A trip to the theme park capital Orlando is enjoyable at any time of the year. This Central Florida city offers sunshine, warm weather and attractions that make your childhood dreams come true. Are you ready to be thrilled by entertainment at the next level?
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Let your dreams come true at Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort is a heaven for every child, and all adults with some childishness still there. The huge size of Walt Disney World is 43 square miles, roughly equaling the size of San Francisco or twice the size of Manhattan.
At Walt Disney World, you find four different theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In addition, the resort includes two water parks, Disney hotels and the Disney Springs shopping complex — here dreams really turn into reality.
Dust off your broomstick at Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort is not as huge as Disney’s resort, but it’s just packed with action. The resort has the three main parts: Universal Studios, Universal’s Islands of Adventure and a water park.
Harry Potter fans flock to Diagon Alley in Universal Studios and Hogsmeade Village in Islands of Adventure. Yes, to get the full Harry Potter experience you need to visit both of them.
Day trip to the soft coast
Orlando is located in the middle of the Florida peninsula. So when you want to head to the beach, you need to choose east or west.
The Atlantic side (east) is the closest. You reach Cocoa Beach in an hour. Add 30 minutes more and you can enjoy the best things to do in Clearwater Beach on the Gulf side (west) of Florida.
Dream about the moon at Kennedy Space Center
If you want a more educational experience than theme parks, you should head to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral. Here, you can indulge in everything there is to know about human space flight.
A visit will make you gain more knowledge and insight into the field. And who knows, maybe you are the next person signing up for the astronaut program?
Get a new dress
Whether if you prefer to go on a hunt for the lower price tags, or to break the bank and buy more exclusive stock doesn’t matter. In Orlando, you find shopping for every taste.
The Premium Outlets in Orlando make it possible to shop with huge discounts. For a more upscale shopping experience, look toward Mall at Millenia and Florida Mall.
Explore Downtown Orlando
Orlando is one of those cities that a lot of visitors visit without really visiting. You have all you need at the big resorts, so you don’t need to go anywhere else to have a good time.
But Downtown Orlando is more about history and culture — it teaches a lot about the actual city. Here, you can explore historic Church Street, catch a game at Amway Centre or go for a walk in Lake Eola Park. And as the night approaches, the bars and clubs wake up.
Discover more of Florida
There are a lot of fun places to visit in Orlando itself. But the city also has a very strategic position on the map as a base for a bigger trip. From Orlando, it’s about as long (6.5 hours) to Pensacola Beach in Northwest Florida as it is to Key West and the Southernmost Point of the continental US.
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