Original Orlando Tours

23/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone! Have a wonderful holiday, and come see us in 2025!

19/12/2024

We are grateful for Terri and others who have enjoyed our annual presentation of The Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Tour! Tonight is the last night for the 2024 season, but we hope to see you on an Original Orlando Tours walking tour in 2025!

16/12/2024

In celebration of our 5th season of The Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise, some of you know we wrote our own Christmas carol. Here are images over the years, to the tune of, Heart Full of Cheer! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

15/12/2024

Welcome to Orlando! Come see us while you’re here!

09/12/2024

Cheers to Michael Bradley for making a deeper commitment on behalf of all of us to support the Maitland Area Chamber of Commerce, a great Central Florida chamber!

08/12/2024

Such kind words warm our hearts...thank you!

06/12/2024

In case you got this question on one of our Christmas Cruises and didn't believe the answer!

Have a wonderful holiday season!

03/12/2024

4 tickets were returned for tonight's (otherwise sold out) Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise. They are on the website: first come, first serve. DO NOT BUY FROM SCAMMERS WHO ARE POSTING ON THIS PAGE - DO NOT FALL FOR THE "I have seats for tonight and can't go"....these are SCAMMERS and they do not have tickets! Only buy at Original Orlando's website.

02/12/2024

There is a single seat open for tonight's Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise...email [email protected] to see if it is still available.

28/11/2024

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28/11/2024

We are thankful for all of YOU! Have a wonderful day!

23/11/2024

Such a great chamber of commerce to belong to!

A big THANK YOU to Original Orlando Tours for their membership renewal! Rich and Michael Bradley offer amazing types of local tours, check them out! They also are our super leaders of the Leadership Maitland program. We appreciate all they do!

20/11/2024

Nobody does Christmas as well as SeaWorld Orlando! We'd live there in the holidays if we could!

The countdown is ON! Christmas Celebration starts in just two days 🎄❄️ Join us THIS Saturday for millions of beautiful Christmas lights, fantastic shows, festive foods and more. We can't wait to see you there!

Select dates, November 16 - January 5

18/11/2024

Tickets are on sale to the general public for the Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas cruise today! Limit of two per order. Book at www.OriginalOrlando.com. There are only a handful of seats left and these will go very quickly!

11/11/2024

We love Christmas!

11/11/2024

The 2024 Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise tickets went on sale this morning to our past walking tour guests. General public sale is next Monday; there will be minimal seats left. How do you get in early? We reward those who have joined us on other tours with first crack at tickets for our annual holiday tours...join us on one of many amazing walking tours in 2025, and as a bonus, bump up into the first group next Christmas!

Join us for a magical voyage into Christmas on the Winter Park Old Fashioned Christmas Cruise, a holiday tradition deemed last year as the "hottest holiday t...

08/11/2024

We love working with Thali and United Arts in order to share our vibrant Central Florida arts scene!

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04/11/2024

Where it all started….

Before Walt Disney World even existed, Disney executives managed an Orlando hotel. The hotel, called the Hilton Inn South, was owned by Orlando attorney Finley Hamilton and opened in 1968. Disney used the 140-room hotel as a "living laboratory" to learn about the hotel business. They created training manuals and restaurant menus that were later used in their own resorts.

In May 1970, Hamilton made a "handshake" deal with Disney to have them manage the hotel. The purpose was to train employees for the opening of Walt Disney World in October 1971. Hamilton believed that associating with the Disney brand would benefit his business.

The Hilton Inn South hotel no longer exists, but it was located near the intersection of Sand Lake Road and International Drive. The original hotel rooms (now renovated) are part of the CoCo Key Hotel and Water Resort. Hamilton also paved the dirt road near his property, foreseeing an increase in visitors to the Orlando area from around the world. Consequently, he appropriately named the road International Drive.

Photo Source: Disney