old town kissimmee [Archive]

bubbalee

3 Feb 08, 07:24 PM

Yes, definitely recommend it!
Old Town doesn't always get the best reviews, but we love it, and always visit a couple of times during our holiday.
We think it has a great atmosphere, especially on the car nights.
We usually go and have a game of black light crazy golf, and have a go on the nascar simulators, and not forgetting G-Force and the worlds tallest sky coaster!!

There's shops and bars and live entertainment, all sorts going on!
Take a look at my trip report below from last April as we went twice last year!
Can't wait to go again this April..! :spin:

parker1966

3 Feb 08, 07:42 PM

loadsapixiedust

3 Feb 08, 08:03 PM

We've been a couple of times, if you like cars then it's a great night out. We found the owners were really happy to chat about their vehicles and a real friendly bunch. Old Town hasn't had a great reputation for a while but we've never encountered any trouble apart from finding a parking space!

linder

3 Feb 08, 08:12 PM

friday night is newer cars saturday is more of classic cars, we went on a friday last year and hubby was so disappointed

bubbalee

3 Feb 08, 08:24 PM

hi thanks for quick replies - will TRY to fit it in! Had a quick look at your 2007trip reports - couldn't believe the size of your burgers @ Fuddruckers WOW! My DH cant wait to try one - are there lots of Fuddruckers in orlando?

Ha ha!
Those burgers were SO good!! And so cheap - i think about $8 - bargain!
There's only one that i know of, it's in the Festival Bay shopping mall at the top of International Drive! :thumbs-up

essexmick

3 Feb 08, 08:26 PM

we go every trip and love it, no trouble at all

go on a saturday they have the hotrods and all the 50's classics all jazzed up and its a much better night than fri i found

vinamtaylor

3 Feb 08, 08:28 PM

yeah we've visited a couple of times and agree with all of the above. And my DH is into motorbikes, which are on a thursday night if you're interested. Although they dont have a drive past, just park in the car park at the back, but hey if you're into motorbikes!!!!

mousemad

3 Feb 08, 08:59 PM

We love Old Town, so much so we stayed next door to it last May. It was great, a couple of minutes walk and we were in the thick of it!! We could all have a drink without worrying about anyone having to drive. I prefer the Saturday Night cruise as it has the older cars and they are beautifully restored. Here some photos:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/100_0377.jpg
Your allowed to walk round and look at the cars before the cruise starts.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/100_0370.jpg
The owners will tell you all about their car!!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/100_0369.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/Florida2007114.jpg
This is a bit blurred, but you can see the Slingshot and i think they the call the other thing Skyrider?. Theres lots of shops (What i always call nik-nak shops with unusual stuff!) and places to eat, plus all the funfare and it has a big Ferris Wheel too!!

katie

3 Feb 08, 09:17 PM

Don't forget the live bands, line-dancing (if you can do it) and the Salt Water Taffy shop where they do gorgeous Peanut Butter Fudge. Parking can be a problem so get there early.

Katie :)

Bullpeppar

3 Feb 08, 09:25 PM

Only found out where Old Town actually was on the second last day of our last trip. Look forward to getting down there on our next trip. The shops were really unusual with lots of variety and the parade of cars should be great.

lotti

3 Feb 08, 09:30 PM

we go a couple of times every time we go to florida the atmosphere is great and the shops are different to.

t1gg3er

3 Feb 08, 10:48 PM

weve been several times a brilliant night all the hot rods and classics and towards the end they have minis and black taxis

there in a lovely resturant around thereon the 192 called logans well worth a visit

BigGrilla

3 Feb 08, 10:54 PM

Always enjoy Old Town. Very handy for having a few beers - also, Checkers burgers at the top end are my favourite burgers in Orlando!

Bike night on a thursday is pretty good as well.

BigGrilla

Suzie&Stuart

3 Feb 08, 11:06 PM

It has to be Saturday night for us everytime, Friday is more for the boy racers.
Like mentioned, Thursday is for bikes and theres generally a few hundred of them.
Old Town for us has the feel of a State Fair to it [ been to one of those too], its not Disney in any form but the atmosphere is great and you get to mix with the locals.

Stuart

mousemad

4 Feb 08, 12:48 AM

theyre building a resort just behind old town called Regal Oaks. Think its affiliated with Regal Palms and is villas and townhouses i think, although i'd have to win the lottery to afford one. I think someone on here has one there.

001_ATLANTIS

4 Feb 08, 01:09 AM

princessfiona

4 Feb 08, 03:36 PM

Hi. We went last August as DH wanted to go. It was on a Sat night though, I think the Sat night one is much bigger and longer. It was a great night and fun seeing all the cars on he parade. I agree it is a great atmosphere and something a little different. Hope you can fit it in. Its worth it.

hayleyandhilda

4 Feb 08, 03:43 PM

we went a few times on our last trip the kids and big kids love it
some great little trinket shops and a puppet shop that is really good but big puppets
its a really nice atmosphere

batleyboy26

4 Feb 08, 03:51 PM

Never been on a Friday night but love the Saturday Night Car Cruise.

