Old Fashioned Airboat Rides
24004 Sisler Avenue
Christmas, FL 32709
407-568-4307
24-Hour 407-849-4016
airboatrides.com

Have you ever wanted to view wildlife like eagles and alligators while being in the water? This is your chance to get away from all the crowds and be in a different habitat of the wild. You will take a guided 90 minute swamp tour in the Central Floridian Everglades on the St. Johns River and encounter all kinds of wildlife including turtles, beavers, birds, alligators and eagles. The experience will both engage your senses and stimulate your awareness of your environment all while being on an ‘old fashioned airboat!

SeaWorld Orlando
7007 SeaWorld Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
800-327-2424

This is the “it” water park in the world. It boasts a 200 –acre marine adventure park which features jaw dropping rides, intriguing shows, and personal up close animal encounters that are stupendous! If thrill is your goal, challenge Kraken the only floorless roller coaster in Orlando, which will take you to speeds of 65mph and up some 15 stories! So whether you want to swim with dolphins, talk to Shamu, or dine with other exotic marine animals, SeaWorld has it all to quench your vacation thirst.

Discovery Cove
6000 Discovery Cove Way
Orlando, FL 32821
407-370-1428

Are you ready to swim with one of the smartest animals in the SeaWorld? Have an unbelievable time engaging the playfulness of the dolphins in an adventure water affair that you will never forget. Do this and then snorkel with thousands of colorful fish and rays while investigating the glorious grandeur of the coral reefs and caves. Then you can interact with the hundreds of exquisite birds, even touch and feed them. In this tropical oasis you go at your pace so you can both relax and explore until your heart is content.

EPCOT
1200 Epcot Resort Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-824-4321

EPCOT is the technology hub destination in Orlando. You will be dazzled by the array of special effects used in interactive shows, rides, and other attractions for the mind! You can drive on a test track going 60mph around hairpin curves, compete in an astronaut training course from take off, or watch the sky erupt into a colorful canvas of over 1,100 pyrotechnic explosions in the sky. The eye popping Earth Globe moves over the lagoon and conveys brilliant wonders from the curved LED screens. All of this, while11 countries are represented and featured.

Islands of Adventure
Universal Orlando Resort
6000 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
407-363-8000

This is the adventure of a lifetime! Journey through 5 themed islands containing the most innovative rides anywhere imaginable! The Islands of Adventure uses cutting edge 3-D attractions to make the unreal seem real! Whether it is the Dueling Dragon, the world’s first inverted coaster ride, the amazing 3-D Spiderman thrill ride, the unforgettable Jurassic Park river raft ride themed around the ferocious T-rex or riding on your couch with the Cat in the Hat, you are guaranteed to love this once in a lifetime experience!

Kennedy Space Center
State Road 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32889
321-449-4444
kenndyspacecenter.com

Visitors can "Launch a Vision" at NASA's KENNEDY SPACE CENTER. This is the only place that you can tour where the space shuttle launches, talk to a real astronaut, and see huge rockets. The newest attraction is the new Shuttle Launch Experience. Here, you will strap in vertically and feel the sensations, hear the noises, and see what it is like to be launched into space. You could even view a real life shuttle launching into space! Then you can see the interesting Astronaut Hall of Fame and explore space while sitting in the IMAX theatre with five-story high screens as you glide into space with no gravity.

MGM Studios
PO Box 10200
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-824-4321

This full-fledged film studio/theme park culminates the mix of popular entertainment of today with the favorite classics of the past. MGM pays tribute to the world of show business with a real Extreme Stunt Show where you can see an intense, energy filled stunt show with cars, jet skis, and motorcycles. These vehicles do a series of stunts using Hollywood style pyrotechnics to give you an in-depth look into the world of stunts that are staged for the movies.
You can choose from a rockin’ Aerosmith twisting coaster, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror which takes a heart pumping 13 story elevator dive or enjoy one of the many stage show spectaculars that will captivate any audience through the use of special lighting, musical effects and of course Disney characters. For the kids, there is a live musical of Playhouse Disney and Beauty and the Beast as well, among many others.

