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Parks Tennis
Soccer Fitness
Nature Parks
Golf Courses
Fishing
Baseball &
Softball Water Sports |
Arabian Nights
A prince, a princess, a
palace and more than 60 beautiful horses in this
fairytale show.
Located on Hwy 192 in Kissimmee,
just ½ mile east if I-4 at exit 25A.
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Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon
& River Country
60mph plunges, 50ft slopes,
5ft waves, 214ft speed slides, 300ft long body slides!
A water park with a difference! Plenty for the younger
kids to do too.
Located southwest of Orlando
off I-4, west of the Florida Turnpike.
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Water Mania
6073 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy, Kissimmee FL 34747
(407) 396-2626; US (800) 527-3092; fax (407) 396-8125
Website:
www.watermania-florida.com/
Florida's affordable family water park. Thirty-six acres
of wild raft rides, stimulating slides, twisting flumes,
adventurous pools and a three-acre wooded picnic area.
ADA accessible. |
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BODY FLIGHT
“Fly on
a column of air”. Fly on a 120mph column of air! Try basic
freefall or for the more advanced flyer, try including
aerobatics !
Located off Int. Dr. across
from Wet ‘n Wild behind Walgreen's.
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 Orange
Blossom Balloons, Inc
P.O.Box 22908,
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 239-7677; fax: (407) 239-7632
Email:
obballoons@aol.com
Web:
www.orangeblossomballoons.com/
Offering
champagne balloon flights in the WALT DISNEY WORLD®
Resort area. Seven days a week at sunrise. Largest
operator in the south-east United States. Reservations
required. Kids fly free! ADA accessible. |
BOGGY CREEK
 Glide through the wetlands and swamps watching
Florida's native wildlife on an airboat. Or parasail up
to 800 feet above a beautiful lake.
Located at East lake Fish Camp.
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Church Street Station
Orlando’s
original entertainment complex. Shopping, dining and lot’s
of night time fun.
Take I-4 to Downtown Orlando, exit 38,
Anderson St., turn left on Boone Ave, left on South St.,
right on Garland Ave.
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Congo River Golf
A crazy, yet challenging
golf course set in a tropical environment, surrounded
by mountains, waterfalls and streams. At the International
Drive
location you can also Go-Bonkers on the Go-Karts and at
the Kissimmee location you can dabble with the paddleboats.
Located at 6312 Int. Dr. (next to Wet ‘n Wild. Also
at 4777 W. Hwy. 192 and 4011 E.Busch Blvd. (across from
Busch gardens).
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Kissimmee Aviation
Services
3031 W. Patrick
St, Kissimmee, FL 34741
(407) 847-9095;
fax: (407) 932-4600
Aircraft rides for up to three people. A unique photo
opportunity. View attractions from the air. Prices vary
per tour. ADA accessible. |
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 Fantasy
Ballooning
Experience
Central Florida as you've never seen it before from an
early morning flight in a seven story tall
multi-coloured hot-air balloon. As one of Central
Florida's oldest hot-air balloon companies, all pilots
are commercially licensed and insured. They fly seven
days a week, weather permitting. Call today at
386-736-1010 to book your experience of a lifetime!
www.fantasyballooning.com |
Cypress Gardens
Take the camera! Beautiful gardens, millions of
flowers, animals, a light festival, ski show and of course
entertainers and rides for the kids (and the bigger kids!).
You can even get married there!
Located
off US Hwy 27, 22 miles south of I-4 between Orlando and
Tampa, near Winter Haven.
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DAYTONA USA
Do the Speedway
Tour for a fascinating behind-the-scenes view of Daytona
International Speedway. Grab the microphone, announce
the next race, grab an air wrench and try to beat the
clock in the Pit Stop Challenge, qualify for the Daytona
trials and have your photo taken with your winning car.
Located at Daytona International Speedway one mile
east of I-95 on US 92. |
 Dolphin Encounter Boat Trip
See
these beautiful marine mammals in their natural surroundings. This unique
sightseeing tour takes you out into the Gulf of Mexico to give you a first hand
view of the beautiful beaches and shoreline along Clearwater
Located at Clearwater Beach
Marina
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GATORLAND
Journey through wooden
boardwalks hovering over 110 acres of Florida swamp! See
thousands of wild and free birds and discover many, many
more-gators, tortoises, iguanas, emus, fish, goats and
llamas.
Located
at 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, on Hwy 441,
7 miles south of the Florida Mall.