I have neever been to a state fair but would imagine that it is very much like one - a great carnival atmosphere.

batleyboy26

4 Feb 08, 03:52 PM

Always enjoy Old Town. Very handy for having a few beers - also, Checkers burgers at the top end are my favourite burgers in Orlando!

Bike night on a thursday is pretty good as well.

BigGrilla

Hi BigGrilla

Nice to see a local on here. We're in Elland.

joanne

4 Feb 08, 05:24 PM

Can you get to this on the Lynx? What time does it all start?

yids

4 Feb 08, 05:24 PM

We go everytime when we are in Florida, my DH and 2 DS love the cars on a Saturday night, I love the shops :spin: lots of different trinkets and collectables. As others have said the only problem is the parking.

Nicola :d:

MichelleS

4 Feb 08, 10:11 PM

we went last year on a saturday night .had a fab time would reccomend it

mini-mum

4 Feb 08, 10:32 PM

We're hoping to go on a Saturday night when we go at Easter. I note the posts re car parking. What would be a good time to go so we can get parked?

parker1966

6 Feb 08, 10:24 PM

hi :wave:
thanks for all the replys and photos!
we can only make friday as we've got tickets for cirque du soleil for sat!

PLUTOXX

6 Feb 08, 10:48 PM

yea i like it a lot, we ate like oppsite somewhere, and then went over there. dad and tim loved the cars, and it was nce jst wlking round there. we went for a drink, and was jst a nice evening i like it there, its a bit different, and there are some cute shops that i always visit!
id say go there, even if its for a little while. ill defo be goin for an evening agen
x

essexmick

6 Feb 08, 11:30 PM

weve never had problems parking last time we just parked over the otherside of the 192 or a few roads along to OT itself. we normally get there about 6.30

essexmick

6 Feb 08, 11:38 PM

heres another pic, sorry its a bit naff lol

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s192/essexmick/HissyClassicCar.jpg

wayneg

8 Feb 08, 11:56 AM

Been to Old Town every visit at least once, so between 20-25 times. If you are there Haloween most shops participate in trick or treat.
Still not managed to see Bike night but car nights are brilliant.

Batleyboy26, great name. I am from Batley now in Dewsbury. :)

lotti

8 Feb 08, 12:29 PM

i would definetly recomend logans too.

sunsetlakes

8 Feb 08, 01:30 PM

Definately recommended. Some fantasic cars to view.

quacker

15 Feb 08, 10:08 AM

Seems like I might be in the minority here but I was not bowled over by Old Town. Each year I have gone I have found it to be less and less inviting, to the point where I now think it's a bit rowdy and intimidating. I was certainly a bit wary hanging around after dark and didn't feel all that safe.

We were warned of this last June when we went. I have to be honest and advise there was nothing to worry about! We had 2 juniors (a teen and a pre-teen) and an OAP in our party and no problems to speak of.

Well, unless you count the fact that the kids had no interest in classic cars, the superb atmosphere and oldies music.

As advised on here, we got there very early for ease of parking - we will return one day without kids. Thoroughly recommend it as an alternative to Disney & parks, or perhaps I should say in addition to ;)

jan2794

15 Feb 08, 10:17 AM

better on saturday night as it is the classics and hot rods. went one night last year and it was motorbikes they were stunning sorry can't remember what night it was

mousemad

15 Feb 08, 08:23 PM

better on saturday night as it is the classics and hot rods. went one night last year and it was motorbikes they were stunning sorry can't remember what night it was

Bike night is Thursday! They arent allowed to drive them around as in the car cruise as police dont allow it for some reason, but you can walk around them all and talk to the owers.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/Florida2007080.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/Florida2007083.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/mousemad/Florida2007076.jpg

There are some beautiful bikes on display!!

FLGirl-UKNow

19 Feb 08, 03:33 PM

Some Saturday nights are busier than others because they have a special cruise going on. I've been to the regular cruise and on special nights. Parking is always a challenge but it can be harder on the special cruise nights. We went last Saturday and I ended up parking across the street in one of the shopping area car parks. It actually worked out for the best and made leaving a lot easier. Of course, cross the street at the traffic light unlike some other risk takers that crossed wherever they wanted.

The rides that they have are very much like our fairs and festivals. Both our Florida Strawberry Festival (http://www.flstrawberryfestival.com/) and our Central Florida Fair (http://www.centralfloridafair.com/) are coming up soon if you want to give them a go.

Like anywhere, I think common sense safety applies when going to these places. Nowhere is a guarantee so take the precautions that are necessary to keep you and your family out of harms way. It really is a fun night out!

.....worth noting that my family was just here visiting and they liked Old Town so much they went back during the week. They said it was like a ghost town and that Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday certainly are the nights to go if you are going for the busy atmosphere.

Mike

19 Feb 08, 03:47 PM

I've a real soft spot for Old Town and missed not going last trip! It's delightfully tacky and should be seen at least once!

