One of the top automobile auctions heads back to Kissimmee in January as over 1750 vehicles hit the auction block. The event is scheduled to run from 24 to 29 January 2012 at Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, just a short drive from Florida Leisure’s vacation rental homes. Some of the highlights of the event will […]
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Universal Orlando Makes Record Profits Thanks to Harry Potter
February 16, 2011 Comments Off on Universal Orlando Makes Record Profits Thanks to Harry PotterGood news for the Orlando area emerged this week as Universal Orlando announced that attendance was up 20%. Universal said Monday it drew 11.2 million visitors in 2010, an increase of nearly 2 million from 2009, as huge crowds descended on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which opened last June in the resort’s Islands […]
Continue reading …Today’s my birthday and I’ve just been given a very nice present. Someone just sent me the list of the Top 25 Vacation Rental Pages on Facebook… and we are third on the list! And that’s thanks to all of you that read this blog and follow us on Facebook.com/FloridaLeisure , YouTube.com/FloridaLeisure and Twitter.com/FloridaLeisure. It’s […]
Continue reading …Some great news was announced over the New Year period as the good folks at Fun Spot announced they are expanding their International Drive location. Here’s the announcement. LOCAL AMUSEMENT PARK BECOMES “HUGE-ER” Fun Spot Action Park, just off International Drive in Orlando, is growing. The 13 year-old, 5 acre park has just purchased an […]
Continue reading …It’s not often that you’ll find me thinking Disney has got things wrong but their recent agreement to list their hotels on cut rate price negotiator “Priceline” has me thinking exactly that. I’ll even stick my neck out and say this is nothing more than sheer stupidity. A brilliant way to devalue the product. So […]
Continue reading …Just recently I made a trip to a place that is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity… your chance to actually live on Disney property! As legend goes, a young Walt Disney would lie underneath the expansive branches of his ‘dreaming tree‘ in Missouri. It was here that Walt developed his passion for storytelling […]
Continue reading …Another Amusement Park in Orlando?
October 15, 2010 Comments Off on Another Amusement Park in Orlando?Fresh on top of the announcements by Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove comes news that a group of developers want to build a new amusement park complete with towering thrill rides, on an undeveloped piece of land on the north end of International Drive. The park could feature as many as 15 rides, according to […]
Continue reading …Disney World Attendance Declines Slightly… So Visit Now!
August 12, 2010 Comments Off on Disney World Attendance Declines Slightly… So Visit Now!Yesterday Walt Disney World announced that they saw slight declines in park attendance over the past few months. Theme park attendance at the company’s domestic parks fell 3 percent overall in the three months ending on July 3, the Walt Disney Company said as it announced third quarter financial results. Walt Disney World attendance dropped […]
Continue reading …Disney & Universal Announce Rate Hikes
August 7, 2010 Comments Off on Disney & Universal Announce Rate HikesDisney & Universal Orlando have both announced their theme park ticket prices are rising a few dollars. Disney announced their price increase first and two days later Universal followed suit. A one day, one park ticket has now gone from $79 to $82, a 3.8 percent raise. Annual ticket price increases have been a normal […]
Continue reading …I was just reading an article about foreign buyers literally invading the US to buy homes and I thought you’d like to see it if you haven’t already. It’s written by Steve Cook of Real Estate Economy Watch: The number of American homes bought by foreign nationals has nearly doubled in the past year as […]
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