February 27th, 2012
Each weekend from February 11th through March 4th, 2012, Sea World brings you Bands, Brew, and BBQ! This year you can enjoy TWO whole days of great food, fantastic beers, and amazing live music. For four weekends this year you will have the chance to enjoy food from the best local restaurants around.
What better way to kick that feeling of cabin fever than to leave your Disney hotel and bring your family and friends out for a day of delicious BBQ and live concerts? You will get to sample some amazing fare, find new restaurants to frequent, and maybe even find a new favorite band! You will get to hear amazing music from great country and classic rock artists like The Allman Brothers, Trace Atkins, and Foreigner! Take your kids and give them a lesson on what good music really sounds like!
If you choose to leave the kids at home, then you can visit the beer garden and sample over 80 types of craft beers from domestic and international breweries. After having your fill of brews you will definitely need to put some food in your belly. SeaWorld has partnered with top local restaurants, so head on over to find a tasty variety of finger lickin’ good BBQ and other grilled favorites.
The fun begins at 11:30 a.m. and lasts all day! You will find the concerts are located at Bayside Stadium beginning at 4 p.m. And don’t worry if it happens to rain, we have it covered! If there should be precipitation, concerts will move to the Nautilus Theater. The beer festival will begin at 12:00 p.m. and will end at 5:30 p.m., but don’t fret! Beer will still be available on Gwazi field during the hot musical performances on Sunday!
Bands, Brew & BBQ VIP tickets are also available for those who choose to enjoy the experience up close and personal in the priority reserved section. Take delight in the concerts while delving into a great meal at our Busch Gardens Restaurants!
Whether you are a music lover, beer connoisseur, or BBQ master, you will find many enticing adventures to tickle your fancy at Sea World’s Bands, Brew, and BBQ! Bands, Brew, and BBQ is included with park admission, so after you are finished with a fun-filled day at the park, come relax and feed the family with great food and good music! So, don’t forget to add this amazing event to your list of attractions when you chose your next vacation package to Disney World!
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February 27th, 2012
If you think about Walt Disney World, do you generally think of kids jumping about and visiting their favorite Disney cartoon character and riding amusement park rides? It is always kids you see on advertisements who are finally told the secret about the upcoming trip to the most wonderful place in the World, squealing with pleasure and laughing with genuine joy. But what about the grownups who frequently stay at Kissimee FL vacation homes? How about the grown-ups who also appreciate spending their vacation enjoying the Disney magic? Are you trying to figure out how to make your Valentine’s Day unique, but are not quite sure what is available for a couple in a Disney park? Well, we have some amazing ideas for you!
The most common and sure to be the easiest option for a Valentine’s getaway is a unique dinner for two in one of Walt Disney World’s many wonderful dining establishments. California Grill is a top pick for a sweet, charming dinner. It is located on the top floor of one of the best hotels inside Disney World- the elegant Contemporary Resort. The amazing view of Disney’s Magic Kingdom is a close second to the delightful food offered at this dining place. Conclude your evening by making a toast to your sweetheart over an indulgent delicacy while watching the spectacular Magic Kingdom fireworks.
Next up on the record is Victoria and Albert’s. This is an ideal option as it is an adults-only Walt Disney World restaurant. You can be sure your evening will be filled with peace and quiet and not with crying kids as visitors only 10 years and older are allowed to eat here. You are assured remarkable service and high quality delicacies as they have received the AAA Five Diamond Award 10 straight years.
If your sweetie loves adventure, another interesting dining experience is Sanna, which offers Africa meals mixed with the savory styles of Indian cuisine. If you choose to eat during the afternoon hours you will have the option of being placed near the excellent picture windows where you will be able to watch the creatures of the savannah as you appreciate your meal.
Lastly, if you have an inner artisan that needs feeding, you can eat at the Artist Point restaurant. The appearance is said to be wonderful and calming, the best environment for an attractive Valentine’s dinner. Allow it to be unique with a boat trip to dinner from the Magic Kingdom. With good meals, wonderful environment, and remarkable wine options, you cannot go wrong with this eating place.
The options for romantic dates are limitless at Disney World, but food is for lovers and lovers create their own magic. Finish your evening off with a bottle of champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries and your love will be sure to remember this Valentine’s Day for a long time.
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October 14th, 2010
Vacation homes are gradually becoming a trend for accommodation, especially in Florida. Vacation homes near Disney World in Kissimmee Fl are the choices of large families for a comfortable accommodation when visiting Florida to enjoy any of the world famous theme parks in the State, including Universal Studios, Sea World and Disney World. Most of the vacation homes in Kissimmee are capable of providing the comfort and luxury that hotels are known to offer.
 Living room of a vacation home in Kissimmee The truth is that there are plenty of advantages one can enjoy when choosing vacation homes near Disney World in Kissimmee as compared to a typical hotel accommodation. More often than not, the smallest vacation home has two bedrooms, private kitchen, private toilet and bath, and an ample size living room. Compared to an ordinary hotel room, vacation homes in Kissimmee have more space and have all the amenities you can get from hotels and other similar types of accommodations.