FLGirl-UKNow

19 Feb 08, 03:59 PM

It's delighfully tacky and should be seen at least once!

Couldn't have said it better!

jcjcjc

19 Feb 08, 04:04 PM

Tracy34

19 Feb 08, 05:31 PM

Old Town is fab. We had caricatures done there which is always fun, and they did look realistic.
The lady who serves in the cafe is originally from Hull, I think she said that she`d been living there for 20 years, and has no intention of coming back to UK. (neither would I given the choice).

mousemad

19 Feb 08, 05:42 PM

We now always keep our saturday nights planned for the old town, its a fab night out and also they have a nice british fish and chip shop with old fashioned chips :) really tasty.

there some some great karting tracks there

We went and got some fish & chips at the new shop & got talking to the guy. We asked him if he knew how to make scraps and he laughed and said the 1st time a brit asked him for them he had no idea what they were!! He said the owner is british and he showed him how to make them. We really enjoyed our fish & chio qith scraps and DSIL used to manage a fish & chip shop and said they were excellent!!

jcjcjc

19 Feb 08, 06:24 PM

We went and got some fish & chips at the new shop & got talking to the guy. We asked him if he knew how to make scraps and he laughed and said the 1st time a brit asked him for them he had no idea what they were!! He said the owner is british and he showed him how to make them. We really enjoyed our fish & chio qith scraps and DSIL used to manage a fish & chip shop and said they were excellent!!

There like your old grannys chips, so nice and lovely fish aswel, I think it opened last june, well worth a try, they also sell British beers, not sure of prices as we dont drink................

hughesy

19 Feb 08, 09:19 PM

:wave: Definitely go see the cars, but there is also some fantastic shops to look in and, one shop where you can get dressed up in old fashioned clothes like cowboys, saloon girls and gangsters and have your photo taken, a great experience for all the family to enjoy.

Mishka

19 Feb 08, 09:22 PM

jaydecay

11 Mar 08, 02:01 PM

We always make a point to visit Old Town whilst over there..... it just makes a nice cchange from the Discount Outlets, etc.
Only been there once for the Classic Car show but well worth a visit for anyone wanting something to do for a few hours.

karen78

15 Mar 08, 03:17 PM

Hi all was just havin a nosy and u have all convinced me to go,will be on the list to do in july,

batleyboy26

15 Mar 08, 03:20 PM

You'll have a great time.

PinkPiglet...x

16 Mar 08, 12:26 AM

Not seen the car's, but would deffo reccomend going too old town :) x

Mishka

16 Mar 08, 12:34 AM

Just to say we have boked a town house at the new Regal Oaks and it looks a lovely place.

disneycarla

16 Mar 08, 12:43 AM

another vote for old town we always go a couple of times while we are there dsx2 did the slingshot i didit look the 1st time we went last time we went ds and dd did the skyrider didit look again they loved it and are doing it again with dd in law also we had our photos done there they do them old stlye you can dress up me dh and ds dressed up myself sallon girl lol and dh and ds cowboys came out really good not bad prices

SugarPlumFairy

16 Mar 08, 10:41 AM

Love Old Town, we have gone every year we have been to Florida. There is just something about it.....

We went to the car night last year on our last Saturday night there...just great, they had dedicated the parade to a young local boy who had been killed in a hit and run accident, he had been a huge fan of the saturday night parade and his parents were given a car to ride in on the parade.... :cry: very emotional :cry:

Will always make a point of going here.....just great....

ERICSMUM

16 Mar 08, 10:44 AM

Sounds like my BIL would love it :d: . Hope my sister (olgaandcoda) sees this thread, they are going in 2 weeks time!

Is it free or do you pay to get into the car show?

Linda :wavey:

wayneg

16 Mar 08, 11:06 AM

Is it free or do you pay to get into the car show?

Linda :wavey:

Totally free, We stayed opposite on our 1st visit 1993 and been every trip since, don't always go on car night but still have to visit.

jammy dodger

16 Mar 08, 01:08 PM

Its Really Good If You Like Cars But It Also Has Rides And Shops. I Would Recommend To Go On A Day As Well Because More Things Will Be Open

Suzie&Stuart

16 Mar 08, 02:44 PM

Just to say we have boked a town house at the new Regal Oaks and it looks a lovely place.

Mishka, you need to let us all know how you like the place when you return. I do remember a Dibber having purchased a property on there, and we did see it being built last July. Its the same owners as Regal Palms at Highlands Reserve, so should be pretty good.

Stuart

mousemad

16 Mar 08, 08:12 PM

We stayed at Barefoot'n in the Keys last May, which is next to Old Town, literally 2 minutes walk! We had a 2 bed unit which you get a downstairs 1 bed with full kitchen, sofabed in loumge etc... & 1 bed upstairs with part-kitchen, huge master bedroom & bathroom plus another sofabed in lounge. I would stay there again, it was lovely & we booked it through our RCI points.
They had started building Regal Oaks & when i got home i had a look at the website, looks very nice.