| 10 minutes from Disney | Close
to all Orlando attractions |
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| Luxury
lakeside holiday villa |
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| Cumbrian
Lakes,
Kissimmee, Florida |
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Useful links (each link opens in a new browser window):
| Parks and activities: | |||
| Disney World entrance is about a 10 minute drive away | |||
| Magic Kingdom | |||
| Animal Kingdom | |||
| MGM Studios | |||
| Epcot | |||
| Blizzard Beach Water Park | |||
| Typhoon Lagoon Water Park | |||
| Downtown Disney about a 15-20 minute drive away | |||
| Broadwalk | |||
| Universal Studios about 25-30 minutes drive away | |||
| CityWalk | |||
| SeaWorld about a 10-15 minute drive away | |||
| NEW |
Aquatica Water Park | ||
| Kennedy Space Center about a 45-55 minute drive away | |||
| NASA Launch schedule check the dates for shuttle or rocket launches from KSC | |||
| Watch NASA TV live | |||
| Boggy Creek Airboats about a 15 minute drive away | |||
| Kissimmee Old Town about a 7 minute drive away | |||
| Discovery Cove about a 10-15 minute drive away | |||
| Busch Gardens about an hours drive to the west near Tampa | |||
| Adventure Island water park next to Busch Gardens | |||
| Cypress Gardens between Orlando and Tampa, less than 60 minutes drive away | |||
| SeaScreamer the worlds largest speedboat, in Clearwater about 80 minutes drive West | |||
| Gatorland about a 20-25 minute drive away | |||
| Medieval Times themed dining only 5 minutes drive away | |||
| Petting Farm only 2 minutes drive away | |||
| Horse Riding and stables less than 10 minutes away | |||
| Wet'n Wild about a 20-25 minute drive away | |||
| Flying School learn to fly and qualify as a pilot in Florida | |||
| Fantasy of Flight less than a 30 minute drive away | |||
| Fly in an open cockpit biplane at Waldo Wrights | |||
| Warbird Adventure to fly in a WWII vintage twin seater plane | |||
| Daytona International Speedway for motorsport fun and racing | |||
| Golf locations all over, from 5 minutes drive | |||
| Golf another local golf website | |||
| Amway Arena to watch a concert or catch an Orlando Magic basketball game | |||
| Celebration town is less than 10 minutes drive away | |||
| International Drive for entertainment, restaurants and shops (link to I-Trolly pdf map of I-Drive) | |||
| Dolphin and Manatee watch cruise on the Banana River about 50 minutes drive near Cocoa Beach | |||
| Silver Springs Nature Park about 90 miles north of Orlando | |||
| Florida State Parks see Florida in its natural state and relax stress free | |||
| Tickets: | |||
| Kissimmee Guest Services for tickets to attractions delivered to the villa | |||
| 'Official Ticket Center' for tickets to attractions, about a 6-7 minute drive | |||
| Restaurants and dining out: | |||
| Restaurants a page of links to just a few of the restaurants and diners in the local area | |||
| Shopping: | |||
| Millenia Mall with over 120 stores | |||
| Florida Mall with over 180 stores | |||
| Orlando Premium Outlets with 110 designer outlet stores | |||
| Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores with over 45 designer outlet stores | |||
| Prime Outlets was Belz Outlets, the outlet center is being completely renovated, over 80 stores open | |||
| Festival Bay Mall on International Drive | |||
| Shopping in Orlando locations all over, from 5 minutes, a link to the tourist information bureau | |||
| Wal-Mart superstore, just round the corner, 5 minutes from our villa | |||
| Airport websites for travel & flight information, car hire links and other useful stuff: | |||
| Orlando International Airport (MCO) for airport details (about 25 minutes drive to villa) | |||
| Sanford International Airport (SFB) for airport details (about 60 minutes drive to villa) | |||
| Tampa International Airport (TPA) for airport details (about 90 minutes drive to villa) | |||
| Miami International Airport (MIA) for airport details (about a 4 hour drive to villa) | |||
| Taxis: | |||
| Discover USA Tours for a taxi company specialising in services to villa guests (Recommended) | |||
| Florida Transport for a taxi company specialising in services to villa guests | |||
| Others: | |||
| Luxury Car Rental for a special treat for him | |||
| Purchase tourist map probably the best Orlando tourist map available, from orlandomaps.co.uk | |||
| Information on Alligators as they are the real locals here and are protected. | |||
| Cumbrian Lakes HOA for more local community information | |||
| www.xe.com for currency conversions and exchange rates | |||
| Non Florida related links: | |||
| A beautiful country cottage in Dorset to rent between Lyme Regis and Bridport | |||
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by Barry Reynolds
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- Barry Reynolds, 2004-2008. Quality control and cups of tea - Samantha
Reynolds. Interruptions by the cats - Betsy and Minx