So i'm finally back from Florida, it's miserable over here. Now all I have is photo's and memories!
In my last post I got to day three, I did say i would try and keep you all updated but that clearly didn't happen, so i'll do it in this post!
Day four: We went to Discovery cove for a nice chilled out day, it was lovely weather and I did get a little burnt. Me and Jamie swam with dolphins, which we have done before, and loved, and we loved it again this year. Our swim was quite early on in the day so we had the rest of the day to chill out and explore, which we did we went to see the marmoset monkeys which were so cute! After seeing the marmoset's we went into the lazy river and just floated about for a while. Coming near to the end of the day we went to the aviary, this year I actually managed to get some birds to come and perch on my hand. Then two birds starting fighting on my head, which scared me luckily it didn't last long!
Day five: An early start at 9am for a day at Hollywood studio's, Arriving at Hollywood studio's before opening was manic, people everywhere. Once inside the park we went straight towards Toy Story's Midway Mania, as Jamie said it gets super busy and our fast passes weren't until later in the evening. After Midway Mania, we went and watched the voyage of the little mermaid. We then went to go and have some breakfast from a place which I can't for the life of me remember the name of. In the evening we watched Fantasmic! It was really good apart from getting a little cold in the evening.
Day Six: Another early start for 8 am because of the extra magic hours at Epcot. I'm not going to write too much about Epcot as it isn't one of the best parks in my opinion. We did watch the fireworks in the evening which were good, and we went around the world and tried a few bits from the food and wine festival! Apart from that I don't have much to say about Epcot.
Day Seven: Halfway through the holiday, how depressing! Today we headed for Blizzard Beach, which wasn't open last year due to Disney doing works on the park. All I can say about this park is that the wave pool was good, but not as good as Typhoon Lagoon and the lazy river was pretty fun! I didn't do many slides, that was Jamie's job! But all in all it was a lovely day to sit back and chill out. After heading back to the resort and freshening up we headed to Magic Kingdom for the evening to go and see Disney's Electrical Parade, which hasn't changed from last year if i'm honest.
Day Eleven: We're off to Busch Gardens, we arrived at Sea World to get the Shuttle bus down to Busch Gardens. We arrived at 11am, first stop was the Cheetah Hunt. I absolutely love this roller coaster, we did pretty much all of the rides in Busch Gardens apart from the rapids. I didn't fancy being soggy on the bus journey home. During our day at Busch Gardens we did the Serengeti Safari which is good fun. For those that don't know what it is, you go out on the back of a truck, and you get to see all different types of animals, then towards the end of the trip you get to feed the giraffe's, we had a little giraffe called Ruby. We were very lucky as there was only 3 groups on the back of the truck so we got some nice photo's taken! I highly recommend to anyone.
Day 12: Nearing the end of our holiday! A late morning lay in and we were supposed to be off to Aquatica but the weather wasn't great, so we decided to do our favourite park and that was Universal! First of all we went to the premium outlets and did some shopping, as it was our last chance too, after that we went to Universal for the rest of the day, where we stayed til just after 7pm for Universal's Cinematic Spectacular. Definite recommendation for anyone who's going to Orlando as it's and experience you can say you've done and seen. After we had finished at Universal we went to the other Premium Outlets to spend some dollars! We got a few little bits, and Jamie got his obligatory Ice Cream!
Day 13: Sun is shining, had another late morning and we're off to Aquatica! This water park and Typhoon Lagoon I would rate as the better water parks. Me and Jamie did all day dining for $15, where you could have as much as you wanted. Which we thought was pretty good, the rapid at Aquatica are not to be missed! A definite try out, grab a jacket and just float along the water.
In the evening, our final night in Orlando. We went to Downtown Disney and ate at Planet Hollywood, if you haven't tried this place already.. Go and do it! You will not regret it, especially the Cheese and bacon wedges. After our meal we went and did a bit of shopping and I got a few Christmas decorations!
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| Me pretending to be Snow White |
Day four: We went to Discovery cove for a nice chilled out day, it was lovely weather and I did get a little burnt. Me and Jamie swam with dolphins, which we have done before, and loved, and we loved it again this year. Our swim was quite early on in the day so we had the rest of the day to chill out and explore, which we did we went to see the marmoset monkeys which were so cute! After seeing the marmoset's we went into the lazy river and just floated about for a while. Coming near to the end of the day we went to the aviary, this year I actually managed to get some birds to come and perch on my hand. Then two birds starting fighting on my head, which scared me luckily it didn't last long!
Day five: An early start at 9am for a day at Hollywood studio's, Arriving at Hollywood studio's before opening was manic, people everywhere. Once inside the park we went straight towards Toy Story's Midway Mania, as Jamie said it gets super busy and our fast passes weren't until later in the evening. After Midway Mania, we went and watched the voyage of the little mermaid. We then went to go and have some breakfast from a place which I can't for the life of me remember the name of. In the evening we watched Fantasmic! It was really good apart from getting a little cold in the evening.
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| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror |
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| Spaceship Earth |
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| Epcot Illumination fireworks |
Day Eight: Up bright and early again for a day at Seaworld, after arriving at Seaworld we headed for manta and rode that a couple of times. We rode pretty much all of the rides including the water rides which I hate. Finishing up the day we went to dine with Shamu after finishing it started looking cloudy and started spitting so we headed back to the resort!
