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Fin Expeditions (Cocoa Beach, FL)

Mondo — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:34:12 +0000

Experience: Fin Expeditions provides world class kayaking tours in the Thousand Islands in Cocoa beach with the chance to see endangered marine manatees, dolphins, exotic bird species and the local flora and fauna of the mangrove environment.

Cost: $30 per person, reservations required

Time: 2 hours

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Fin Expeditions

Reservations: Click Here

Address: 580 ramp road Cocoa Beach, FL 32931

Phone Number: (321) 698-7233

Directions: Here

Laser Strike at the Ice Sports Forum (Brandon, FL)

Mondo — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:34:07 +0000

Experience: Laser Strike at the Ice Sports Forum LaserStrike features Lasertron’s state of the art LT-11 Laser Tag equipment , a newly designed arena with swirling fog and pulsating music, a new operating system, and our Competitive Human Interactive Player Software, C.H.I.P.S. Experience Brandon/Tampa’s hottest Laser Tag arena. Available for private events during non-operating hours

Cost: Single Game Session (includes 2 back to back games) – $6.50, Two Game Session – $11.50, Three Game Session – $16.00, All-You-Can-Play: $24.00

Hours of Operation: Click Here

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Laser Strike at the Ice Sports Forum

Address: 10222 Elizabeth Place Tampa, Florida 33619

Phone Number: (813) 684-7825 (407) 354-1400(407) 354-1400

Directions: Here

Florida Keys Dive Center (Islamorada, FL)

Mondo — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:07:17 +0000

Experience: An all inclusive scuba diving center based in the Florida Keys, where you can join experienced divers on charters that take on all ranges of skills, find equipment at their ever expanding dive shop, as well as learn the ropes with their scuba diving instructional programs. You can see some of the most spectacular reefs, awesome wrecks and beautiful fish life found in Key Largo and Islamorada. A must try for any Florida resident.

Cost: Click Here for Breakdown of Rates

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating:

★★★★☆

Website: Florida Keys Diving Center

Address: 90451 Old

Hwy, Tavernier, FL

Phone Number: (305) 852-4599 ‎

Directions: Here

Boing Jump Center (Tampa, FL)

Mondo — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:31:53 +0000

Experience: Boing Jump Center offers a wall to wall trampoline heaven for the whole family. From beginners to professional all are welcome to enjoy the giant trampoline arena for dodgeball, open jump, private parties, or BOINGRobics.

Cost: $12.00 for the first hour of open jump, $9.00 for ever hour after.

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Boing Jump Center

Address: 622- 624 Ware Blvd, Tampa, FL

Phone Number: (813) 341-4897

Email: info@boingjumpcenter.com

Directions: Here

ICE! at Gaylord Palms 11/20/10-1/2/11 (Kissimmee, FL)

Mondo — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:11:44 +0000

Experience: Prepare for the coolest winter on record as Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee presents ICE!, a walk-through Christmas attraction hand-carved from ice.

Fueled by a dose of holiday spirit and tempered by a cool pinch of irony, sunny Central Florida is home to one of then nation’s most spectacular (and unusual) art attractions, now in its eigth year.

Inside a simulated winter environment, guests are immersed in a whimsical wonderland of larger-than-life, three-dimensional hand-carved ice monuments and scenes, including fantastic frozen creations, slippery ice speed slides, and heart-warming holiday vistas. As for the chill, visitors are given oversized parkas to stay comfortable inside the attraction, which is kept at a chilly 9 degrees.

This year, ICE! will take guests on a trip to “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. The award-winning Kissimmee attraction is carved by a team of 40 artisans from Harbin, China. The talented artisans spend more than a month in Kissimmee creating this one-of-a-kind attraction. Harbin is best known for its annual International Ice and Snow Festival, where more than 2,000 sculptors annually carve a 100-acre walk-through ice park, using ice from the nearby Songhua River.

ICE! is open daily from November 20, 2009 – January 2, 2010, including holidays.