Vacation homes near Disney world in Kissimmee Fl provide good value accommodations. Compared to a typical hotel in Kissimmee Florida, an average family sized room can amount to as much as $150.00. And for the same price, you can find a vacation home with a floor space of up to 2000 sq. ft., fully equipped with various amenities you can find in a hotel, but with a private kitchen and pool. With a fully equipped kitchen, you will be able to cook whatever you want, which can slash a great amount of money off your food expenses. Eating out when you are on a Disney vacation in Florida can be an expensive affair and you will not want to spend most of your money on food alone, when there are other exciting things you can include in your holiday itinerary.
Choosing vacation homes near Disney World in Kissimmee Florida is the most practical thing you can do to make your Disney holiday a truly memorable one.
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October 4th, 2010
Vacation homes are the best option for large families planning to have a Disney vacation. The benefits of booking a vacation home compared to reserving a hotel room is that most Disney vacation homes are kid friendly and they can also offer more private moments with the family. Various benefits include the exclusive use of private pools and other top rate amenities not found in any of the hotels in Central Florida.
When it comes to Disney vacation homes, you can enjoy a wide range of choices that include villas, town houses, and even condo units. The good thing about this is that all these are kid friendly, ideal for a family vacation with a large number of kids to bring along. Since almost half of the vacation homes are located in close proximity to Disney World, you will certainly not run out of options in finding affordable, yet equally comfortable Disney vacation homes. They provide an ideal home base for a large family visiting Orlando to enjoy a one of a kind Disney World experience.
 Vacation home near Disney World Vacation homes in Orlando are fast becoming the most popular and practical choices for expensive hotel accommodation options. For the simple reason that Disney vacation homes provide that home away from home feeling, most vacation homes near world famous theme parks in Orlando are also excellent choices when bringing your kids because you can have the privacy you need without sacrificing your comfort and security. Compared to a hotel accommodation, your children can run freely in your vacation home without worrying about losing them in the crowd. There are also various amenities that will delight every child, like having a private swimming pool and most have spacious play-rooms.
On your next visit to Orlando, consider your options with Disney vacation homes. You will find out how exciting it will be to share private moments with your family.
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August 12th, 2010
3 Reasons to Stay in a Townhome near Disney World
There are actually more than three good reasons to book a town home near Disney World and if you searched on homes. Orlandovacation.com you would see them all. Today we are going to discuss the top three reasons given in a survey taken of our town home guests as to why they selected a town home over other more conventional accommodation choices here in Central Florida.
1. The first reason given was space. Almost invariably the family chose not to be confined or cramped in a 20’ X 20’ hotel room. As Billy W. from Waco, TX said, “we had two adults and three kids. We were visiting Orlando for 5 days. The idea of a hotel room was not appealing at all.” Further with many hotels now limiting the number of guests to four per room, the decision for larger space is economic as well. Normally a two or even three bedroom town home costs considerably less than two hotel rooms.
2. The need for a kitchen. This was the second most popular reason given as to why our guests chose a town home over a hotel room. Many felt that having the ability to fix a meal or two or maybe even just offer breakfast instead of eating out would be a novel way to economize on this Disney World Vacation. As Lydia M. of Rome, GA summed up….”we chose to cook two dinners in and had juice, cereal, doughnuts and coffee in the morning. We figured the savings to be $340. This savings paid for our twin daughters Disney World tickets for the week.”
3. The third choice…extra bathrooms might be a surprise. But it is true, you have five people in your party and there is only one bath. It takes quite awhile for the family to get ready to do much of anything. When you have a town home you have at least two and sometimes three full baths. Now, no one should have an excuse as to why the family can’t get to the parks on time.
It wasn’t mentioned for I guess it was a given but the nightly rates of town homes and condos are really, really cheap. You get phenomenal space, you are close to Disney World and at rates approximating a three star hotel room outside but close to Disney World. As you are planning your vacation this year, you definitely need to consider at town home.
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July 24th, 2010
If you are looking for a vacation home near Disney World then you should check out the Davenport Florida area. The vacation homes in Davenport Florida are newer than the Kissimmee vacation homes and with the new toll roads which have been built near Disney World it is really east to get to Disney World from these homes.
Here are three reasons to check out a vacation home in the Davenport Florida area:
1. Close to Disney World- Davenport, Florida is located less than 7 miles to Disney World and it only takes about 15 minutes to get from these homes to Disney World.
2. Price- With the economy suffering the way it is the prices of vacation homes in the Orlando area have fallen quite a bit. At the time of this post, the average vacation home in Davenport is be offered at around a $100 a night for a three bedroom vacation home with a private swimming pool. This is not bad especially when you consider that the average hotel room in Orlando is around $75 a night for a three star hotel.
3. Newer Homes- The vacation homes in Davenport have all been built within the last 10 years, and most of the homes have been built within the last 3 or 4 years. The Davenport area has really been built up in the last few years and everybody who stays here absolutely loves it.
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July 11th, 2010
If you’re a sports fan in search of a game near your Walt Disney World vacation home, you can find college and professional level sports competition almost year-round near Orlando. From the NBA, to MLB Spring Training and college football bowl games, there’s no shortage of sports action in the central Florida area.