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Skyscapes Balloon Tours
5755 Cove Dr.,
Orlando, FL 32812
(407) 856-4606
Email:
myskyscape@aol.com
Web:
www.skyscapesballoontours.com/
Orlando's
unequalled private hot-air balloon flight for that very
special experience. After your one-hour flight, enjoy a
champagne brunch, balloonist's ceremony and souvenirs of
flight. |
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Warbird Adventures, Inc.
233 N. Hoagland
Blvd., Kissimmee, FL 34741
(407) 870-7366; (800)386-1593; fax: (407) 870-2295
Email:
thom@warbirdadventures.com
Web:
www.warbirdadventures.com/
Come take the
controls in a WWII Fighter Trainer. This is not a
simulator. No flying experience necessary. Central
Florida's ultimate experience. Adjacent to the Warbird
Museum. ADA accessible.
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Kennedy Space centre
(321) 452-2121; fax (321) 452-3043
Florida launch information: US (800) KSC-INFO
Email:
kscinfo@dncino.com
Website:
www.kennedyspacecenter.com/
 See, touch and hear NASA’s at work. See the spacecraft that was built
to travel to the moon more than 30 years ago! Watch as
technicians prepare actual components for launch and meet
an astronaut.
Located 45 minutes east of Orlando. From Orlando take
SR 528 east to SR 407 north to SR 405 east.
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
You can’t
miss this place! Explore for yourself the mysterious world
of Ripley’s rare findings. Is truth stranger than fiction?
Located at 8201 International Drive, Orlando.
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Silver Springs River of
discovery and life. Cruise jungles and forests on a world
famous glass bottom boat and see a world of curious and
exotic creatures.
Located
north of Orlando off I-75 just east of Ocala on SR 40.
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Sleuths Mystery Dinner Show
Who-dunnit? You find the
clues and solve the mystery. Hilarious fun. Dinner and
unlimited beer, wine and Pepsi included.
Located
at 7508 Universal Blvd, Republic Square, Orlando.
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Wet‘nWild
With rides such as Wild One, Knee Ski, Bubba Tub, Mach
5, The Bomb Bay, Bubble Up and the old favourite, The
Black Hole, you are sure to have a splashing time at this
water park! But make sure you check out the Wave Pool,
Fuji Flyer and the Hydra Fighter too!
Located at 6200 International Drive, Orlando.
Email:
info@wetnwildorf.com
Website:
www.wetnwild.com/ |
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 Yes, Wonder Works is upside down! It’s built (or rather,
it landed) upside down! Explains the unexplained. Hands-on
interactive fun, physical challenges, design and ride
you’re your own roller coaster and more.
Located at 9067 International Drive, Pointe Orlando, Orlando.
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Wild Waters Water Park
5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs, FL 34488
(352) 236-2121; 800-234-7458; fax: (352) 236-1732
Website:
www.wildwaterspark.com/
Wild Waters is a nine-acre family water park featuring
eight flume rides, 450,000-gallon wave pool, volleyball,
children's play area, picnic facilities and more. ADA
accessible. |
Weeki Wachee Springs
6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL 34606
(352) 596-2062; US (877) 469-3354; fax: (352) 597-1388
Email:
wwachee@hotmail.com
Web:
www.weekiwachee.com/
Mermaid shows, boat rides, water slides, tube rides,
snorkelling tours, swimming, aqua cycles, paddleboats,
nature trail, volleyball courts, beach, serene gardens,
kiddie pool, and playground. ADA accessible. |
Adventure Island - Tampa's Water Park
10001 Malcom McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 987-5600; US 800-372-1797; fax (813) 987-5407
Web:
http://www.4adventure.com/ or
www.adventureisland.com/
Adventure Island, Tampa's tropical water park features
exciting thrill slides amidst white sand beaches and
sizzling pools. The ultimate water destination for all
ages. ADA accessible. |
Astronaut Hall of Fame
West of Kennedy Space Center on S.R. 405, Titusville, FL
32780
(321) 269-6100; fax (321) 267-3970
Email:
ahof@spacecamp.com
Website:
www.astronauthalloffame.com/
Discover the official residence of space adventure and
explore the world's larges collection of astronaut
artifacts. Then, blast off into an interactive
experience of space. ADA accessible. |
Orlando Science Center
777 E. Princeton Street, Orlando, FL 32803
(407) 514-2000; US (888) OSC-4FUN; Fax: (407) 514-2149
Website:
www.osc.org
Peer into a sinkhole, travel through the human body,
and create imaginary landscapes using high-tech
computers. This interactive 207,000 square-foot facility
offers science fun for all ages. ADA accessible. |
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