Universal Orlando is the other two hour drive from the Treasure Coast: Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, the year old Epic Universe and Volcano Bay. Florida resident tickets and passes, what’s new in 2026, Halloween Horror Nights, and how locals do it.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom is the morning park: the safari at 8, Pandora before the lines build, Everest, and home by dinner. It’s the cheapest one day ticket, the earliest to close, and the easiest of the four to do in half a day from Port St. Lucie or Vero Beach. What’s new, what’s gone, and how locals do it.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the ride park: Rise of the Resistance, Slinky Dog Dash, Tower of Terror and, since May 2026, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster with the Muppets. What’s new, what’s closed, Jollywood Nights dates, and how Treasure Coast locals do it in a day.

EPCOT is the Disney park adults come back to: four festivals a year, eleven countries to eat and drink through, concerts included with admission and a 9 p.m. show over the lagoon. How Treasure Coast locals use it, with 2026 to 2027 festival dates, prices and a plan for the afternoon and evening.

The castle park is about two hours from Port St. Lucie and the longest day of the four. What’s open and closed in fall 2026, the party nights that close the park at 6, the monorail and ferry step everyone forgets, and how locals do Magic Kingdom without the tourist grind.

Walt Disney World is about 125 miles from Port St. Lucie and 104 from Vero Beach, close enough for a day trip and far enough that you still live at the beach. What Florida residents pay, how the annual passes work, what’s new in 2026, and how locals actually do Disney.

Port Canaveral, the world’s busiest cruise port, is about 100 miles from Port St. Lucie. So is Fort Lauderdale. Miami is two hours, Palm Beach under one. What it’s like to live where a Royal Caribbean cruise is a drive, not a flight, and where the people who cruise a lot tend to buy.

About 65 miles of Atlantic beach across Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties, almost all of it public and free. Every beach worth knowing, north to south, with parking, lifeguards, dog rules and which neighborhoods sit behind each one.

Four inlets, the Gulf Stream a short run out, a 156-mile lagoon full of snook and redfish, and Lake Okeechobee an hour away. What living on the Treasure Coast looks like if fishing is the point, including where fishermen actually buy.

A plain-English 2026 guide to 1031 exchanges for Treasure Coast investors: what the deferral is worth, the 45 and 180 day rules, what qualifies, and where these go wrong. From a REALTOR who has been through them.

Where to buy on the Treasure Coast if you have a dog: the no-HOA neighborhoods with no pet rules, the gated communities with their own dog parks, the ones with weight limits to watch, and every dog park and dog beach from Vero to Hobe Sound.

Summerfield is the 500-home gated community around the Tom Fazio Champions Club course in south Stuart. Golf is optional and there is an HOA fee. What buyers should know in 2026.

The Florida Club is DiVosta’s 433-home gated golf community off Kanner Highway in Stuart, with a public Dick Gray course, optional non-equity membership and an HOA that bundles cable, internet and lawn care. A 2026 guide.

The Arbors is a 190-home gated neighborhood in Hobe Sound with quarter-acre lots, two fishing lakes, 100 acres of preserve and an HOA fee. No golf, no club. What buyers should know in 2026.

Medalist Village is the small gated estate community in Hobe Sound next to Medalist Golf Club. Buying a home here does not get you into Tiger’s club. Here’s what it does get you, and what it costs in 2026.

Monarch is the 526-home guard-gated Arnold Palmer golf community in Palm City where the club is optional and the HOA handles the roof cleaning and exterior paint. What buyers should know in 2026.

The Moorings is Vero Beach’s original barrier-island club community: about 1,150 homes, two golf courses, two marinas, a private beach and an equity club with waitlists. What buyers should know in 2026.

Harbour Isle is the gated DiVosta condo community on the south side of the Fort Pierce Inlet, with a 63-slip marina and the beach across the street. What buyers should know in 2026, including the condo-fee reality.

Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club is a 472-home gated golf community in northern Fort Pierce with a semi-private course, big lots and some of the lowest entry prices on the Treasure Coast. A 2026 guide.

Veranda Gardens is DiVosta’s sold-out gated community off Becker Road with about 720 single-family homes, two amenity centers and no club dues. What resale buyers should know in 2026.