The closest sports stadiums to your Disney Vacation home is Champion Stadium at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. Champions stadium is the spring training home to the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
Champion Stadium can hold 9,500 fans in the stadium seats and also features four luxury sky boxes, open-air suites and patios. Baseball fans who prefer the cheap seats can buy a seat on the grassy knoll. After the Braves pack up and head north for the regular season, Champions stadium hosts national tournaments throughout the year including The USSA Girls Fast Pitch World Series , USSA Boys Fast Pitch World Series, ESPN Rise youth sports championships. Another major venue at Disney’s Wide World of Sports is the Milk House, a 70,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art indoor facility featuring a 5,000 seat basketball arena and athlete training areas. Each Thanksgiving weekend, several of the NCAA’s most successful basketball programs play in the Old Spice Basketball Tournament.
If you’re looking for more sports action closer to the downtown Orlando area, you can find pro basketball and semi-pro football games during the fall,winter and spring.
Starting in September, football fans can catch United Football League action at the Florida Citrus Bowl, home of the Florida Tuskers. During the end of December and on New Years day, Florida Citrus Bowl hosts college football bowl games, including the Capitol One Bowl, which matches the South Eastern Conference versus the Big 10 Conference. Basketball fans can catch NBA action at Orlando’s newest sports complex, the new Amway Center which opens in October of 2010. Amway Center holds up to 18,500 with four concourses for plenty of walking space for fans and 56 luxury suites. Other sports stadiums in the area include Brighthouse Networks Stadium, home the University of Central Florida’s football team, and UCF arena, which is home to UCF’s basketball team.
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June 30th, 2010
If you and your family need a calm and quiet meal near your Disney vacation pool home,without other tourists surrounding you on every side, you should check out one of the great picnic spots in Orlando. Cypress Grove Park, located between Orange Ave and Orange Blossom Trail, is where contemporary elegance meets the charm of the old South located on the shores of Lake Jessamine. From the first moment you pull into the park, you’ll feel relaxed and ready to walk along one of the three multi-usefields lined by oak trees, with gazebos and a lakeside pier. In the center of the park, you’ll find the Estate House at Cypress Grove, shaded under a group of moss covered cypress trees. The Estate House is nearly 100 years old Located under a stand of moss-draped cypress trees, this elegant southern estate home, built in 1925, is available to rent for weddings, reunions, and other special occasions.
Other parks worth considering for a picnic include Lock Haven Park in Winter Park and Lake Eola Park, and Orlando Festival Park, located in downtown Orlando. Lake Eola has a large fountain, paddle boats and a large amphitheater that hosts live concerts and other events. Orlando Festival Park opens at 5 a.m. for a view of the daily sunrise and Lock Haven Park in Winter Park , about 40 minutes from the Disney area and is tucked between three lakes in the historic section of Winter Park, one of the most culturally diverse and affluent cities in Central Florida. Loch Haven Park is a great spot to pack up a picnic and soak up some sun for the day; you’ll find ‘The Mayor’ amongst the groves of majestic oak trees, and the tree is one of Florida’s largest and oldest. Don’t be surprised to hear a few musicians performing nearby; this is one of central Florida’s most popular cultural centers too. Loch Haven Park is located at 900 E. Princeton Street.
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June 25th, 2010
Here are a couple of tips to keep in mind if you are going to be renting a vacation home in the Kissimmee area near Disney World. The economic downtown, which started over two years ago, has had a major impact on the vacation home market in the Kissimmee area. Nearly 35% of all vacation homes are in some type of foreclosure… now we are not writing this to scare you, rather we are wanting to inform you.
More than likely the Kissimmee vacation home you book is more than likely really nice and the owner is current of all their bills. Keep in mind, if a home is in foreclosure the owner typically just walks away. Knowing this it is a good thing to book a vacation home in a community which has a strong HOA. Why? The HOA will not allow abandoned vacation homes to fall into major disarray. The HOA will at least cut the grass and make sure the outward appearance of the home is presentable. This is key as you do not want to rent a really nice home only to find out when you get to the Kissimmee area that the home next door to it is in shambles and the grass is over three feet tall.
Here are couple of really nice vacation home communities in the Kissimmee area which have strong HOA: Terra Verde, Windsor Palms, Windsor Hills, Encantada Resort, Legacy Park, Towns of Legacy and Emerald Island.
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May 3rd, 2010
One of the best deals if you are coming to Disney World is to stay in a Disney World condo. There are three main advantages to staying in a condo:
1. Price- Most condos near Disney World are priced below a normal three star hotel near Disney. These condos will go for around $70 per night during the off season and $100 a night during the high season.
2. Space- A Disney condo gives you a lot more room than a hotel room. The average Disney condo averages between 750 square feet to 900 square feet.
3. Full Kitchen- All of our condos come complete with a full kitchen that include a full size refrigerator, microwave, stove, oven, and all the cooking utensils you will need.
To book a Disney vacation condo please check our rates online or call us at 1-800-641-4008.
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