Bowl Games fill Orlando theme parks

[HuskerinBig10]

The theme parks in Orlando had to TURN away customers yesterday.

That is exactly what Florida Tourism wanted.

 

[SwampHumpy]

I hate Orlando. I agree that Florida loves the dollars flooding in due to bowl games, but I avoid Orlando at all costs. Most long time Floridians do the same. Traffic there is horrible on any given day of the year, and I cannot imagine the gridlock during the Holidays plus bowl games.

 

[FSUmanager]

Orlando traffic > Ft. Lauderdale/Miami traffic every day of the year. Many ways to bypass the tourism crap. Spent too much time driving through both areas and I will take Orlando every day of the week. Even at rush hour.

 

[ktg8trgrl]

I hate Orlando. I agree that Florida loves the dollars flooding in due to bowl games, but I avoid Orlando at all costs. Most long time Floridians do the same. Traffic there is horrible on any given day of the year, and I cannot imagine the gridlock during the Holidays plus bowl games.

It's really not that bad.. just avoid I 4.. most of the toll roads are very light traffic I can zip around Orlando in a hurry these days. Especially now that the 417 & 429 are mostly complete

 

[tabascojet]

locals bog down the theme parks at the end of the year too. got to squeeze the last dollar out of those season passes....

 

[HawkeyesRuleURFace]

I live one mile from Downtown Orlando and I never see tourists

 

[FSUmanager]

locals bog down the theme parks at the end of the year too. got to squeeze the last dollar out of those season passes....

We always did. Especially the Sea World passes. Loved living down there for that reason. As a resident you paid for 1 day and could go the rest of the year as many times as you wanted. Did that for 3 years. Hell of a lot better than any other park as far as the value for the money.