After the torrential rain on our first visit, Dave and I decided to spend our last day in Orlando by going back to the Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom was so different in the dryer weather! There seemed to be something happening around every corner we turned, with street performers, vintage vehicles driving around, the … Continue reading Return to the Magic Kingdom

Animal Kingdom is an usual park, mixing rides with shows and animals. This was the last park we did as a family. The newly opened Pandora was our first stop. The whole area is based on the planet of Pandora from Avatar, and is incredible to see. The place is lush with plants, with amazing models of glowing plant … Continue reading Animal Kingdom

The Universal resort in Orlando is made up of three parks; Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay. We didn't bother with the water park, but we visited Studios and Islands. We started off at Islands of Adventure. Naturally, we headed straight for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. You step through an archway and are transported to … Continue reading Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure

Disney's Hollywood Studios is their movies themed park, home to zones themed on Star Wars and Pixar. This was our second park and the second I stepped through the gate and say the beautiful Hollywood Boulevard, I was hooked. The boulevard is all themed on the golden age of Hollywood, and retro obsessive that I … Continue reading Hollywood Studios

What better way to spend my first day in America than at the Magic Kingdom? Despite arriving in Orlando at about midnight, we were all wide awake at 7am and raring to go. Unfortunately, my excitement was thwarted by some much needed hire car admin (ours tried to break down on the drive from Miami, … Continue reading The Magic Kingdom