Oh so Orlando!
based on 8 votes
Fun things to do in central Florida
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Explore locations featured in this Traveler List:
Orlando, Kissimmee
- Category: Perfect week or more
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Traveler type: Sightseeing, Shopping, Active/Outdoors, Never been before, Repeat visitors, Theater
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Appeals to: Couples/romantics, Honeymooners, Singles, Families with small children, Families with teenagers, Large groups, Students, Active/adventure, Tourists, Pet owners
- Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
- Tags: Disney, theme parks, Universal Studios, dinner shows
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| So great - a whole day is easily spent here and the Wishes display at night, preceded by the SpectroMagic parade - is unbelievable. A great experience with rougher and gentler attractions, though the majority are milder, but fun for everyone! Best attractions: Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, many more! |
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| We weren't sure about this place at first, having visited Magic Kingdom the day before, but they are two very different parks with different things to offer. The rides are mostly more intense, with Tower of Terror (great!) and Rock and Rollercoaster (over fast but blows your mind). Star Tours was a family favourite, with the robots in the queue lines setting up the ride perfectly. The car stunt show Lights, Motors, Action! was spectacular and the Great Movie Ride and Backlot Tour were both very well worth a visit. Finally, the nighttime spectauclar, Fantasmic! was out of this world and left your mouth gaping with the phenomenal effects, cute story and dazzling displays. Brilliant day. |
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| Very pretty to look at, Epcot is well designed and no detail goes unnoticed. We spent two hours just in The Land section, with all three attractions worth seeing. Circle of life was tear-jerking, Soarin' was visually amazing and Living With The Land was refreshing, interesting and different. World Showcase looked amazing but was mainly restaurants. We only visited half the countries and felt our time was better spent in the lower section of the park. Test Track was great fun, Mission: Space was strange but good and my family really enjoyed searching through Innoventions. The night time show is worth seeing but not as good as that of Magic Kingdom and MGM. |
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4. Disney's Animal Kingdom
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| Looks so real it is actually surreal! The safari was good but did not live up to the hype, though I know the park cannot control what the animals do. The Tree of Life is stunning and the fake Everest is a Kodak moment. All the little nature trails are quaint and charming, the African musicians in the sunswept courtyard are brilliant and the Lion King show is a must-see. The 3D show, It's Tough to be a Bug, was so cool and better than anticipated. Dinosaur was brilliant and I would have liked another go. Unfortunately the queue for Expedition Everest was too long so I had to miss it out. For me, the icing on the cake was the Rainforest Cafe. It is truly unbelievable and I want to go again! |
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5. Universal's Islands of Adventure
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| The lines are much longer than advertised, the re is no air con in the queues, and you have to pay for fast passes. Disappointing. In fact we had such a rough time there, we coulldn't be bothered with Universal Studios. We went home after two rides. A great shame because I'm sure it has so much more to offer. |
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6. SeaWorld Adventure Park
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| It was a hot day but the exhibits were very good. The stingrays were so cute and let you stroke them, the dolphins let you feed them and you can even get a picture! The Sealion and Otter show was so entertaining and the Shamu show, Believe, was absolutely great. The arenas get too crowded tolo soon but we managed to find a place eventually. Kraken was an great, intense yet rather disorganised ride and the queus for Atlantis were far to long. All in all, a really nice place, but lacks the magic of Disney. |
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| DisneyQuest was so cool, and we spent three hours mixing traditional arcade games (all free) and state of the art Disney Virtual reality. The rollercoaster design is a fun idea and typically, we made a coaster that apparently, only we were brave enough to go on. Then a simulator lets you ride it! The shopping here is good and the food id commendable, even the cheaper places like Earl 0of Sandwich were nice. Better in the day than at night. |
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| For a smaller place, we didn't know what to expect, but the upside down classical building it is housed in is a sight to see. The exhibits inside were great, my favourites being the hurricane and earthquake simulators, the bed of nails, the 'how many levers does it take before you can lift yourself up' exhibit and a giant keyboard. A bit sciencey but so much fun. There's just so many cool little things to try and you can spend hours in that place! |
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9. Congo River Adventure Golf
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| Set in a jungle, this course is tricky, treacherous (you can easily lose a few balls in the little rivers) and so fun! We finished one round and ran back round for another. Really cool. |
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| There's loads of variety here and the food is really nice. Not gourmet, but great for so little money! Free refills, unlimited food and great choice. |
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11. Capone's Dinner and Show
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| The food isn't great, but the drinks keep coming and the show was worth the admission. Both funny and nice to watch thanks to all the dancing, the characters are great, the acting is fun and the mugshot they take at the door is such a cute touch! |
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Compliment greenbean1610
greenbean1610
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