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Whether you're a first-time
visitor or a seasoned Orlando vacationer, this list
will surely provide a few unique ideas for what to do
in Orlando during 2007 and beyond. |

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The City Beautiful. |
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- Dine privately at McCormick & Schmick's
Seafood Restaurant.
- See how sea turtles hatch on the coast.
- Eat fresh strawberries even on wintertime.
- Be adventurous, walk under a monster truck
at Race Rock Supercharged Restaurant.
- Know your future from a psychic reader at
the Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp.
- Identify the celebrities and famous Orlando
residents through their caricatures at
The Palm Orlando and Jack's Place
- Go wet and wild at Wet ’n Wild
- Dip into the water, at SeaWorld Orlando and
swim with a beluga whale beside you.
- Surf at Ron Jon’s Surfpark, opening
summer 2007. No need to go to beach..
- Go swan boating at Lake Eola with you on the
paddle.
- Tickle your senses with the scent of roses
at Harry P. Leu Gardens.
- Try hooking bass to your line while fishing
with a guide.
- Visit The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American
Arts, feast your eyes at their Tiffany glass.
- See the murals at Celebration Hotel .
Find chief Osceola.
- Dare to touch a stingray? Try it at SeaWorld
Orlando.
- Thrill to the stampeding buffalos. at Dolly
Parton’s Stampede Dinner & Show.
- Watch the manatees coming upstream to
bask in the warm waters in winter.at Blue Springs
State Park. Enjoy counting them if you wish,
- Go karts racing with your friends at Fun spot
Action Park.
- Go sightseeing in an airboat and explore the
headwaters of the Florida Everglades .
- Experience driving a stock car at 125 mph
(201 km/h) at Richard Petty Driving
Experience.
- Be a tourist in a world under a mile
at Epcot.
- Spend blissful hours at Port Canaveral just
whale watching.
- Dine to the soothing sounds of Hard Rock music
at Hard Rock Café.
- Go stargazing at the Orlando Science Center,
and view the stars from the largest refractor
telescope in Florida.
- Enjoy a meal at Roy’s Restaurant and
sample a Hawaiian fusion.
- See the view from over the area in a hot air
balloon.
- Give yourself a gift -. “a little something”
from Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Jimmy Choo
or Coach at The Mall at Millena .
- Ride a roller coaster and feel the G-forces
at Universal’s Island of Adventure.
- Relax, swim, and play with the dolphins at
Discovery Cove.
- Play golf at courses, with restaurants
and café’s as Tiger Woods.
- Make your own roller coaster to your own design
at Wonder Works and Disney Quest.
- Make your own teddy bear at the Florida Mall.
- Recharge your evening at the Florida Music
Festival to the sounds of hot new bands.
- Round off your tour with a visit to the weird
art and strange collections at Ripley’s
Believe it or not! Orlando Odditorium.
- Play glow in the dark mini golf in the Festival
Bay mall at Putting Edge.
- Visit the Buena Vista Watersports or the Orlando
Watersports Complex and take a course in water-skiing.
- Wander around the park, explore antique shops
on Orange Avenue and in mount Dora.
- Take a break from the scorching summer heat.
Body surf at Wet ‘n Wild Orlando or
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park.
- Feel the shiver of holding a gator or snake
at Gatorland.
- Discover the beauty of a Bible- filled- life
at WordSpring Discovery Center and The Holy
Land Experience..
- Get big bargains at flea markets..
- Try your luck at Sterling Casino and
SunCruz Casino, while cruising in international
waters.
- Go jamming with friends at Bob Marley’s
open-air house at Universal City Walk.
- Capture the grace and beauty of ballet dancing
at the Orlando Ballet Productiion,
- Feel the shivers of being haunted every day
at Terror in Orlando.
- Learn arts at Crealde School of Art or at
Maitland Art Center.
- Be lost in a merry sampling of the nearly
150 wines sold by the ounce at The Wine in Winter
Park through high tech Enomatic dispensing machine.
- Recall the Seminole Indian War history at
Fort Christmas.
