holiday in orlando

[rodtrotter]

hi i am off on my holidays in orlando florida next month we will be doing the usual stuff got my disney tickets 14 day pass for the family what i would like are some tips for things to do or days out which are out of the ordinary i have booked a day on the range for me and the oldest son with these guys
http://www.topguntours.co.uk/ORLANDO...n-orlando.html be nice to get my eye back in long time since i used a real weapon
but iam looking for more fun stuff any ideas ???

[compirate]

hi i am off on my holidays in orlando florida next month we will be doing the usual stuff got my disney tickets 14 day pass for the family what i would like are some tips for things to do or days out which are out of the ordinary i have booked a day on the range for me and the oldest son with these guys
http://www.topguntours.co.uk/ORLANDO...n-orlando.html be nice to get my eye back in long time since i used a real weapon
but iam looking for more fun stuff any ideas ???

I don't think Luckydog or Birdbrain are that far away!

[Eddie]

This is the Ticket for out of the ordinary and its very similar to the real thing.

You will have a blast no Pun intended

http://www.skyventureorlando.com/

[luckydog]

I'm about 125 miles southwest from Disney, Birdbrain is further southeast.

[Sid]

hi i am off on my holidays in orlando florida next month we will be doing the usual stuff got my disney tickets 14 day pass for the family what i would like are some tips for things to do or days out which are out of the ordinary i have booked a day on the range for me and the oldest son with these guys
http://www.topguntours.co.uk/ORLANDO...n-orlando.html be nice to get my eye back in long time since i used a real weapon
but iam looking for more fun stuff any ideas ???

any chance of a 50 caliber revolver... ?

to tie in with the pig story?

[01PyTypeR#1140]

I'll be in Orlando for the last week of July. I'm taking my niece to see Mickey. Then off we go to the Roller Coasters!

[sparks911]

Daytona Beach is just an hour drive or 55.53 miles E. on I-4!
If your into Nascar, at the track is Daytona USA, Nascar's Museum!
“NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Expereince”.
Feel the adrenaline of racing with state-of-the-art motion simulators like DAYTONA DREAM LAPS® and Toyota Tundra’s Thunder Road® and feel the pressure of the Ford 16-Second Pit Stop Challenge.
You can also take a track tour and they also have the Richard Petty driving experience! Drive a real NASCAR car! There's also 1 in Orlando (Walt Disney World Speedway at the Magic Kingdom!)
Hours: DAYTONA USA: Daily, 9:00 am–7:00 pm
Speedway tours: Daily, 9:30 am–5:00 pm
(subject to track activity and inclement weather)
Extended hours during peak season and special events.
The beach is also awesome!

NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Titusville is also only 45 miles away!
Lots to see and there!
New Shuttle Launch Experience, the most realistic Space Shuttle launch simulator ever created. Kennedy Space Center, IMAX Theater, Astronaut Hall of Fame and interactive space simulators.
Next Space Shuttle Launch
Hours: Visitor Complex: Daily, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Astronaut Hall of Fame: Daily, 10:00 am–7:00 pm
STS-117/Atlantis
Launch Target: June 8
Launch Time: 7:37 p.m. EDT
NASA's Next Rocket Launch
Dawn
Launch Date:
June 30, 2007
Launch Window:
4:50:13 p.m - 5;10:13 p.m. EDT

In Orlando:
Gatorland is a 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve, combining Old Florida charm with exciting new exhibits and entertainment.
Affordable family fun with thousands of alligators, crocodiles, aviary, breeding marsh with observation tower, petting zoo, nature walk, educational wildlife programs, gift shop, Florida’s best train-ride, restaurant, and much more. One-of-a-kind reptilian shows include: the Gator Wrestlin’ Show, Gator Jumparoo, Jungle Crocs of the World, and Up-close Encounters.
Hours: Daily, 9:00 am–5:00 pm (closing times vary)

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
The weird and wacky Ripley’s Believe It or Not! “Odditorium” looks like it’s falling into a Florida sinkhole, but if you think the building looks bizarre, wait until you see what’s inside.
Hundreds of fascinating, outrageous, and interactive exhibits entertain the entire family. Explore an unbelievable variety of artifacts, exhibits and displays in 16 unique galleries that pay tribute to the odd and bizarre. Marvel at the collection of weird and unusual relics and rare treasures. The Odditorium showcases an actual human shrunken head, an exciting dinosaur exhibit, an Egyptian mummy, a tribute to Robert Wadlow--the World’s Tallest Man, a two-headed calf, an interactive illusions gallery, a 10-foot section of the Berlin Wall, and a Rolls Royce made from more than one million match sticks. Cameras and camcorders are welcome on your self-guided, self-paced tour.
Hours: Daily, 9:00 am–1:00 am

