Make Your Orlando Holiday Even More Special

Hey Thrill Seekers,

Already purchased your park admission tickets? Looking to add something extra to make your experience that little bit more special? Then these park extra’s will be just the thing for you.

Most of the parks offer you opportunities to do something a little different during your visit. From eating your dinner with Shamu to trekking along the reef floor there is something for everyone.

 Disney VIP Character Breakfast – What’s a more magical way to start your day than having breakfast with loads of your favourite Disney characters? You’re right, there isn’t one! This once in a lifetime opportunity takes place at Disney’s Contemporary Resort which is opposite Magic Kingdom.

 You will be collected from your hotel or villa in style by either a 5* stretched limousine or a brand new state-of the-art Mercedes Sprinter Limousine – your exact pick up time will be advised locally. The Disney VIP Character Breakfast operates every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Breakfast takes place between 8:00am and 9:00am and consists of a all you can eat hot and cold buffet accompanied by fresh breads and pastries. When you have finished your magical breakfast you can choose to either be returned to your accommodation or if you started as you mean to go on you will have the option to use the Disney Monorail System or even be taken to Universal CityWalk for easy access to Universal Studios or Universal’s Islands of Adventure. What a great chance to meet and spend some quality time with some of your favourite Disney Characters including Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy!!

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Disney VIP Character Dinner – Not really an early bird? Then perhaps the Disney VIP Character Dinner is best suited to you. You will be collected between 1.00pm – 3.30pm and returned in style by either a stretched limousine or Mercedes Sprinter from your hotel or villa (there’s even free champagne for the journey!!) Firstly you will be taken to Downtown Disney where you have around 1 hour 45 minutes to have a mooch about. You’ll then be picked up again between 4.15pm – 5.45pm where your next stop is Chef Mickeys for your amazing character dinner! For your meal you can choose from roast chicken, carved beef, pasta, savoury sides and lots of kids favourites such as mac & cheese but save room for pudding as you will then have the chance to create your own mega sundae and customise it how you want. Making this experience even more incredible, all of your favourite Disney characters will be there too! Get as many photos and autographs as you can and even join in some songs and dances if your not too full from your delicious meal. You even get a complimentary dinner photo!

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SeaWorld

Over at SeaWorld they offer a range of extras that you can purchase in addition to your admission tickets which will make your experience even more unforgettable.

SeaWorld All Day Dining – Definitely the tastiest and most cost effective way to keep your bellies full throughout your visit to SeaWorld is the All Day Dining Deal. This ticket will allow you to eat at loads of different restaurants ALL DAY as many times as you like until they close.

Dine With Shamu – Now this is something that is a MUST when visiting SeaWorld. This memorable family dining experience allows you to be Shamu’s VIP guest, you will enjoy a delicious meal from a huge menu choice. This behind the scenes experience permits you to eat your dinner alongside some of the worlds most fascinating creatures and you get the chance to see the beautiful killer whales interacting with their trainers up close and personal.

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SeaWorld Behind The Scenes Tour  A once in a lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes in SeaWorld. Trust me, you will learn sooo much! The tour lasts around 90 minutes. A specialist SeaWorld rep will be your ultimate tour guide and will take you on a journey to discover how SeaWorld rescue and care for their animals such as turtles and manatees. You may even get the chance to interact with a small shark or touch a penguin!

SeaWorld Private VIP Tour – Want to feel like SeaWorld Royalty for a day? Well now you can. Equipped with your very own tour guide, SeaWorld’s VIP private tour gives you access to jump to the front of the queue on all your favourite rides, get the best seats in the house for the incredible shows, feed dolphins, sea lions and stingrays, interact with a penguin and small shark and eat at Sharks Underwater Grill. This 7 hour tour is an amazing opportunity to be a VIP for a day!

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SeaWorld Signature Show Seating This ticket will allow you to not one, not two but THREE one-time reserved seats for SeaWorld’s most popular shows in the following venues: Shamu Stadium, Dolphin Theatre and Seaport Theatre. The best way to ensure you get to see all of the fantastic shows SeaWorld has to offer.

