[douga]

Thanks for all your input and help. Everyone is so helpful. I will definitely use the manned entrance and the trolley ride looks interesting.
What exactly is the trolley ride? Is it a pitch for sales?
Thanks redwitch I would love to know a little more about their schedules. We arrive in Florida on Sunday Feb.3 and plan on driving from Kissimmee to the villages on Monday or Tuesday depending on weather.
We have been searching the 'net' for rentals for Jan,Feb,March of next year and have had 4 or 5 interesting responses so would like to check them out sometime during the day. I assume there must be various rental offices or real estate offices that offer rentals in addition to private rentals. We are completely 'in the dark' about how to go about renting and never been to the villages so the geography is daunting but 'talk of the villages' forums have been most rewarding. Any help is very much appreciated.