- Be a child, play in snow at Celebration at
Christmas.
- Let Arnold Schwarzenegger rescue you at Terminator
2:3D.
- Visit Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention
Center with Key West. St. Augustine, and the
Everglades under one roof.
- See golf greats in person at a PGA or LPGA
as they tackle the tour events
- Inhale fresh air as you pedal down the Atlantic
boardwalk at Disney’s boardwalk.
- Taste the rich tang of oranges you personally
picked from the tree.
- After your first gliding experience
at Wallaby Ranch Hang Gliding Flight Park glide
slowly but surely to solid grounds .
- Fight with comic villains at Universal Orlando
Resort with Spider Man as your side kick.
- Specialty martini? Sip a glass at Blue Martini.
You’ll come back for another!
- Enjoy a few drinks of local wines at Lakeridge
Winery.
- At Disney’s Once Upon a Toy, delight
kids with new toys on show..
- Be lost in Expedition Everest at Disney ‘s
Animal Kingdom, escape from the Yeti..
- Explode a margarita at the Universal city
Walk..
- Surprise everyone to your clowning flair with
special effects at Cirque du Soleil
- Enjoy a meal at your favorite theme park with
your favorite characters.
- A welcome break from the scorching summer
heat, swim at Wekiwa Springs in awesome thermo
all year-round!
- Eat fries
- Take a chance to shake your hips at Cowboy’s
Orlando; learn country line dancing
- Visit Eatonville. Renew ties with African-American
community.
- A pleasure for sports lovers to watch –
baseball training for Atlanta Braves, or football
training for Tampa Bay Buccaneer’s at
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
- Italian ice cream at its best. Savor it at
Portofino Hotel..
- Shake hands with Mickay- the most famous mouse
in the world.
- Survive a spine-tingling, hair-standing thrill
on the mummy at Universal Orlando.
- Have a souvenir picture taken with a four-story
Big Wheel bike at Disney’s Pop Century
Resort.
- Dance the Salsa and meringue at Latin Quarter,
learn if you must.
- Shop at Ron Jon ‘s Surf Shop for surf
gear 24 hours a day , at Cocoa Beach.
- A study for the art of glass-blowing is available
at City Arts Factory in downtown
Orlando.
- A carillon concert is a must –see at
Historic Bok Sanctuary.
- Your birth date is in the tile floors at the
mall at Millena. Find it!
- Explore International Drive on an I-Ride
Trolley.
- Residents of Pine Valley, Port Charles and
Llanview will b e at Disney-MGM Studios at
ABC’s Super Soap Weekend. You can meet
them there..
- Come to Universal Studios and see the actual
shootings of your favorite stars.
- ‘Train” in spaceflight simulators
as an astronaut and tour at the Astronaut hall
of Fame in the Kennedy space center.
- Top goods at great prices are available at
the areas outlet centers.
- Regale your taste buds with the real key lime
pie – it’s yellow!
- You can dine outside ; restaurants and café’s
abound with food to cater for every palate.
- Learn skydiving indoors at the SkyVenture
Orlando.
- Exchange pins at the Walt Disney Resort, at
Epcot.
- Visit the Corona Cigar Company and pick out
a stogie from 1.5 million cigars!
- Watch from the California Grill the spectacular
fireworks of the Magic Kingdom at Disney’s
Contemporary Resort.
- Touch a titanic iceberg at the Exhibition.
- Spend an afternoon at Vans Skatepark, test
your BMX skills.
- Relax at the House of Blues, and view American
folk arts for a change.
- Learn hula dancing at a luau complete with
grass skirts.
- Practice hoop shooting at the NBA Stadium.
- Milk a cow? Yes, at the Green Meadows Petting
Farm.
- Feel the shaking force of an earthquake only
at Wonder Works.
- Face to face with the Jaws? Come to SeaWorldOrlando.
- Yours to enjoy – a breakfast in bed-
in public at a trendy restaurant and nightclub
in Thornton Park, The Beacon.
- Traverse the waters at Silver Springs in the
famous glass bottom boats.