Day Nine: A lovely lay in the first one on the holiday! Today we put back for a shopping day, we went to the premium outlets and Florida mall. Where we got lots of goodies! After finishing at the mall we headed to Walmart, which are 100% better than British supermarkets, so much variety! In the evening we headed to Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, which was super fun. Although the lack of communication between cast members got a few people annoyed before the parade. Apart from that the hot coco and the cookies went down like a treat!
Day Ten: Not so much of an early morning as we were off to Animal Kingdom, Animal Kingdom was so busy due to it being a race day. First of we headed to DinoLand USA, it was quiet in this section so we went and did some of the attractions there. After riding primeval whirl we the headed to the Festival of The Lion King, which we had fast passes too. After the show had finished we went to do the rest of our fast passes! At 3pm we went and had lunch at Rainforest Cafe where I had a burger, which was huge! After our meal we headed back to the resort got changed into something a little warmer as the evenings were rather chilly and we headed back out to Hollywood Studio's to go and see The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. It is nothing like I have seen before certainly better than the Christmas lights that you get here in the UK.
Day Nine: A lovely lay in the first one on the holiday! Today we put back for a shopping day, we went to the premium outlets and Florida mall. Where we got lots of goodies! After finishing at the mall we headed to Walmart, which are 100% better than British supermarkets, so much variety! In the evening we headed to Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, which was super fun. Although the lack of communication between cast members got a few people annoyed before the parade. Apart from that the hot coco and the cookies went down like a treat!
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| Believe it or not this shopping was mostly's Jamie's |
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| Welcoming sign to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party |
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| Park Guide |
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| Main Street USA |
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| Anna and Elsa |
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| Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Parade |
Day Ten: Not so much of an early morning as we were off to Animal Kingdom, Animal Kingdom was so busy due to it being a race day. First of we headed to DinoLand USA, it was quiet in this section so we went and did some of the attractions there. After riding primeval whirl we the headed to the Festival of The Lion King, which we had fast passes too. After the show had finished we went to do the rest of our fast passes! At 3pm we went and had lunch at Rainforest Cafe where I had a burger, which was huge! After our meal we headed back to the resort got changed into something a little warmer as the evenings were rather chilly and we headed back out to Hollywood Studio's to go and see The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. It is nothing like I have seen before certainly better than the Christmas lights that you get here in the UK.
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| Animal Kingdom |
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| Animal Kingdom |
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| Animal Kingdom |
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| Last photo in front of the Sorcer's Hat |
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| The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights |
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| The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights |
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| The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights |
Day Eleven: We're off to Busch Gardens, we arrived at Sea World to get the Shuttle bus down to Busch Gardens. We arrived at 11am, first stop was the Cheetah Hunt. I absolutely love this roller coaster, we did pretty much all of the rides in Busch Gardens apart from the rapids. I didn't fancy being soggy on the bus journey home. During our day at Busch Gardens we did the Serengeti Safari which is good fun. For those that don't know what it is, you go out on the back of a truck, and you get to see all different types of animals, then towards the end of the trip you get to feed the giraffe's, we had a little giraffe called Ruby. We were very lucky as there was only 3 groups on the back of the truck so we got some nice photo's taken! I highly recommend to anyone.
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| Ruby, I love this Photo! |
In the evening it was a quick turnaround we arrived back at Sea World, where we had to drive back to our resort quickly changed then we headed to the Contemporary resort to Chef Mickey's for some character dining. Best bit of the night was where we had Donald Duck come to the table, he took my phone took a selfie and then uploaded it to instagram! For people who are going to Disney with young children I would recommend this experience, it's fun and interactive for the children, and gives them a chance to get the character's autographs without having to que up.
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| Me and Jamie! |
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| Feeding time! |
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| The Famous Selfie Donald Duck took! |
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| Me And Jamie At Chef Mickeys. |
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| Goblin, Inside Escape from Gringotts |
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| Everytime this would go, would scare the living daylights out of me! |
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| The Daily Prophet |
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| Absolutely love this station, so realistic, even had a busker! |
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| Hogwarts Castle |
Day 13: Sun is shining, had another late morning and we're off to Aquatica! This water park and Typhoon Lagoon I would rate as the better water parks. Me and Jamie did all day dining for $15, where you could have as much as you wanted. Which we thought was pretty good, the rapid at Aquatica are not to be missed! A definite try out, grab a jacket and just float along the water.
In the evening, our final night in Orlando. We went to Downtown Disney and ate at Planet Hollywood, if you haven't tried this place already.. Go and do it! You will not regret it, especially the Cheese and bacon wedges. After our meal we went and did a bit of shopping and I got a few Christmas decorations!
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| Final night in Orlando |
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| These are to die for! |
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| This was my main meal of Lasagna |
Day 14: All packed and ready to go, how depressing knowing we have to go back to the UK. We checked out our resort, and headed to Florida Mall to get a few last presents and to kill some time. After we headed to the Airport, we got through check in rather quickly which was good! After we had a bite to eat we went through security, which was relaxed compared to the security of coming over to America.. After we got through security we sat in the departures lounge waiting for our seat number to called out. It was time to say goodbye to Orlando, until next time! It was a great holiday and the memories will last a life time!
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