Cost: Adult – $18.99 – $25.99, Children – $9.99 – $11.99, Seniors – $16.99 – $22.99, Online Advance Ticket Discount Available. Parking cost: $11 for ICE! Guests. Click Here For Breakdown of Prices

Zimala Review: If your looking for the closest thing to a winter wonderland in Florida, this is it. Be advised: tickets book up quick as this reviewer found when he tried to go the weekend before and all time slots were sold out. Instead, purchase ahead online through the links below and be sure to show up during your time slot. Once inside the well decorated Gaylord Palms Convention Center we were shocked to realize that there was a $12 parking fee, $11 dollars if you are a ICE! Guest and free if staying under 30 min. That coupled with a 40 min wait in line, even though we had a designated time slot is why this reviewer did not give ICE! full stars. Barring that the wait was worth it. After a short, and somewhat cheesy video, we donned our parka’s (you definitely need them its 9 degrees Farenheit) and entered the sculpture area. The ice sculptures are intricate, some colored, and all beautiful. There are various scenes including polar animals, a carousel, ornaments, a giant santa, a nativity scene with lifesize sculptures, and lets not forget a ice slide which was…really fun. Guests are encouraged to take as many pictures as they want, which can lead to some clogging in certain areas and can take as much time as they need viewing. After about 30-45min in 9 degrees this reviewer was more than satisfied. Overall worth it.

Zimala Rating:

★★★½☆

Website: ICE! at Gaylord Palms

Tickets: Here

Address: 6000 W Osceola Pkwy, Kissimmee, FL

Phone Number: (407) 586-2000‎

Directions: Here

Zoomair Adventure Park (Sanford, FL)

Mondo — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:03:43 +0000

Experience: Zoomair Adventure Park offers an aerial adventure among the trees of the Central Florida Zoo including 4 zipline courses and forest canopy walkways.

Cost: $14.95 – $149.00; Click Here For Breakdown of Prices

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Zoomair Adventure Park

Address: 3755 NW US Highway 17/92 Sanford, FL 32771-9641

Phone Number: (407) 330-0767

Email: info@zoomair.us

Directions: Here

Air Florida Helicopter Charters Inc. (Orlando, FL)

Mondo — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:20:39 +0000

Experience: Air Florida Helicopter Charters Inc. offers helicopter rides over sunny Orlando hotspots and attractions such as Sea World, Hollywood Studios, Adventure Island, Disney, and florida lakes around the area.

Cost: From $25.00 – $335.00 per person, Click Here For Prices

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Air Florida Helicopter Charters Inc.

Address: 8990 International Dr Orlando, FL 32819-9321

Phone Number: (407) 354-1400 (407) 354-1400(407) 354-1400

Directions: Here

Big Shot Paintball Fields (Miami, FL)

Mondo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:31:28 +0000

Experience: Big Shot Paintball Fields is a paintball facility offering a variety of paintball scenarios including woodsball, speedball, scenario paintball and tournament play. Bookings are available for corporate and special events.

Cost: Click Here For Rates, $39.95 and up

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Big Shot Paintball Fields

Address: 14120 SW 142 Street, Miami, FL

Phone Number: (305) 232-1711, (786) 268-9208

Directions: Here

Oktoberfest Tampa – 10/15/10-10/17/10 (Tampa, FL)

Mondo — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:48:13 +0000

Experience: Oktoberfest Tampa 2010 is Tampa’s largest Oktoberfest celebration featuring three days of German drinking songs, dancing, games, food from Datz Deli, and a biergarten full of beer on the Hillsborough River.

Cost: General Admission: $10.00, Designated Driver: $5.00, Free for Military Families with ID, VIP Individual – $35.00-$95.00, VIP Table – $800.00-$1800.00

Times: Oct 15, 2010 – Oct 17, 2010
Friday: 3pm – 11pm
Saturday: 11am – 11pm
Sunday: 11am – 9pm

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Ocktoberfest Tampa

Tickets: Click Here

Address: 1910 North Ola Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602

Phone Number: (727) 518-4397 () ‎

Directions: Here

Ringling International Arts Festival – 10/13/10-10/17/10 (Sarasota, FL)

Mondo — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:19:28 +0000

Experience: Ringling International Arts Festival is a five day dance, theatre, music, and visual arts event presented by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in collaboration with the Baryshnikov Arts Center of New York. Artists such as Neumann & Baryshnikov, Nilo Cruz, Tim Fain, and the Forman Brothers Theatre will be performing in the theaters, galleries and gardens of the Ringling Center for the Arts on beautiful Sarasota Bay in Florida.

Cost: Tickets: $20 and up depending on performance, Admission includes daily entry to the Museum of Art, Circus Museum, and Ca’ d’Zan plus lectures, tours and performances created for RIAF including In the Galleries, In the Studios, Jazz Sunsets, Festival Forum, Family FunFest, and the Sunday sARTée Soiree,

Times: Oct 13, 2010 – Oct 17, 2010

Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Thu – Sat: 10:00am – 8:00pm

Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm

Zimala Review: Not Reviewed

Zimala Rating: Not Rated

Website: Ringling International Arts Festival

Tickets: Click Here

Address: 5401 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243

Phone Number: (941) 360-7399, 1-800-660-4278

Directions: Here