doing in the second week. Helen and …
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The boys, being lightweights, decided to have another morning in bed while Helen and I went for an airboat ride on Lake Tohopekaliga with Boggy Creek. We have been a couple of times before and, in our experience, you either get to see loads of wildlife or none. Today, regrettably, was a “none” day unless …
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We spent over five hours in Disney’s EPCOT park today, the longest that we have spent in any park this holiday. As predicted the number of people seemed to be more than last week but still not as crowded as it has been in the past – I wonder if the global recession has hit …
Bok Tower Gardens are the chalk to the parks cheese. In fact so much so that they really seem out of place being in Florida at all. While the parks are all high energy and fast paced Bok Tower Gardens are the complete opposite: quite, relaxed and slow paced. It is not surprising, therefore, that …
Today was what will probably be our one and only trip to Magic Kingdom. Getting to Magic Kingdom is a bit tortuous as you have to drive to the car park, followed by a train ride to the transportation centre and then finally take a monorail or boat ride to the entrance. Only then are …
Back to Universal again today but this time to the sister park to Islands of Adventure and boy if that was busy due to Harry Potter, Universal Studios was so quiet. Not that I am complaining at all as we had the pick of the rides with next to no wait time whatsoever. So we …
I really like Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Of all the parks it is the most pleasant to be in. It is made up of a number of areas, such as: Africa, Asia and Dinoland and each one is themed to match it’s name. If you take a look though the slide show below you will see …
Today was supposed to be a “day off” where had a relaxing start and then did some shopping. While it is true that we had a late start and it is true that we did some shopping but we were more tired at the end of it than a day in the parks. Once again …
So in answer to yesterdays question – where were all the people? The correct answer was in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios. We arrived at the park before opening time and people were already streaming through the gates with only one destination in mind. Very few were pealing off to go …
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It’s a mark of a good holiday that everyone is willing to get up early enough to reach the parks at opening time which, with two teenage boys, is no mean feat! Today we paid a visit to a family favourite, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and it was immediately obvious that something was amiss – where …
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