A visit to Orlando’s theme parks and resorts is more of an immersion into fantasy-land than just a vacation. Even the hotels are now a part of the fantasy, and kids can interact with everyone from Shrek to SpongeBob and a whole list of Disney toons without ever leaving the hotel premises.

Here’s a few of the hotels in Orlando currently offering a themed stay, some that will soon be available in the near-future, and others that are on a lot of wish-lists.

Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla.: Shrek will be checking into this hotel later this year because the Gaylord Hotel group just tied up with DreamWorks Animation. So their four hotels will feature live appearances by characters from Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar and other films from the studio.

Shrek checks into Gaylord Hotels

The package stay will include special character breakfasts and fun poolside activities. The DreamWorks Experience will be available starting Nov 2011, and can be booked starting this July.

Walt Disney World Resort: Right now, WDW already offers themed stays such as the pirate themed rooms in Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. These rooms come with 2 double-size pirate ship-themed beds and pirate-themed accessories and décor.

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort

To add to the collection of themed rooms and suites, ‘Royal Guest Rooms’ are being introduced at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort. These new rooms are not just lush with thick carpeting and ornate beds, but also have large headboards offering cool fiber-optic special effects. Read More »

It’s pretty much a kid’s dream vacation: Staying at Nick Hotel and spending the day at SeaWorld & Aquatica.

Meet Spongebob at Nick Hotel in Orlando, FL!

Right now, Nick Hotel in Orlando is offering a package deal as a preferred hotel of SeaWorld Adventure Parks. It’s one of the best discount hotel and amusement park packages I’ve ever seen in the Orlando area.

Book two nights at Nick Hotel, get one night free, PLUS get unlimited access to SeaWorld AND Aquatica during your stay. PLUS for a limited time, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is included in the package.

Packages are available for most nights through December 31, 2010 starting at just $620 for a family of four. Calculate it out, and that comes to just $52/night/person. When you calculate the cost of the hotel, the access to Nick Hotel’s on-site water park, unlimited access to SeaWorld, Aquatica, AND Busch Gardens, it’s the best vacation opportunity I’ve seen in a LONG time for any family with young children.

As someone who has stayed at Nick Hotel, visited SeaWorld, and splashed at Aquatica, I can assure you and your kids that this is a deal NOT to be missed.

SeaWorld Orlando
7007 SeaWorld Drive
Orlando, FL 32821

Nickelodeon Suites Resort – Orlando, Florida
14500 Continental Gateway, Orlando, Florida 32821

Photo: All rights reserved by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing]

Most people make their vacation destination the location rather than the hotel. When choosing Nick Hotel as the place to lay your heads on your vacation, you had better plan on taking at least 2 full days to stay on the resort property and enjoy the water attractions.

The Nickelodeon television-themed hotel is jam-packed with everything Nick from characters to wall murals to a massive bucket of slime that dumps thousands of gallons of green slime on guests twice a day. It’s like a dream wonderland for kids ages 4-13 and their fathers reliving their childhood fantasies of wanting to be slimed.

Nick Hotel Pool, Orlando, Florida

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Nick Hotel in Orlando, Florida, is the perfect destination for a family with young children ages 4-13 years old. If you fall outside of this demographic, please do yourself and your sanity a favor, and don’t go. That said, if you do have children ages 4-13 years old who have even the slightest inkling of who is any character on any Nickelodeon show, make your reservation today.

Nick Hotel, Orlando, Florida

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