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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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Status: offline |  Posted - 31 Jan 2002 : 21:45:58  
| If yo have small children and are visiting Gatorland, take their swimwear and a towel. There is a great area think it's called "Lily's Pad". Here there are fountains etc. It would be a shame to miss out.
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orlandobabe
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Status: offline | Posted - 12 Feb 2002 : 10:23:10 
| We've only ever visited Gator Land once on our first visit 12 years ago-when really it was nothing but an undisguised gator farm.
Obviously a few things have changed! Is it worth a visit-and is it worth telling guests to go for a visit
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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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Status: offline | Posted - 12 Feb 2002 : 13:53:13
| Gatorland is worth a visit especially if you have children who are fascinated by gators (as our 3 year old is:)).
It was looking a bit shabby last July when we went but was still worth a visit. We would recommend you set aside no more than half a day for it as there is not enough to keep you occupied all day.
Good news is villa owners can get an all year pass for the same price as a normal day pass (or at least you could when we went).
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Status: offline | Posted - 11 Sep 2002 : 11:48:30
| Gatorland was originally opened as a Gator farm but it is now a zooligical conservation park - some 5000 gators in 55 acres!
Typical of Florida "edutainment" and you can ask questions and get really in depth answers from any of the guides - swamp suited employees!
Great live show with alligator wrestling.
Can take a picnic but no alcohol will be allowed in the park, or glass.
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Karen
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Status: offline | Posted - 14 Sep 2002 : 16:42:26
| We went for the first time this year, and we enjoyed it. There were quite a few other animals other than aligators. Our son liked the turtles and I liked the flamingoos. Our son, Aaron loved "Lily's Pad"
Kept him happy for ages.
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chris
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Sep 2002 : 09:09:38
| We had our photo taken holding a baby alligator and with a snake draped round our necks. Sorry it's not on CD and I don't possess a scanner yet(much to the consternation of the children) so cant send it in for a caption comp.
We also spent a fortune buying hotdogs to feed the alligators with (a bit like feeding the ducks in the park except they've got bigger mouths to aim at!)
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esprit
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Status: offline | Posted - 18 Sep 2002 : 16:23:37
| Just a point for anyone would be holiday makers reading this, these gators being fed hotdogs were in a sort of zoo. Feeding alligators in the wild is a "no-no" because the gators come to associate humans with food and that is dangerous and can lead to them attacking children or in some cases even adults. So feed them in Gatorland but not the ones you see around the lakes.
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orlandobabe
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Jun 2003 : 22:02:46
| We had a visit this year and thoroughly enjoyed it-and it was 100 times better than our first visit all of those years ago. There was a nice creekside walk where there were lots of whote birds(snowy egrets?) nesting.
Also a parrot who did talk. Definitely well worth a visit-if you fancy something a bit quieter than the Disney/Universal parks for a change. |
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miken848
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 Aug 2003 : 17:33:12
| | I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER PLACES NEAR ORLANDO TO SEE GATORS OR IF THERE WAS ANY PLACE CLOSE TO THERE TO SEE THEM IN THERE NATURAL ENVIORMENT . THANKS | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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floridadreamvilla.co.uk
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Gillian-B
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 Aug 2003 : 22:50:25
| As well as Gatorland, I think there used to be a "gator park" on the US192 but I'm not sure if it's still there? Gatorland is a fun place to spend a half day and at the back, there is a more "natural" setting where you can watch the gators from a viewing tower. It's a long time since I've been to Gatorland so my memory is a bit hazy!
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chrisj
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 Aug 2003 : 23:04:45
| I can vouch for the gators in the lakes at Crescent lakes, we were there 2 weeks ago
and saw quite a few in the lake behind the villa we stayed in.
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millie
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Status: offline | Posted - 14 Aug 2003 : 21:44:18
| | This is a great play area but when we were ther my little girl wanted to play on the slides next to it. Unfortunately they were red hot as they are in the sun and she could not go on! | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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mjb
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Aug 2003 : 05:10:31
| On the subject of taking swimsuit to this park - I think it's a good idea to take and wear swimsuits to all the parks. If you're going on a ride that you know you're going to get wet you can quickly whip off your t-shirt and know that at least you'll have something dry to put on later. If you don't get wet at the parks then at least you'll be ready to jump straight into the pool as soon as you arrive back home to the hotel or villa!
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chrisj
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Status: offline | Posted - 15 Aug 2003 : 08:26:47
| We did that with our 2 kids, They had swim suits on in the parks and we had a change
of clothes left in the car so they could change for the journey home. We thought we were
really clever doing this.
Afraid we forgot about ourselves the first day, which was funny. But from then on we always
had a small bag in the boot with a fresh tshirt/shorts each |
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Nostromo
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 Aug 2004 : 22:59:56
| quote:
Originally posted by CarolAnn
I so must go to Gaterland Never been, even with about 14 trips to the area, shame on me 
It is a really worthwhile visit for about 4 hours. If you have a late evening flight, an idea would be to clear out of the villa after breakfast, go to Gatorland for a few hours and then continue to the airport. |
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george
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Status: offline | Posted - 13 Aug 2005 : 09:20:54
| | We went to Gatorland for the first time this year in June (only taken us 17 years). We thoroughly enjoyed it's a great half day out and you can get your ticket upgraded to a yearly pass for a few dollars. We will definately be popping back there in September for a few hours. | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Take your swimsuit!
