Most people connect water parks with summer, but there is a place for those wanting to escape the bitter winters in the north. The water parks in Orlando, Florida are open all year long.

Wet’n Wild is 30 acres full of thrill rides, slides, and refreshing water. From September through March they’re open from 10am to 5pm. Aquatica, Sea World’s water park, is located right across the street from Sea World. Their state-of-the-art facility keeps the water a comfortable temperature all year long. Their winter hours are 10am to 5pm, but they are closed February 1-4 and 8-11. Disney’s Blizzard Beach is one of two Disney water parks. Blizzard Beach is home to one of the tallest free-falling water slides. Their winter hours are 10am to 5pm, but they’re closed January 10 through March 20. Disney’s other water park is Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. This park isn’t open in November and December. They begin their winter season January 20 and are open 10am to 5pm. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon has a children’s area, waterslides, and a place for snorkeling with real sharks.

Orlando’s wonderful weather allows these parks to thrive year-around. The average high in December, January, and February is in the low 70’s and in March the average high is in the upper 70’s. Perfect weather for people who love water parks, but hate the heat of summer!

Orlando, Florida is always a perfect family vacation getaway, but in 2010 several new attractions will make Orlando an even more fantastic place to visit. Some highlights of what’s new for next year include:

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. One of the most highly anticipated new attractions in years will be opening at the Universal Orlando Resort’s Islands of Adventure during 2010. Based on the bestselling books by J.K. Rowling, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will be a “park within a park” filled with rides, attractions and foods featured in the books and hit movies.

The Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Not everyone who comes to Orlando enjoys riding thrill rides, and for them Disney always has something to offer. In 2010 one of the most visually stunning events is the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival from March 3 through May 16th. Visitors can see an array of flowers, botanical displays and educational exhibits throughout the Epcot park.

Give a Day- Get a Disney Day. One of the most highly anticipated events of 2010 is Walt Disney World’s promotion honoring volunteers. If a guest provides proof of volunteering for a day with an approved organization, the Walt Disney resorts will reward them with a one day free admission to the Magic Kingdom park.

Capital One Bowl at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium. For those who prefer the excitement of the gridiron over a theme park, Orlando will be the host of the 64th annual New Year’s Day bowl game at the Citrus Bowl Stadium.

A new look for old favorites. Many of your old favorite rides are getting an updated new look in 2010. At the Magic Kingdom, Cinderella’s Castle is getting a fresh coat of paint, and Space Mountain has been re-tooled with new light and musical effects. Other Orlando parks are using the economic downturn to scale back ambitious new rides and are instead adding new features and upgrades to existing favorites.

The spring is here but there is still a little bit of crisp air in the..well air. Sorry for that, lack of language has been an issue for me as of late.

There are some great vacation packages in Orlando Florida specifically and we at Reserve Vacations have them. So check them out.

The first is the Disney Weekend Package. You get to stay at the wonderful Silver Lakes Resort Orlando for 4 Days and Three Nights which includes two one day passes to the Disney World Resort. The price tag, $299 of course. This is a great deal.

Second on our list is the Universal Getaway Package. Very similar to the one above, this gives you 4 Days and 3 Nights at the Champions World Resort right outside of Orlando and includes two one day passes to the Universal Studios Escape Theme Park. This deal comes to you for $219.

Last on our list is another great deal that comes with accommodations plus tickets to the Seaworld Orlando Park. This deal comes to you for $199 and two passes to this incredible them park and place.

So get to Florida now and enjoy a great vacatoin.

Screw the economic down turn !!! Did you all hear me !!! I’LL SAY IT LOUDER THAN !!! SCREW THE ECONOMIC DOWN TURN !!!  We’re Americans !!! We’re fighters and believers in a life better than the drudgery that others in the world are forced to deal with day in and day out. Quoting from a movie I just love, and giving the proper acknowledgement and citations it’s from the motion picture “Stripes”..”We’re Americans…We’ve been kicking ass for over 200 years…”…We’ll with the sentiment I agree. 

Sure money is tight, there is no doubt about it. Yet, this post is about finding the fun in life while we can. That’s why I chose the destination of Orlando to feature for a great vacation. I know maybe it’s kind of random, but back in 2001 and right after 9/11 a close friend of the family had a vacation planned to Disney World. When I found out I implored him to not go, saying we’re in a state of emergency. His retort, “If I do that haven’t the terrorists won already”…I was floored. Well I say the same applies now and today. Our enemy is much harder to define and pinpoint, but if I must, I’d say it is despair.  How does one defeat despair? Very simple. Get up and fight and swing and go out and enjoy life. Breathe it all in and enjoy it with the ones you love. 

