Orlando Photo Gallery


Magic Kingdom - Welcome to Disney's Magic Kingdom


Magic Kingdom - Ride Disney's Runaway Gold Mine Train - Big Thunder Mountain


Magic Kingdom - Minnie and Mickey with show you a great time during the parade


Magic Kingdom - Take a jungle cruise and shower with an elephant


Magic Kingdom - Mickey and Minnie put on a show


Magic Kingdom - Be Our Guest Restaurant - Grand Ballroom, Beast's Castle


Magic Kingdom - Under The Sea-Journey of The Little Mermaid


Magic Kingdom - Gaston's Tavern


Magic Kingdom - Beast's Castle


Magic Kingdom - Welcome to the Magic Kingdom Railroad


Magic Kingdom - Using the New Fastpass+


Animal Kingdom - Welcome to Disney's Animal Kingdom


Animal Kingdom - It's thirsty work entertaining the tourists!


Animal Kingdom - The Tree of Life


Animal Kingdom - It's tiring work too - out on Safari with Kilimanjaro Safaris


Animal Kingdom - This T-Rex worked just a little too hard!


Hollywood Studios - Welcome to Disney's Hollywood Studios


Hollywood Studios - Sorceror's Apprentice Mickey helps out with some gardening


Hollywood Studios - Dare you risk the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror?


Hollywood Studios - Don't try the valet parking at the Hollywood Studios!


Hollywood Studios - Try the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith


Epcot - Welcome to Epcot


Epcot - Ted goes looking for Nemo


Epcot - Then Ted swims with the fishes


Epcot - Ted travels the Epcot world, admiring a waterfall in Canada


Epcot - Stunning views


Blizzard Beach - Legend has it a freak snowstorm hit Disney creating Orlando's first ski resort


Blizzard Beach - Welcome to Disney's Blizzard Beach


Blizzard Beach - The most slushy and slippery waterpark in Orlando


Keys of the Kingdom Tour - Disney Tour Guide Meghan explains how the tour will work
(We were told the whip was only for cosmetic reasons...not for keeping us in line)


Keys of the Kingdom Tour - This could be Walt's Office, overlooking Main Street...but, is it?


Keys of the Kingdom Tour - Is that really Sleeping Beauty's washing line?


Keys of the Kingdom Tour - We got to take our own private Jungle Cruise


Keys of the Kingdom Tour - This is Meghan, our phenomenal tour guide - she knows everything!


Disney's The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour - A dawn start for this behind the scenes tour


Disney's The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour - We each got a turn in the cab to see how to drive the trains


Disney's The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour - The teds got to meet a real-life engineer (matching outfits too!)


Disney's The Magic Behind Our Steam Trains Tour - Great photo opportunities with the trains on this tour


SeaWorld - Catch the latest show with the Orcas (killer whales)


SeaWorld - Blue Horizons show where humans interact with whales and dolphins


SeaWorld - See the seals and sealions at Pacific Point Preserve


SeaWorld - You can even see dolphins under the water


SeaWorld - The Shamu Stadium hosts a spectacular show or two


SeaWorld - An ambulance/stretcher for a rescued dolphin


SeaWorld - The sharks they let you touch, behind the scenes


SeaWorld - You can touch the Magellanic Penguins too


SeaWorld - Manatees


SeaWorld - A sea turtle at Turtle Trek


SeaWorld - Another sea turtle at Turtle Trek


SeaWorld - SeaWorld's 50th Anniversary: Sea of Surprises


SeaWorld - The Manta Rollercoaster


SeaWorld - Checking out the rays


SeaWorld - Lighthouse photo spot near the park entrance


SeaWorld - One Ocean Show


SeaWorld - Musical water fountains in the lake


Discovery Cove - A visit to Discovery Cove is a visit to Paradise


Discovery Cove - Swimming with dolphins is an event you will never forget


Discovery Cove - Learn to snorkel in Serenity Bay


Discovery Cove - Groups of eight swim with their own dolphin in Dolphin Lagoon


Discovery Cove - Snorkel with tropical fish in the deeper water of Tropical Reef


Busch Gardens - Cupid the giraffe welcomes you to Busch Gardens


Busch Gardens - Montu is one of several roller coasters at this park


Busch Gardens - Take the Serengeti Safari and feed a giraffe


Busch Gardens - When you need a rest you can take a train around the park, or just to another area


Busch Gardens - "Now I'm the king of the swingers..."


Islands of Adventure - Universal's cartoons and coasters park


Islands of Adventure - Eat at the award-winning Mythos Restaurant


Islands of Adventure - You'll now find Hogwarts School here


Islands of Adventure - Hogwarts School


Islands of Adventure - More dodgy parking here, although someone claimed this car could fly!


Islands of Adventure - Take a ride...although it's not actually going very far!



Islands of Adventure - Need some Deathcap? Or Dogweed?


Islands of Adventure - In Jurassic Park you'll meet some cute and some scary dinosaurs


Islands of Adventure - This is a school to which pupils would choose to go!


