“Magic Kingdom” was the first one we visited, the reaction we got from them was that they were too old to get autographs and to talk to Mickey and Minnie (we are not too old and we’re senior citizens) but they did enjoy the parades.

We then thought “Sea World”. We absolutely love “Sea World” they did enjoy it, but it was a very hot day and they complained about the heat all day.

Beginning to despair we thought we’d visit “Cypress Gardens” we were there last year and had a lovely day, but we were not too sure what their reaction would be, to our relief they both thought it was absolutely fantastic, it was nearly half the price of the main parks, no waiting in long queues for rides, a wonderful water park to cool off in, for the not so young who want to escape the noise and have a quiet sit in the sun and for people who enjoy gardens its well worth the visit, we also got free tickets to visit the park again within the next seven days.
 
The next week we went off to “Universal Studios” I must say the children really enjoyed it there but when asked which of the other parks they would like to visit the unanimous answer was can we go back to “Cypress Gardens” so off we went with our free tickets and another wonderful day for the kids and a much less stressful one for us.

The only thing I didn’t like was when we first went through the entrance I was put off by the caged animals, reptiles and birds that kind of thing does not appeal to me. But apart from that, the gardens are fantastic and there are a lot more rides than there were last year. On our arrival home our youngsters were asked which park the enjoyed most; you’ve guessed right, “Cypress Gardens”.

Anyone wondering where “Cypress Gardens” are, you go south on Highway 27 past Haines City till you come to the signpost for “Cypress Gardens”,  you turn right and it is then well signposted.