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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.

US Terminology

As the playright George Bernard Shaw once said:-

"England and America are two countries divided by a common language."

One of the best examples of this was whilst riding on the Disney Monorail. The announcer said we would be stopping 'momentarily' which we took to mean we would stop FOR a short while, but what she meant was we would be stopping IN a short while.

American	English
antenna	aerial (car)
apartment	flat
ATM	cashpoint machine
attorney	lawyer
automobile	car
back up	reverse (a car)
band aid	plaster, Elastoplast
bath	bathroom
bathroom	toilet
bill	note (currency)
bleacher	bench seat (in a stadium)
broil	grill (food)
buck	dollar bill
cab	taxi
candy	sweets
candy bar	chocolate bar
car (train)	coach
car rental	car hire
cart	shopping trolley
cell, cell phone	mobile phone
charge card	credit card
check	cheque (travellers) bill (restaurant)
chips	crisps (potato)
closet	cupboard, wardrobe
coach class (travel)	economy class
condominium	apartment
crosswalk	pedestrian crossing
dime	10 cents
diner	restaurant (from railway dining car)
divided highway	dual carriageway
downtown	city centre, business district
drugstore	chemist's, pharmacy
duplex	semi-detached property
eggplant	aubergine
elevator	lift
entree	main course (in a restaurant)
exit	motorway junction
fall	Autumn
fanny pack	bum bag
faucet	bathroom tap
first floor	ground floor
flashlight	torch
freeway	motorway
French fries	chips
garbage	rubbish
gas	petrol or fuel
gearshift	gear stick (car)
grade crossing	railway level crossing
greenback	dollar bill
hood	bonnet (of a car)
hostess (restaurant)	person who directs you to your seat
icebox	fridge
intersection	junction, crossroads
interstate	motorway
jello	jelly
jelly	jam
ladies room	female toilets
lemonade	lemon squash
liquor store	off licence
median (road)	central reservation
men's room	male toilets
momentarily	in a moment, soon
muffler	exhaust (of a car)
nickel	5 cents
off ramp	slip road off motorway
on ramp	slip road onto motorway
outlet	electrical socket
rest room	toilet
sedan	saloon (car)
sidewalk	pavement
signal	traffic light
stick shift	manual gear change (of a car)
to go	takeaway (food)
toll-free number	freephone number
trunk	boot (of a car)
vacation	holiday