Orlando, United States Travel Blogs

Day 16: Under the Sea and We're Crash Test Dummies
Jul 24, 2005 (94 photos)

I was up really early this morning considering I went to sleep at 2:00 the night before.  5:30 to be exact, thanks to a very loud garbage truck driving around the resort.  I eventually fell back asleep and woke up at what I thought was 9:00.& ...

Day 17: An African Safari in the Middle of Florida
Jul 25, 2005 (141 photos)

I was up at 10:00 this monring and mom was in my room within five minutes asking me what I wanted to do today.  We could either go to MGM, which was originally planned, or go to Animal Kingdom.  I had originally not wanted to waste any time at ...

The One With the Unexpected Purchase
Aug 16, 2007 (36 photos)

... EWWW! Mike and my silverware also had spots on it and we were pretty grossed out. I know that the restaurants in Orlando get really, really busy around breakfast in the summer, but could you at least clean off the silverware? Thankfully our waiter was ...

The One With All the Shopping
Aug 14, 2007 (23 photos)

I was up at 10:00 this morning and I read "Sex and the City" in bed. It was going to be a free, relaxing day so I was determined to just take it easy. After a half hour I had a donut for breakfast (I know, how nutritious) and then went online for a ...

Day 9: Taking It Easy
Jul 17, 2005

Our plans for today were to just relax, and that's exactly what we did.  I woke up at 11:30 after having weird dreams about people from school all night.  Mom and dad were already gone and a quick call to mom's cellphone told me that they were ...

The One With the Big Blue World
Aug 6, 2007 (130 photos)

... It was hotter and more humid back home than it was down in Orlando! We finally left for Epcot at 2:30 and were in the parking ...

The One With the Most Unprofessional Business Ever
Aug 4, 2007 (155 photos)

... Before we knew it, though, we were driving through Downtown Orlando. A few minutes later we were passing Universal Studios!  I ...

Day 2: Arriving in Orlando and Our Gorgeous Condo
Jul 10, 2005 (108 photos)

... go within a short amount of time.  A small price to pay for spending a month in Florida! Our first Orlando attraction billboard was for Sea World and it was so cute!  There was a little boy leaning up against ...

The One With the Earl... of Sandwich
Aug 15, 2007 (65 photos)

... As big as it is, though, the one on 5th Ave seems bigger, probably because it's four-floors. I know the World of Disney in Orlando is actually bigger but it just doesn't seem like it. I don't know, it's probably just me. We went over to the home goods ...

The One With the Lost City of Atlantis
Aug 12, 2007 (51 photos)

... great! There are so many great rides, attractions, shows and restaurants that it really is an amazing addition to any Orlando vacation. I can't imagine going to Orlando without going to Universal. So yes, we were on our way to Islands of Adventure ...

Day 3: Jaws, I Love Lucy, and an Approaching Storm
Jul 11, 2005 (60 photos)

... you, the line for "Revenge of the Mummy" was the best line for any attraction we went on in Orlando.  It was amazing! We first walked into a big white room with pictures from "The Mummy" on the ...

We are home and we are surprised
Mar 26, 2005

We made it back home to find out that while we were away that Cory's sister had moved into our house with her dog. So after more than 40 hours of airports, planes and lines we had to drive across town and pick up her second vehicle which she is planning ...

Day 24: Indiana Jones to the Rescue
Aug 1, 2005 (101 photos)

... sights, sounds, and people just having fun, and I really wanted to be somewhere like that, especially on our last few nights in Orlando.  There was nothing I could do about that, though, so Mike and I watched a few episodes of "Family Guy" on Comedy ...

Day 12: Soarin Over Cali and a Trip Through Mexico
Jul 20, 2005 (93 photos)

... When Illuminations was over we started our long walk out of Epcot.  We went around the other way this time, passing the United States, Japan, Morocco, France, the UK, and Canada.  They played "Promise" on our way out, and I had to hold back tears ...

Day 11: Water Water Everywhere We're Gonna Get Wet
Jul 19, 2005 (19 photos)

I woke up at 10:00 in the morning and mom and dad were already out.  I went downstairs and watched "Little Shop of Horrors" on TBS and relaxed.  I grew up with that movie and it's still one of my absolute favorites.  At around 10:30 mom and ...

