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GardenGrocer.com Nearing Their 100,000 Delivery!

Saturday, May 5, 2012 Chip No comments

Today Gardengrocer.com Florida’s leading online grocery delivery company, announced that they are getting closer to their 100,000 grocery delivery. The online service offers grocery delivery to residents and vacationers in the Central Florida area including Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, and surrounding cities.

Fueled by two entrepreneurs who were committed to creating a successful business – gardengrocer.com was created. Since the launch of gardengrocer.com, it has evolved into one of Clermont’s leading employers with more than 50 employees, a selection of 4,800 items and 98,000 successful deliveries.

To celebrate this huge milestone, GardenGrocer.com will surprise their 100,000 delivery with a gift certificate valued at $100 to use toward their next grocery purchase through GardenGrocer.com.

“We’ve made more than 98,000 deliveries over the last six years, so we would like to honor our success by giving back to our loyal customers”, says Brian Coleman, President of Garden Grocer Inc. This couldn’t have happened without our affiliate partners and our faithful fans!
Gardengrocer.com offers shoppers the ability to shop at their convenience, read nutritional information, and even have their orders delivered prior to arriving at their hotel, resort or vacation home. GardenGocer.com offers its customers an easy to shop format and a wide selection of well-priced, top quality and fresh products.

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GardenGrocer.com Nearing Their 100,000 Delivery!

Garden Grocer: Florida’s #1 professional grocery delivery service

Sunday, April 29, 2012 Chip 1 Comment

GardenGrocer.com is Florida’s #1 professional grocery delivery service with over 5 year’s experience and well over 50,000 orders proudly delivered!

How have they done this?

First and foremost: Outstanding Customer Service
Second: Products of the Best Quality
Finally: A Strong Delivery Structure.

Not only does Garden Grocer have the everyday items that you and your family use back home they all carry specialty items like:

Kosher
Gluten Free
Organic

So people with specialty dietary requests they got you covered!

If you have questions about their service check out their Q & A Page as they cover everything. From what is Garden Grocer to tipping and how your delivery is packaged.

I am proud to announce our partnership with Garden Grocer here on Chip and Co. GG is the only Grocery Delivery Service in the Orlando area that we support and use! Myself and many of my writers have used their service in the past and highly recommend them to anyone needing Groceries delivered to your Rental Home, Resort, and Vacation Club Property.

Just click on any of the images above to learn more.

Happy Shopping.

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Garden Grocer: Florida’s #1 professional grocery delivery service

You should check out The Disney Wilderness Preserve

Sunday, April 29, 2012 Jeffrey 2 Comments

Walt Disney World is a wonder of human invention and innovation, of “Imagineering” in Disney terminology. But what did that piece of real estate Walt Disney turned into his vacation dream land look like before the Imagineers got a hold of it?

Constructing Walt Disney World impacted the environment drastically, and in the early 1990s the Walt Disney Company partnered with the Nature Conservancy to mitigate some of that change by turning a huge swath of undeveloped land at the headwaters of the Everglades into a nature preserve. Today the original 8,500 acres donated by the Walt Disney Company has grown into 12,000 acres of wilderness filled with wildlife. The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve is just a 28-mile drive south of the resort entrance and provides an interesting side trip for environmentally-inclined visitors.

The site of the preserve was once heavily logged and used as ranch land, but it has been restored to near pristine condition as described by the first Spanish missionaries to visit what is now Florida. Many species of birds have returned to the area, including bald eagles and sandhill cranes. Walt Disney’s Animal Kingdom has partnered with the Nature Conservancy to monitor one of the nation’s largest rookeries of wood storks as hundreds of mated pairs arrive each spring to nest among the bald cypress. The preserve also is home to big-eared bats, gopher tortoises and indigo snakes. The occasional Florida panther has even been seen passing through!

A hiking trail leaves the visitor center parking lot and offers a view of Lake Russell, with one of Florida’s last undeveloped lake fronts, along with an optional 2.5-mile loop showcasing more of the area’s unique plant and animal species.

For a little break from theme parks, or just to see some of what nature has to offer, visit the Disney Nature Conservancy at 2700 Scrub Jay Trail in Kissimmee. Hours are Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except major holidays. You can learn more by calling the Nature Conservancy visitor center at (407) 935-0002 or visiting the web site here.

Jeffrey is a father, husband, Disney fan and refugee from the real world. While planning his next Disney trip, he enjoys bringing the Magic into his life in all ways possible, including his personal blog, Pooh Sticks.

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American Institute of Architects Honors Cinderella Castle at Disney World

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Chip 1 Comment

This month, the Walt Disney World Resort landmark icon was named one of the Top 100 Buildings in Florida by The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) as a part of their “Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.” celebration for the organization’s 100-year anniversary. Cinderella Castle was also named Top Building in the Recreational Architecture category.

