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The WEEKLY EARFUL Orlando Vacation News, Tips and Secrets for July 31, 2009

The WEEKLY EARFUL Orlando Vacation News, Tips and Secrets

by Rick E-Mouse

July 31, 2009 Edition

Cool Off at These Hot Orlando Water Parks

Stay Cool on Your Orlando Vacation at These Hot Orlando Water Parks!

Splash, slide and cool off on your Orlando vacation at these hot Orlando water parks:

Aquatica by SeaWorld – enter a South Seas-themed world splashing, swimming and sliding excitement – including the Dolphin Plunge, where you actually waterslide through a lagoon filled with black-and-white Commerson’s dolphins!

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park – chill at this “melted” ski resort-themed water park, as you slide down Mount Gushmore on the Slush Gusher, Summit Plummet and more!

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park – get swept away into a tropical paradise marked by the aftermath of a furious storm and brave the thrilling waters of the Gang Plank Falls, Humunga Kowabunga and more!

Wet ‘n Wild – brave a wild world of waves and waterslides including the Brain Wash, Disco H2O, The Storm and more!

“Water” you waiting for?  Check out these exciting Orlando water parks today!

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The WEEKLY EARFUL Orlando Vacation News, Tips and Secrets for July 2, 2009

The WEEKLY EARFUL Orlando Vacation News, Tips and Secrets

by Rick E-Mouse

July 2, 2009 Edition

Where to Find Valuable Disney Vacation Planning Tips

Save time – and money – on your Disney World vacation, with hot tips from TouringPlans.com, the website of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World.

TouringPlans.com features great tips from Unofficial Guide authors and contributors like:

  • Best days to visit your favorite Disney parks
  • Ways to save a bundle on dining
  • How to avoid long lines for top attractions and rides
  • When to book reservations at your favorite Disney restaurants

…and so much more valuable Disney vacation planning information!

The site also features Blogs with advice for families traveling with little ones and teenagers, tips on finding the best places at the water parks to “set up camp” and more!  You’ll even find great Disney vacation advice from other families who’ve been to the parks.

TouringPlans.com also includes detailed, custom-tailored touring plans for your visit to the parks – with information like the best time to arrive, the first attractions to visit, when and where to eat and even the weather forecast for the day!  And their handy online Disney vacation trip planner is the perfect way to organize your Disney visit!

Get the most out of your Disney World vacation – visit TouringPlans.com today!

Add comment July 2nd, 2009

The WEEKLY EARFUL Disney Vacation News, Tips and Secrets for July 31 2008

July 31, 2008 EditionThe WEEKLY EARFUL Disney Vacation News, Tips and Secrets

The WEEKLY EARFUL Disney Vacation
News, Tips and Secrets

by Rick E-Mouse 

Disney Area Golf Fun for Everyone

Make your Disney vacation a hole-in-one!  For great Orlando vacation golf action, hit the greens at Mystic Dunes Golf Club

Just minutes from Walt Disney World, this top rated 7,012 yard, Par 71 course features a challenging combination of expansive greens and undulating contours all in a style echoing a blend of the Carolinas and the British Isles.Mystic Dunes also features a putting green, driving range, golf instruction and a clubhouse. 

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Disney Area Golf Fun for Everyone!

For golf excitement the whole family will enjoy, check out these “mousetacular” Walt Disney World mini golf courses: 

Fantasia Gardens – This delightful course features 18-holes of challenging obstacles wrapped in a Fantasia-themed landscape depicting the film’s most notable scenes.  Fantasia Gardens also includes a “Fairway” course that looks like a miniaturized real golf course! Located within the Epcot Resort area (across from Disney’s Hollywood Studios). Hours: 10am to 11pm, seven days a week. 

Winter Summerland – With two 18-hole courses – both a holiday-themed mix of winter wonderlands and tropical paradises – there’s no end to the fun you’ll have on your journey to reach the North Hole and to win the day’s hole-in-one reward!  Located within the Disney’s Animal Kingdom Resort area (adjacent to Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park).  Hours: 10am to 11pm, seven days a week. 

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Add comment July 31st, 2008

How to Choose: Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach?

Blizzard Beach Disney WorldIf you’re a fan of the water parks and want to visit one at Walt Disney World, your choice is easy – Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach.   But if you have limited time, how do you choose?

First, all water parks are fun and both are great for the whole family.   If you visit Typhoon Lagoon you’ll find a great wave surf pool with a beach atmosphere that has a  zero depth entry.   If you’re looking for speed at Typhoon Lagoon there is Crush N’ Gusher, Humunga Kowabunga and the Storm Slides, all providing spillways, corkscrews and most important SPEED!   To top it off, at Typhoon Lagoon you’ll have an opportunity to swim with the sharks, yes live reef sharks, stingrays, tropical fish and more!Snorkling at Typhoon Lagoon

If you’re a fan of the water slides Blizzard Beach has the slide for you!    Between Runoff Rapids and Summit Plummet, Blizzard Beach offers the king of all water park rides.  If you’re looking to do some white water rafting Teamboat Springs offers a 1,200 foot ride accommodating up to 3 to 5 people.

 Learn more about these Disney World water parks for your next Orlando, Florida vacation!

Add comment February 13th, 2008

The Water’s Still Great in Orlando, Florida

Orlando stays warm year ‘round so bring your bathing suit and explore all the fun and sun you can on your next Florida vacation! Orlando offers more water thrills per square mile than just about any vacation destination so get the sunscreen and pick from the many water parks and water rides that are available here. Always on everyone’s favorites list are Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.Typhoon Lagoon Disney World Fashioned after a seaside resort became engulfed in a terrible typhoon, Typhoon Lagoon offers thrills and chills that make a one-piece bathing suit a must! Try Crushin’ Gusher – a water coaster that takes you 35 feet high and at speeds of 25 mph.

Blizzard Beach offers the tallest water slide in the U.S. amid a snowy, ice-clad water park sure to please any water slide fanatic. Typhoon Lagoon will be closed November through January for updating, so check Disney’s calendars before you go! Both parks offer kiddie pools for the younger set, wave pools, and lounge areas to just stretch out and relax! 

For more information visit Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach           

    

 

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