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Old 13 Feb 19, 03:44 AM  
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Originally Posted by greekgranny View Post
Winter Garden for us, Farmers Market is fab and few tourists.
Just a cheeky question. why does Winter Park want UK tourists so badly?
My guess would be because Brits tend to come for much longer stays than most Americans. The average US visitor barely has enough time to do Disney and/or Universal. They are unlikely to drive to Winter Park for a visit.
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is winter park different to winter garden? and winter garden village? i am confused
As Mick has already pointed out, these are two very different city suburbs, with very different characters. 'Winter' is one of the most common town names in central Florida because of the pleasant 'winter' aspect of the region, hence we also have Winter Haven, Winter Springs and Winter Beach!

Winter Park is the more affluent suburb, with a more distinguished and chic style, a series of stylish museums, impressive Rollins College (the 'Harvard' of Orlando!), boutique shopping and an absolutely terrific line-up of restaurants and cafes. In fact, it has a real 'Cafe Society' feel to it that is positively European at times. It also boasts some great festivals throughout the year. And, yes, it is on the Sunrail train route from Poinciana and Sand Lake Road (at the intersection of Orange Avenue just past the Florida Mall). But bear in mind Sunrail only operates Mon-Fri and is primarily a commuter service. Last train south from Winter Park is 8.46pm, but it is still quite handy within those times.

Winter Garden is our local area, just north of Windermere, which in turn is just north of WDW. It is more like typical old-town America, with a 1920s Main Street and a more laid-back style. It has become a really trendy area in the past 5-10 years with a very active city council and lots of activities - including a Saturday market, seasonal festivals and a fantastic Xmas Golf Cart Parade (yes, really; see our video:
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As Mick also points out, Winter Garden Village is a completely separate open-air shopping complex of 'Big Box' stores like Target, Best Buy and Marshalls, plus some smaller chain shops and restaurants. Both are worth visiting, in our opinion

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Oo where is the train? And does it go direct as that would be something different
Yes, Winter Park (but NOT Winter Garden!) is on the Sunrail train route from Poinciana and Sand Lake Road (at the intersection of Orange Avenue just after the Florida Mall). But bear in mind Sunrail only operates Mon-Fri and is primarily a commuter service. Last train south from Winter Park is 8.46pm, but it is still quite handy within those times.

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I guess sand lake rd is massive lol! We are staying nr universal and thought fab we will walk to the station but it’s miles away
LOL, yes, not quite within walking distance! It is almost 9 miles from Universal
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We love the Farmers Market at Winter Park. There's some lovely shops there and many bars and cafe's and there's also a Cheesecake Factory there.

The town square is very pretty and the massive Amtrak trains are fab to watch as they come in

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Excellent point about the Cheesecake Factory - a big hit with all concerned. Be aware it is in the separate Winter Garden Village area, which is a purpose-built shopping district, just 1.5miles north of the main drag of Park Avenue
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We went on the Winter Park Distillery tour. Very interesting and nice samples.
Another excellent place to visit, especially as it also offers the Bear & Peacock Brewery, and the best coffee house in Orlando, Foxtail Coffee
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We've used the Lynx number 50 from Sea World Harbor Drive to Lynx Central station then transfer to Lynx 102 to get to Winter Park many times.
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Originally Posted by greekgranny View Post
Winter Garden for us, Farmers Market is fab and few tourists.
Just a cheeky question. why does Winter Park want UK tourists so badly?
It's a good question, as it's probably not obvious. But the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce - who we work with over here - have become very conscious of the growing appeal of Winter Park and are especially keen to promote it. They know the domestic American market isn't especially interested in visiting (apart from to sample the dining scene occasionally) as they generally don't have a lot of spare time on their Orlando holidays (the US visitor averages barely 5 days in Orlando; the UK visitor almost 13), but the international market usually has a day or two away from the parks, and is keen to see places like this. The Chamber also knows that UK visitors are more likely to visit during the week, when Park Avenue isn't so busy, which makes for a real win-win situation, boosting business on the quieter days and giving visitors a real 'taste' of the local scene. And the UK market isn't likely to swamp Winter Park in sheer volume terms. Even if it generates several hundred new visitors a day (at an optimistic estimate), Park Avenue can easily accommodate that many, but UK visitors are likely to spend more, per person, which makes those few hundred extra visitors highly valuable
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Is it possible for the OP to answer the question?
Yes, indeed. Please see above
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My guess would be because Brits tend to come for much longer stays than most Americans. The average US visitor barely has enough time to do Disney and/or Universal. They are unlikely to drive to Winter Park for a visit.
Good guess! Yes, that's very true, and somewhere like WP also has more appeal to international visitors (once they discover it) than domestic ones. We also think it makes for a great way to slow down and de-frenzify your holiday after days in the theme parks
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