Blogs from Orlando, Florida, United States, North America

Last couple of days have flow past we spent yesterday at Magif Kingdom and I mean all day yesterday. We started early arriving at 10am and then got in line for Daisy, and then wandered around until lunch. Most of the rides are a little more tame then other parks as we are in the kids section but we all had a great day getting to all the high spot in frontier land and tomorrow land and other cool rides, Buzz lighyear spinner ride awesome you get to ride and shot great combo. The 3d was great again in some of the other rides but not as good as Bugs life. We have start to relax and today our last at Disney was great, the girls spent the day in the pool while we washed clothes ... read more

So last night was goodand bad, Bad because Olando lost, good because we went to the basketball and it was fun really fun. We left the hotel at about 5pm got a taxi out the front and after a 45min taxi ride we arrived at the Amway Centre and sat down to watch the game which starts at 7pm. We got all the pre game stuff and games and all the other stuff like the $50,000 half court shot and the tv give away and other stuff like the obvious cam where they shoot your picture on the big screen for everyone to see and wait until you notice. 2min was the record and he got a round of applause from the crowd. Note. Orlando lost 109-81 to Atlanta This morning we got ready for Universal ... read more

Missed yesterday got home passed out slept until 2am then awake until 6 am so late start. WOW EPCOT- it is not as intense as Animal Kingdom as the major rides are spaced further apart but there are minor rides and lots to see in between. Spring festival of flowers is running at the moment so plenty massive floral displays. Lost of people so FastPass is a must do. We start at the Sea (area1) we went tothee the nemo ride and have a look at the aquarium. We moved to the Land (area 2) we got our FastPass to Soarin (major ride) back at 5 pm . Off to the character spot where after a 45 min queue you get photos with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and of course Goofy ( 2days 2goofy photos). http://db.tt/2TJE0NUR ... read more

So day one in the bag. Man am I tired - quick recap - spent the last 24 hours traveling to Disney no sleep got here last night at about 10pm. Very tired slept until housekeeping woke usup at 9am got dressed, had breakfast BUFFET man all you can eat oh dear. Then our quiet day started at Animal Kingdom. We had no idea so we walk in past the tree of life and straight into the Bugs Life 4d show. Awesome is the only way to describe the effects. Next we went for a wander and got our fast pass for the Wild Water ride had to be back at 5.20. NB Use the FastPass Love the FastPass. NB2. If the queue length is 30 min it is usually much less. Premier ride FastPass rules. ... read more

Figured I would keep a journal of my journey. Today marks 5 months from when my husband passed away. In 4 weeks, I will travel to Madrid and run in the Rock N Roll marathon and reflect on my life with BC and how the hell I am going to move forward. I truly feel he put this race in front of me as he knew I would grab onto it because of all the signs. He was a musician (its a Rock n Roll race), we were planning our first trip to Spain, and I was planning on running one last marathon but the deal was he had to be at the finish line. Training for this race has kept me so busy and focused. Because of my competitiveness and determination, training is truly the ... read more

PhotoBike Tour 13: Leu Gardens and Winter Park (Foliage photos by Kirk… click on them to make them BIGGER.) See those beautiful plants? It’s a raft of bromeliads that were for sale at the Leu Gardens Annual Spring Plant sale today. Kirk rounded up a bunch of people to go “in the morning, early, so we can find parking,” and I do recall a voice at 8:30 saying that he was on his way, that he would let me sleep, and here’s your coffee. See ya later! Codicil: I've been up very late this week watching episodes of Downton Abbey on Netflix. AND I've had a lot of organizing work to do as well... so this morning maybe, maybeeeee I was a litt... read more

Harry Potters' Wizarding World of Adventure is one of the islands found in Universal Studios Islands of Adventure Theme Park, a sister park to Universal Studios. Being a massive Harry Potter fan, it just wasn't possible for me to visit Orlando and not visit this little treausure. There were many places selling tickets, including day, week and combination passes. We actually bought our passes in Walmart which seemed to be the cheapest option if visiting for just one day. The park was easy to find, and there was no wait to get into the parking area, which is several high-rise parking areas with escalators to the main park entrance. Yet again, to actually get into the park, there was no wait, which was brilliant as memories of DisneyLand as a child brought back dread of hour ... read more