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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.

Condo (Apartment) Information

Like villas, condominiums (apartments) provide independent accommodation giving you the flexibility to come and go as you please. Whilst you lose some of the seclusion of a villa with your own private pool, you often gain with additional amenities.

You can also rent or buy timeshares in condominium apartments (confusingly these are often referred to as villas) or rent them from the owners.

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Condos on Madeira Beach, Tampa [Photograph by orion]

A lot of Florida condos have community facilities such as:

a club house with pool tables
video games and a cinema
shops and a grocery store
restaurant bar/grill
fitness rooms with massage and sauna rooms
tennis courts and large communal swimming pools for both adults and children.

You will find many of the condominium complexes on the main tourist beaches like Daytona Beach, Cocoa Beach and Panama City Beach as well as places like Orlando, Miami and the Keys.

The apartment itself will typically have living and dining areas, a kitchen and one or more bedrooms with en-suite facilities plus washing machine, dryer, TV and DVD/VCR.