Oakley Family Life near Disney World, Florida

Have you ever wanted to go back in time and try to experience old Florida? Visit  The Jacaranda Hotel 19 East Main Street Avon Park, FL 2017 ( Update )  Avon Park actually has an old style park down the center of the main street. Almost feels like you've gone back in time. Avon Park  is a city in  Highlands County ,  Florida , United States. As of the  2010 census  the population was 8,836  and in 2015 the estimated population was 10,086. It is the oldest city in Highlands County, and was named after  Stratford-upon-Avon , England. A short drive south of Walt Disney World but like no other  part of Florida you've ever visited Included  in this central park  is an old style gazebo You just never know what  event or concert will be held here. Once the location of a gigantic jacaranda tree N estled in a quiet corner of Florida’s Heartland, The Hotel Jacaranda is the picture of Southern repose. Built in the 1920s and listed on the National Historic Registe

Life Beyond the Partridge Family There is actual life outside of Disney and once in a while it takes on a whole new level of expectation. Sometimes a great show is missed because it hardly ever garners attention from the Orlando market. The South Florida Community College puts on world class shows and they are less then 45 minutes south of here. Typical example : http://performances.southflorida.edu/ We visited the Night Shirley Jones came to town. Historic theatre in a historic town. How many of us have ever been there? This show sells for half what you would pay for it in Orlando. Well we did it. The drive to Avon Park took an hour and it is not like anywhere else we’ve seen in Florida. The concert hall was spectacular. A pleasant surprise as we were the second show in this brand new concert hall. The restored Performing and Arts centre cost $12 million dollars. For such a private college this was no small accomplishment. Phenomenal acoustics, brand new padded sea

May 5th,2005 As with everything Disney the launch of Soaring at EPCOT was a spectacular event. Celebrities, food and world class entertainment.The theme was named Taste of California. Whether it was Canada's Bare Naked ladies, actor Patrick Warburton's comedy introductions or any of dozen of celebrity impersonators the night was magical. 3500 VIP guests and 3000 of the worlds media. This event was a show stopper. WEB http://www.floridasunshine.com/oakleyflorida/OakleyFamily_SubPages/2005/EPCOTSoaParty.htm

Rainforest Café at the Disney Animal Kingdom is one of those quirky restaurants hidden away just outside the AK gates. Yes, when you drive up the gatekeeper asks you for a $10 parking charge but tell him you plan to go to the restaurant and he may very well just let you in. Not to worry if you have to pay as the rainforest café will give you that $10 off your meal upon proof of parking receipt. Once inside the place is an eclectic arrangement of strange tables, gigantic aquariums and the most unusual bar that has to seat almost a hundred people. With the sounds of wild animals, rain forest storms with lightning and thunder and even the occasional light rain this place is worth seeing. . If for nothing else just a couple of exotic drinks and an appetizer or two. This is a must see restaurant with something for everyone in the family. Don’t underestimate the gift shop for an hour of real fun and laughter. All sorts of weird gifts and rib tickling toys. Hippie clothing to safari wear. H

Can-Am VIP Orlando Tour Guide Services Allan N. Oakley Kissimmee, Florida Is it possible to visit Orlando ,Florida and not  need a second  vacation to relax afterwards? Yes, it is possible but you have to be cautious.I read about how some tour operators offered the most incredible offers and inexpensive tours but they turned out to be fronts for timeshare tours. That has always disturbed me as this has been happening since we first visited here in the late 1980's.All that is changed is their is more of it going on today. A friend and I decided to build on our years of travel related experiences and created Can-Am VIP Orlando, Florida Tour Guide Services One on one tour  guides services that can save you time and loads of  money trying to figure it all out. We launched our first Facebook page to include   extra details.  https://www.facebook.com/CanAmInformationAndResearch/ Our rates start at $40 per hour but we guarantee you money and time saving tips that will mak

April 8th, 1974 - April 8th, 1999 "I Remember Discovery Island" A Last Day Memoir by Allan Oakley of Kissimmee, Florida Web and Pictures: http://www.floridasunshine.com/oakleyflorida/OakleyFamily_SubPages/1999-2000/DiscoverIsland.htm History and Background According to Walt Disney's colleagues, repeated aerial surveys of Central Florida land parcels led to Walt taking notice of the 11.5-acre island ( at that time named Riles Island and having been owned by several other parties before Disney's purchase ) in Bay Lake and deciding more or less immediately that this was the ideal location for his Florida Project. The story goes that as Walt Disney was flying over the land he was interested in purchasing to locate his new Florida theme park (reported to be on November 22, 1963, around the time that JFK had been shot), it was the sight of this island in the center of Bay Lake that convinced him that this was the ideal place to build his Disney World Theme Park.