Halloween in Florida

There are a great selection of times when it is fun to be in Florida, and yes I know it is always fun to be in Florida but this is about Extra fun! Halloween is one of those times. In England we don’t really do Halloween, in America they really do do Halloween and in Florida with the parks, as you can imagine they go a bit further!!!!!!

Halloween this year in Florida consists, as normal, of events in each of the main theme parks where you can take your families along and chose quite how scared you want to make them all. This year just to give you am idea of what there is out there for both the brave and the terrified you have got

• 21st Annual Halloween Horror Nights2011 at Universal Studios Orlando – At Universal you get the event that is billed as the Nations Premier Halloween Event and as a company that makes movies including a few of the scary variety it is a fair bet to say that their events are not for those not prepared to terrified!! The events are marked as ill-advised for kids under 13! With “The Thing” coming out in the cinemas shortly there has unfortunately been an escape of the Monster at Universal Orlando!! Featuring the undead from the Second World War with a few grudges, do you dare take on the maze in the dark?? If that wasn’t enough the maze keeps changing, there Continue reading “Halloween in Florida” »

Islands of Adventure – Great Day

Universal has 2 parks in Florida, the first is Universal Studios and the second is the newer ‘Universal Islands of Adventure’ and this is where the adrenaline is.  The Islands of Adventure Orlando has a great collection of thrill rides and roller coasters to get your heart started! One of my favourite rides was the ‘Dueling Dragons’ this is technically 1 ride but it 2 cars running at the same time on 2 tracks that are very close to one another, the pinnacle of which is when the 2 cars aim straight for each other and at the last minute they both loop over the top to avoid the collision. This is a great roller coaster and well worth taking the option for queuing to ensure that you are on the front row of either of the dragons as although this is always better on a rollercoaster it is more so, on this one!! Take on the Dueling Dragons!

Another of the major rides at Islands Of Adventure is ‘The Amazing Adventures Of Spiderman’. This is not a rollercoaster but a mixture of thrill ride and simulation, it has been well made with added option that 2 cars ride Continue reading “Islands of Adventure – Great Day” »