My husband was sharing with me the other day about a fairly new concept for booking a vacation to Orlando. Most people book their theme park tickets and Orlando hotel or vacation home separately from one another, but their a few select companies out there that will combine your accommodations with your [...]]]>

Orlando Vacation Package

My husband was sharing with me the other day about a fairly new concept for booking a vacation to Orlando. Most people book their theme park tickets and Orlando hotel or vacation home separately from one another, but their a few select companies out there that will combine your accommodations with your Orlando theme park tickets into one convenient Orlando vacation package. It truly is one stop shopping.

The theme park tickets that you purchase can be to the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Epcot Center, Universal Studios Orlando and Sea World Orlando. You can purchase tickets for both adults and children and you have plenty of multi-day ticket options. Now, when it comes to accommodations, you can select either a vacation home, condo, villa, town home or hotel in the Orlando area. All of the accommodations are pretty close to the theme parks. Some are just about 5 or 10 minutes away from them.

What’s great about purchasing an Orlando Vacation Package is that when you combine your tickets and lodging, you get them at one low price so it really does offer your family the best option for saving money on your Orlando vacation.

Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa have a new concert series at their theme parks entitled “Bands, Brew & BBQ.” The name pretty much says it all. The concerts combine great bands, with Anheuser-Busch beer and some tasty barbecue. The good news for visitors to Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens [...]]]>

Sea World Orlando

Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa have a new concert series at their theme parks entitled “Bands, Brew & BBQ.” The name pretty much says it all. The concerts combine great bands, with Anheuser-Busch beer and some tasty barbecue. The good news for visitors to Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa is that there will not be an additional charge for the concerts. They are part of the regular ticket price. The concerts can be seen at Sea World Orlando on Saturdays and at Busch Gardens Tampa, the concerts are on Sundays.

The bands scheduled to perform at Sea World Orlando  include LeAnn Rimes on February the 6th, Montgomery Gentry on February the 13th, John Rich on February the 20th and Yes on February the 27th.

For Busch Gardens Tampa, the bands are Dennis DeYoung,  of Styx fame, on February 7th, Willie Nelson on February the 14th, Huey Lewis and the News on  February 21st and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo on February the 28th.

So, if you are traveling to the Orlando area for vacation in February, be sure to drop by Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa to catch one of your favorite bands.

I did not know what to expect with the shows at Sea World. I haven’t been to the theme park since I was around five years old. I pictured them to be focused on providing a fun experience for small children. How much can they thrill an adult who has seen the [...]]]>

Sea World Shows

I did not know what to expect with the shows at Sea World. I haven’t been to the theme park since I was around five years old. I pictured them to be focused on providing a fun experience for small children. How much can they thrill an adult who has seen the best movies and been to the best shows? Surprisingly, a lot.

Watching the shows that Sea World puts on filled me with excitement and energy like I haven’t experienced in a long time. I thought that once I saw Cirque du Soleil in person, that anything would pale in comparison. Sea World’s shows did not disappoint. I don’t know quite how they do it, but they manage to put on shows that amaze everyone in the crowd, from the smallest children to the oldest adults.

As I sat there in awe, I couldn’t help but feel thankful. That’s a strange sensation to have over a show, but I was thankful to the performers. They do this at least two to three times a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year and each time they put everything they’ve got into the performances. Do they realize that people like myself have never been there before? Is that the thought that motivates them to put their all into each dive, each flip?

After doing the same thing so many times, it would seem that they would become nonchalant about it, but I’m so glad they don’t act that way. The expressions on their faces, the energy in their movements makes it seem as if they are performing the show in opening week. So yes, I was thankful, thankful to the performers for putting so much into the shows that are just their jobs. I wonder if they know how much their efforts are appreciated by people who are experiencing the shows for the first time. I hope they get paid well, because they are like good medicine to a lot of people every day.

Sea World in Orlando is a refreshing experience to visit. I say refreshing, because after visiting the Disney parks almost every year, for some reason or another I put off going to Sea World. I think I thought it was only for small children. I am so glad that we finally gave [...]]]>

Sharks Underwater Grill

Sea World in Orlando is a refreshing experience to visit. I say refreshing, because after visiting the Disney parks almost every year, for some reason or another I put off going to Sea World. I think I thought it was only for small children. I am so glad that we finally gave it a try. This park is something different. Not only is landscaped beautifully with lush tropical trees and bushes, but it is a very clean park. We were pleasantly surprised by how much Sea World has to offer and we can’t wait to go back again.

At Sea World, you can spend the day attending the shows and strolling through the park. In any given season, there are at least five great shows to see. I can imagine elderly couples, pregnant women, injured people, and anyone else who cannot or does not want to ride rides, enjoying the park by mainly attending the shows. On the other extreme, if you want to ride crazy roller coasters and scream your head off, you can do that, too. What a nice combination of thrills and relaxation.

There are plenty of great restaurants to eat at as well. We ate at Sharks Underwater Grill and loved it! Even though when we entered we were strung out from half a day walking around and riding rides, within minutes of being seated, we felt like we were at a cool theme restaurant. We nearly forgot that right outside the doors was a hopping amusement park. It was a great respite for our action packed day.

If there are other people out there putting off going to Sea World because they think there is not enough to do there, I hope they will give it a try. It was so worth the trip!