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Labor Day in Orlando

Published: August 28 2015
Category: Holidays

If you have chosen Orlando as your destination for a last chance vacation before winter break is here, we want to make sure you have an unforgettable time with us here at the Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa. You are most likely going to the theme parks, but we want to provide a few more options of what you can do and places you can go that will make this mid-year vacation a memorable one!

Magical Dining Month

You have lucked out and come to Orlando during an amazing time when it comes to getting restaurant discounts!  For Orlando’s Magical Dining Month select Orlando restaurants offer prix fixe dinners for just $33. You’ll get to dine at fine restaurants and enjoy appetizers, entrees and desserts for a price point much lower than what they usually charge. AND…It benefits a good cause! One dollar from each meal will be donated to ELEVATE Orlando.

Visit Magical Dining Month Website

Burger with chips served in Magical Dining Month near Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa

Relax at the Spa

Get your well-deserved pampering on by visiting our Reflections Spa & Salon for the ultimate beauty experience. Nail, hair, skin and body treatments are available. Throughout history people have sought the restorative powers of the ocean. Guided by the timeless desire to reconnect with our most balancing environment, Reflections Spa & Salon has created a spa menu that speaks to the body’s natural instinct to pursue relaxation and internal harmony for a day, vacation or your lifetime.

The spa is open Monday – Saturday: 9am – 8pm | Sunday: 9am – 5pm.

Visit Reflections Spa Page

Lady having a treatment in a Spa near Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa

Balloon rides

Experience Orlando from waaaayyy up high in the most unexpected way! Orlando Balloon Rides offers the experience of a lifetime where you get to jump aboard a hot-air balloon and glide through the skies of Florida! They offer breathtaking sunrise flights scheduled seven days a week, 365 days a year, weather permitting. Here’s how it works:

You’ll meet with them one hour prior to sunrise and then travel to one of their many launch sites. Inflation takes about 20 minutes and the… get ready be carried away for the experience of a lifetime!

The flight is approximately one hour and the balloon will ascend anywhere from tree tops to several thousand feet. Once you’re airborne your pilot will point out the spectacular sites of this area, from the theme parks to the Orange groves and forests, to swamps absolutely untouched for thousands of years.

On landing, a traditional champagne toast is held to celebrate your wonderful adventure. Non-alcoholic beverages are also available. You will then return to the Orlando Balloon Rides Welcome Center with you newly made friends. Most importantly, Orlando Balloon Rides is fully licensed and insured. Their pilots are all FAA certified, highly experienced and are full-time professionals.

This is an amazing experience that you just can’t leave Orlando without enjoying. Check out their Facebook page to read the amazing reviews and look for promotions! Right now they are offering a $35 off for summer that is valid until the end of August, but maybe they’ll have something new for September!

To get more exciting details, see prices, and meeting locations check out their website!

VIsit Orlando Balloon Rides Website

Hot-air balloon gliding through the sky near Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa

Ice Skating

Who knew you could go ice skating in sunny Florida? Well, it is! And it’s available seven days a week! Skating is available for kids aged 3 or older, but the smallest rental skate size is children’s size 8 and the largest is men’s size 15.

The website suggests that you arrive 15 minutes early to purchase your admission and to get your rental skates. Admission for regular skate sessions is $6.90 plus tax. Admission for Friday and Saturday night skate sessions is $9.72 plus tax. Skate Rental Fees are $3.38 plus tax.

Bundle Savings – Family 4 Pack! Save $10 on ice skating by purchasing a Family 4-Pack! Four (4) admissions, Four (4) skate rentals, Four (4) popcorns and Four (4) sodas for only $47.03 (regular skate sessions) and $59.02 (DJ skate sessions). Available for families and friends. Purchase at the Ice Den Service Desk.

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Cirque Du Solei

If you have ever been to a Cirque Du Solei, I would need no words to convince you to check out this brilliant show! But if you have never been, this is your perfect opportunity! Orlando has “La Nouba,” a permanent show located inDisney Springs that will entice the imagination, make you laugh and simply leave you stunned!

Visit Cirque Du Solei Website

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