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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 25, 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 ...

Disney World & One Mighty Weekend
Jun 6, 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Murder at JFK
Feb 20, 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 ...

Day 5: An Unsinkable Ship and the Cat in the Hat
Jul 13, 2005 (122 photos)

... saw the Sea World fireworks to our left.  There were fireworks everywhere!  It was awesome and really made me realize what a party town Orlando is.  There was always something fun going on.  When I saw all the fireworks I told everyone that I wanted to stay at ...

Day 23: The Best Buffet and a Ship of Characters
Jul 31, 2005 (65 photos)

... with a roll, Caesar salad and some pasta.  All of it was absolutely delicious.  Some of the best food we had eaten in Orlando yet.  When mom and I were done we went back up to the buffet and I got some meatballs, roast beef, and turkey pot ...

Day 20: Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville
Jul 28, 2005 (64 photos)

I was up pretty late today, at 12:00 in the afternoon.  I was just really tired, all the running around was finally catching up with me.  Mike woke up at around the same time and said that he felt a lot better. Thank God.  We both went ...

Day 26: A Crazy Freakin' Stunt Show
Aug 3, 2005 (53 photos)

... another trip to the area. Looking out at the resort so early in the morning reminded me of how much I love mornings in Orlando.  I remembered my trip in 2001 when we were all out the door and on our way to a park by 8:00 each ...

Day 13: Grim Grinning Ghosts and a Briar Patch
Jul 21, 2005 (122 photos)

I was up at 11:00 this morning after hardly sleeping all night.  I didn't feel too bad, though, so I got out of bed and went downstairs.  Mom and dad were out so I called mom and found out that they were at Walmart getting fluid to make the ...

Time to move on!
Jan 12, 2008

... ;      Charles Kuralt     Yup! I've been in Florida for over 5 weeks. 4 of those in Orlando. It's time to move on. It's starting to feel like I have moss growing on me.   Tomorrow I hit the ...

Day 6: Believe It... Or Not and The Exorcist
Jul 14, 2005 (100 photos)

... same thing and we have the FUNNIEST video of people trying to twist their faces in ridiculous ways.  The Ripley's in Orlando was pretty empty, though, so no one walked by while we were watching. The next room had objects of all ...

Day 27: Our Final Day in Orlando
Aug 4, 2005 (30 photos)

... see the rays of the sun, which you don't get to see a lot around the city.  It was definitely a nice send-off from the Orlando God's, haha!  Mom and dad wanted to go out to a few stores so they dropped Mike and I off in front of the condo before ...

Visiting Mickey
Feb 26, 2007 (29 photos)

Finally after all the planning and looking forward to it, we were going to Disney World.  We decided to visit two parks over two days and settled on Magic Kingdom, the obviously well known park, and the Epcot centre.  The first day we were up ...

Day 22: Cirque Du Soleil Is a Sight To Be Seen
Jul 30, 2005

I was up at 10:30 and read "Gone With the Wind" for a while.  We were leaving in less than a week and I was very, very sad.  As upbeat and fun as I always try to be, I'm more of a "glass is half empty" kind of girl.  Instead of thinking " ...

Day 18: A Restaurant With a Lot of Character
Jul 26, 2005 (132 photos)

I woke up at 10:30 this morning to the phone ringing.  I ran into mom and dad's room to get it, but I didn't get to the phone in time.  I got my cell phone and called mom to see if it was her, but she told me that it had been Aunt Stacy, who then called mom ...

Day 4: Breakfast in Africa and Men in Black
Jul 12, 2005 (49 photos)

... Witches of Eastwick on HBO and looked through the souvenirs I had bought.  I put everything away and looked at my I Love Orlando magazine, before Mike watched a repeat of the Homerun Derby from the night before and I AGAIN re-did our itinerary deciding on ...

Day 21: A Trip Around the World
Jul 29, 2005 (92 photos)

... finally figured out how to get everything to fit and I used it every day of my fall semester. Done in the United States we then went back over to Italy and took a Friendship Boat over to Mexico.  By then it was time ...