Epcot - Part 2

18th Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

March 5, 2011 Comments Off

It’s that time of year when Disney & Epcot springs to life… the 18th Epcot Flower & Garden Festival started this week and it’s already proving to be a massive hit with visitors to the theme park. The event is filled with over 75 Disney character topiaries among the over 100 topiaries located around the […]

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Epcot Opens New La Hacienda Restaurant

September 20, 2010 1 Comment

Disney has completed the renovation of one of it’s restaurant areas in the Mexico area of World Showcase and it’s very much a case of in with the new and upgrade the old! La Cantina de San Angel previously occupied the space and has now been turned into a 150 seat quick service restaurant while […]

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Captain EO Returns to Walt Disney World

July 1, 2010 1 Comment

After rave reviews from Disneyland, the classic 3-D film experience “Captain EO” is returning to Walt Disney World this summer. The 17-minute musical space-fantasy adventure film is scheduled to start at Epcot on July 2. “Captain EO” saw its original run at Epcot from 1986 -1994, so this will be a new experience for many […]

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Summer Nightastic comes to Walt Disney World!

May 15, 2010 Comments Off

Coming soon to Walt Disney World is an event, or rather a series of events, that will enchant theme park guests when glittering light magic, high adventure, dance fever, thrills and chills set the after-dark scene. From June 6 through Aug. 14, “Summer Nightastic!” lights up the entertainment experience with a megawatt parade, a fireworks extravaganza, […]

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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival… Final Week!

May 10, 2010 Comments Off

Epcot is one of the attraction parks I always enjoy visiting and it was nice to get back there yesterday for Mother’s Day and take a look around at the International Flower & Garden Festival. For someone like me, who suffers from hay fever, there’s always some anxiety about coming down with an attack on […]

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Planning to ring in the New Year at Disney?

December 29, 2009 Comments Off

Are you planing to ring in the New Year at Disney this year? If so, there’s a lot to choose from this year with nine parade performances and five fireworks shows. Here are the New Year’s Eve details broken down by park: Magic Kingdom • “Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It!” parade and street party […]

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Take a flight around the Disney area from Kissimmee Airport

December 23, 2009 3 Comments

One of the “must do” things that was on my “Bucket” list for 2009 was to take a flight over the Disney area on a small plane. I’d done this trip by helicopter a few years ago so that whetted my appetite for repeating the experience this year and I was lucky enough to do […]

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The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World

October 7, 2009 Comments Off

Just recently a great new book was released that covers some of the hidden facts behind Walt Disney World. The amount of research that went into this book has been incredible and Disney expert and author, Susan Veness told me “it’s taken around 20 years to put together”. It’s a fascinating read and certainly makes […]

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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival

April 1, 2009 Comments Off

The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival continues through April until May 31. This year you can see an elaborate “Cinderellabration” topiary and an environmentally friendly Green Garden amid the colorful flowers and plants that feature all over Epcot. Make sure you check out the grand front entrance topiary of Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow […]

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Orlando…THE Place to Visit in 2009

January 18, 2009 Comments Off

Some good news at last! Orlando is THE place to visit in 2009. While everyone else in the travel industry is in free fall, Orlando is bucking the trend. The first week of 2009 saw a 14.75% increase in hotel occupancy according to Smith Travel Research and here at Florida Leisure Vacation Homes we were […]

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