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Legoland Florida

Lego have announced the opening of Legoland Florida on the site of Cypress Gardens in Central Florida.

It will be the largest Legoland to date and will create 1,000 jobs. It is expected to open in late 2011.

Universal U Select

Universal Orlando has announced a new ticket pricing structure called "U Select", in time for the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It follows a similar idea introduced by Walt Disney World in 2005, the Disney "Magic Your Way" ticket system and the idea is to encourage guests to visit the Universal parks for more than just a couple of days.

Free Gift Card

Disney have announced a free Disney Gift Card with a value of up to $750 for selected 5-night/6-day non-discounted vacation packages booked by March 27, 2010 and used by June 3, 2010. There are different 'blackout' dates depending upon resort.

US Currency

The American currency is the US dollar and there are 100 cents to the dollar. Throughout the USA, you can purchase things using either cash, credit cards or travellers cheques (checks) .

Note that if you hire a car, you must have a credit card as the hire company will use it as a security deposit, generally they will not accept cash.

It is best not to expect to change your own currency into dollars when you arrive, you are much better off converting your currency before you leave for Florida into a combination of US dollars and travellers cheques (checks).

Exchange Rates

Use this handy exchange rate calculator to work out how many dollars you will get to the UK pound, the Euro or one of the other major currencies.

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Tourist Rates

Typical tourist rates and Currency Converter courtesy of GoCurrency.com which will give you an idea of what you can expect to buy currency at in your own country.