An Orlando Vacation offers so much for so many. Yeah, sure it has Disney World and Universal Studios Florida Escape theme parks, but that’s just the tip of the ice berg. The Orlando Florida area is filled with world class golf courses, award winning restaurants, and world renowned cultural venues. Reserve Vacations offers an amazing number of great vacation packages for a trip to Orlando, that come with discounted accommodations and additional premiums such as complimentary day passes to the top attractions in the area. Great properties include the Silver Lakes Resort, the Holiday Inn Express Kissimmee, and the Legacy Dunes Resort. Check out the complete list of Orlando Hotels by checking out the Orlando page on Reserve Vacations.

So get off the couch and get off the proverbial sideline. Don’t let life pass you by and book an Orlando Vacation Today.

One of the toughest things to do, it seems, whether it be a holiday at home, or a trip, is to stay regimented with diet and exercise. In my opinion there is no doubt that the trip away from home is just awful when it comes to staying fit.

Why is this? Well if you’re in a hotel you have that damn candy and soda machine right down the hall from your room. Oh, yeah, don’t get me started with going on a cruise because the word buffet is synonymous with cruises. 

Ok, so what do we do when we go on vacation to keep fit and on the right track. Well let’s stick to doing it with the hotel travel.

1. Pack the running shoes and the work out clothes. This makes the ability to get to the gym much easier.

2. Try and find hotels that offer fitness centers. Also, make sure that the fitness centers are what you need. Not a medicine ball and a thing to stand on that vibrates a belt. 

3. Refuse to get the key to mini bar in the room. Lot’s of empty calories my friends. 

4. Pack some healthy snacks that won’t go bad. Protein Bars, a bag of almonds, you know what’s right. Fruit may be an issue.

As you see going away does not have to throw you off from being healthy. You just have to plan to beat the vacation bug of being bad.

When traveling to, or better stated, planning a trip or vacation to the Orlando Florida area choosing a hotel or accommodations can be a dizzying proposition. The number of hotel properties to choose from, let alone the various services that are offered at each can make the process overwhelming.

That being said, we, your faithful friends at Reserve Vacations, have a featured hotel property that we would like to offer for your consideration. That hotel property is the Caribe Cove Resort Orlando located at 9000 Treasure Trove Lane in Kissimmee Florida. The Caribe Cove Resort Orlando has several vacation packages that provide add ons and premiums including tickets to the Disney World Theme Park, but pricing changes on the number of days. We’ll get to them in a second, but let’s first talk a little bit about what the property offers.

The Caribe Cove Resort Orlando features 2 or 3 bedroom villas, a full service fitness center which also has a steam room and sauna. Want more? Well it has more. How about in room massage therapy services and a large infinity Edge Swimming Pool to boot. What’s more the property is just 4 miles away from Disney World itself.

As stated the Caribe Cove Resort offers several individual vacation packages. They are all basically the same but increase in price based on the number of days you wish to stay. Packages include accommodations in the 2 bedroom villa plus two (one) day passes to the Disney World Theme Park. Pricing for 2 nights, 3 nights and 4 nights are $239, $329, $419 respectively.

So if you’re looking for a great hotel and way to go to Disney World on the Cheap the Caribe Cove Resort is a great option.

The Silver Lake Resorts Orlando is one of the premiere hotel properties that Reserve Vacations works with in offering our unique vacation packages. What makes this property so valuable is that it offers several packages if you are looking for an Orlando Vacation Deal. 

We’ll touch upon a few of the deals they have to offer as each comes with different attributes. Packages range in price from $129 to $599 for multiple night stays and where premiums and add ons are not included in all. 

The cheapest package the Silver Lake Resort Orlando offers is titled quite simply the Hotel Only Silver Lake Resort Orlando Package. The beauty of this package is you get great accommodations for 4 Days and 3 Nights right in the heart of the Orlando area for $129. You do the math.

