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Sunshine State

An October 2001 trip to Orlando by ceri_wales

Quote: I spent 2 weeks in the Sunshine State, visiting SeaWorld, Disney, Universal Studios, and ooodles of shopping malls - what more could a girl ask for????
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Sunshine State Best of IgoUgo

Overview

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You go to SeaWorld expecting to see what is shown in the advertisements on TV, giant polar bears, whales, dolphins, and seals, but you get sooo much more. I cried when I watched Shamu!!! It's an amazing experience.

Quick Tips:

If you want a quick shopping experience, go to the Florida Mall. It's a lot like our McArthur Glen Outlets, only sunnier, bigger, and less expensive. And boy does it make you feel like you have loads of money!!!!

Best Way To Get Around:

Hire a car if you've got one from the airport. However, if you’re staying on International Drive, where the hotels, restaurants, shops, and Pointe Orlando are, use the trolley cars, which are cheap and quick!!!

Race Rock Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Theme Restaurant"

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It’s fun. You go in and it's nothing but Tankers, F1, grand prix cars and Ducati motorcycles. The tables and chairs are themed like a race track, and everything around you is made of chequered flag, even the menus. But when you go to pay, if there are at least five of you, it can cost up to £80, including drinks.

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on May 24, 2005

Race Rock
8986 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
+1 407 248 9876

SeaWorld Orlando Best of IgoUgo

Attraction | "A Shamu Experience"

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SeaWorld is the most amazing place you could ever go. Forget what you've seen on tv - until you go there, you'll never know.

Shamu is an amazing creature that gets you wet from head to toe, the dolphins are the gentlest of creatures (that is, unless you decide to feed them and they bite you), and the polar bears… nothing comes close to standing against the glass window with YOUR hands up against their paws!!!!

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on May 24, 2005

SeaWorld Orlando
7007 Sea World Drive
Orlando, Florida 32821
(800) 327-2424

Muvico Pointe 21 Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

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Muvico - oh my god, there are 21 screens!! 21!!! And it's sooo cheap. I was there as a student and used my NUS card to get in as a student, even though they'd never seen those cards before. It cost me like $5, that's £2.50 to you and me!!!!

If you EVER have nothing to do one night, do go to Muvico in Pointe Orlando. You won't be bored, and it's soooo cheap!!!!

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on May 24, 2005

Muvico Pointe 21
9101 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
(407) 926-6843

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ceri_wales

ceri_wales
Denbigh, United Kingdom

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