Orlando has more than 118,000 hotel rooms—but not all resort pools are equal. Sometimes it’s just a concrete tub beside the parking lot, but other times, it’s a like a theme park unto itself, and those are the perfect spots to unwind after a long day trudging through theme park lines. All of them have…
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1. Disney World is not actually in Orlando. Although Orlando is most associated with Walt Disney World, the theme park is actually located 15 miles outside the city in Lake Buena Vista. 2. The Orlando Magic was almost the Orlando “Juice.” In 1987, a contest was held to pick the name of the future Orlando…
1. The Orlando Eye Take in the views of Orlando and surrounding areas while 400 feet in the air. See all of International Drive in addition to the many local attractions. You may even catch Disney World’s fireworks during a clear night. Make sure to pre-book to save an additional $5. Location: 8401 International Drive…
Visiting the Walt Disney World Parks can be very overwhelming. With so much to see and do it can be hard to determine what to do and at what time to make the most out of your trip. If you plan to arrive early, you’re in luck! Here are 9 things Disney pros do first…
Lake Nona developers announced plans for a waterfront, dinner-only restaurant and a market, both to open in the Laureate Park Village Center in January 2016. Featuring the freshest, local ingredients and innovative food and market options, the soon-to-be-named restaurant will become the latest concept in the award-winning Tavistock Restaurant Collection portfolio. The venue will feature…
Some of these watering holes are off the beaten path, some of these might be your regular hangouts, and some you may have driven by a thousand times without even knowing it. But regardless, here are a few of our favorite hidden bars in the Orlando area that you might not know about, but should….
Re-imagining Disney princesses in a myriad of ways has become quite the little internet trend. We’ve seen Disney princesses rendered as they’d look if they had grown up in the 70’s, as well as dark and creepy. Then there’s the chibi-style princesses, the princesses with realistic makeup, and those with realistic waistlines. We’ve even seen…
Going out to have a drink with friends is one thing, but going out and blowing off steam on the dance floor from the week’s piled up stress is an activity that we should all partake in every once in a while. There are places that you do not have to pay a single dime…
12 little-known facts about Mickey and Minnie Mouse. 1. If it weren’t for Walt Disney‘s wife, Mickey Mouse would have been named Mortimer Mouse. It was Lily’s suggestion that he be named Mickey. 2. Minnie has said this about her ultimate dream man: “He’ll stride into the room; a light will glow from him. I’ll hear…
Great Wolf Resorts, a Wisconsin-based water park resort chain, is planning a huge new resort near Walt Disney World, its first resort in Florida. Plans call for an 800-unit hotel, on 50 acres just across Interstate 4 from Disney Springs. Zoning on the property allows up to 1,400 hotel and timeshare units. Great Wolf…