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Leisure Travel Guide
Quick Area Guide
Area Attractions
Water Parks
Zoos and Gardens
Dinner Shows
Restaurants Nearby
Shopping
Golf

Kissimmee
Kissimmee-St. Cloud serves up Central Florida 's greatest value and variety - affordable accommodations in the heart of world-famous attractions, bountiful leisure activities, entertaining dinner shows, assorted shopping outlets, and great local events. In Kissimmee-St. Cloud, families, groups and individuals may discover the excitement which has made central Florida the world's leading vacation destination.

Orlando
Orlando is one of the world's premier travel destinations. More than 35-million people visit the area every year, enjoying the many attractions, beaches, and events that make Central Florida a great place to visit and live. Visit all of the area theme parks, water parks, gardens, and other attractions.

Downtown Orlando
Downtown Orlando is buzzing with activity. There's plenty of entertainment, shopping, and restaurants. Check out local galleries and shops. And don't miss the farmer's market.

Walt Disney World
(1 mi from hotel)
Four Theme Parks make up the Walt Disney World Complex: The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom.
Park Overview: This magical resort offers 4 major theme parks Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom but the magic doesn't stop there, they offer water parks Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach. For your night time enjoyment there is Pleasure Island and Downtown Disney. For the sports minded there is Wide World of Sports. There is something for everyone, whether you're with the family, alone, or with your loved one, come experience the magic.
Magic Kingdom: Follow your Disney dreams to a place where storybook fantasy comes to life. Seek out adventures, create magical memories with beloved characters and discover the fun where imagination reigns. Open 9am-7pm.
Epcot: Celebrate the fascinating cultures and numerous wonders of the world around you through dazzling shows, interactive experiences and amazing attractions. Marvel at the power of human imagination to set the spirits soaring.
MGM Studios: Salute the world of showbiz - from the Hollywood classics of yesteryear to the best in popular entertainment. Come take center stage as the star of your own adventure - from rock 'n' roll fantasy to Broadway-style stage spectaculars; from the silver screen to the TV screen to behind the scenes. That's entertainment!
Animal Kingdom: Disney storytelling comes to life in a kingdom alive with fun, wonder and adventure. Celebrate thrilling attractions, shows, the majesty of nature and the fascinating animals, real and imagined, that enrich our planet.
Typhoon Lagoon: Escape to a tropical paradise with the excitement of one of the world's largest inland body surfing lagoons, twisting tides, roaring rapids, wonderful waterways and relaxing rivers. You can even snorkel with live sharks!
Blizzard Beach: Now you can ski Disney! Slide down snow-capped peaks in Florida! Blizzard Beach introduces the world's fastest ski-jump slide where you'll go from zero to sixty in seconds. This ski resort is filled with moguls, chutes and slides guaranteed to give you the shivers.
Pleasure Island: Celebrate New Year's Eve every night at Downtown Disney® Pleasure Island! An outdoor street party rages through the island nightly, and the celebration of a new year, complete with fireworks and confetti, tops off the evening. Eight different clubs with everything from rock and roll, to comedy, to jazz, serve up a festive atmosphere.
Downtown Disney: An entertainment, dining and shopping complex encompassing Pleasure Island, The Downtown Disney® Marketplace and the new Downtown Disney® West Side. Be sure to order Cirque du Soleil® Show La NoubaT tickets ahead of time if you plan to see this famous mystical circus.
Wide World of Sports: See some of the world's top professional and amateur athletes compete. It's the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. And home to the Sports Experience, pro football's fun park where YOU take part in the gridiron action. You can even get behind the wheel of pure thunder at the Richard Petty Driving Experience.
Location: Several entrances, Hwy 192 West off I-4, Hwy 536 west of I-4, Or the Osceola Parkway

Water Mania
(1.9 mi from hotel)
Park Overview:
Water Mania, Florida 's Water Theme Park where you can enjoy a spectacular wet day of fun at an affordable price. With over 36 fun acres of wild raft rides, stimulating slides, twisting flumes, kiddie pools, volleyball courts and a 3-acre wooded picnic. 
Location: 6073 Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy (hwy 192) east of I-4 near Hwy 417

Sea World Orlando/Discovery Cove
(10 mi from hotel)
Park Overview:
Sea World Orlando is the world's premiere marine adventure park with 200 acres of world-class shows, thrilling rides and unforgettable animal encounters. More than 80 million visitors have explored the mysteries of the sea with up-close animal interactions and exhilarating thrills. New state-of-the-art rides such as "Kraken" and "Journey To Atlantis" twist, turn, and drench guests with unprecedented thrills, while amazing animal encounters include killer whales, dolphins, sea lions, stingrays and more.
Location: Intersection of Interstate 4 and FL 528 (the Bee Line Expressway), 10 minutes south of downtown Orlando and 15 minutes from Orlando International Airport.
Open year-round at 9 a.m., with extended hours during summer and holidays. Allow a full day to see all shows and attractions.

Discovery Cove
(10 mi)
Park Overview:
Discovery Cove is an extraordinary family adventure in which guests experience the most-exciting animal encounters the world has to offer, including swimming and playing with dolphins.
Location: 7007 SeaWorld Drive

Universal Studios®
Movie Theme Park / Islands of Adventure (15 mi from hotel)
Park Overview: Go beyond the screen and Ride the Movies®! At this real working film and TV studio, an incredible array of rides, shows, movie sets and attractions put you right in your favorite scenes from your favorite movies. It's the number one movie studio theme park in the world. You'll take an unforgettable journey through five uniquely themed islands - Marvel Super Hero Island®, Toon Lagoon®, Jurassic Park®, The Lost Continent® and Seuss LandingT-- where the world's most cutting-edge rides and attractions challenge all your senses.
Location: 1000 Universal Studios Plaza I-4 and Kirkman Rd.

