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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Pooface on October 19, 2005, 02:55:04 AM
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yup, leaving tomorrow, and land on friday somehow???
but yeah, im off to disney and stuff with my family, and doing other stuff along the way. any florida natives know anything cool to go see?
are there any good aviation museums, or fun days out that anyone could recommend?
oooh, and whats the weather like over there at the moment?? its about 10 degrees here in london (centigrade that is), so anything warmer and sunnier than that is gonna be great.
im hoping for some sun, because im looking forward to messing around at blizzard beach. last time i went we spent 3 days there :)
cya there:aok
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pooface
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
take a brolly and a rain coat
I am flying out Friday to Miami with my family, the weather is going to be horrendous, good luck ...
wipass
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lol, that sucks :D
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hurricane expected to run right thru tampa orlando area..its a cat 5 now, should be in the area on sunday...though it may change course i would seriously rethink your plans as of the moment..keep an eye on the storm track as all this may change..gl and stay safe...Fantasy of Flight is outside of Orlando in the LandO'Lakes i believe..easily driveable..if u can, kiss some *** to one of the guides for a private tour of planes that are being restored in some of the hangars..i got to see a 109 being restored..was sweet.
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Monday is suppose to be the best weather of the year after the storm blows through. It will be humid until the storm makes it way through but if it doesn't stall, next week should be great.
check out Monday: http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalStd.asp?loc=kmco&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=Forecasts&product=Forecast&prodnav=none
Fantasy of Flight (http://www.fantasyofflight.com/) is about 30 min west of disney on I-4 - worth the trip
Looks like Flying Tigers Restoration is moving out of Kissimmee to GA this fall. If it is still there, it is worth the visit as well.
http://www.warbirdmuseum.com/
Universal Studios, includling Islands of Adventure, is great and more geared to adults and older kids. If you have young kids, they will love Disney. Epcot, Sea World & MGM Studios are a blast as well.
Haven't been there, but if it is raining, this looks like fun:
http://www.strayvr.com/Pleasure.htm
Downtown Disney is another option:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/downtown/disneyquest/dquestexplore.htm
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looks great ty eagler
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OK, to everyone in the AH community and please pass this on to your friends and family. It is not a good idea to visit Florida in the late summer/early autumn. Mid November through May is the absolute best time to be here. The weather is great, not to hot and no Hurricanes.
Just a little advice from one of the natives.
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If you care to go to Pensacola, FL, you'll find the Navy's museum of aviation. An awesome place to visit.
Glove
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I grew up in Jacksonville, and I've been to Fantasy of Flight plenty of times. It's on I-4 exactly between Orlando and Tampa... The hangar is cool, and the simulators are a lot like AH, but with a real cockpit... Defintiely go there, but take your own generator, as they may not have power after Wilma :) Good luck and stay safe...
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THINK ABOUT IT FIRST POO (http://www.adelphia.net/news/read.php?ps=1018&id=12283652)
don't forget your umbrella :eek:
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baaa New update ....
Only Cat 1 at landfall way south of Micky World and poof gone Sun PM.
Will be picked up in a strong westerly jet and will go away fast, next week weather will be perfect.
Enjoy your trip!!!
I bet Orlando will not even get rain only a few high level clouds.
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Originally posted by Scootter
baaa New update ....
Only Cat 1 at landfall way south of Micky World and poof gone Sun PM.
Will be picked up in a strong westerly jet and will go away fast, next week weather will be perfect.
Enjoy your trip!!!
I bet Orlando will not even get rain only a few high level clouds.
I remember Katrina was suppose to go across Florida and then hit the Panhandle of it when it came into the gulf originally. That 1 changed too.
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Eglin AFB near Pensacola. Do some deep sea fishing. And it's Flroida, unless there is a hurricane, it's going to be sunny and hot. Have a good trip:aok
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GL with the weather POO , hope the projected path is wrong ..... 38
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ty all
im off to bed now, i have 4 hrs of sleep before im up to catch the plane. apparently, its clearing up nicely, and some good weather ahead, so it looks like im gonna have a blast:)
c'yall when i get back
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If you get this in time...
Kennedy Space Center is about an hour's drive east of Orlando. Some interesting things to see there. Near the Space Center is Titusville, where the Valient Air Command Museum (http://www.vacwarbirds.org/index.html) is located. Not the greatest museum...but it is there.
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Originally posted by Clifra Jones
OK, to everyone in the AH community and please pass this on to your friends and family. It is not a good idea to visit Florida in the late summer/early autumn. Mid November through May is the absolute best time to be here. The weather is great, not to hot and no Hurricanes.
Just a little advice from one of the natives.
4th of july isnt a good idea either.
Speaking from experiance.
Hot and the lines are absurd
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Originally posted by wipass
pooface
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
take a brolly and a rain coat
I am flying out Friday to Miami with my family, the weather is going to be horrendous, good luck ...
wipass
turn around that may not be the best idea this week end
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You mite get to run in to a hurricane Sunday or Monday.
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Originally posted by Pooface
any florida natives know anything cool to go see?
I hear Hurricane Wanda is a once in a lifetime experience!
..but really, be safe bro :O
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Fantasy of Flight is outside of Orlando in the LandO'Lakes i believe..easily driveable..if u can, kiss some *** to one of the guides for a private tour of planes that are being restored in some of the hangars..i got to see a 109 being restored..was sweet.
Kermit Weeks is teh man. This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!
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check this place out while you are there http://www.stallion51.com .
Right next to it is the warbirds restoration place. i cant
remember the name of hte place but it is still there.