Animal Kingdom Theme Park
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-824-4321
waltdisneyworld.com

How do you cure a need for adventure? Visiting the Animal Kingdom! This is colossal endeavor that allows you to be engulfed by nature. Be surrounded by wildlife on an African safari or get a taste of Mt. Everest as you journey up the Himalayas. Get wet on a 12 passenger raft as you travel through the captivating rain forest with water geysers, all while going down a fast moving water fall! Then, join the Circle of Life as you take in the magic of the Festival of the Lion King with all of its luster and radiance of song, dance and high energy, parade-like beauty. Animal Kingdom allows you to enjoy thrilling attractions, on stage shows and appreciate the fascinating animals that roam earth, all in one place.
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Downtown Disney
Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-885-5496

Indulge yourself in this gratifying little city packed full of specialized shops, eateries and shows. Once you shop, view some shows like the Festival of the Masters, one of the most acclaimed shows in the country, and eat until your heart’s content, dance the night away on Pleasure Island This is truly an island of non stop unwinding. With one ticket getting you unlimited access to all the clubs, you can enjoy clubs themed with 70’s and 80’s music, a comedy club, and the Mannequins Dance Palace. The floor actually rotates as the techno tracks play! There are many other themed clubs that will allow you to get your “boogy” on for as long as you desire. Within Downtown Disney is DisneyQuest, an indoor, interactive theme park full of virtual rides, simulators and even a recording studio where you can record your own CD!

Sterling Casino Lines
Terminal 2-B
180 Christopher Columbus Drive
Port Canaveral, FL 32920
800-765-5711

In addition to gambling, this vessel boasts five decks of live entertainment, hand painted, 18’ ceilings, complimentary buffets, shows, shopping and dancing, so no one should have trouble finding something to do. The cruise has over 1,000 slot machines and 50 table games like Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, and Caribbean Stud Poker. Five and six hour cruise available weekdays and weekend evenings.

Blizzard Beach
1500 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-560-3400
www.disney.com

Guests to Disney’s largest water park find themselves in the midst of a fabricated melting snowstorm. The 66-acre park features several adventurous water slides and tube rides as well as relaxing wave pools. Hold your breath and fold your arms as you free slide down 120 feet at 55-mph and take the Summit Plummet down to the bottom where heated waters will meet you.

Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
Walt Disney World Resort
1500 West Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407-824-2222

This island jungle themed park features over the top tube and slide rides that will capture the kid in you. It also features the world's largest inland surfing lagoon at the 2.75-million-gallon wave pool! You can lounge on the white sand beaches, chill in the gentle waters or catch the waves while body surfing, either way you can see all the wipeouts! The Shark Reef is a unique and exhilarating water park feature that allows snorkelers to view marine life including stingrays and a tiger shark in there own habitat.

Wet ‘n Wild
6200 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
800-992-9453 or 407-351-1800

Alluring thrills at one of the premier water parks in the country. Have a mesmerizing adventure aboard the Brain Wash, showcasing the latest in ride technology, lets your tube move up walls 6 stories up and then drop into a domed shaped funnel all while swaying back and forth to sounds, video and perfectly timed lighting. Also, check out The Bomb Bay where you enter a bomb-like capsule and then feel the floor drop from beneath you as you plunge down a 76-foot high, nearly vertical slide. This ride will take your breath away! You can also burn rubber going down speed slides of different lengths or knee board and ski in the Wake Zone.

Harry P. Leu Gardens
1920 North Forest Avenue
Orlando, FL 32803
407-246-2620

Don’t you just love the smell of fresh flowers? Stop and smell the flowers as you stroll along the beautiful miles of paved color and scenic walkways that meander throughout this 50-acre site. You will be enlightened to see the vegetable and herb garden, butterfly garden, and the palm, bamboo, and cycad gardens. View America's largest Camellia collection (outside of California) and the largest formal rose garden in Florida. Once you are here you won’t believe the amount and variety of color and smells that separate this destination from anything else in Orlando. Careful steps were taken to restore the Leu House Museum, a late nineteenth-century farmhouse, which now exhibits living conditions and décor indicative of the time it was originally built.

