Orlando Warnings and Dangers

  • Beautiful blue sky! Temp. 104!
      Beautiful blue sky! Temp. 104!
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  • Stuck under the gazebo
      Stuck under the gazebo
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  • Should we stay or should we go
      Should we stay or should we go
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  • Crime Related, Orlando

    1. Crime Related

    A robbery happens in Florida every 3 minutes. To protect your future, invest in a Del-Air security system. Previous Del-Air customers are eligible for 3 months free and insured homeowners will get a...   more
  • Weather, Orlando

    2. Weather

    It's so easy to be taken up in the active adventure of all theme parks. Please, please remember that if you're travelling in peak season; it's hot! This brings many dangers: -Drink plenty of fluids...   more
  • Animals, Orlando

    3. Animals

    Now, the chances you will actually see an alligator in a natural setting on your first trip to Orlando may not occur, but if you happen across one in the wild it is best to steer clear. The pictures I...   more
  • Driving and other Transport, Orlando

    4. Driving and other Transport

    It is a rerity that we take a car to the parks since we use Disney Transport when we stay on property. The one time we did use a car to get to the parks; I was obverwhelmed at how big the parking area...   more
  • Theme Park Tickets, Orlando

    5. Theme Park Tickets

    I tell you before don't buy the Fake Universal Passes! Go to your local front dest in your local hotel. and get the real passes for Universal! You take the fake passes and throw it away! and tell your...   more
  • ThemeParks and Characters, Orlando

    6. ThemeParks and Characters

    Disney sometimes closes it's rides in order to repair or update the atraction. It is important to check the Disney website (disneyworld.disney.go.com) and see what rides might be closed during your...   more
  • Crowds, Orlando

    7. Crowds

    Because it has now become so big, I was pleased to see that Walt Disney World wasn't nearly as crowded as I remembered it to be when I went there as a kid (Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios didn't...   more
  • Queues/Lines, Orlando

    8. Queues/Lines

    As expected, long waiting line awaits you in Disneyworld, Universal Studios or any themeparks which offer any rides. During summer months, hundreds and thousands of tourists from all over the world...   more
  • Shopping, Orlando

    9. Shopping

    Everybody use extreme caution when shopping at the Orlando Millenium Mall. There is a professional crime ring hitting this Expensive Shopping Area. They are targeting the Apple Store especially !!!...   more
  • Travelling with a Disabled Guest, Orlando

    10. Travelling with a Disabled Guest

    Traveling with Liz's Dad (who is in a wheelchair) takes some preparation. We booked special rooms that would allow him to have a roll in shower, lower bed, easy...   more
  • Food Issues or Allergies, Orlando

    11. Food Issues or Allergies

    Some people have food issues or allergies such as :Celiac Sprue, kosher, vegan and nut allergies. It's best to check ahead by calling: 407-WDW-DINE to see what...   more
  • Animal Kingdom -Watch your pocket book, Orlando

    12. Animal Kingdom -Watch your pocket book

    Food and drinks can be expensive here . To avoid the cost of eating breakfast lunch and dinner here we took a lunch in a soft sided cooler. we also took a...   more
  • Smoking is Allowed, Orlando

    13. Smoking is Allowed

    It bothers me that smoking is allowed at the Disney Resorts as well as the theme parks. Yes, there are designated "smoking" areas but I still find it repulsive....   more
  • Don't take a swim in a pond during the summer, Orlando

    14. Don't take a swim in a pond during the summer

    Florida has lots of small ponds and small lakes, many of them are really just retention ponds for the overabundance of rain water we get during the summer...   more
  • Avoid Dehydration, Orlando

    15. Avoid Dehydration

    visitng the themeparks and other attractions during summer months can really darin you and make you tired. So better yet always hydrate yourself by drinking...   more
  • Hotel Scam, Orlando

    16. Hotel Scam

    We had a problem with the Ramada Inn Resort Eastgate that hotel in 2005, I wrote to make my complaint known to the manager. A few weeks later I received a...   more
  • Strong under-toe at Thpoon Lagoon!!, Orlando

    17. Strong under-toe at Thpoon Lagoon!!

    At last visit to my favortie place on earth i went to disney's thpoon lagoon water park and took a nice refeshing dip in the one of the parks largest pools call...   more
  • Don't blame themeparks for bad parenting!, Orlando

    18. Don't blame themeparks for bad parenting!

    resently i read in an article on mouseplanet about a 4 year child Accidental death at disney's EPCOT park, on a ride called Mission Space. the child it turns...   more
  • Hotel Card, Orlando

    19. Hotel Card

    FYI....Your hotel key can be used anywhere at Disney for anything. Any purchase can be applied on your hotel room and you will be billed at time or departure....   more
  • Take out a Membership, Orlando

    20. Take out a Membership

    Not having stayed at a Wyndham in recent memory, I did not bother to check out the details regarding this hotel chain. After talking to one of the other...   more
  • they JUST DON"T GET IT!!!, Orlando

    21. they JUST DON"T GET IT!!!

    I love Orlando, I really do. But people here just don't understand the simple rule: when on an escalator/moving sidewalk, stand to the right and let people pass...   more
  • Disney World Will *** You Up, Orlando

    22. Disney World Will *** You Up

    - Children that live in or around Celebration (a Disney community) are PAID to jump rope and play hopscotch for a "community feel."- People DO die there - like...   more
  • The kids are safe, Orlando

    23. The kids are safe

    Some kids are scary but most of them seemed overwhelmed and harmless to me. This one had biting power! He was so stunned when he saw himself that tears welled...   more
  • New Visa Requirements, Orlando

    24. New Visa Requirements

    I`ll put this here as I think it is a warning to you to make sure you are prepared before you travel and not be dissappointed when you get to the airport.Sep...   more
  • Airport; dont be caught off-guard, Orlando

    25. Airport; dont be caught off-guard

    There is hightend security at the airport at Orlando, what i know of, after the terrorist attack. I went with my family in April 2000, We are not coccession, we...   more

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