Attractions
Walt Disney World Resort
20-25 min away
40 min away - Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, and Citywalk
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Universal Studios Florida
6000 Universal Blvd40 min away - Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios, and Citywalk
Island H2O Live!
3230 Inspiration DrNew water park only 15 minutes away from Seahorse Villa
1 hour away, this is my personal favorite. A combination of rollercoaster park and zoo. Highly recommend their Food & Wine festival in the spring.
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
10165 McKinley Drive1 hour away, this is my personal favorite. A combination of rollercoaster park and zoo. Highly recommend their Food & Wine festival in the spring.
50 min away, this unique park features 150 life-size dinos all outside. Little boys will love this!
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Dinosaur World
5145 Harvey Tew Rd50 min away, this unique park features 150 life-size dinos all outside. Little boys will love this!
Neighborhoods
20-25 min away, great area full of restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. My family usually dedicates at least one evening there during each trip. Recommend going Monday-Thursday as it gets very busy during the weekends.
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Disney Springs Walking Bridge
Disney Springs Walking Bridge20-25 min away, great area full of restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. My family usually dedicates at least one evening there during each trip. Recommend going Monday-Thursday as it gets very busy during the weekends.
30 min away, a beautiful town built by Disney. Free to enter with special events for kids during holidays
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Celebration
30 min away, a beautiful town built by Disney. Free to enter with special events for kids during holidays
30 min away, International Drive is very touristy but full of attractions, shops, and restaurants. Home to the Coca Cola Eye, a giant ferris wheel.
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Kissimmee
30 min away, International Drive is very touristy but full of attractions, shops, and restaurants. Home to the Coca Cola Eye, a giant ferris wheel.
Restaurants
T-Rex Cafe
1676 E Buena Vista DrIncredible dining setting with good food. Kids will love!
Good place to grab some beer and delicious shrimps or crab for lunch or dinner. The usual stop for my family if we are near Universal parks.
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Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
6000 Universal BlvdGood place to grab some beer and delicious shrimps or crab for lunch or dinner. The usual stop for my family if we are near Universal parks.
5 min away, Carribean-inspired place for lunch or dinner
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Hurricane Grill & Wings
1203 Sunrise Plaza Dr5 min away, Carribean-inspired place for lunch or dinner
Chick-fil-A
7891 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy5 min away, great for a quick bite to eat. Closed on Sundays.
Good place to eat and have fun solving a mystery
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Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows
8267 International DrGood place to eat and have fun solving a mystery
Capones Abendessen und Show
4740 W Irlo Bronson Memorial HwyStores
5-7 min away, great for groceries and wine
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Publix Super Market at Summer Bay
17445 US-1925-7 min away, great for groceries and wine
5 min away, buy pretty much anything you may need here - great for souvenirs!
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Walmart Supercenter
2855 N Old Lake Wilson Rd5 min away, buy pretty much anything you may need here - great for souvenirs!
Lowe's Home Improvement
16905 Cagan Crossings Blvd5 min away, home-improvement tools etc.
Tipps für Reisende
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Tipping at restaurants
Restaurant servers primarily make a living off their tips. It is customary to tip 18-20% for good experience. If you had outstanding experience, I recommend tipping more than 20%. If you received a discount, please tip on the full pre-discounted total.
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Florida weather
It is very humid between May and November. Florida is also known for daily rain showers and afternoon thunderstorms during this time. Good news is that the rain usually goes away after 1-2 hours. Recommend carrying an umbrella or poncho.
December through April generally bring cooler temperatures, less humidity, and little rain.
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Be Kind & Friendly
Floridians like to be friendly. Feel free to smile at random people, say hello/good day, and hold the door open for the next person. Being kind pays off.
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Rent a car
Cental Florida is not like NYC where you can walk everywhere. You will either have to taxi/Uber often or better, rent a car. Car rental companies often give discounts for weekly rentals. With your own car you will have the freedom to venture away from the main attractions and discover many exciting yet less-known places!
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Nightly Disney Fireworks
Disney puts on a firework show at Magic Kingdom in the late evenings every day of the week. You can often see it from outside of Disney parks. Google best places to view the fireworks for free!
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Eating in the parks
Food inside the main parks can get expensive, especially if you do not use their dining packages. Grab breakfast early before entering the park (or prepare at home since you have a full kitchen at Seahorse Villa). Bring lots of healthy snacks to keep the kids contained until late lunch/early dinner, for which you should make a reservation ahead of time.
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Popcorn at Disney parks
Once you buy a bucket of popcorn you can bring it back on future days you visit Disney parks, and they will refill it for the nominal charge. Even though it says it is only for that day. I bring my bucket from 5 years ago and it works everytime.