Richard Petty Driving Experience
3450 North World Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
1-800-BEPETTY
www.1800bepetty.com

If you have always wanted to go 165mph, and experience real life aspects your racing fantasies as they come true, on the track! Several program choices are available that are based on experience which combines personalized training and actual drive time behind the wheel of a regulation stock car. You will get on your suit and head to pit row. Once in your car, you see the role bar, the gear shifter and the steering wheel going into position. You can feel the adrenaline rushing through your body as you draft, pass and side-by-side race! Once you complete the last lap, you will go to Victory Lane for a celebration you will never forget!

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium
8201 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
800-998-4418
407-351-5803

If the odd and bizarre is your thing, then you will not want to miss this outlandish site! As you go on this self guided tour you have to distinguish between believable or not. Take for instance the Rolls Royce made out of matchsticks, over a million of them! The unusual also includes shrunken heads from the ancient Jivaro Indians of Equador. Take a look at the portrait of Van Gogh not done in oils or acrylic, but of Van Gogh postcards, over 3000 of them! Admission is $16.95 plus tax for adults over 12 years of age and $11.95 for kids ages 4 to 12 years of age. The unbelievable and peculiar are all in one place which Robert Ripley himself personally picked to show the world in ten different countries. See for yourself if you can believe it or not!

SkyVenture
6805 Visitors Circle
Orlando, FL 32819
407-903-1150

Want to experience the thrill of skydiving without having to jump out of a plane? This is a state-of –the-art experience which will immerse you into the world of high flying adventure. This Vertical Wind Tunnel creates the exact sensation of free falling during skydiving. You will experience an exhilarating flight experience at 120 mph, but with no parachute, no jumping and no experience necessary! The best part is that virtually anyone can fly!

Titanic – The Experience
8445 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407-248-1166 ext 3110

Whether you were a fan of the movie or a history buff, you’ll enjoy the world’s first permanent exhibition! Not only are there more than 200 artifacts, but this is truly a Titanic experience. There are room re-creations, the beautiful and intricate grand staircase and movie memorabilia, such as one of Leonardo DiCaprio’s costumes. Learn the fascinating story of the Titanic from storytellers in period costume that take you back to the world of the unsinkable ship.

WonderWorks
9067 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
407-351-8800

You’ll have trouble figuring out which way is up after going through this upside down attraction! You get to let your imagination run crazy as WonderWorks features more than 100 hands-on exhibits. As Orlando’s only upside down attraction you must experience a simulated 5.3 earthquake that will shake you speechless. You can also try laying down on a bed on nails! Get the point? 3,500 nails will come up under you as you lay down for an outrageous by picture taking experience. You can even design your own virtual roller coaster and then take it for a spin.

Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Club
9939 Universal Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
407-996-9933

This course it the newest constructed golf course in Orlando with a state of the art golf facility and pristine greens. This challenging 18 hole course is a definite must if golf is your game and challenge is your name. Shingle Creek Golf and Country Club also has one of the best golf shops in the country according to Golf Shop magazine.

Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge
9000 Bay Hill Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32819
888-729-7757

Everything tied to Arnold Palmer is all about class! Nothing is spared when it comes to the best of the best and the Bay Hill Club and Lodge is no different. Home of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, this pro golfer’s destination is both prestigious and inviting. The greens are lush with color and the holes are the holes that Arnold Palmer plays on himself. With the utmost charm you will be treated like you are a private member, with amenities like a luxurious spa, salon, fitness center, pool and even tennis courts. The lodge has 70 rooms and they are spacious and allow you to feel like you are in a place of class and relaxation.

Beaches:

Daytona Beach

Touted as “the world’s most famous beach,” Daytona Beach is synonymous with spring break and the Daytona 500. However, like most who come to this beach, you will enjoy 23 miles of gorgeous white sandy beach and all the sun you could ever want.

New Smyrna Beach

New Smyrna Beach is a pristine beach area located south of Daytona Beach that offers a more peaceful beach experience. As a laid back coastal community, historic attractions in the area include the Turnbill Ruins and Old Fort and the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site.

Ormond Beach

This beach is known as one of only few remaining drive-on beaches in the world. Coming to this beach makes you realize why Florida has some of the nicest beaches in the world and Ormond Beach is certainly one of them. No matter if you are looking to sunbath, read a book, build sand castles, or allow the gentle breeze relax you near the water, this beach will not disappoint.