Richard Petty Driving Experience
(4.5 mi)
Overview:
Imagine riding in a 600 horsepower race car! Ahead of you at Disney's Wide World of Sports® Complex is the mile-long, tri-oval Walt Disney World ® Speedway, one of the most challenging tracks in racing. Your driver fires up the 358-cubic-inch V-8 NASCAR Winston Cup stock car, takes the green flag, and drives you to glory!
Location: 6022 Victory Lane. Orlando.

Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores
(7.5 mi from hotel)
Overview:
A Shopping Experience Too Good To Pass Up! Enjoy shopping at one of Central Florida's favorite outlet shopping centers - the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores. Stores offer factory direct, quality merchandise at savings up to 75% everyday! Old Navy Outlet, the only outlet for Old Navy in Central Florida; Gap Outlet, Carter's, Oshkosh, Nine West, Reebok, Samsonite, Liz Claiborne Outlet, Vanity Fair, Character Outlet, Hard Rock Cafe Outlet, Factory Brand Shoes, Rack Room Shoes and many more. New designer stores opening September 2005 - Nike Factory Store and Eddie Bauer. Check with the hotel guest service desk for information on their free scheduled shopping shuttle. VIP Group Shuttle Service is available for qualified groups of 20 or more. Food Court & World of Coffee Internet Cafe. Children's playground. Convenient store front parking. Free bus parking. The shopping outlet is located 7.5 miles from the hotel. Complimentary scheduled shuttle. Schedules available at the ticket desk.

Cirque du Soleil (8 mi)
Location: Walt Disney World ® Resort - Orlando, Florida 32830


Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf (10 mi- 13 mi)
Overview: Putt your way through mountain caves, over footbridges and under cascading waterfalls. All ages "meet the challenge" on our two 18 hole championship courses. The adventures and legends of infamous pirates come to life in our theme park-like setting.
Location 1: 12646 State Road 535. Lake Buena Vista.
Location 2: 8501 International Dr. Orlando

Ripley's Believe It or Not
(12.8 mi)
Overview: The Orlando Odditorium appears to be sinking into one of Florida 's 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 amazing and much of it extremely amusing. 
Location: ORLANDO ODDITORIUM 8201 International Drive

WonderWorks (13 mi)
Park Overview: WonderWorks is filled with over 100 Hands-on interactive exhibits. Activities range from a realistic, simulated earthquake to virtual reality.
Location: Pointe Orlando 9067 International Drive

Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf (10 mi- 13 mi)
Overview: Putt your way through mountain caves, over footbridges and under cascading waterfalls. All ages "meet the challenge" on our two 18 hole championship courses. The adventures and legends of infamous pirates come to life in our theme park-like setting.
Location 1: 12646 State Road 535. Lake Buena Vista.
Location 2: 8501 International Dr. Orlando

Orlando Convention Center
(12.6 Miles from hotel)
Overview: Every year, thousands of people travel to Orlando to attend an event at the Orange County Convention Center. The tropical climate, diverse event schedule, and convenient location make the Orange County Convention Center a perfect tradeshow and meeting destination as they continue to break attendance records every year
Location: 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32189

Fun Spot Action Park (14.3 mi)
Park Overview: Fun Spot Action Park is probably the biggest, best, most exciting and the greatest midway type value for the budget minded in the International Drive Resort Area. There are four different go-cart tracks at Fun Spot. Each one is different from the rest. There are other amusements such as bumper cars, a Ferris wheel, bumper boats, a carousel, kiddie rides, and more.
Location: 5551 Del Verde Way

Holy Land Experience (17.1 mi)
Overview: The Holy Land ExperienceTM is a 15-acre "living, biblical history museum," recreating in elaborate and authentic detail the city of Jerusalem and its religious importance between the years 1450 B.C. and A.D. 66 It is a total sensory experience that is educational, historical, theatrical, inspirational and evangelistic, blending sights, sounds and tastes that transport guests 7,000 miles away and more than 3,000 years back in time.
Location: 4655 Vineland Road

Orlando
Science Center (24.3 mi)
Overview: Experience hundreds of interactive exhibits for all ages in ten themed venueus. Surround yourself with images on the eight-story CineDome screen, the world's largest domed theater and planetarium.
Location: 777 E Princeton St. Orlando.

Fantasy of Flight
(24.8 mi from hotel)
Overview:
World's Greatest Aircraft, Fantasy of Flight is a tribute to the innovation and imagination of the pioneers of flight. Featuring many rare and vintage aircraft, this popular attraction transports you back to the heyday of aviation.
Location: 1400 Broadway Blvd. S.E. Polk City, FL. 33868 ( Polk I-4 Halfway between Orlando and Tampa ).
Overview: 863-984-3500

Busch Gardens
(50 mi from hotel)
Overview:
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is the ultimate family adventure park offering an array of fascinating attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent.
Location: North On I-75 off I-4 to Fowler Ave, South on 40 th St.

Kennedy
Space Center (60 mi from hotel)
Overview: Get up close and personal with America 's space program. This is where it began and continues to happen today. Touch a moon rock, see actual Saturn V rocket, IMAX movie theater and much, much more.
Location: Kennedy space Center is located 45 minutes east of Orlando take SR 528 east to SR 407 north to SR 405

Silver Springs
(88.3 mi from hotel)
Overview:
Nature's Theme Park on the 99.8% pure Silver River. Glass bottom boat rides, jungle cruises and more. See Florida in its natural state as it was thousands of years ago.
Location: off I-75, just east of Ocala on S.R. 40

 

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