Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
- is the ultimate family entertainment park
offering an array of fascinating attractions
based on adventurous encounters with the African
continent. A unique blend of thrilling rides,
one of the country’s premier zoos featuring
more than 2,700 animals, live shows, restaurants,
shops and games, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay provides
unrivaled "real" excitement for
guests of every age. An abundance of entertainment
awaits within the park’s nine themed
areas, highlighted by the 1998 premiere of
Akbar’s Adventure Tours, a comical,
topsy-turvy motion simulator journey through
ancient Egypt. Busch Gardens was recently
rated the most popular theme park in Florida
among residents of the Tampa Bay area. www.buschgardens.com
Daytona Int'l Speedway / Daytona
USA - The Official Attraction of
NASCAR. DAYTONA USA is a multi-million-dollar
motor sports attraction that gives race fans
an up close and personal look at motor sports
at the "World Center of Racing."
Packed with a variety of interactive exhibits
featuring both advanced technology and historical
elements, DAYTONA USA is a high-energy experience
designed to appeal to all levels of racing
enthusiasm. www.daytonausa.com
Walt Disney World, Disney's Animal
Kingdom, Disney MGM Studios and Epcot
- Everything you need to plan your magical
Walt Disney World® Resort vacation is
on the web site. www.disneyworld.com
Disney Quest - Within a
two- to three-hour visit, guests can embark
on adventures that let them actually enter
the story and become a part of it. Disney
Quest showcases many of our beloved characters
and places and presents them in a bold new
way, using advanced technology to turn fantasy
into reality. www.disneyquest.com
Gatorland - Enjoy exploring
our fun filled site for facts about alligators
and crocodiles. You will find pricing and
location information, our schedule of upcoming
events, and 50 years of Gatorland History
on the web site. www.gatorland.com
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
- The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
provides an exhilarating and educational experience
of the space program. Whether touring the
Rocket Garden or boarding a full-scale replica
of the Space Shuttle Explorer, visitors are
guaranteed to gain a new perspective on the
incredible feats accomplished by the space
program. The Visitor Complex also offers amenities
and services such as bus tours, restaurants,
first-aid, and pet kennels. Admission to the
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is free;
there are nominal charges for bus tours and
IMAX® films. www.kscvisitor.com
Klassix Auto Attractions
- For a break from your explorations of the
Museum, hop on a stool and have an old-fashioned
malt in our 1950s-style Ice Cream Parlor.
In the center of the lobby are two Chevrolet
Corvettes on a rotating turntable, one from
the very first model year (1953) and a more
recent model (1995). Step through the turnstiles
and take a look around. Be sure to check out
the gift shop, where you can pick up great
racing and automotive-themed T-shirts, souvenirs
and novelties. www.klassixauto.com
Richard Petty Driving Experience - This is
a hands-on, heart-pounding, high-speed, fast-action,
real life adventure that puts you on the track
behind the wheel, or riding shotgun in a Winston
Cup style stock car just like the ones that
helped make Richard Petty "The King."
You'll drive at speeds up to 160 MPH*, and
do it legally! There are six exciting programs
to choose from at any of our sixteen speedway
locations. Feel the power of a 358 cubic inch
V-8 Winston Cup style stock car that roars
with 600 horsepower. You'll actually get to
drive or ride on some of the same tracks that
Richard Petty recorded many of his 200 career
victories. You'll learn the in's and out's
of track protocol from a professional driving
instructor. Upon receiving detailed instructions,
you'll climb into your seat, strap on your
5-point safety harness, start your engine
and blast off on the drive or ride of a lifetime.
www.pettyracing.com
Ripley's Believe it or
Not! Orlando Odditorium - The Orlando
museum appears to be sinking in one of Florida
infamous sinkholes. For over 40 years, Robert
Ripley-- the modern Marco Polo and the real-life
Indiana Jones-- traveled the world collecting
the unbelievable, the inexplicable, the one-of-a-kind.
All of it is amazing and much of it extremely
amusing. His collection is housed in over 27
museums in 10 countries. Each museum’s
collection is 90% unique and different. Come
in... look around... and see if you Believe
It or Not!®" www.ripleysorlando.com
Seaworld® Orlando
- SeaWorld Orlando is the world's most popular
marine life adventure park with more than 200
acres of shows, attractions and exhibits that
combine entertainment and education to create
incredible once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Hands-on,
up-close encounters with hundreds of marine
animals have opened a window to the mystery
of the sea to more than 75 million visitors.
The awesome thrills found at new attractions,
such as "Journey to Atlantis," provide
a glimpse into the future of theme park experiences.
The park also features one of the world’s
largest animal rescue programs, caring for hundreds
of endangered animals each year. www.seaworld.com
Splendid China
- Embark on a journey through 5,000 years and
10,000 miles of Chinese culture, history and
tradition. Our 76-acre park recreates in painstaking
detail over 60 lifelike replicas of China's
historical sites and landmarks, including: The
Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Tomb of
the Terra Cotta Warriors and much, much more.
All exhibits are hand-crafted by Chinese artisans
direct from China, with a plethora of unique
and rare merchandise available in our gift shops.
Enjoy Chinese cuisine at its best in the gourmet
restaurant, The Suzhou Pearl. Marvel at The
Mysterious Kingdom of the Orient, a 90-minute
live-stage production, featuring over 40 of
China's top entertainers. Watch as they combine
award-winning acrobatics with the unparalleled
grace and beauty of the Chinese dance to form
a breathtaking performance unlike anything ever
seen this side of the Orient! www.floridasplendidchina.com
Universal Studios Florida®
- Today, Universal Studios Florida offers 444
acres of movie magic, inviting guests to experience
the world of cinema through exciting rides,
shows and attractions. From the spine-tingling
excitement of films such as Earthquake, Jaws
and King Kong to the out-of-this-world adventure
of movies like Back to the Future, E.T. The
Extra Terrestrial, Terminator 2 and TWISTER
only Universal Studios Florida puts YOU right
into the location of your favorite films. www.usf.com
Wonder Works
- Wonder Works was a top-secret scientific research
laboratory that was located on an uncharted
island in the Bermuda Triangle. It was swept
up by a mysterious tornado and carried all the
way to International Drive in Orlando, Florida,
where it landed upside down on top of a warehouse.
Amazingly enough, all scientific exhibits remained
intact. Now you can experience the many mysteries
these researchers have uncovered. For anyone
who's ever been fascinated with the unexplainable,
welcome to Wonder Works! You will experience
over 75 hands-on interactive events ranging
from virtual reality to natural disasters to
simulation machines to never-before-seen science-based
experiments. www.wonderworksonline.com