The next level up in the quality of packages offers accommodations plus day passes to Disney World. The most any one package offers is two (1) day passes, but that price alone can significantly decrease the cost of what you’d pay if you had to pay for those two passes. A featured package that is perfect for family’s is quite aptly coined the Silver Lake Family Disney Fun Vacation. For $299 you get 4 Days and 3 Nights plus two (1) day passes to Disney world. The only issue is if you have a large family this package only offers a one bedroom villa. That being said, for just $459 you can upgrade your package to the Silver Lake 4 Night Disney Vacation which includes 5 Days and 4 Nights of accommodations, but in a 2 bedroom villa. Of course this package also include two (1) day passes to Disney World. 

What’s even better is that this is a great property. Each villa comes with a full kitchen area, flat screen television and patio area. What’s more is that you may not even have to leave the property to have fun because there is something for everyone there. For the avid golfer they offer a golf simulator room, a fitness center for the fitness freak, a cabana bar for the party minded traveler and if that wasn’t enough they have an onsite movie theater. 

So if you’re looking to take that vacation but are afraid that the costs are too high you can surely see getting to Orlando doesn’t have to break the bank.

The 2009 Major League Baseball Season is less than a month away. On February 25th, 2009, Major League’s finest will descend upon the many cities spread across Florida and Arizona to begin spring training.  

To the baseball faithful many actually make time in the calendar’s to schedule a visit to their teams spring training each year, but for many the concept of mixing a vacation that includes visiting your favorite Major League team isn’t even on the radar. Well we at Reserve Vacations are here to give you one option for such a vacation.

If you’re an Atlanta Braves Baseball fan, we several Orlando Vacation Packages at deep discounts that offer both accommodations and passes to one of several major theme parks in the Orlando Florida area including Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida and Sea World Orlando.  Here are a few.

The Disney Weekend Package. For $299 you get 4 Days and 3 Nights at the Silver Lakes Resort in Orlando, plus two (1) day passes to Disney World.

The Universal Getaway Package. For $219 you get 5 Days and 4 Nights that include accommodations at the Champions World Resort and also receive two (1) day passes to the Universal Studios Orlando Theme Park.

The Sea World Orlando Package offers 4 Days and 3 Nights in accommodations at the Comfort Suites Maingate located in Kissimmee that includes two tickets to Sea World.

There are many more options in the packages available so go to the page in the link provided above.

Then the best part of the deal comes with the outstanding prices on tickets to see the Atlanta Braves play in pre-season games at Cracker Jack Stadium at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista Florida located west of I-4 in the Disney Complex. Call 407-939-4263 for tickets. Ticket prices range from $14 to $22.50.

As we stated a few posts ago, the continuing decline in the economy has many businesses running for cover. The smart ones, however, are finding ways to survive and thrive. The online travel business is a beacon to this darkness that has befallen the economy as of late. 

The first in line of the “big boys” showing great discount vacations is Travelocity. There set of deals actually came to my attention during a television commercial. As they are known, the Gnome that has become their corporate mascot was put in a commercial where the premise was that times are tough and cost cutting is essential. Pictures of destinations were torn from a brick wall as opposed to live video showing the scale back that Travelocity was taking. The important thing from the commercial was their innovative 50% off vacation program. Certain restrictions apply but look at their deals they are pretty enticing. Just refer to the silver lining sale. 

Second, are the continuing hot deals coming from Reserve Vacations. Some of the newest vacation packages that have appeared on the site are a Myrtle Beach Golfer’s Dream Package for $199, the Orlando Unreal Deal Vacation Package which is 3 Days and 2 Nights for $239 and a Cancun Vacation Package which is called the Cancun Fun in the Sun Package which offers four distinctive vacation packages where accommodations at the Laguna Suites and Golf Resort Cancun are provided.

Reserve Vacations LLC is quickly becoming one of the new gems of the online travel market. Serendipity probably had a greater hand in the success the web site ReserveVacations.com has had, due to the fact that the vacation packages offered are tremendously discounted and the economy turned bad at the time of launch. So be it. Regardless of pricing, Reserve Vacations web also operates under a strict professional style. This can be found in the sites’ Vacation Package Price Guarantee.

If you visit the page the policy is very straightforward. The long and short is if you can find a better deal that exactly offers what is being offered in any one of the web sites vacation packages, Reserve Vacations will refund 110% of the difference. It’s that simple. If you find a vacation package on another site and email Reserve Vacations, within 48 hours of booking you will receive that refund.