Disney World

Fam­ily Attrac­tions

Dis­ney World may be the most famous resort in the world, and for good rea­son. Where else can you travel to where there is so many fam­ily attrac­tions in a rel­a­tively small area.

Trav­el­ing by car to Dis­ney World and Orlando only takes seven hours from Atlanta. That’s only the begin­ning, the Orlando area offers a ton of other fam­ily friendly attrac­tions includ­ing Uni­ver­sal Stu­dios, Sea World and Gator­land to name a few.

Disney’s Ani­mal King­dom
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
(407) 939‑6244
Ani­mal King­dom is the largest ani­mal theme based park in the world! This ani­mal park is one of a kind and a must see. Favorites here include the Kil­i­man­jaro Safaris and the Tree of Life.

Disney’s Bliz­zard Beach
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
A water theme park fea­tur­ing a snow­storm motif. But don’t worry, the water is heated and Bliz­zard Beach is home to the world’s tallest free-fall speed slide and other goodies.

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
A Dis­ney water park fea­tur­ing the world’s largest man-made wave pool. Lay-out on the beach or just enjoy the lush trop­i­cal surroundings.

Disney-MGM Stu­dios Theme Park
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
Expe­ri­ence the new “Twi­light Zone” Tower of Ter­ror and Drop faster than grav­ity, see the Indi­ana Jones Epic Stunt Spec­tac­u­lar, and thrill to many other movie rides.

Dis­ney World/Magic King­dom
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
Fea­tur­ing seven mag­i­cal lands, you can do such things as scream down a roller-coaster such as Space Moun­tain and Big Thun­der Moun­tain, take a fright­en­ing tour through a Haunted Man­sion, visit the Pirates of the Caribbean, and see the all new Tomorrowland.

Disney’s Epcot
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
Expe­ri­ence Japan, China, France, Britain, Mex­ico, and Italy with­out leav­ing the coun­try. Epcot pro­vides a thrilling day of fun and hands-on discoveries.

Sea World
7007 Sea World Drive, Orlando
407–363-2200
Includes the live water adven­ture, Believe the sen­stional Shamu Show. Don’t miss Shark Encounter, the polar expe­di­tion, Wild Arc­tic, killer whale breed­ing, research and obser­va­tion facil­ity; and other attrac­tions and shows. Hair rais­ing rides include Manta, Kraken, and Jour­ney to Atlantis.

Uni­ver­sal Stu­dios
1000 Uni­ver­sal Stu­dios Plaza
407–363-8000
Over 40 rides, shows & movie set includ­ing Jaws, Revenge of the Mummy, Men in Black, Twister, Jimmy Neutron’s Nick­toon Blast and Ter­mi­na­tor and The Simp­sons Ride, and many more.

Universal’s Islands of Adven­ture
1000 Uni­ver­sal Stu­dios Plaza
(407) 363‑8000
Where comic books, car­toons and sto­ries come alive! Favorites here include the Amaz­ing Adven­tures of Spi­der Man, The Incred­i­ble Hulk, Juras­sic Park River Adven­ture and the newest and most excit­ing attrac­tion open­ing this spring The Wiz­ard World of Harry Potter!

Wet ‘n Wild
6200 Inter­na­tional Drive, Orlando
1–800-992-WILD
A full-day of thrilling water fun and sun await you at Wet ‘n Wild. Elab­o­rate rides with death-defying curves and drops are just to get you warmed up.

Things to Do

Aquat­ica
SeaWorld’s Water Park
5800 Water Play Way
(800) 327‑2420
Sea­World Orlando’s new water park (opened 2008), fea­tures water slides galore, a fast-paced lazy river, and the new Omaka Rocka, fea­tur­ing moves rem­i­nis­cent of skate­board­ers and BMX bikers.

Ara­bian Nights
6225 W. Irlo Bron­son Memo­r­ial Hwy., Kissim­mee
1–800-553‑6116
An eques­trian per­for­mance and din­ner show. An evening of excit­ing, com­edy, and romance. Call for show infor­ma­tion and reservations.

Church Street Sta­tion
129 West Church St., Orlando
407–422-2434
Orlando’s #1 din­ning and enter­tain­ment com­plex fea­tur­ing more than 50 shops. Five shows rooms fea­ture live Dix­ieland Jazz, coun­try & west­ern music, rock ‘n roll and more. Spe­cial events include New Year’s Eve Street Party and the Ital­ian Festival.

Disney’s Epcot
407–824-4321
Expe­ri­ence Japan, China, France, Britain, Mex­ico, and Italy with­out leav­ing the coun­try. Epcot pro­vides a thrilling day of fun and hands-on discoveries.

Disney’s River Coun­try & Dis­cov­ery Island
Lake Buena Vista
407–824-4321
White­wa­ter rapids, flumes, and other water adven­tures await the whole fam­ily at River Coun­try & Dis­cov­ery Island. There is a zoo­log­i­cal park with a rep­tile show, and a wide vari­ety of exotic birds and mammals.

Gator­land
14501 S. Orange Blos­som Trail
1–800-393-JAWS
Three excit­ing shows: Gator Jumpa­roo, Gator Wrestlin “cracker style”, and Snakes of Florida. Over 5,000 gators and croc­o­diles. Smoked gator ribs and deep-fried gator nuggets are served daily at Pearl’s Smokehouse.

Medieval Times
4510 W. Irlo Bron­son Memo­r­ial High­way, Kissim­mee
1–800-229‑8300
Orlando’s #1 din­ner attrac­tion fea­tur­ing a din­ner inside a 11th cen­tury cas­tle and a knights on horse­back joust­ing and sword fight­ing show.

Plea­sure Island
Walt Dis­ney World Resort
407–824-4321
A Dis­ney nightclub-entertainment com­plex fea­tur­ing a New Year’s Eve cel­e­bra­tion every night. Seven clubs includ­ing Man­nequins Dance Palace, Plea­sure Island Jazz Com­pany and 8TRAX pro­vide enter­tain­ment nightly.

Pirates at Colos­sal Stu­dios
6400 Car­rier Dr.
407–248-0590
A spec­tac­u­lar din­ner enter­tain­ment com­plex fea­tur­ing a unique skew-style feast, daz­zling per­for­mances, pira-technics, and amaz­ing stunts.