- Build something at LEGO Imagination Center,
be it an animal, car or anything.
- Come across Disney’s Animal Kingdom
and discover animals in The tree of Life.
- Experience the “conga” beat. Bongos
Cuban Café, at Gloria Estefan’s
restaurant
- View the area above Central Florida’s
chain of lakes from a parasail.
- Traverse the sea in a clamobile to Epcot with
Nemo and his friends.
- Journey through lakes and canals in a boat
and gaze at the splendor of mansions in Winter
Park.
- Spend blissful hours at De Leon Springs, grill
your own pancakes at an old sugar mill.
- Be at Nickelodeon Family Suites and have a
breakfast date with Dora the Explorer, or
SpongeBob Square Pants.
- Have time to praise the Lord at the gospel
brunch at House of Blues.
- Stand at the Iron mountain, the highest point
in Florida, at the Historic Bok Sanctuary.
- Consider a mock marriage with Mickey and Minnie
as your best man and maid of honor,
- Experience terror at Disney-MGM by dropping
13 stories from the Tower of Terror.
- Be a duck master at the The Peabody Orlando
Duck March.
- Fly through wild animals at a safe distance.
- Attend Silver Spurs Rodeo, and cheer on a
cowboy.
- In your own in=hotel room theatre don’t
be surprised if your surrounded.
- Consider acting as a marine life trainer
at SeaWorld Orlando for a day.
- Visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
and eat space food.
- At the area spas, try wrapping your body with
seaweeds and feel better.
- Time to unwind:, enjoy romantic dining at
Bergamo’s Italian Restaurant , with a
singing waiter, serenading.
- Appear at Disney-MGM Studios and shrink.
- See a moo-vie or a moo-ving play at the Mad
Cow Theatre.
- Join a NASCAR race, rev your engines.
- Be at the skyline at Manuel’s
on the 28th.
- Feel the bites of alligators and crocodiles
at Gatorland.
- Avail of discount tickets for visitors at
Orlando’s Official Visitor Center.
- Do some shopping at any of nine regional
shopping malls.
- Farmers markets are good sources for fresh
products.
- Come across Atlantis, the lost city, at SeaWorld
Orlando.
- Rent a Harley-Davidson and hunt for wild hogs.
- Eat at the restaurant of 13 race car legends,
their famous owner,
- Walter Farley’s Black Stallion will
be shown at Arabian nights. Don’t
fail to watch.
- A chain saw gang will chase you during Halloween
Horror Nights.
- Get a bird’s eye view over the area
from a helicopter.
- Try solving mysteries at Sleuths Mystery Dinner
Shows.
- Find the straight line at seuss Landing.
- At Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park,
try jumping 120 feet (37 meters) on a water
slide.
- Marvel at the sights in Lake Eola. Picnic
on the shores with friends.
- At SAK Comedy Lab, share the spotlight with
them.
- Rock out unto the night in an impromptu concert
at universal Studios Florida by the Blues
Brothers.
- Another dinner date at Disney’s Magic
Kingdom in Cinderella’s castle.
- Cooking your own food will be an unforgettable
experience at The Melting Pot.
- You can walk Universal Studios down
New York avenue.
- Have a space mission launching; SPACE
at Disney’s Epcot.
- In under two seconds, accelerate to
120 mph (201 km/h) at G Force Drag
Racing. .
- . Every night, you can enjoy
fireworks.
- Have a kayaking adventure and see otters and
manatees in the spring waters.
- At Daytona USA, consider being a part
of their crew..
- In the Sky Seuss Trolley T rain Ride, spot
some sneeches on the high, at Universal Islands
of Adventure.
- Don’t miss a night of music, an opera
or a philharmonic orchestra.
- See some films at the Enzian Theater, of the
Florida Film Festival.
- A must for jewelry lovers: visit creations
of local artists at Grand Bohemian Gallery.
- Last- minute gifts are available at the airport’s
- Time to loosen up, dance at Mannequins , on
a spinning dance floor..
- Eat fish and chips at Cricketers Arms Pub
and Eatery or Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant,
and drink a pint.
