All this talk about going home.....

[disgrits]

...is having us consider moving to the Orlando area after retirement from the Marines. Ok, all you Orlando residents, tell me. What are some of the better/safer places in the area to live? At the time of retirement, we will have a college aged child, a high school aged child, and a middle school aged child.

Having my husband work for Disney after retirement started out as a joke, but now, I really want him to do it........

We are so hooked on that wonderful place!

 

[Chuck S]

This question/thread is not DVC specific. I am moving it to the Community Board.

 

[disgrits]

Sorry....

Thanks for putting it in the proper place.

 

[ChristmasElf]

The schools in Orange County are pretty good in certain areas. South unicorporated Orange county are rated "A" schools where Northeast Orlando are just okay.
Seminole county schools fare even better (Lake Mary, Heathrow area which is a little on the pricey side)
Wages are low working for Disney-so you won't get rich working for them that's for sure.
Housing costs have doubled and even tripled in some areas even just from a few years ago so expect to pay more for housing.
UCF is here as well as Rollins. What does your college age student want to major in? (USF which is in Tampa, is better for medical than UCF for instance)
supposedly. UCF has a great medical program too, but most of the doctors say USF is the more prestigious of the 2

 

[disgrits]

Thanks for the info....

Not too sure about a major yet. We still owe Uncle Sam 4 years, so we have time. It's just that we are FL residents, we love Disney, and we will have the opportunity to "start from scratch", so to speak. We figure, why not start there? In my opinion, they'd be lucky to have my husband as an employee. Of course, I am a little biased.

Anyway, thanks again. Feel free to pass along anything else you can think of.