I was there in the labor day weekend. The place is in great location. You can walk to the premium outlet and publics is just across the street. I would drive to publix since the parking lot is huge. They sell tickets but the orice is higher than original. They claim it will save time buying tickets but I would just buy online and do will call.
When I stayed there, my family walked to the Publix. I believe one of the lobby desks has theme park information, but we bought tickets ahead of time.
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