Tamara, the Kids and I got back from Orlando late Tuesday night.  The trip was a blast, we hit up Universal Studios, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Sea World and even managed to get in a day at the Beach and half of a day at Downtown Disney.  I think this is a trip the kids will remember forever I know I will.

We ended up staying at the Crowne Plaza hotel near Universal Studios which turned out to be a great hotel in the perfect location, 2 minutes from Universal, 10 minutes from Sea World and about 10 to Disney.  All of the theme parks were a lot of fun, though the Disney theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios) were more fun and less overall wait times etc than Universal and Sea World.  Sea World was especially crowded and the wait times for the rides were 60-90 minutes.  However, the shows at Sea World were definately worth it, we caught the Shamu (Killer Whale) show “Believe” and the Sea Otter shows.  The Shamu show was especially good.

Also, if anyone out there is planning a trip to Disney World, the one thing I would say to absolutely not miss is the Festival Of The Lion King show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This show was truly amazing and was a nice break to sit for 30 minutes and watch a show in the cool air conditioning versus standing in lines for 30-40 minutes for a 2-5 minute ride.

Our favorite attractions were:

• Festival Of the Lion King Show (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
• The Simpson’s Ride (Universal Studios)
• Tower Of Terror (Disney’s Hollywood Studios)
• The Mummy (Universal Studios)
• Pirates Of the Caribbean (Disney’s Magic Kingdom)
• Expedition Everest (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
• Finding Nemo (Disney’s Epcot)

Pictures from the trip are uploading as I write this.  Please check them out, all comments welcome!  Click the “view more photos” under the  HyypedNet Photo Blog to the right of this post to see the rest of the  pictures in the Orlando/Disney 2009 photo collection.

-Nick  (hyyperlite)

Additionally, I wanted to ask for some advice of anyone willing to share it. I, my kids (3 of them ages 12, 8 & 7) as well as my awesome girlfriend are going to be going to Orlando for a visit to Disney in about a month. I’ve been to Disney a couple of times before but I have not ever been there with my kids and expect a very busy vacation while there, but am looking for opinions of any particular attractions or parks that just should not be missed?

If any of you have any suggestions with regards to attractions, parks, exhibits, restaurants or general tips I’d like to open this up for comment now. Thanks to everyone in advance!

-Nick

So what frustrated me into motivation? Well….. here’s the short list: U.S. Politics, bad programming, bad managers, ignorant people, Barack Obama, co-workers who believe they are far more skilled than they really are, global warming hype, green anything, anti-smoking laws, health care reform, gas prices, alimony, taxes, slow drivers, maniac drivers, no right turn on red, lawyers fees, lack of choice in political parties, the lack of available customization on Igoogle, Check Point’s Smart Defense, Microsoft Vista, to many Linux OS choices, the cost of a trip to Disney World.

Well hopefully the site won’t be all bitching and moaning.  I’d like to also use this as a forum for technical information and for info or stories on various other subjects.

Check back regularly, for gripes of all sorts or discussions about almost anything.