Aquatica 

Aquatica Banana Beach All Day Dining – The best dining option for your day chilling in the pools and whizzing down the slides at Aquatica would definitely be the all day dining deal. With this ticket you’re able to visit Banana Beach – home to a delicious buffet – an unlimited amount of times during the day. The varied menu consists of pizzas, pulled pork, chicken, mac n’ cheese, hot dogs and many many sides and desserts. YUM. Not having to worry about carrying soggy money around with you for food and drinks throughout the day leaves more time to enjoy the great attractions Aquatica has to offer.

Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens All Day Dining – Go for the all day dining deal at Busch Gardens and you definitely won’t be going hungry! Enjoy all the food and drink you want at the participating restaurants in Busch Gardens and visit them as many times as you can stomach throughout the day.

Busch Gardens Serengeti Safari – A once in a lifetime opportunity to come face to face with some of the planets most stunning animals. This 30 minute open air safari expedition takes you out to the Serengeti and gives you an amazing opportunity to hand feed giraffes, meet zebras and antelopes all in their own habitats. This is any animal lovers (like me) dream and will definitely be one unforgettable experience. This is a very popular tour so remember to book in advance to avoid disappointment!

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Discovery Cove

Discovery Cove SeaVenture – Over at Discovery Cove you can purchase an add on to your experience. SeaVenture is an underwater walking tour where you will wander across the Grand Reef wearing a Dive helmet – no SCUBA certification needed. Each step you take feels like you are walking on the moon (just surrounded by fish and not stars) and around each corner will you will discover new animals such as lionfish and velvet rays and even be able to touch unique sea life whilst schools of fish feed around you. The best bit? Coming face to face with sharks!! (albeit through a panoramic window) The whole experience lasts around an hour, with the actual underwater tour lasting 25 minutes you’ll feel right at home in the reef.

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Park admission is required alongside all of these extra’s with the exception of Disney’s VIP character breakfast and dinner.

Smiles Included,

Jess

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10 Tickets Under £100 On Orlando Attraction Tickets

Morning Thrill Seekers,

A Florida holiday is often called a “holiday of a lifetime” some might 10under100say this is in reference to the cost however even with the Pound struggling against a resurgent Dollar there are still some great deals to be found.

Following on from our recent post about ways to save money at theme parks todays post is about 10 tickets we offer on Orlando Attraction Tickets that cost under a £100 per person.

3 Park SeaWorld, Aquatica and Busch Gardens Ticket

Today you can purchase this ticket for £85.00 per adult, this includes unlimited 14 consecutive days entry into SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica and Busch Gardens Tampa. When you consider the gate price for 1 day’s entry into just SeaWorld is $90.00 you can really see the great value this offers.

2 Park SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Ticket

Another ticket priced to sell, this 2 park offering from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment includes 14 consecutive days unlimited access into SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa. Priced today at £82.00 per adult the ticket also includes free transportation to and from Busch Gardens!

2 Park SeaWorld and Aquatica Ticket

The 3rd entry for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment is the 2 park SeaWorld and Aquatica ticket offering 14 consecutive days unlimited access to SeaWorld Orlando and one of Florida’s best water parks Aquatica all this for just £82.00 per adult.

Kids Eat Free Card

You’re on holiday, you don’t want to cook so you eat out every night but that can be expensive. The Kids Eat Free Card is a god send to any family, for only £10.00 this ticket allows your child to eat for free (subject to terms) at over 120 restaurants. This ticket pays for itself!

Arabian Nights Dinner Show

Your days times are full of roller coasters, animals and water rides but what do you do at night time (assuming you’re not totally shattered)?

The Arabian Nights Dinners Show offers top class entertainment and a meal for only £22.00 per adult. Voted consistently as one of the best shows in Orlando you’d be silly to miss it.