RWy
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Originally posted by mars01
Kermit Weeks is teh man. This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!
Agreed. was there a couple years ago they were redoing a B-17
And a pink P-40 and something else I dont remember what.
Have some pictures around somewhere.
Cool place
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Originally posted by mars01
Kermit Weeks is teh man. This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!
Yeah...if you can find him there he will gladly talk to you and show you some amazing stuff. Pretty impressive guy. He's rich (duh) and does what he wants to do aviation-wise but he's really a pretty normal guy (and an amazing pilot).
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Originally posted by SkyWolf
Yeah...if you can find him there he will gladly talk to you and show you some amazing stuff. Pretty impressive guy. He's rich (duh) and does what he wants to do aviation-wise but he's really a pretty normal guy (and an amazing pilot).
and a heck of a banjo player as well. when he had the museum in Miami members were periodically invited to family days on Sundays. He would drag out all the servicable planes and stage low fly-bys. On one such occasion the Collins foundation excellently restored B-24J All-American stopped by and we were allowed to purchase rides and view the interior of the aircraft, on another a lufthansa restored Ju-52 was present as well. I really miss his being here in S. Florida he and his museum added greatly to the community.
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you might want to check out warbirds adventure. Its right next to flying tigers. They will let you fly a T-6. Did it a few years ago & it was a blast. Got a video of it too:cool:
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Pooface hope you picked up travel insurance. May want to rethink it with the Hurricane. If you do go now or in the future check out Kissamee (sp?) area for an Aviation Museum. They rebuild old warbirds for museums and they have a T-6 "Texan", advanced fighter trainer for P-51 pilots that was originally built in 1945. you can go up in it. When I was there a couple years back visiting friends if you paid the $ you could do some ACM's.
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the hurricane is already downgrading but these things usually bring considerable rain with them. it may be somewhat soggy.
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Which is why aviation museums are inside Storch:aok
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Originally posted by jtdragon
You mite get to run in to a hurricane Sunday or Monday.
if not, they can always catch Twister at Universal or is that MGM? :)
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Originally posted by nirvana
Which is why aviation museums are inside Storch:aok
you'd be surprised as to how much stuff is outside. try visiting first.
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Originally posted by nirvana
Which is why aviation museums are inside Storch:aok
Kermit Weeks' original south Florida Museum was wiped out by a Cane as I recall.
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yup hurricane andrew pretty much wiped out the hanger and damaged his impressive collection which included a very rare Ki61 dragged out of the jungles of newe guinea and displayed "as is". oddly enough the planes left outside in the tiedowns fared considerably better except for the B17 suzie Q which ended up one mile away in a tomato field upside down. I believe the 1987 golden wrench award winner at oshkosh the P51 cripes a mightyIII was totalled. Kermit still maintains a restoration facility here in Miami.
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This post a lil' late for your travels but if you happen to log on while you in FL then...
I live in Daytona and some things you really should go sea are:
If you only have a week then i post only the top stuff!
Sea World (awesome shows)
Magic Kingdom (for little ones)
Epcot or Mgm (need 2 days in each for full experience)
(make sure if you go to mgm to go on "tower of terror")
(epcot has cool race car ride now called "Test Track")
Cape Canaveral (also an air museum close by)
Make sure you visit "Downtown Disney" at dusk.
There's so much cool stuff and you can bring little ones until like 9pm I think.
Shops shows, comedy, music (all kinds western, pop, 70's, disco, etc etc)
Planet Hollywood WASTE of time dont bother paying extra few $$ to cross that little bridge into it :-(
If you want to see great circus and night then at Downtown Disney is "CircDeseoule" or somethin' like that.
Also great SHOW and I give it a 9 is Medieval Times! It has been in FL forever and gets rave reviews always! Go see it one night!
Contact:
Medieval Times
4510 W. Irlo Bronson Hwy.
Kissimmee, Fl 34746-5317
P.O. Box 422385
Kissimmee, FL 34742-2385
Phone:
800.229.8300 / 407-396-1518 / 407-239-0214
Another great night hang out is OLD TOWN in Kissimme!
Its GREAT and they have the tallest SKYCOASTER in the USA!
Its like 300+ feet agl i think! When i was doing some flight training in Kissimmee we actually used that as one of our visual approches when arriving from the N - NW. It was called the Skycoaster Arrival hehe! Ive done the skycoaster and its worth every penny! Its like $70-$100 I think and you can get video!!
Fantasy Of Flight was err average at best. I occasionally get permission to land there in my twin cessna so maybe I shoulnt knock it but ive seen way better museums. Go to OSHKOSH museum in Wisconsin one day or the WRIGHT PATTERSON museum just outside Dayton, Ohio. They are 10's.
If you want aviation at cheap cost then go to KISM and visit the FLYING TIGERS warbird museum. Its like $10 and they have a b17, f105, t6's, and rides in t6's, stearman, etc etc. Its kewl!
Well other than that if you just want some smaller stuff:
GatorLand Is Excellent and is located just outside Kissimme, just grab a flyer on it anywhere and get directions. Info also below!
14501 South Orange Blossom Trail, between Orlando and Kissimmee. (407) 855-5496
Heres OLD TOWN info!
Mailing address:
Old Town
5770 W. U.S. Highway 192
Suite 324
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
For more information, please call (407) 396-4888.
Anyway sorry so late but you can use this for your next triup or the last leg of this one!
Have fun!
If you have a car which I assume you will then be SURE to drive down International Drive one day or night! So much to see and do on that road!
Steve
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