Theme Parks
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This has to be the theme park capital of the
world! You will find something for everyone young and old. |
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Disney World Florida. Here you will find
information about Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and MGM
Studios.
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Sea World is a marine adventure park offering
thrill rides alongside excellent marine exhibits including dolphins
and the world famous killer whale 'Shamu'. |
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Information about Discovery Cove, a fantastic
experience where you can swim with Dolphins! We recommend you book
well in advance as this is very popular. |
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Information on the two Universal theme parks,
Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida. Islands of
Adventure has some amazing rides that will appeal to thrill seekers
whilst Universal Studios offers some great movie experiences. |
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Information on the Busch Gardens theme park in
Tampa Bay. This is about an hours drive from our villa and well worth
a visit. It offers some excellent thrill rides and a well established
zoo. |
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Water Parks:
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There are some excellent water parks providing a
relaxing alternative to the theme parks. These can often get busy
later in the day so we recommend arriving soon after they open. |
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A Disney Water park. Of the two Disney water parks
Blizzard Beach will appeal to those looking for faster more thrilling
water slides.
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Another Disney Water park. Typhoon Lagoon offers
more relaxing water rides.
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Golf, Leisure and Entertainment:
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Downtown Disney offers a range of shops,
restaurants and entertainment including Cirque du Soleil and the AMC
Theatres 24 screen cinema. Parking here is free. Its well worth a
visit but we have found the restaurants to be very busy on Saturday
evenings during the 'high season'. You should probably call ahead for
reservations or arrive early. |
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The Universal CityWalk offers shops, restaurants
and entertainment including the Universal Cineplex - 20 Screen State
Of The Art Movie Theater. You have to pay for parking but you can
combine it with your visit to either of the Universal theme parks for
no extra cost. |
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An excellent site providing information on a lot
of the near-by golf courses. Lookout for courses in the Davenport,
Haines City, Lake Buena Vista and Kissimmee areas. There are maps
available so you can check out drive times. |
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An easy 1.5 hour drive on the East coast is the
Kennedy Space Center. The link is to the visitor complex web site but
there is a great NASA web site at:
www.ksc.nasa.gov |
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An easy 1.5 hour drive on the West coast there are
some fantastic beaches. |
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Shopping:
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There are some excellent shopping opportunities in
the local area. |
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Festival Bay |
Huge sprawling outlet shopping mall |
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More great outlet shopping. It includes shops such as the Disney outlet,
Ralph Lauren, Reebok, Timberland, Liz Claiborn shoes, Guess, Dockers,
Levis, Universal outlet, Banana Republic, Nike and OshKosh. |
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Something different:
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Had enough excitement? Looking for a theme park
alternative? Unwind and get back to reality. |
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Lake Louisa State Park. A wonderful park
alongside Lake Louisa and home to the famous Gopher Tortoise. Highly
recommended and easy to find on Highway 27 12 miles North of Florida
Pines. |
