I’ve been talking about my trip to Florida from the minute it ended. I was telling a TSA agent about my zip line adventures while she was giving me the opt-out patdown in the Orlando airport; I showed my “Experience Kissimmee” portable charger to the lady I was sitting next to on the plane and told her about how much fun I had on my trip. As soon as I walked into the PDX airport, I began telling Jai all about the details behind the activities he’d seen pictured on my Instagram account. It’s safe to say that I had a good time!
Thank you to Melissa for this photo!
I purposely got out of my comfort zone on this trip and faced fears in the spirit of personal growth and adventure. The biggest of these – literally – was SkyCoaster, a ride that takes you 300 feet into the air in a harness, then cuts loose to create a swinging freefall. I was sick to my stomach just thinking about it, and although it was terrifying to do, I am so proud of myself for doing it and feel like it was a valuable experience!
Photo courtesy Gatorland & Experience Kissimmee.
Somewhat less terrifying – but still really scary – was when I rode the Screamin’ Gator Zip Line over alligators!
But not every ride was terrifying! I had the opportunity to ride a hot air balloon at sunrise and it was amazing.
I also loved taking an airboat tour at Wild Florida to spot alligators in their natural habitat!
Yes, this was a very alligator-filled trip! I stepped into a “Gator Wrestlin'” arena at Gatorland, checked out the alligators swimming in their zoo, held a small gator at Wild Florida, and fed a gator too!
Photo provided by SeaWorld and Experience Kissimmee.
Actually, I fed a lot of other animals on this trip, too. I gave grapes to lemurs and also had a chance to feed dolphins and stingrays!
Thanks to Experience Kissimmee for this photo.
But it wasn’t just a non-stop adrenaline rush – we also got to enjoy more relaxing activities like shopping at Orlando Premium Outlets!
Photo courtesy Experience Kissimmee & Medieval Times.
We also ate a royal banquet fit for a king at ye olde Medieval Times!
As seems to be the norm on these type of vacations, I ate my way through the state at a number of wonderful places, trying everything from gator bites and cheese grits to Tiramisu!
Photo thanks to Experience Kissimmee.
No matter what activity we did – going to dinner, heading to Gatorland to wrestle alligators, or even make a pitstop at Walmart, we were chauffeured there in style by Southern Elegance Limousines.
At night, I relaxed in an All Star Vacation Home with all of the other bloggers who were on the trip. It was so much fun!!
We hosted a Twitter party at another All Star Vacation Home in conjunction with the Rock Your Vacation contest. In addition to have 9 bedrooms and bathrooms, this home also had a special Star Wars themed home theater and gaming room. Maybe I’ll stay here next time I’m in the area! 😉
My trip to Kissimmee was unforgettable; it’s amazing to think how many new and exciting experiences I had jammed into the course of a few short days. I had an incredible time!
WOW Looks Like You All Had A Blast Glad You Had A Great Time. Your A Dare Devil My Goodness, Great Photos & Video!
Goodness everything looks so amazing. I would be afraid to try going over alligators no matter how secure it’s. Wonderful pictures
yeah for Florida! Can you tell that is where I am from! The zip lining over the gators looks like so much fun!
Wow, that vacation home looks like so much fun! I love that you got to experience so many different things!
Wowza, what an amazing time you had. I have always wanted to go in a hot air balloon, but you don’t see many of them around here in New England.
Goodness. It looks like you had so much fun. Awesome.
Oh my gosh, what a wonderful vacation! I bet you had so much fun. I am not sure I have the guts to zip line over alligators!
That looks like SUCH a blast. I love anything that has to do with heights (except for ladders). I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to stop talking about it all either. 😀
Wow! It looks like you had a magical time. That Star Wars themed room is super cool, my boys would freak out!
This looks like you had SO much fun. What a great vacation, filled with adventure and friends. (I need a vacay soon!) – Katy
Great photos, looks like it was an awesome trip! I don’t think I could ever go on the skycoaster!
Looks like everyone had a blast. I want to pet that dolphin!
Wow wow wow what an amazing experience – it all looks like so much fun! I would love to do the zip lining! I love your video!
No wonder you’ve been telling everyone about the trip, you got to do so much cool stuff! That Screamin’ Gator Zipline seems really awesome!
This looks like an amazing time, jealous. And will be checking out a few places we had not been before.
This looks like so much fun! I love doing adventurous things on vacation.
Oh my goodness, sounds like a wonderful trip, filled with tons of excitement.
Wowee!! Now this seems like an awesome time! I can’t believe there is ziplining over gators!
Dolphins & playing dress up looks good… ziplining over gators #notsomuch
Wow, what an amazing trip! Love the pictures, and give you a lot of credit for doing some of those things!
It seems as if you had a wonderful trip. I enjoyed seeing that part of the world through your eyes.
I don’t know about that gliding thing you did. That might be too much for me and I’m getting pretty brave about things like that. The whole trip looked fun!
Oh my gosh, what an incredible experience this would have been! Thank you for sharing it with us 🙂
That looks like a really fun trip! I would have loved to hold the baby alligator but would have been way too scared to zipline over the big ones, lol.
Does it say anywhere who the other bloggers were? I must have missed that in your post.
Oh my gosh! You daredevil! I would freak out zipping over those gators! Eeek! I’m actually a little jealous though because you did so much! This looks like it was such an amazing trip!
Wow. It all seems amazing. All of the experiences and the house.
Thanks everyone! 🙂
Dawn, the other bloggers on this trip were:
http://suburbancouponmom.com/
http://evolvingstacey.com/
http://www.joeyfortman.com/
http://momandmore.com/
http://adventuresofacouponista.com/
http://www.surfandsunshine.com/
HOW AMAZING! What a great adventure! Both The Mister and I have always wanted to go to Florida!
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