Spending Christmas at Disney World? New Website Provides Travelers with the 'Holiday Scoop' about Christmas in Orlando

For those spending Christmas in Orlando, a new website will help to plan your Orlando holiday. This Orlando Christmas resource features a listing of theme park holiday events, including Christmas at Disney World. It also includes a complete list of Orlando Christmas events, holiday shopping, places to attend Christmas church services in Orlando, and more.

Kissimmee, FL (PRWEB) November 16, 2007 -- Visitors to Orlando have a new resource for planning a holiday getaway, ChristmasInOrlando.com. This website offers a "one-stop shop" for information about Orlando Christmas events, theme park Christmas activities, holiday shopping, and places to worship in Orlando. The site is presented by Gaylord Palms Resort, the Central Florida "headquarters hotel" for the holiday season.

The website's extensive calendar of events features complete details and tips about Christmas activities held around the destination and at Orlando's world-famous theme parks, including Christmas at Walt Disney World, Christmas at SeaWorld, and Christmas at Universal Studios. In addition, it includes information about ICE!, the popular Gaylord Palms walk-through attraction hand carved from two million pounds of ice, and Best of Florida Christmas, the resort's annual holiday celebration.

For the past five years, we have found that our guests are quite creative in combining Orlando's holiday activities with the events we host here on site. To make it easier, we've created this website to help our guests create a custom holiday getaway.

"Orlando at Christmas has long been a popular destination for travelers," said Kemp Gallineau, Gaylord Palms Resort general manager. "For the past five years, we have found that our guests are quite creative in combining Orlando's holiday activities with the events we host here on site. To make it easier, we've created this website to help our guests create a custom holiday getaway."

ChristmasInOrlando.com includes several sections, including:

Orlando Christmas Event Listings: A complete listing of holiday events throughout Orlando, including live stage performances (like Orlando's performances of "Nutcracker"), meals (like a Christmas dinner show, or Christmas Brunch in Orlando), holiday theater (such as "Miracle on 34th Street"), parades (like the popular Orlando Citrus Bowl Parade), activities (how about outdoor ice skating in Orlando?) and concerts (like Trans-Siberian Orchestra).

Christmas at Orlando Theme Parks: Orlando's theme parks get into the act with special holiday programming like "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" at Magic Kingdom, "Candlelight Processional" at Epcot, "MACY'S Holiday Parade" and "Grinchmas" at Universal Studios, and the "Makahiki Christmas Luau" at SeaWorld.

Christmas Shopping: Users can visit one single page to get shopping hours and updates about Chrismas shopping in Orlando, including Mall at Millenia, The Florida Mall, and CityWalk.

Where's Santa?: Finding Santa in Orlando has gotten easier, thanks to this ChristmasInOrlando.com feature. Get the scoop on the Jolly Ole Fella before you visit!

Worship: A list of churches in Orlando to ensure visitors won't miss religious observances of the holidays, including places to find Christmas eve Mass in Orlando.

Holiday Planner: A tool to help plan an Orlando holiday visit.

Photo Gallery: Photos of Orlando's holiday events, including ICE! and Best of Florida Christmas. In addition, the site features two exclusive webcams, showing live images inside ICE! and the Orlando ice skating rink at Gaylord Palms Resort.

About ChristmasInOrlando.com
The Christmas season in Orlando is the 'most wonderful time of the year' to visit Central Florida, where the magic of Orlando theme parks combine with the splendor of Christmas for a heart-warming family getaway! The entire town gets into the spirit... from the airport to the hotels and attractions. ChristmasInOrlando.com is your complete resource for Orlando Christmas, including a calendar of Christmas events and theme park updates.

ChristmasInOrlando.com debuted in September, 2006. It was designed and created on behalf of Gaylord Palms Resort by Red Rocket, an award-winning Orlando advertising design corporation specializing in brand development and promotion.

About Gaylord Palms Resort
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center has gained the attention of the meeting and convention industry by providing world-class convention and leisure-focused amenities - all in one place. The award-winning Gaylord Palms is a Gaylord Hotels-branded property owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn.

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