Kennedy Space Center - Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the launch pad


Kennedy Space Center - NASA's huge Vehicle Assembly Building


Kennedy Space Center - These five engines helped power Saturn V rockets to the moon


Kennedy Space Center - And this is what they drove when the got to the moon


Kennedy Space Center - A simulation puts you in the launch control room of Apollo 11 heading for the first moon landing


Kennedy Space Center - This mock-up Space Shuttle has now moved, to make way for the real one in the not too distant future!


Clearwater Beach - The pier at Clearwater Beach


Clearwater Beach - Catching some rays on the beach, or maybe a swim?


Clearwater Beach - Welcome to Clearwater Beach


Clearwater Beach - Watch out for pirates, but they'll let you join them for a few pieces of eight


Clearwater Beach - Take a fishing trip, or maybe buy a yacht?


Fort de Soto - One of the guns protecting the Fort


Fort de Soto - Atop the fort, there's a great view of the wildlife and the 500 foot Bay Pier


Fort de Soto - You can rent a bicycle (for 1 to 8), a kayak or even a picnic shelter


Fort de Soto - North Beach with white sand, deck chair rentals and plenty of room for the bears (& kids)


Fort de Soto - Ted had such a great time on the pirate ship climbing and sliding play area


St Pete Beach - This is a busier, more touristy area


St Pete Beach - Family friendly shopping, recreation and leisure opportunities


St Pete Beach - The Sunset Capital of Florida


St Pete Beach - There are plenty of bars, restaurants and shops, or space to relax


Jump Florida - Climbing aboard the Jump Florida Cessna


Jump Florida - We'll start out with a little freefall


Jump Florida - Cord pulled, there's time for a little mall-spotting, that's Eagle Ridge!


Jump Florida - A nice gentle float back to the landing strip


Jump Florida - Finally, back to earth without a bump


Gatorland - Visit Gatorland to learn all there is to know about Florida (and other) 'gators


Gatorland - Stroll around the breeding grounds on the custom-built boardwalk, with observation tower


Gatorland - They do like to make you feel welcome at Gatorland


Gatorland - The 'gators come in a variety of sizes...


Gatorland - ...but even the little ones have attitude!


LEGOLAND - Welcome to the new LEGOLAND Florida park


LEGOLAND - In MinilandUSA you'll find Florida, DC, New York, Las Vegas, San Francisco and more - Awesome!


LEGOLAND - Down at Pirate's Cove Captain Brickbeard is trying to take back his pirate ship using modern methods!


LEGOLAND - A variety of LEGO themed rides can be found throughout the park


LEGOLAND - A LEGOLAND original! Granny's Apple Fries, dusted with cinnamon & sugar, with a vanilla dipping sauce. Lovely!


LEGOLAND - You can ride cars, boats, planes and cars of all kinds here, even splashy ones


LEGOLAND - See how LEGO bricks are made in the LEGO Factory, then have a play (or shop!)


LEGOLAND - Chilling out with the LEGO southern belles in Cypress Gardens


Titanic - The Experience - Meeting the Captain of the Titanic over dinner


Titanic - The Experience - And here is the not-quite-unsinkable Titanic


Titanic - The Experience - The Verandah Cafe, popular with the younger first class passengers


Titanic - The Experience - Dinner on Orlando's Titanic is a great spectacle


Titanic - The Experience - A replica of the Titanic's Grand Staircase


Titanic - The Experience - On deck with the Unsinkable Molly Brown
Like Ted, she's quite the party animal!


Disney Springs - Cap'n Jack's Marina where you can rent a boat


Disney Springs - I think this pirate needs to check out the restaurants at Downtown Disney!


Disney Springs - LEGO Loch Ness Monster on vacation in Lake Buena Vista Lagoon


Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours - See all kinds of wildlife on an airboat ride


Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours - Beautiful views too


Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours - Captain Andy was very welcoming, even to bears!


Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours - This chap decided to take an airboat ride too!


Spirit of the Swamp Airboat Tours - Up close and personal...


Celebration - Celebration is a warm, friendly town, overlooking a lake


Celebration - The natives are quite friendly too!


Celebration - Take a carriage ride around Celebration


Celebration - There are several pretty squares near the centre of town


Celebration - Even bears can enjoy a carriage ride


Kissimmee Old Town - A selection of tourist shops and eateries


Kissimmee Old Town - They have a bunch of fairground rides, buy tickets or a wristband


Kissimmee Old Town - On selected evenings, classic cars cruise through the streets


Kissimmee Old Town - A day or evening out for all the family


Chocolate Kingdom - From bean to bar


Chocolate Kingdom - Grinding the beans, the old-fashioned way


Chocolate Kingdom - Time out fun, shooting marshmallows at the dragon


Chocolate Kingdom - The detailed steps in making a chocolate bar


Chocolate Kingdom - The chocolate store


Chocolate Kingdom - Some of the specialist chocolate items


Chocolate Kingdom - Let's make a chocolate bar!