BevS97
18 Jul 02, 10:04 PM
Cypress Gardens (http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/main.html)
Cypress Gardens is one of the more unusual places that we visited last year. It's a bit theme park, a bit botanical gardens, a bit zoo, and there's a water park too...
It's a beautiful park (and I mean park in the traditional sense rather than a theme park), with gorgeous floral displays, and southern belle's gracing the paths.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN0872.jpg
If you have a young daughter, there is the possiblity of dressing up as a Belle and walking around the park - although to be honest, I am a little uncomfortable with very little girls getting all dressed up in heavy makeup and fancy hairdos.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/pics/bell2.JPG
There is also a small zoo area where we saw alligators and wallabies.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN1106.jpg
The theme park area is nothing really to get excited about if your kids are over 6 or 7, but there are a few rides, and a lovely water park for the under 10s - Katie loved it when she was scared of most other parks, so definitely for the younger child.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/Girl.Tube2.jpg
I think there was a boat ride that you could take, although we didn't, and also one of those skylon things that take you up into the sky for a better view.
We also saw a water skiing show
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN1113.jpg
and I mustn't forget the weddings- because it's such a beautiful park it's a popular spot for weddings so we saw at least 5 wedding partys.
and there's craft shops too.
All in all, it's a nice day out with a real mix of things to do and see,
Bev
Cypress Gardens is one of the more unusual places that we visited last year. It's a bit theme park, a bit botanical gardens, a bit zoo, and there's a water park too...
It's a beautiful park (and I mean park in the traditional sense rather than a theme park), with gorgeous floral displays, and southern belle's gracing the paths.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN0872.jpg
If you have a young daughter, there is the possiblity of dressing up as a Belle and walking around the park - although to be honest, I am a little uncomfortable with very little girls getting all dressed up in heavy makeup and fancy hairdos.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/pics/bell2.JPG
There is also a small zoo area where we saw alligators and wallabies.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN1106.jpg
The theme park area is nothing really to get excited about if your kids are over 6 or 7, but there are a few rides, and a lovely water park for the under 10s - Katie loved it when she was scared of most other parks, so definitely for the younger child.
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/Girl.Tube2.jpg
I think there was a boat ride that you could take, although we didn't, and also one of those skylon things that take you up into the sky for a better view.
We also saw a water skiing show
http://www.cypressgardens.com/noframe/photos/thumbnails/DSCN1113.jpg
and I mustn't forget the weddings- because it's such a beautiful park it's a popular spot for weddings so we saw at least 5 wedding partys.
and there's craft shops too.
All in all, it's a nice day out with a real mix of things to do and see,
Bev