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GUY TALK By Robert Baamonde My wife and I have a love/hate relationship with Orlando and its attractions. Since we moved to Florida, we have gone to Orlando at least once a year. We go for a night or two and work our way through the assorted theme parks. Between Disney World, Universal, and Sea World, not to mention all the other various attractions, there are plenty of options. It’s a great weekend getaway to have only a few hours away from home. However…we’re exhausted when we get back. Partner’s Pest Control specializes in the following services: • Household Pest Control • White-footed Ant Treatments • Lawn and Ornamental Fertilization • Rodent Control • Outdoor Perimeter Treatments Partner’s offers: • Professional Courteous Technicians • No Contracts • One-time or Long Term Service CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 954-341-0628 It never fails that every time we pull into our driveway we turn to each other and promise not to return for a least a few more years. We promise we’re going to take a break from all the hoopla and go somewhere quiet next time. A few months pass and we’re caught up in work and school schedules and find ourselves looking to break away for a day or so. Sure enough, after an intensive Internet search of options within a five-hour drive, we always go back to Orlando. Even as we are driving on the turnpike, we’re astonished that we’ve done it again. There is just something about those theme parks that compels us to spend ridiculous sums of money to walk untold miles and go on rides we’ve been on countless times. After eight or nine hours of walking in the hot sun, the kids have lost their “happy to be here glow” and we need two days of bed rest just to recover from the shin splints. The truth is, we’re tired after just two or three hours of “fun” but soldier on for five or six more hours to justify the ticket. We know that even if the weather takes a turn for the worse, as it can do in South Florida in the summer, there are plenty of malls and indoor distractions to fill our days. The thought of being stranded at a quiet beach resort with bad weather and two teenage boys is terrifying. Maybe we go because all the parks are so clean and well run. You hear music everywhere you go and most of the people are just happy to be there. These parks are amazing in their attention to detail. The thought of what it takes to create such an environment is mind boggling. Where else can you drive a racecar, splash through a winter blizzard, go on a safari, or watch how movies are made Adults and kids alike clap and cheer for a two ton whale.The variety of entertainment is limitless. To be able to wander into different countries that completely immerse you in their culture is such a treat. Theme parks really are one of the most dynamic people-watching places on the planet, sometimes even better than a big city. There’s a constant view of people from all walks of life, spanning every inch of the planet. People from every ethnic, religious, and financial group are represented. As you stroll (or drag) along, you can hear many different languages being spoken. Although you can’t always understand the words, you can tell we all share the same excitement about being there. However, through it all, the one thing that remains true and drives us to the finish line is the look of pure joy on your kid’s face when they are having fun. I think it’s also the true essence of Orlando and all of its tempting attractions, which is probably why we keep going back. With gas prices skyrocketing, we’re lucky to have the world’s most traveled to vacation spot practically in our back yard. Robert Baamonde, a native New Yorker, is a freelance writer living in Parkland with his wife and two sons. 48 SEPTEMBER 2008
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