Almost Home Blog » Orlando http://www.almosthomeusa.com/blog Corporate Housing Advice, News, and More Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:27:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Halloween in Orlando is So Much Fun It’s Scary http://www.almosthomeusa.com/blog/halloween-in-orlando-is-so-much-fun-its-scary-55 http://www.almosthomeusa.com/blog/halloween-in-orlando-is-so-much-fun-its-scary-55#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:12:06 +0000 Lisa Brown http://almosthomeusa.com/blog/?p=55 Halloween in Orlando is So Much Fun It’s Scary is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

]]> For tricks and treats this Halloween there’s no place like Orlando.  If you’re staying in Orlando corporate housing, major attractions there offer themed events, such as SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular, Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, and DisneyWorld’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.  While tickets to the events can be pretty pricey (moreso at Universal, where an express pass can run you close to $70), if you’re a Florida resident or an annual pass holder there are discounts available.  I’ve also heard rumors that major soft drink brands, and restaurants will offer promotion codes on their website that can be redeemed for discounts at the door.
At Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights costumes are discouraged and the intended audience are teenagers and adults.  The theme of the event changes every year, but it is always based on the company’s R-rated horror films.  The park features 8 elaborate haunted houses, “scarezones,” live shows, and many bars.  In fact, Halloween Horror Nights kind of has a reputation for being a boozefest.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party encourages children to come in costume. Costumes, I’m sure, can be purchased at the park.  Other venues for purchasing costumes in Orlando include Century Costumes, or Party City.  Each child is given a trick or treat bag that they can fill at candy stations throughout the park.  There’s a daytime parade that’s begun with a fantastic ride by the Headless Horseman, and at night there’s a fireworks spectacle entitled “Happy Hallowishes.”

Halloween in Orlando is So Much Fun It’s Scary is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

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]]> Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that it will take 67 days to enjoy the more than 100 attractions that the city has to offer. The Orlando CVB recently announced the winners of the “67 Days of Smiles” social media contest. Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos are going to experience every attraction that Orlando has to offer, and blog, tweet, flickr, youtube, and facebook every step of the way. If you’re an Orlando corporate housing user there perhaps on business for 67 days or longer and want to follow in their footsteps, you can check out the Orlando Convention and Visitors Bureau website, which lists attractions and updates deals on attractions regularly.

67 Days of Smiles is a post originally from the Almost Home Blog, which focuses on corporate housing, travel tips, area information and other information helpful to corporate travelers.

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