The One With the African Feast... and the Skeeball
Aug 19, 2007 (101 photos)

... , Lancaster and Hershey, and Atlantic City we had to do the vacation dance, and yes folks, the vacation dance made it into our Orlando vacation for the past three years. Mike and I have long given up on the tradition, but mom and dad still insist on doing ...

The One With the Porch Swing in Tupelo
Aug 7, 2007 (40 photos)

... Works stores around here so I'd just get what I wanted at home instead of bothering to head back down to Pointe Orlando. We were out of Pointe Orlando by 4:45 and we headed back down towards our end of 192 to go for dinner at ...

Disney World & One Mighty Weekend
Jun 7, 2008 (6 photos)

Four days of partying and dancing at the One Mighty Weekend Party at Disney and Universal Orlando. We met up with a few friends for this annual event, we were here for the 2007 weekend and wanted to go again... all I can say is it was ONE ...

The One With the Long Drive Home
Aug 20, 2007 (27 photos)

... next trip. At 9:00 we stopped at the Maryland House rest stop, the same one that we had stopped at on our drive down to Orlando. Don't you just hate stopping at the same place on the way home that you did on the way to your vacation? It's just so ...

Day 15: That Kid's Mighty Hungry
Jul 23, 2005 (37 photos)

I woke up at 10:00 this morning and went downstairs to watch TV.  I had a donut for breakfast as I watched ET.  I took a shower at 11:30 while mom, dad and Mike all went to the clubhouse to check their mail.  While I was in the shower I ...

The One With the Shopping Trip Around the World!
Aug 10, 2007 (136 photos)

... gorgeous. It's so peaceful in that part of Japan, I just love it! After Japan we made our way into the United States. The American Garden Theater was alive with the sounds of Chicago. The Sounds of Summer concert series has all different cover bands ...

Day 25: A Meeting With My Favorite Characters
Aug 2, 2005 (64 photos)

... Real Soon" sign.  I had been planning on taking a picture of it on our last night since before we had even gotten to Orlando.  Anyway, we decided to go to a gift shop right by our condo.  The building had been closed and empty when we first ...

So far.... Not so good.
Mar 8, 2005

We were packing and getting ready for our departure early tomorrow and as I always do,  I checked our flights. That is when I found out that our flight had been canceled. We dialed the 800 number. After navigating the phone tree and waiting on ...

The One With the Margarita Volcano
Aug 13, 2007 (49 photos)

... it. I was never a huge Jimmy Buffet fan but I do like a lot of his music and he's become almost synonymous with Orlando thanks to all of our dinners at Margaritaville within the past few years. So we left for Universal Studios at 4:00 and were there ...

Day 14: Welcome... to the Twilight Zone
Jul 22, 2005 (163 photos)

... We passed Walgreens on our way to Disney and decided to run in to get a spray bottle attached to a little fan.  I think Orlando is officially sponsored by Walgreens, there was one on every corner.  We had been dying the past few days out in the ...

The One With the Meteor Shower
Aug 9, 2007 (81 photos)

Expedition Everest!I was up at 10:00 this morning and got ready quickly. I had already taken a shower the night before so I just unbraided my hair and watched Hannah Montana and the Suite Life of Zack and Cody in my room while I got ready. When my Uncle ...

The One With the Briar Patch
Aug 8, 2007 (103 photos)

... said that the space shuttle was about to launch from Cape Canaveral. How cool is that?! All three years that we've been in Orlando recently there's been a space shuttle launch that I've missed. We all missed the one in 2005 but at least mom and dad had ...

Murder at JFK
Feb 21, 2006

... up with tears. He was counting on us to be his parents and walk him through everything. Now we were leaving him in the Orlando airport to fend for himself. I left him with strict instructions not to have another drink because he needed to be sober to make ...

Day 7: A Polynesian Dinner With a Great View
Jul 15, 2005 (37 photos)

... the parking gates, to a different cast member this time!  Then we again made the same mistake.  Wow, this driving around Orlando thing just wasn't working out for us, haha!  Eventually we figured out where to go - we had to make a right ...

Day 10: Sea World Without Shamu and Old Town
Jul 18, 2005 (92 photos)

... Mike wanted to run into the Nike store to see about getting shoes.  While they went to Nike, mom and I went to a big Orlando gift shop and then walked through Payless.  We didn't get anything in either store, but dad wound up getting a $50 pair ...