Archive for November 1st, 2006
With rising airline ticket prices and high gas prices, luxurious accommodations while traveling can seem out of reach. Visitors to Central Florida can expand their options without stretching their budget when they consider a vacation home rental. At ALL STAR Vacation Homes, travelers can enjoy their vacation in an elegant pool home at an affordable price.
Vacation homes are a unique option for travelers. With a vacation home, you can have a weekly rental and a larger space for extended family, friends, groups, teams, reunions and more to gather under one roof, saving the costs associated with renting multiple hotel rooms. ALL STAR’s homes offer a wide variety of options from two- and three-bedroom condos to seven-bedroom pool homes starting at just $119 a n ight for condos and $199 per night for homes.
With average rates for a single hotel room near the Orange County Convention Center at approximiately $143 per night, groups can save hundreds of dollars during their visit by staying in one of ALL STAR’s homes. As ALL STAR’s homes and condos have fully equipped kitchens, visitors can make their own snakes and meals, making a vacation home even more cost effective and providing a healthier alternative to eating out.
November 1st, 2006
(New York Post – Travel Guide, July 2006)
If you have ever been to Orlando you have probably observed that the only visitors who love it more than Americans are, of course, Europeans. Anyone walking through the Magic Kingdom by day will have observed throngs of Brits turning fuchsia in the sun.
Where, you’re wondering, do they go at night? Chances are, they’re lounging by the pool at their own private four-bedroom house, just a mile or two away from the action. And they’re eating diner they cooked themselves, thereby saving a ton of money and eating what they really want.
Thanks to the demand, condo rental in Orlando is now an enourmous business. Many recently built houses are expressly for tourist use, although some are rented out when their absentee owners are gone, and anyone can rent one even for one-night stay.
November 1st, 2006
Use Disney’s FASTPASS! Many Walt Disney World attractions offer this timed ticketing system, which is free with your admission to the park. Here’s how it works: As you approach a FASTPASS attraction you will see several signs. The first tells you how long you would have to wait if you got into the normal line at that moment — what’s known as the Standby Line. Another sign tells you the “FASTPASS RETURN” time — that is, what time you will be able to return to ride or see the attraction if you get a FASTPASS ticket instead of standing in line.
If you choose to get a FASTPASS remember: EACH PERSON NEEDS ONE! To obtain a FASTPASS, go to the FASTPASS machine and insert your park admission ticket in the indicated slot. Your FASTPASS, indicating what time frame, or “window,” you may return to the attraction, will print out.
REMEMBER TO TAKE BOTH YOUR FASTPASS AND YOUR ADMISSION TICKET!
Once your FASTPASS time has arrived, return to the attraction and get in the FASTPASS RETURN line. Be sure to have your FASTPASS out and ready to show the Cast Member, who will check your return time with the official return time clock. Further along in the queue or waiting area, a Cast Member will actually collect your FASTPASS ticket. By then you will be far ahead of those waiting in the Standby Line, ready to get on with the show!
November 1st, 2006
Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams officially began Sunday, October 1, and runs for the next 15 months. As part of that celebration, Disney cast members known as “The Dream Squad” are dispensing “dream” prizes at random that range from special Year of a Million Dreams Mickey Ears to a magical overnight stay in an apartment in Cinderella Castle.
Also as part of the Year of a Million Dreams, cast members are creating an unprecedented number of “Magical Moments.” These include guests being tapped to help with the pixie-dusted opening of Magic Kingdom or being named an Official Wildlife Spotter at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Remember, the Year of a Million Dreams continues now through 2007. If you’re in Walt Disney World during that time we hope that the Dream Squad bestows a magical dream come true on you!
November 1st, 2006
The Food and Wine Festival continues until mid-November at Epcot. Sample foods from around the world and catch an Eat to the Beat concert with some of your favorite artists from yesterday.
The Morse Museum of American Art is currently hosting an exhibit on the secrets of Tiffany glassmaking and the Orange County History Center is featuring an exhibit on Retro Toys, toys before the invention of plug-and-play electronic games.
November 1st, 2006
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