Orlando

Pretty much the only time I went to Orlando was to go to Disney World and it’s various parks. I LOVED it, and would definitely like to go again, mainly to see the rest of the city.

Living in Orlando was turning point in my life. I became more social and experienced “the city”. Coming from a small southern town, this was a big deal. I met a lot of people and drove around and around. I went to school there and worked as a Pizza Hut delivery driver. I’ve experienced many ups and downs of life there. Had a lot of laughs, met many great friends, learned new things, etc etc. I now live in San Diego, but this place will always hold many great memories :)

Now..onto the bad. Traffic sucks! I swear there’s an accident everyday on Interstate 4. Your 10 mile trip north will now take you..2 hours to reach! :) People can’t drive! During conventions, International Drive is a serious pain. Good luck weaving around traffic then. Around I-Drive, there are many black Lincoln TownCars with numbers on the rear bumper. I called these things elite taxis. These drivers from some third world country will cut you off and almost get you into an accident. Watch out!
Everything is pricey and quality isn’t always up there. Sure, come here if you’re loaded. But don’t be surprised if the money goes away fast. The weather gets pretty nasty and humid. Can anyone say HURRICANE PARTY?! hahaha good times.
It’s a great place for tourists! The parks are cool. My family enjoyed visiting me. Living there sucked! Sure won’t miss the raccoons digging through garbage on the 3rd floor of my condo.

so i moved here from dc about 4-5 years ago.what i expected and what i recieved were 3 different things.all in all if your down for a bunch of frat dudes and mindless conversations then this place is for you.if your expecting parks…gotta drive about an hour(depening on traffic) to get there,pay about 75$ for a tix and then pay for parking and over priced food and drinks.as for downtown orlando,its a nice place to go hangout if your new to the area and are loaded.very seldom will you find a bar with decent drink specials, or youll find an all you can drink bar with horrible music and a horrible scene.

i live right next to ucf,and if i could suggest,ucf is one of the worst schools in the nation.they keep increasing fees on students,they make you take classes completely irrelavent to your major, and the education is the 3rd worst in the country.

food is meh.TONS of fast food places and TONS of tourists.if your here to visit thats cool.if your looking to move here then i warn you.alot of fake people,alot of bs,alot of crime,alot of idiocracy,and cost of living is horrible if you can even find a job.

theres more people then jobs,which leaves people that are going to school with out jobs.here a BA is the new HS diploma.if your ok with the fact that you’ll be broke as hell after you leave or in total if you move here, then go for it.but if your strapped for cash then this place will only suck you into crime and later on major disappointment.if you have any questions let me know ill be more than happy to give you more details.

The best that can be said is it’s warm in the winter time.

Do you like fat tourists? Do you like being ripped off everywhere you go? Do you like terrible traffic, oppressive heat and unnatural humidity? If so, Orlando may be the place for you.

For tourists, it’s amazing. The heat, theme parks etc. I hear a lot of locals live in crappy shacks and what not.

I had a massive epiphany.

While in Orlando for work, I realized that Orlando is for kids what Vegas is to adults. Immediately my frustration with bizarre traffic and slow lines melted. None of this helped me find the Waffle House or Kinko’s I was looking for, but then I wasn’t there as a tourist this time.

Why else would I want to make copies before breakfast?

Plenty to do but mostly for kids or those with money.

My family goes every other year. We rent a vacation home with a pool in the “backyard”. Kids have a great time I always need a vacation from the vacation.

Whole family went with Grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. It was awesome. Old Town is the best. Lots of hotties come to this place on the weekend. Disney Town or whatever it’s called is awesome. Great places to just hang out.