- From the rooftop bars of Latitudes and Sky60,
see the beauty of downtown Orlando at night.
- Be a “:splash victim”.at Shamu.
- Play with Sea Lions, feed and bark at them..
- Join the fun at Epcot, be a crash test dummy
at Test Track..
- Enjoy an evening of music at the House
of Blues or Hard Rock live, as top recording
artists stage a live performance.
- Frisbee golf with friens at Barnett Place..
- At West Orange Trail, go on a rollerblading
jaunt..
- Select the largest, tallest, and fastest roller
coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, and ride to your
heart’s content.
- Visit the Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa Bay
and stare at wild animals face to face..
- See a predator of the deep at close range
at Sharks Underwater Grill , SeaWorld Orlando.
- Attend Zellwood Sweet Corn Festival and eat
some sweet young corn.
- Be at Universal Studios with Shrek
to amuse you
- See International Drive from a Wonder Works
window in an upside down.position..
- At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex have
dinner with an astronaut..
- Languish on a white sand beach.
- Be amazed in learning to draw cartoons
at The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney-MGM
Studios..
- Play their game at the Orlando Science Center.
Become a particle of food.
- Attune to the Blue Man Group; keep the
beat at Universal Orlando Resort –
in the summer of 2007.
- Look out on an African savannah from a distance
at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge.
- Delight in rock ‘n’ roll music
under water at Hard Rock Hotel at Universal
Orlando Resort.
- Test flying on the sky coaster and soar to
the sky at Old Town Shopping , Dining &
Entertainment.
- Remember your knight at medieval times.
Cheer on them.
- Experience the thrill of hang gliding
at Epcot’s Soarin’above California's
redwood forests.
- Spot the birds abundant on Orlando’s
lakes, like the bald eagles and blue herons.
- Tales of great African-American musicians
are replayed at the Wells’ Built Hotel.
Br acquainted with them.
- Drop at Chalet Suzanne, and buy a can of moon
soup.
- Marvel at the sights of nature’s spectacular
beauty in Central Florida on horseback.
- Sleep in a castle and dream of knights
in shining armor.
- Observe the movie studio’s staff working
in the costume department
- Soak up the atmosphere of a pedicab ride on
International Drive and bask vivid colors of
nature’s works on a moonlight night.
- Bet at a Jai-Alai game for fun..
- Honor your heritage, whatever you are, whether
Irish, Italian, Greek, Native American or Polish
and be proud of them at local festivals.
- Know the definition of a “cracker”
at the Orange County Regional History Center
and learn the history of Orlando, its
origins and culture.
- An African safari at Disney’s Animal
Kingdom may become an unforgettable experience.
- See the Rock ‘n Roller Coaster through
the streets of Hollywood starring Aerosmith
at Disney-MGM Studios.
- Experiment with the tasty dishes at Disney
–MGM Studios. Eat lunch or dinner
at a drive-in theatre with food seasoned
to your liking..
- A luxurious, citrus-themed spa treatment at
The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Grand Lakes is a fitting
end to a glorious tour.
- Be tickled by comedians at the Orlando Improv
or Dottie’s Orlando Comedy Theatre in
some restful evenings..
- Sail on the Rivership Romance with a lunch
or dinner cruise down the St. Johns River
- Be impressed by the famous water-ski show
at the Cypress Gardens Adventure Park.
- Join the crowd in a sing along-spree at a
dueling piano bar at Howl at the Moon Orlando..
- Attend a hilarious Italian-American wedding
at Tony ‘n Tina’s wedding this coming
Valentine’s Day of 2007
- At Full Speed Race and Golf, capture the checkered
flag and race in a NASCAR..
- Get a souvenir of this trip and add your collection
items with some art pieces displayed at Café
Tu Tu Taqngo.
- Make a wish, turn yourself into a prince or
a princes with the help of a Fairy Godmother
in-training at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Downtown
Disney.
- At Disney’s Beaches & Cream Soda
Shop, share the kitchen sink with others.
- Be a hero by defending the world against aliens
at MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack at the Universal
Studios
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