Hotels in Orlando

Orlando is very clean and neat in the streets with pavements for walking and sight seeing. All the theme parks we visited were awesome but very expensive even for the local people we spoke to. Food in the parks are expensive but you can carry your own sandwiches / snacks and bottled water which was great for us a family of 4 and saved us quite a bit in food and drinks. Shuttle buses were punctual to and from resort and were included in hotel fees. Fast free Wi-Fi at hotel and in the parks as well, to upload photos and keep in contact with family back home. Download and Use Disney and Universal apps to prepare and plan your visits and book fastpass rides etc. It gives you waiting times as well for rides with maps etc. Premium Outlets was great fun shopping especially for off-season sales - be careful not to spend all your money in one place. You must do the drive to NASA at Cape Canaveral, about 90 minutes away. The space museum was awesome and the highlight for me - a space junkie. Go early to the parks, its quieter, and spend as much time as possible to really experience the thrill on offer. There is a bus that drives along International drive and a day pass is available to hop on and off at various stops. we walked a lot so we could see more, so get comfortable walking shoes. We Regret not doing a drive to and stay in Miami city about 4 hours away from Orlando ;-(

2 days in Disneyworld, two days at Universal Studios, one day at SeaWorld. Expensive to visit these parks as an adult - especially if you don't ride roller coasters. But worth visiting each at least one day. Food is expensive at these parks, some of the dining plan options may work if you are spending the entire day. Just walking around the parks can take a long time because they are large and get crowded. Universal Islands of Adventure in particular is also loud because of the constant music blaring from speakers everywhere. You can get a sort of sensory overload. Take the time in advance to plan carefully and do lots of research, otherwise you'll be wasting valuable time trying to figure out what to do and where to go. This is especially true at Universal - the park to park option is useful if you zip through one park with express passes and then go to the other park the same day - otherwise it's basically an expensive add-on to ride the Hogwarts express ride, which is fun but not earth-shattering. Get the app for your phone for universal so you can see the wait times while you plan your next move. SeaWorld has a few worthwhile shows - the Orcas, Sea Lions, Dolphins and Animal Movie Stars - otherwise disappointing. All of these theme parks have more shops and restaurants than attractions, rides and/or exhibits.

The area that i stayed in Orlando seems to be very quiet and clean and not so congested. not sure if it was just luck, but traffic was not at all bad and getting to places i needed to go was quite easy. I loved the shopping experience and also the many entertainment/attractions, especially for the kids. my favorite places to shop were the Florida mall, the outlets and a few shopping plazas that i cant recall the names. Disney Magic kingdom was so much fun for all as well as old town and chuck E Cheeses. we didn't eat out to much but a few places that was nice was, the Golden Corral, Pollo Tropical (the grill chicken is awesome), papa johns pizza was also really good :). The next time i visit i would be sure to stay longer. i don't think that i would change the fact that i drove there as i enjoyed the scenery on the way. Orlando is really nice and i will definitely be visiting again.

Our trip was specifically for visiting Disney and Universal. Disney does things right and we enjoyed it so much that we bought an additional day for our passes (upgraded to 6 day pass from 5). The shuttle service to and from the Disney parks runs very well. Universal was a letdown, mostly because we saw no indication prior to our visit that my husband might not be able to ride the coasters inside Harry Potter World (the only reason we went to Universal). My husband is very tall and about 20lbs above his ideal weight so he can't fit in their test seats outside the ride. Had we known that this was going to be a potential issue, we never would have even gone. Can't believe this was an issue, and a day-ruining one at that. Has never been an issue at Universal California or any Disney Park we've been to on either coast. Don't waste your money at Universal, enjoy Disney instead. Great shops and restaurants at Disney Springs, Morimoto Asia was amazing for dinner, but definitely make reservations!!

Visited several Malls and found them to be clean, with a wide range of shopping and great places to eat and relax. Disneyland was spectacular at night, and the parades wonderful. The shopping and rides were varied to cater for all ages. Food at all the parks was amazing and all facilities were spotless. The Hard Rock Cafe one night had great food and atmosphere. Taxis were cheap and plentiful and it was easy to get around. Universal Studios and Harry Potter World was incredible. Even though the lines at times were long, it was shady and cool under shelter. The technology used on all rides was spectacular. Everyone was friendly and the warm, sunny weather made the holiday a happy and memorable one .

We had a wonderful time in Orlando. The purpose of our trip was to do the Disney Theme parks. My favourite place was Magic Kingdom! Really loved Disney Studios also. Wished we allowed more time in Epcot. We thought it was a smaller park and actually slept in and got there late. We hung around the front of Epcot for too long doing the rides. Little tip for travellers, spend less time at the rides at the front and venture down to the countries earlier. So much to see and do there and food is worth tasting from different area of the world. Universal was great, we managed to do both universal parks in both days as we were limited in time. We bought an express pass that allowed us to get to front of each line which alleviated wait times. Little tip though, don't purchase pass until you get in park as this can be bought at any shop in the park after a ride. We bought it before we walked in the gate and paid an extra I think 69 dollars and both parks were quiet all day and there was no wait time, however if it was a busy this would definitely be a must purchase on top of your ticket.