Orlando International Airport is thinking about creating a dedicated planespotting park — and they’re asking the public what it should look like. From viewing platforms to food trucks, here’s what …
Orlando
-
-
Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Waymo Is Live in Orlando — But Here’s Who Can Actually Use It
by joehegby joehegLast summer, I wrote about Waymo’s driverless cars testing in Orlando — the kind of story that feels equal parts “future” and “Florida.” At the time, it was interesting… but …
-
Rental Cars
How to Avoid Orlando’s Rental Car Toll Fees (and the Surprise Charges That Come With Them)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWhen you rent a car, there are almost always costs not included in the advertised price. Sales tax. Vehicle license recovery fee. Customer facility charge. Concession recovery fee. Parking surcharge. …
-
Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
This ‘Judgmental’ Map of Disney World Is the Internet at Its Finest
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWARNING: If you’re serious about your Walt Disney World fandom and can’t appreciate some dark humor when the Magic Kingdom is the topic, then by all means, PLEASE skip this …
-
Have you ever visited a location—one that EVERYONE is talking about—and discovered it wasn’t ‘all that’? Yeah, me too (for me it was The Jewel, in Singapore. I mean, it …
-
I’ve flown Virgin Atlantic Upper Class before. Lie-flat seat, better food, better service, better everything — the kind of experience that makes you think, “Yeah… I could get used to …
-
Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Disney World Once Had Its Own Airport — And Almost No One Remembers It
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegMost visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there, they take ground …
-
Have you ever done something and, after the fact, discovered it had a name? I mean, I know YOU’VE never been gate lice (riiiiight?) or have ghost bagged (OK, I’m …
-
Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Brightline Launches Its Own Loyalty Program — “Brightline Rewards”
by joehegby joehegBrightline’s been zipping riders between Orlando and South Florida for a while now, but one thing it never had? A loyalty program. That just changed — say hello to Brightline …
-
Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
Man in SCUBA Gear Robs Disney Restaurant & Swims Away
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s pretty rare to hear about crime at Walt Disney World. Sure, there’ll be the occasional story about a fist fight breaking out, or someone doing something nefarious and being …