Orlando, reviewed like a local — reviews, news, tips and guides from the neighborhoods up.
Orlando, reviewed like a local — reviews, news, tips and guides from the neighborhoods up.
Two playgrounds split by age, a boat shaped like a swan, a 1924 house, a red pagoda and the city’s No. 3 ice cream a block away. The family version of Orlando’s favorite park, with honest notes on the swans.
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A 100% volunteer league, older than the park’s own name, still developing players and people at 1055 Delaney Avenue. Inside a Delaney Park institution.
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Split-age playgrounds, a Little League running since 1954, and the Blankner-to-Boone school path — the family machinery of Delaney Park, explained.
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A 116-acre AZA-accredited zoo with roots to 1923, botanical gardens in the canopy, and an Asian Lantern Festival running on select nights through January 17.
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A Friday farmers market, a famous chain of lakes, 438 acres of preserve trails, a hometown brewery and a calendar of art shows — the best ways to spend a day in Orlando’s quietest town.
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Dedicated in 2015 around Center Lake Park, Oviedo’s new downtown pairs an amphitheater lawn and splash pad with its best cluster of dinner tables.
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A family nursery on Slavia Road since 1912, Lukas pairs one of Florida’s largest garden centers with a 4,000-square-foot Butterfly Encounter. Go for plants, stay for the wings.
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A trail to ride, a fountain to splash in, a market hall where everyone picks their own lunch — Winter Garden is Orlando’s easiest family day out.
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A 1,000-foot lazy river, a 500-guest cap and cabanas that guarantee entry — and a firm guests-only policy. The complete, honest guide to Reunion’s private water park.
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Water park at opening, mini golf and FootGolf at midday, tennis and spa by afternoon, fireworks from the rooftop at night — the perfect park-free day inside Reunion’s gates.
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