Boggy Creek 1 Hour Airboat Night Tour

One for the fearless, a nighttime tour of the Orlando everglades searching for Alligators in their natural habitat, the only light provided by the headlamp worn by the Captain. This 1 hour tour is priced at an impressive £29.00 per adult.

LEGOLAND Florida & Waterpark 14 Day Ticket

Florida’s newest park is aimed at children aged 2-12 and has been getting rave reviews.

Since opening it has added an impressive waterpark and recently announced the official launch of the LEGO World of Chima Land (ask your kids). 14 days consecutive entry into both the Waterpark and the main LEGOLAND park itself is only £50.00 per adult.

Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Pass

Hold on to the nearest person and prepare to scream like you’ve never screamed before… The Halloween Horror Nights Frequent Fear Pass offers you multi night access to Universal’s legendary screamathon. Priced at just £55.00 per adult this is one visit you’ll never forget.

Orlando VIP Dine 4Less Card

You’ve got to eat, I’ve checked and that is a fact. The Orlando Dine 4Less Card currently on sale for just £10.00 offers discounts of up to 25% in over 50 different restaurants in Orlando and the best bit… 1 card covers up to 4 people.

Blue Man Group Orlando

Yep these guys… you’ve probably heard about the men all in blue but do you know what their show consists of? This review sums it up perfectly;

Expect to walk out feeling like it went by too quickly, and didn’t make any sense, only to erupt into smile over the next month as you recall each act.

Save up to 50% by pre-purchasing your tickets here in the UK for only £31.00 per adult.

So there we have it 10 Ticket that can all be purchased for under a £100 each. I think you’ll also agree that of all the theme parks SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment certainly offer the best value for money. £85.00 for 3 world class parks is pretty hard to beat 🙂

Of course, they all come with Smiles included…

Jamie

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The Three Broomsticks Restaurant at Universal Orlando

The Three Broomsticks Restaurant based on the inn and pub from the potter series, offers a variety of food and beverage items.

In this restaurant you can choose from such entrees as the “Great Feast Platter,” fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, Cornish pasty, turkey legs and fresh vegetables. Children’s menu items include chicken, macaroni and cheese, fish and chips, and chicken fingers, each served with grapes and applesauce. Dessert choices include apple pie, strawberry and peanut butter ice cream, and chocolate trifle.

Cuisine: Fish and chips, Shepherd’s pie, Cornish pasty, Turkey legs and Fresh vegetables

Children’s menu: Chicken, macaroni & cheese, fish & chips, and chicken fingers, each served with grapes and applesauce.

Service Type: Buffeteria

Dining Hours: Lunch and Dinner daily

And why not relax and unwind in The Hog’s head pub at the rear of the Three Broomsticks™ tavern is the Hog’s Head pub. On the wall behind the bar is a large stuffed hog’s head which periodically snarls at guests. The family can enjoy Butterbeer™, pumpkin juice and other beverages while adults trade stories and sample the pub’s selection of domestic and imported beers, specialty drinks, wine, spirits and mixed drinks.

Think some of the beveridge options sound weird, why not read the descriptions about them and maybe even give them a try, you never know you might like it.

Butterbeer – Butterbeer is the drink of choice for younger wizards. Butterbeer was a real drink, the earliest reference to Buttered Beere is from, ‘The Good Huswifes Handmaide for the Kitchin’ published in London in 1588 A.D. made from beer, sugar, eggs, nutmeg, cloves and butter back in Tudor times.  It has a sweet taste and is not an alcoholic beverage.

You can make your own Butterbeer from a recipe on the Harry Potter Fan-site MuggleNet.

Pumpkin Juice – Pumpkin Juice is a cold drink favoured by the Wizarding world, and among the students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is drunk at any occasion, such as breakfast, lunch, at feasts or on other occasions.  It is a bit like a feisty apple cider with a little pumpkin thrown in.

Attraction tickets review – This is a great place to eat and chill out after a long day in The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, this does make the experience more real and do try some of the food and beveridge options from the Harry Potter movies, how cool will it be to be able to tell your friends that you have tried it.