We recently vacationed in the Orlando, Florida area. The weather was gorgeous; it was sunny and in the 80's every day we were there. It was a welcome change from the cold, snowy weather back home.
My cousin, Linda, her husband, Earl, and their granddaughter, Brandi made the 3-hour drive from Punta Gorda to visit with us for a couple of days. Since we wanted to spend much of our vacation enjoying the fine weather, we were looking for low-cost outdoor activities to do.
A fun, yet inexpensive place to visit in Kissimmee, Florida is Old Town. If you like the vintage feel of days gone by, you'll love Old Town. It's a village and amusement park right out of the 50's.
After strapping Brandi in her stroller, we headed for the shops. Linda had a blast in one of the gift shops, where she found some fun, Western-style fur pillows for her summer home in North Dakota. My daughter, Jenna, found some pretty earrings there. My husband, John, and Earl visited the leather shop next door, where Earl found some hand-tooled treasures. There was an amazing puppet shop, where the puppets features and construction reminded me of the characters on Sesame Street. That's Linda in the photo above, holding one of the puppets.
Once we were done looking in all the shops, Jenna took Brandi on some of the rides.
She also dragged me onto this roller coaster. It had been years since I rode on a coaster, due to painful back problems. However, thanks to Pilates, I've been pain free for quite some time and was able to ride this time. It was a blast!
In addition to the rides and shops, Old Town also has antique car shows. Admission to Old Town is free; however, tickets must be purchased for the rides.
Wet 'N Wild is a water park owned by Universal Studios. Although there are other water parks in the area, such as Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, we chose Wet 'N Wild. Since too much sun can be too much of a good thing, we liked that you can purchase a half-day ticket there for $27.00. The other two water parks do not offer this option and charge $82.00 per person for admission.
Wet 'N Wild was a blast! We started out by getting our feet wet at the wave pool. From there, we went on a few group rides.
The Surge was so much fun, although the line was a bit of a wait. Although we were soaked when the ride ended, I wish it had been a little longer, given the wait.
The black hole wasn't nearly as scary as The Surge; although it was up rather high, the slide was enclosed.
My husband's favorite water activity was the lazy river; no thrills, just relaxing floating on a tube on the river. I have to agree with him; we're not getting any younger and relaxing is our favorite pastime while on vacation.
Speaking of relaxing, of course, our favorite outdoor activity was hanging out at the main pool and spa at Venetian Bay Villages, where we stayed. The temperature of the pool water was in the high 80's every day. It was nice sipping Sangria punch while relaxing in the sun! We used one of the barbecue pits near the pool area to cook out one night while we were there.
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My cousin, Linda, her husband, Earl, and their granddaughter, Brandi made the 3-hour drive from Punta Gorda to visit with us for a couple of days. Since we wanted to spend much of our vacation enjoying the fine weather, we were looking for low-cost outdoor activities to do.
A fun, yet inexpensive place to visit in Kissimmee, Florida is Old Town. If you like the vintage feel of days gone by, you'll love Old Town. It's a village and amusement park right out of the 50's.
After strapping Brandi in her stroller, we headed for the shops. Linda had a blast in one of the gift shops, where she found some fun, Western-style fur pillows for her summer home in North Dakota. My daughter, Jenna, found some pretty earrings there. My husband, John, and Earl visited the leather shop next door, where Earl found some hand-tooled treasures. There was an amazing puppet shop, where the puppets features and construction reminded me of the characters on Sesame Street. That's Linda in the photo above, holding one of the puppets.
In addition to the rides and shops, Old Town also has antique car shows. Admission to Old Town is free; however, tickets must be purchased for the rides.
Wet 'N Wild is a water park owned by Universal Studios. Although there are other water parks in the area, such as Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, we chose Wet 'N Wild. Since too much sun can be too much of a good thing, we liked that you can purchase a half-day ticket there for $27.00. The other two water parks do not offer this option and charge $82.00 per person for admission.
The Surge was so much fun, although the line was a bit of a wait. Although we were soaked when the ride ended, I wish it had been a little longer, given the wait.
The black hole wasn't nearly as scary as The Surge; although it was up rather high, the slide was enclosed.
My husband's favorite water activity was the lazy river; no thrills, just relaxing floating on a tube on the river. I have to agree with him; we're not getting any younger and relaxing is our favorite pastime while on vacation.
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