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Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

Legoland Florida

Lego have announced the opening of Legoland Florida on the site of Cypress Gardens in Central Florida.

It will be the largest Legoland to date and will create 1,000 jobs. It is expected to open in late 2011.

Universal U Select

Universal Orlando has announced a new ticket pricing structure called "U Select", in time for the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It follows a similar idea introduced by Walt Disney World in 2005, the Disney "Magic Your Way" ticket system and the idea is to encourage guests to visit the Universal parks for more than just a couple of days.

Free Gift Card

Disney have announced a free Disney Gift Card with a value of up to $750 for selected 5-night/6-day non-discounted vacation packages booked by March 27, 2010 and used by June 3, 2010. There are different 'blackout' dates depending upon resort.

Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando (Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides)

Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando, is one of over 50 Top 10 Travel Guides published by Dorling Kindersley and is written by Christina Park.

Format: Paperback
Page: 160 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Date: July 19, 2010
ISBN: 0756661765
Dimensions: 0.1 x 4.3 x 0.1 inches

They also publish Top 10 Miami and the Keys.

The Top 10 Travel Guides are handy pocket sized guides with detailed fold-out maps in both the front and back covers.

Whilst it is no substitute for a full sized guide book, it is cheap and can easily be slipped in a pocket or bag when you are out and about

Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando runs to some 160 pages and is split into three sections. It contains over 80 top 10 lists, everything from the Top 10 Attractions in each of the theme parks to the Top 10 Ways to have fun on the cheap.

The first section, Orlando's Top 10, deals with the main Orlando attractions including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld and Universal Studios.

Buy This Book

As well as Amazon.com, Eyewitness Top 10 Orlando can also be bought at other book stores like Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca.

The second section, Around Orlando, covers International Drive and Kissimmee including all of the smaller attractions.

The final section, Streetsmart, addresses other topics such as tips for senior citizens, things to avoid, hotels, restaurants, behind the scenes tours and useful addresses.

This guide to the 10 best of everything, will help you decide what to see, buy, do, eat and avoid whilst vacationing in the Orlando area.

Packed with colour photographs and maps throughout, where appropriate each entry includes a short description, the address, map reference, telephone number, admission charge information, price category and website address.

The information on attraction rides includes suggested age groups, ride height restrictions and duration.

Note that most guide books are re-published annually so you can often pick up a bargain if you don't mind last year's edition.