Can you believe that it is nearly a year since we all went on holiday to Orlando. We spent 2.5 weeks in Florida with my Brother, Sister in Law and Niece and I just realised that I never actually shared anything about our holiday!
We had an amazing time and the boys loved every minute of it. So what apart from Disney did we do!
Seaworld
We all really enjoyed seaworld, in fact Seaworld Orlando tickets for the family are an essential in my opinion Seaworld offers the perfect mix of action rides, educational exhibits, hands on interaction and amazing shows which went down really well with all The Mad Family.
We made a plan of our must see’s before visiting and the boys really adored the shows that we got to see.
Find out more about what we thought of Seaworld here.
Universal
Universal was the boys favorite theme park that we visited. In fact we visited three times during our visit. If it is busy I would recommend purchasing express passes, especially if you have young children.
The boys adored the rides at Universal, they are a mix of thrill and 3D. If you are fans of Harry Potter then Universal is a MUST. We had an amazing meal at The Mythos Restaurant to celebrate MadDads birthday and I would really recommend making a booking.
Here are our tips for getting the most of of Universal.
LEGOLAND Orlando
If you have children under 12 then LEGOLAND is a must visit. Everyride is suitable for them and there are some amazing thrill rides to. It also has some of the same rides as in the UK, but others included FLying school that were new to us.
Find out what my Mini thrill seeker thought about LEGOLAND Florida and all our tips for visiting.
Busch Gardens
Now I know that officially Busch Gardens isn’t in Orlando, but it is certainly worth visiting when you are there. It had THE BEST trill rides and the animals were amazing.
It was the perfect mix for my boys and we had so much fun. We went to the Madagascar live show and rode the Cheetah hunt.
Don’t want to be the naysayer but I feel I have to speak up here. Please, please, please rethink Seaworld. It is animal cruelty in its finest. The living conditions are anything but ideal. Orcas who usually spend their lifetime together in the wild are separated early on in life and forced to spend most of their lives in isolation. The way they are taught their “tricks” is by not feeding them if they get the trick wrong. In the wild, orcas swim upward of 100 miles per day. But at SeaWorld and other marine parks around the world, orcas are forced to swim in tiny circles to amuse tourists and spend the majority of their lives virtually motionless in concrete tanks that are the human equivalent of a bathtub. Their important matriarchal bonds are broken when babies are taken from their mothers and sold or transferred to other parks, and captive orcas live only a fraction of their average life span.
Read more: http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/blackfish-documentary-exposes-seaworld/#ixzz3GgtCp4hM
Watch the documentary Black Fish.
Sorry to be a downer but we all have to learn and spread the information.
My daughter is desperate to visit Orlando as some of her friends have been there. She would want to go on every ride!
It all sounds so amazing, we would love to go. The Seaworld sounds ace.
Looks like you all had the best time x
Legoland would be our favourite – my son is mad for it at the moment! I’d be really interested to visit Universal studios, too. Orlando sounds like a fascinating place, but I’ve never been.
Looks like you all had a good time , I have still not been to this place yet .
My friend is in Florida at the moment doing the theme parks. It looks totally amazing. I would love the opportunity to visit.
Looks and soundd amazing. I want to go!
It is on our To Visit list… maybe one day soon… let’s hope…
It always looks so amazing in photos and I would love to go on some of the rides at the themeparks x
My kids would love to go, best get saving!
Looks like loads of fun, and the right age to enjoy the place! We took Emma to Disneyland Paris when she was 3, what a disaster that was :-).xx
we will get there one day, it looks amazing
Looks like you had a great time. This is on my ‘to-do’ list when my boy is a bit older.
I would love to take my three to all those places. If we ever win the lottery, a trip to Orlando is the first thing I’m booking!
Florida is awesome we went last summer and had a super time but in the future we will avoid July / August as it rained every afternoon.
Sounds like a great break – something we would definitely like to do in the near future!