Orlando, Florida-

We have had 10 nights here doing the theme parks along with everyone else it seems at this time of year. We had planned on a white Christmas as that would be a novelty for us however the route we have followed meant we were not to be in that sort of climate zone. The weather has been great here at around 25-30 degrees each day so while we missed our snow we have enjoyed being back in shorts and t-shirts. We managed 4 theme parks in the time here with a day off between each. Orlando is very busy and a major tourist destination. There is a large resident Spanish speaking population which we haven't experienced really since Los Angeles. Florida is also very crowded being the third most populated state. The roads are certainly busy and the drivers more maniacal than the rest of the country. The British tourists escaping their cold winter have a large presence here and are easily identified by their pasty white limbs that haven't seen the sun for a long time. They also clad themselves in soccer shirts and/or shorts of their favourite team and many of them have a penchant for tatoos.
The theme parks are expensive at around $60 US ($100 NZ) per person for 1 day so this was our present to the kids for Christmas. Children's tickets are only about $10 less than adults so it makes for an expensive day however they are excellent and better than any others we have been to in the world including the Californian ones. There are over 13 theme parks here including 6 owned by Disney, 2 by Universal and there is also a religious based theme park. There are also countless Mini golf courses, alligator parks and themed dinner shows. The place is like Surfers Paradise (or any other tourist trap city) on steroids.
We chose 4 of the most popular and I will write a little on each to follow.