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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.

Florida Air Museums

There are a number of aircraft and aviation museums in Florida and the first indication of this might be the sight of a giant Boeing B-52D Stratofortress displayed at Orlando International airport.

UPDATE - The Flying Tigers Museum in Kissimmee has closed and HAS movED to Douglas in Georgia following severe damage from Hurricane Charley

If you are at all interested in military warbirds or home built aircraft, want to fly in a vintage aircraft or helicopter or even learn how to restore old aeroplanes, then Florida is the place to be.

North American T-6G Texan (Harvard) N51987 at Kissimmee

Florida has several museums which have been responsible for the recovery and rebuilding of a number of historic aircraft, particularly from the Second World War period.

Tom Reilly from the Flying Tigers Museum in Kissimmee and Kermit Weeks at Fantasy of Flight are two good examples of people who have dedicated many years of work to restoring old aircraft.

With the help of their teams, they have restored dozens of old warbirds including bombers like the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator and B-25 Mitchell plus fighters like the P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning.

If you are in the Panhandle region of Florida, then there are two excellent air museums in the area; namely the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola and the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base.

The aircraft museums of Florida do seem to have suffered from some of the recent hurricanes (the Flying Tigers Museum in Kissimmee and the Naval Air Museum at Pensacola Naval Air Station have both been damaged recently) so it is worthwhile checking with the museum before making a special visit.