Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Fast Facts
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FAST FACTS: ORLANDO
AMERICAN EXPRESS
There's an
American Express Travel Service Office
located at 7618 W. Sand Lake Rd. (
&
407/
264-0104
).
AREA CODES
The area code for
Orlando is 407.
Note:
Because of its
growth spurt, Orlando uses 10-digit dial-
ing. If you're making a local call in Orlan-
do's 407 area code region, even across the
street,
you must dial the 407 area code fol-
lowed by the number you wish to call,
for a
total of 10 digits.
ATM NETWORKS/CASHPOINTS
See
“Money & Costs,” p. 26.
AUTOMOBILE ORGANIZATIONS
Motor clubs will supply maps, suggested
routes, guidebooks, accident and bail-
bond insurance, and emergency road
service. The
American Automobile Asso-
ciation (AAA)
is the major auto club in
the United States. If you belong to a
motor club in your home country, inquire
about AAA reciprocity before you leave.
You may be able to join AAA even if you're
not a member of a reciprocal club; to
inquire, call AAA (
&
800/222-4357;
www.aaa.com). AAA has a nationwide
emergency road service telephone number
(
&
800/AAA-HELP [222-4357]).
BABYSITTERS
Many Orlando hotels,
including all of Disney's resorts, offer
in-room babysitting services, usually from
an outside service such as
Kid's Nite Out
(
&
800/696-8105
or 407/828-0920;
www.kidsniteout.com) or
All About Kids
(
&
800/728-6506
or 407/812-9300;
www.all-about-kids.com). Rates for in-
room sitters usually run $13 to $16 per
hour for the first child and another $2 to
$3 per hour for each additional child. A
premium fee of $2 per hour (not per
child) is often added for services provided
during unusually early or late hours. A
transportation fee of approximately $10 to
$12 is usually charged as well. Several
resorts offer child-care facilities with coun-
selor-supervised activity programs right on
the premises, including select Disney
resorts and Universal Orlando's on-site
resorts (for kids ages 4-10 or 12;
&
407/
939-3463
). This type of child care usually
costs between $10 and $15 per hour, per
child. Reservations are highly recom-
mended and are often required for either
type of service.
BUSINESS HOURS
Theme-park oper-
ating hours vary depending on the time of
year, even on the day of the week. Although
most open at 8 or 9am and close at 6 or
7pm, you should call or check a park's web-
site for its most current schedule before
arriving. Other businesses are generally
open from 9am to 5pm, Monday through
Friday. Bars are usually open until 2am,
with some after-hours clubs staying open
into the wee hours of the morning (though
the alcohol stops flowing at 2am).
CAR RENTALS
See “Toll-Free Num-
bers & Websites,” p. 394.
DOCTORS & DENTISTS
There are
basic first-aid centers in all of the theme
parks. There's also a 24-hour, toll-free