AIA Florida is an association of architects with a mission to unite, educate and position architects to lead the shaping of Florida’s future. The members of AIA Florida are leaders in their communities and passionate about good design; the health, safety and welfare of others; and preserving architecture through sustainable practice.

AIA Florida Immediate Past President and former Imagineer Michael Lingerfelt, FAIA, LEED AP, presented the award to Magic Kingdom Park General Manager Phil Holmes on Wednesday, April 18. It was a homecoming of sorts for Lingerfelt, whose 15-year tenure with WDI included working on Magic Kingdom Park projects such as New Tomorrowland, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey’s PhilharMagic.

In March, AIA Florida launched the Top 100 Buildings statewide online competition, inviting the public to vote for their favorite Florida building. More than two and a half million votes were cast, both by architects in the association and the general public. This year marks the 100th anniversary of AIA Florida, recognizing the important contributions architects have made in the Sunshine State. The awards are just one of the events the association has planned throughout the year to celebrate its anniversary, which is Dec. 14.

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The Complete Walt Disney World 2012 Guidebook

Friday, April 13, 2012 guest blogging No comments

Newest edition of the best-selling guidebook helps Disney guests have their best vacation ever

Even the most hardcore power mom will like this award-willing travel guide, newly released this January. It’s written by a former Walt Disney World concierge supervisor who’s also the mom of a teenage girl. Packed with candid reviews and thorough descriptions of ever ride, show, restaurant, and resort, The Complete Walt Disney World 2012 features the most in-depth information ever published about the world’s No. 1 vacation destination. Paging through the book is just plain fun, as 535 color photos reveal details you just can’t find anywhere else. The guide is loaded with straightforward insight and helpful information.

Families create park days to treasure. Comprehensive attraction pages make deciding what to do at Walt Disney World easier than ever. Going beyond mere ranks and ratings, reviews also give families insight into a ride or show’s appeal, such as its architecture, history, music, storytelling or attention to detail. Helpful specs include hourly wait times, fear factors, disability access, health warnings, and weather issues. Once they are at an attraction useful tips and lists of “secret” fun finds help families enjoy the experience to the fullest.

Photos take you there. Over 500 colorful images give readers a clear sense of every ride, show, parade, and exhibit, and reveal the quality of hotel grounds, lobbies, rooms, and swimming pools. Parents will enjoy looking at The Complete Walt Disney World 2012 with their children, as the abundance of photos makes it easy for little ones to decide, “Let’s do that!”

Helpful tips make readers Disney experts. Spread through the book, hundreds of specific tips reveal such things as how to save time with Disney’s Fastpass system, how to save money with the Disney Dining Plan , even the best spots to watch parades, shows, and fireworks.

Meal planning with confidence. Thoughtful restaurant reviews cover everything from burger joints to gourmet bistros to unique character meals. Quick read summaries let vacationers scan restaurants by ratings, cuisine, price or hours of operations. A policies section uncovers hard to find facts on children’s meals, special diets, and Disney’s new rules about canceling reservations.

Detailed hotel reviews save time. Seriously thorough hotel descriptions let readers compare every aspect of every major place to stay, including swimming pool features and other family focused amenities. Reviews cover the highs and lows of every property, room decor, and both rack and discount rates. Disney guests can forget the hassle of spending hours online to research hotels; everything they need is right at their fingertips.

Full ESPN Wide World of Sports Coverage. Do families have a young athlete playing at the Wide World of Sports? Readers learn how to view coverage of youth sporting events and get the scoop on spectator seating, dining, and other amenities.

Disney news readers can use. Only the Complete Walt Disney World 2012 included all 662 changes for 2012- every new attraction, activity, hotel, restaurant, shop, and price increase. Readers get insider advice on new rides starring the Little Mermaid and Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs, as well as revamped attraction based on Dumbo, Goofy, and the Star Wars Universe.

Instantly find vital information. Color-coded chapters and 1,000 item index let you find any topic quickly. To make planning easy a back of the book section titled Walt Disney World A-Z provides a wealth of data on airports, rental cars, park tickets and the like. An appendix holds a Character Guide, a new What Things Cost section that makes it easy to plan expenses, and telephone and internet directories.

Kudos. The only independent guide ever honored by the Walt Disney Company, The Complete Walt Disney World is the winner of Disney’s iParenting Media Award for Outstanding Family Product. Altogether the book has won 17 national and international book awards.

About the author. A former Walt Disney World concierge supervisor, Julie Neal grew up in St. Louis, Mo., and studied biology and art at the University of Missouri and Florida State University. Since 2004 she spent over 1,500 days at Walt Disney World, not counting her time working there. Today Julie lives right next door to Disney, in the Disney-designed town of Celebration, Fl. Her office window overlooks the Walt Disney World entrance.