Disney Star Wars Weekends

Disney Star Wars WeekendsStar Wars is a movie that has been released many years ago, but the fan base never seems to dissipate. Many still love all that is Star Wars: the movies, the figurines, the shows about making Star Wars, etc… If you are a true fan of Star Wars you should check out Disney Star Wars weekends.

Disney Star Wars weekends are held at Disney’s Hollywood studios every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from May 17th to June 9th. These Star Wars weekends 2013 will be the highlight of any true Star Wars fan because Continue reading

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Orlando Convention Planning: The Landscape Show

Landscaping, architecture, horticulture, irrigation, sustainability: all front-and-center at The Landscape Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, from September 27-29, 2012. For over a quarter-century, experts from all over the American southeast have united for a weekend of landscape ideas and education. Luxury vacation home investors can use The Landscape Show as an opportunity to do a little business while enjoying a mini-Disney World vacation for a weekend. Continue reading

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Orlando Magic Basketball

Orlando_MagicThe National Basketball Association (NBA) expanded to create the Orlando Magic in 1989. Expansion franchises are, by themselves, fairly common in the modern sports era. However, Orlando Magic basketball really developed when Rich DeVos, co-founder of Amway, purchased the team in 1991. DeVos infused family and community ethics immediately into a mission statement: championship, on and off the court. Continue reading

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Orlando Convention Planning: National Business Aviation Association

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) holds its 2012 Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the industry’s most prominent trade show in Orlando, Florida: October 30 -to November 1. As aerospace goes, the NBAA convention is a must-do event for over 900 exhibitors and visitors. Continue reading

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Disney Vacation Planning: New Fantasyland

Storybook CircusIn the year 2012, Walt Disney World Resort opened with a new attraction, Storybook Circus. The company will close out the year with the debut of New Fantasyland, a long-awaited attraction for guests staying in Orlando vacation homes.

What’s New: Storybook Circus

Sometimes, we need to look back in order to move forward. Yesteryear provokes memories of the great American circus: big-top tents, captivating animals and astonishing stunts. Citizens could congregate for a traveling entertainment form: the circus. Once amusement parks replaced big tents, people still gathered for the purpose of being transported to a magical, child-like world of fun. Continue reading

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Florida Vacation Planning-Orlando Surf Expo

Orlando Surf Expo Sun Set SurferOrlando Surf Expo sets up twice every year to host the world’s water sports and beach lifestyle industry. Orlando Surf Expo opens September 6 at the Orange County Convention Center for a look at the fashion in beach wear as well as board sports. It may be business, but guests at Florida vacation homes rentals can peek at what’s to come. Officials estimate the fall roster at 2,000 booths. Continue reading

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Florida Vacation Planning: Indy Racing Experience

Every Disney vacation has its own imagery, depending on the dreamer. Florida vacation home rentals allow the flexibility the fit the dream to its author. But Indy cars? Yep. The Indy Racing Experience awaits speed demons at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Florida.

The first main questions come easily: how can regular people just climb into an Indy car? Won’t somebody get killed?

The Indy Racing Experience comes in two forms for guests: passenger or driver. Continue reading

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Florida Vacation Planning: Eco Safaris

ecoFlorida vacation homes are about as distant from the eco safari experience as vacationers’ originating points  prior to arrival in Orlando, Florida. Put simply, the 4700-acre Forever Florida eco-ranch and wildlife preserve transport visitors as far human can get into untamed wilderness without being consumed by it.

Ever heard of a zipline roller coaster? Imagine strapping for treetop thrill rides through a dense experience in wetlands, flora, fauna and large creatures who sometimes feast on…people. That’s why a zipline eco safari can be a wild idea, but it isn’t for the faint-of-heart. Continue reading

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Disney Vacation Planning-Character in Flight Alternative

With the recent loss of the Character in Flight attraction we wanted to give vacationers an alternative, Orlando Balloon Rides, so that they can still get their aerial perspective of Disney.  Many people believe that itineraries in a Disney vacation are set in stone. However, consumers interested in Disney vacations have freedom enough to ride the skies over Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. In fact, groups can specify a partitioned hot air balloon ride as part of their Disney vacation deals. Continue reading

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Orlando Vacation Planning: Bok Tower Gardens

Bok TowerEdward Bok, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world peace advocate, donated nearly 50 acres of Olmstead gardens surrounding pinewood estate for dedicated natural conservancy. In 1929, Bok Gardens was designated as a National Historic Landmark among the citrus groves halfway between vacation villas Orlando and Tampa.

Today, Bok Tower Gardens are considered a must-see Orlando Florida vacation destination.

The Garden

The Bok Garden is designed to inspire tranquility in resting places, shady recesses, picturesque vistas and expansive floral splashes of color. Continue reading

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