| The main key to having an enjoyable holiday in Florida | | | | take a Safari ride in one and get close up to lions, |
| is getting a holiday villa near to the major parks, or if | | | | tigers, elephants and hippos. |
| you're an avid golfer, the golf courses. Obviously you | | | | You can go and experience a ride and feel as though |
| also need to make sure that your holiday home is | | | | you are actually part of the latest blockbuster film. |
| the right size for your family also. | | | | There are rides for people of all ages, big and small; |
| Florida is probably the top holiday destinations in the | | | | great care and attention has been given to including |
| world. It has an ideal year round climate, a superb | | | | every generation of a family which has resulted in |
| ultra modern international airport, a tremendous | | | | the Orlando theme parks being regarded as true |
| variety of hotels, motels, rental villas and some of | | | | family entertainment. |
| the best theme parks in the world. Some of the | | | | Another park has been created in the shape of a |
| nicest resorts in the world can be found in Florida, | | | | giant golf ball and it educates its visitors on new |
| most with holiday villas on offer to rent. | | | | technologies and what they might expect to see in |
| Ask any child around the world 'What is Florida | | | | the future. Following on from this educational theme, |
| famous for?' and nearly all of them will tell you that it | | | | they have also recreated a mini world community set |
| is for their theme parks. (But lets not forget about | | | | out around a lake. You can call into each country and |
| the year round sunshine) A recent Florida tourist | | | | experience their local cuisine and culture and then |
| board survey has shown that nearly 85% of tourists | | | | every evening the lake explodes in a ball of |
| visiting Florida for the first time are doing so with the | | | | spectacular fire as one of the world's best firework |
| sole intention of visiting a least one theme park. | | | | displays is launched. |
| Orlando is now the capital for theme parks and it has | | | | Water parks are also some of the most visited |
| grown into one of the busiest tourist destinations in | | | | theme parks that you will find in Florida. There is an |
| the world off the back of the theme parks. When | | | | abundant supply of them in this area so you can't |
| Walt Disney took his first plane ride around Florida | | | | miss them. They have massive lagoons with water |
| looking for a home for his new theme park, nobody | | | | slides and wave pools. |
| would have ever of envisaged the staggering | | | | There is even a theme park full of whales and |
| economic success that it would have upon the Florida | | | | dolphins which give regular displays to the thousands |
| economy. And this success lead to other parks | | | | of people that visit it every day. It has an |
| moving in, Universal Pictures created Universal | | | | underwater tunnel that gives you the feeling of being |
| Studios, and Sea World also calls Florida home. | | | | close to the underwater creators without going into |
| Today two of the world's major film studios have | | | | the water. There is also the shark encounter that |
| theme parks in the Orlando area. They are literally | | | | allows you pet a real life shark. |
| located just a couple of minutes from each other and | | | | It is now easy to see why Florida has grown into |
| both are continuing to grow and add new rides each | | | | one of the top tourist destinations in the world. A |
| year. Universal is set to launch its new Harry Potter | | | | combination of the good weather and fantastic |
| Hogwarts park in the near future. | | | | theme parks have created a holiday environment |
| In addition to the scary rides and roller coasters, | | | | that is loved by millions of people world wide. |
| there are also theme parks specializing in animals. One | | | | So just remember, when planning your next vacation |
| particular park has been created on the theme of | | | | to Florida, make sure you get your holiday villa in a |
| Africa and when you enter it you feel as though you | | | | suitable location. |
| are in the animals' natural environment. You can even | | | | |