Polynesian Isles

AREA ATTRACTIONS:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (90 minutes away) - A 365-acre African-themed adventure park featuring world-class animal attractions, thrilling rides, beautiful gardens and live entertainment.

Discovery Cove - Imagine a day swimming with dolphins, rays, sharks and barracudas, floating in blue lagoons and playing under magnificent waterfalls. This is Discovery Cove.

DisneyQuest - Enjoy five floors of interactive attractions, rides and games that put you in control of your own adventure.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park - Blast back to the past to save the last dinosaur. Brave the rapids of an Asian river. Join a safari across the African plains- but watch out for elephant poachers! Then sing along with Simba and friends in a high-energy show, or see a 3-D "Flik" that's crawling with laughs.

Disney's Epcot - Epcot is dedicated to discovery, with high-tech playthings and delights from around the world. Attractions like the exhilarating Test Track and spectacular laser and fireworks extravaganza.

Disney's Magic Kingdom - Timeless tales of fantasy and your favorite Disney characters come alive in seven lands of fun and excitement.

Disney's-MGM Studios - It's Where Showbiz Is! Play along at the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire attraction. Then drop 13 stories on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Strap into a "limo" for the thrills of Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, and join your friends at Playhouse Disney.

Disney's Pleasure Island - There are eight unique and exciting clubs that offer something for everyone- like smooth jazz, rock 'n' roll, R&B, Top 40, 70's disco, techno dance and improv comedy. There are tempting restaurants, trendy shops, outdoor stages, live bands and a non-stop island-wide street party.
Disney's Water Parks - Each unique Disney Water Park comes with a full day of fun for everyone. Ski Disney at Blizzard Beach! Shoot down Summit Plummit- an awesome 60-mph snow-capped plunge, and cruise along on the world's longest raft ride. Surf Disney at Typhoon Lagoon, a tropical paradise complete with Florida's largest wave pool and shark-filled reef you can snorkel through. Then visit River Country - a classic water park with exciting rope swings and slides.

Forever Florida - A 32,000-acre wilderness preserve, offering a guided tour on an elevated coach. Also a 13,000-acre working cattle ranch and petting zoo with horseback rides, biking and hiking trails.

Gatorland - This 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve combines "Old Florida" charm with exciting exhibits and shows. Visit more than 4000 alligators plus crocodiles, birds, reptiles and others in their natural habitat. Don't miss the Gator Jumparoo and Gator wrestlin' shows!

The Holy Land Experience - The recreation of the city of Jerusalem with its themed costumes, dramatic reenactments, special music and high-tech presentations, transports guests 7,000 miles and 3,000 years back in time.

Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) - Where America's exploration comes to life for you. Experience a simulated launch countdown, take an up-close look where all space shuttles lift off, enjoy movies and live demonstrations. See an actual sized shuttle replica and all types of actual spacecraft.
Nickelodeon Studios - A working television studio. Let your kids be the stars of the show.

Racing Adventures - Every dream of race fans... to drive a race car in actual races!

Ripley's Believe It Or Not - See the amazing discoveries of worldwide explorer Robert Ripley. More than 200 oddities and exhibits or the unusual and bizarre.

Sea World - Marine Park: Killer whale, seal, dolphin, and walrus shows. Penguin encounter, Terrors of the Deep, Mission Bermuda Triangle, water ski shows. Touch and feed dolphins, count the teeth on a shark and come face-to-face with polar bears.

Silver Springs - Climb aboard Glass Bottom Boats and peer into crystal clear water to view countless fish, turtles and alligators thriving in the Silver River. This 350-acre theme park also offers the Jungle Cruise, Lost River Voyage, Jeep Safari, World of Bears, Panther Prowl, live animal exhibits and more.

Universal Citywalk - This dazzling 30-acre entertainment complex is home to the best in live music, casual and fine dining, dancing, shopping, state-of-the-art movies and more.
Universal's Islands of Adventure Theme Park - Experience innovative thrills and unexpected adventure. Take the journey through five uniquely themed islands, where the world's most cutting edge rides, attractions and interactive shows challenge you to Live the Adventure.

Universal Studios Florida - 444-acre theme park and movie studios. Live shows and back-lot sets in a working studio environment.

The Wallaby Ranch - Hang Gliding flight park. Come take a tandem flight!

Wet 'n Wild - 25 acres of fun in the water: spectacular variety of water rides, slides and waves.

Wonderworks - Features more than 100 hands-on exhibits that include hurricane and earthquake simulators, virtual reality activities and much more.

SPECIAL INTERESTS:
A diverse variety of leisure activities draw visitors for many reasons.

Arts & Culture:
From the world's most comprehensive collection of Louis Tiffany stained glass at the Charles Hosmer Morse museum of American Art and 19th and 20th Century American art at the Orlando Museum of Art to Eatonville.

Discover Orlando's rich history at the Orange County Regional History Center, from science fiction characters to rock 'n roll legends.

Exploration also awaits at the Orlando Science Center, featuring exhibits and activities for all ages such as NatureWorks, KidsTown and Physics Park.

In addition, the Orlando Opera, UCF Civic Theatre, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and local theatre troops provide year-round entertainment that ranges from whimsical productions to classical arrangements of Bach and Beethoven.

Recreation:
Orlando is a big-league sport destination, featuring NBA's Orlando Magic, WNBA's Orlando Miracle and Arena Football's Orlando Predators to MLB's Atlanta Braves spring training and AA Baseball's Orlando Rays.

Golf enthusiasts will find over 150 challenging golf courses located within 45 minutes of downtown. Course designers include Joe Lee, Tom Fazio and Robert Trent Jones.

More than 300 lakes, as well as the nearby Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches await boating, fishing, water skiing, jet skiing and swimming enthusiasts.

Outdoor sports enthusiasts will find plenty of places to hike, bike and play tennis.

If adventure is what you're looking for, the area offers hot air ballooning, car-racing schools, narrated helicopter rides, skydiving school that will get you airborne in one day, tubing and canoeing, parasailing or whirling airboat rides.

Shopping:
With more than 44 million square feet of retail space and expanding, Orlando is the fastest growing retail market in the United States. From outlet centers, superstores and flea markets that offer bargains galore and upscale boutiques with one-of-a-kind merchandise to themed shopping "villages" and malls which mix retail with dining and entertainment, you're sure to find what you're looking for.

Restaurants & Nighttime Entertainment:
Central Florida offers unique ambience and a broad range of menus- something for every palate and pocketbook. An added bonus is the region's superb weather, which is ideal for outdoor dining.

Especially popular with families and groups, the attractions offer everything from jousting knights on horseback to swashbuckling pirates to Polynesian luaus and murder mysteries, where the audience gets to help solve the crime.

Ethnic cuisine is specialty including Chinese, Japanese, Thai, German, Indian, Cuban and Mexican. Be sure to sample the gator tail or gator "nuggets" and the world-famous citrus and key lime pie (it's yellow, not green!).

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