Florida Funshine

03/28/2019

No more smoking at Disney, also some news about restricting stroller sizes...

After some murmurings on social media, it appears Disney has gone public with some major adjustments to park policies, including the removal of smoking areas within parks and the adjustment of park policies related to stroller size, stroller wagons and loose ice. All changes become effective...

03/24/2019

Photobomberous Rex

03/24/2019

After reading posts about average queue times in Universal parks coming in around 3hr for Standby and 45 minutes for Express Pass during the current Spring Break, it got me wondering, what's your limit for shuffling along to get on a ride?

03/22/2019

Here's an interesting concept for Islands of Adventure. Not sure how they'll make a restroom smell like a superhero !

This is not satire. Universal Orlando plans on introducing a new air freshening system in the major Islands of Adventure restrooms that will feature distinctive scents for each island. In addition, the scents will change with the seasons. Some examples given include Iced Piña Colada in Port of

03/21/2019

Who says you can have too much ice cream, when you can have the Kitchen Sink !?

03/21/2019

Why would you want to spend a birthday anywhere else?

03/21/2019

We started this blog to help other people plan their trips to Florida and pass on our knowledge, tips and advice. Didn't realise how addictive it can become, but then it does involve posting about the best place on earth!

03/20/2019

Why did Blizzard Beach stop serving this chocolate fudge brownie sundae with applewood smoked bacon sprinkles ? It was delicious !

03/20/2019

All theme parks have free wifi these days (as you'd expect) that give you connectivity throughout their parks. It’s not the best and you’ll lose connection with alarming regularity, however, it’s very useful when using one of the free smartphone apps for Iphone and Android that keep you up to date with line information.

Recommended apps are :

• My Disney Experience - Official Disney app that gives you interactive maps for all parks, as well as the all important LIVE queue times and Fastpass return times and lets you reserve Fastpasses instead of having to look for a booth..

• Universal Orlando Resort The Official App - As the name suggests, this is the official resort app that gives you interactive maps for all of the parks as well as the all important LIVE queue times.

• Seaworld Discovery Guide - A companion app that gives you a park map, live show times and ride wait times. You can also use it before you travel to buy tickets and Quick Queue passes (the same as Fastpasses). Also works for San Diego and San Antonio.

• Busch Gardens Discovery Guide - Same as the Seaworld app, this gives you a park map, live show times and ride wait times. You can also use it before you travel to buy tickets and Quick Queue passes (the same as Fastpasses). Also works for Williamsburg.

• Disneyworld By Undercover Tourist – Third party app from Undercover Tourist, a well known and renowned US travel service. Contains some useful tools for planning your visit as well as those all-important queue times. Their website (www.undercovertourist.com) also contains a wealth of information about all of Florida’s theme parks.

• Universal Studios by Undercover Tourist – Same as their Disney app, without the Fastpass times.

03/17/2019

Oh yes, before I forget, a big welcome to all of our new followers. If you are interested in visiting Florida, please check here for information that may help your trip.

If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask and tell your friends and family that they're more than welcome to join us.

03/17/2019

Now that we've started getting to grips with our posts on here, we're going to start looking at the rides and attractions via a Photo Album for each of the parks. That way, it'll keep each group separate and allow us to put a photo, a description, a review (based on our thoughts) and some useful information, such as height restrictions, suitability etc. for each ride/attraction individually.

Hope it all makes sense and also makes it a bit easier for you to find information relevant to the parks you're interested in.

Rest assured, there's going to be a lot of non-theme park information as well, but the obvious attraction of Florida is those pesky thrill rides...