WonderWorks
Orlando’s only upside-down attraction, WonderWorks is an amusement park for the mind featuring over one hundred interactive exhibits for people of all ages. Be blown away by 65 mile-per-hour hurricane force winds, get shaken by a simulated 5.3 degree earthquake, virtually swim with sharks, be elevated on a bed of 3,500 nails, make a 3-D impression of your entire body, measure the speed of your pitch to a famous baseball player, design and ride your own roller coaster moving 360 degrees in any direction, and engage in a one-on-one game of virtual basketball with a seven-foot player. Your imagination can run wild at WonderWorks.
Hours: Daily, 9:00 am–12:00 am

Titanic—The Experience
Step back in time at Titanic—The Experience. Stroll through full-scale recreations of Titanic’s most famous rooms, including her grand staircase and first class parlor suite. Exceptional actors in period costume portray famous Titanic notables such as Captain Smith and Molly Brown, sharing stories of her passengers and crew during your hour-long guided journey aboard the most famous ship in history. Walk out on the ship’s promenade deck and feel the chill of the cold Atlantic air as you gaze at the stars.
The 17-room, 15,000-square-foot attraction showcases over 200 artifacts and historical treasures from collectors around the world. The extensive Underwater Room displays an 8-foot replica of Titanic as she appears on the bottom of the Atlantic today, with exciting, never-before-seen video images of the 2000 Titanic expedition on display. Don’t miss the extensive movie memorabilia room featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s costumes from James Cameron’s blockbuster movie.
Hours: Daily, 10:00 am–8:00 pm

The Haunted Grimm House
Enjoy a delightfully frightening, old-fashioned haunted house rising from the dead center of Old Town.
Legend has it that in 1886 this elaborate Victorian estate was constructed in the swamp for the Grimm family. This impressive residence housed the Grimm’s funeral business until, finally, in 1929, the family succumbed to their son’s growing insanity, the stock market crash, and their butler’s penchant for murder.
One hundred years after its construction, Old Town grew up around the old Grimm house and its terrifying reputation. Fearful of unleashing the home’s spirits if they tore the place down, the Old Town council decided in 1993 to open the house to the public with the warning that they would not be responsible for what might happen to anyone inside it’s 4,000 “scare” feet of winding corridors and wicked rooms. Fortunately, not one guest has been reported lost to the two-story, twenty-room house, although there have been some close calls.
Old Town also has a multitude of shops for your shopping enjoyment!
Hours: Daily, noon–11:00 pm

Boggy Creek Airboat Rides
Boggy Creek Airboat Rides is a place nestled among Central Florida’s best kept secret–our very own Everglades–known as one of the world’s greatest treasures.
Half Hour Airboat Ride: Discover territory that remains unaltered by man in the wilderness of the Central Florida Everglades with a Half Hour airboat ride on an 18-passenger U.S. Coast Guard Approved airboat. Ride with a certified U.S. Coast Guard Captain and see Florida Alligators, turtles, birds and more in their natural environment. This safe, exciting and educational airboat ride is filled with surprises and fascination. View wildlife on a U.S. Coast Guard Inspected 18 passenger airboat
Note: Suggested times to see the most wildlife is early morning,
9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Hours: Daily, 9:00 am-5:30 pm; weather permitting.

Orlando Balloon Rides
http://www.orangeblossomballoons.com/

Sky Venture
http://www.skyventureorlando.com/

Universal Studios® & Universal's Islands of Adventure
http://www.universalstudios.com

SeaWorld Adventure Park : Busch Gardens Africa
http://www.seaworld.com
http://www.buschgardens.com

That ought to keep you busy for awhile!
Have Fun!

[luckydog]

I been here 29 years and missed most of those

[birdbrain]

I'm 3.5 hours away! would be happy to come up and meet the family!! i'd bei bringing my 7,8 and 14 year old girls!! and would be happy to send you home with a pachi as carry on!!

[rodtrotter]

I'm 3.5 hours away! would be happy to come up and meet the family!! i'd bei bringing my 7,8 and 14 year old girls!! and would be happy to send you home with a pachi as carry on!!

i dont think they would let me take one in my hand luggage lol

thanks for all the tips
we did disney the first time then sea world bush gardens wet and wild and Universal Studios last year
i like the look of the indoor sky diving way cool
birdbrain if you in the area when we are there i would luv to meet up we will be in orlando from 23/6 till 7/7

[Tulsa]

Do the local thing and not the tourist thing. Go to St. Pete Beach and visit this joint..

http://philthyphilsbarandgrill.com/index.htm

Wear your swim trucks and flipflops so you'll look like a local, order a fried grouper with cheese and do some shots.. You'll love this place.

[H20Dreams]

Love the flip flops and the shots, but not too sure about a fried grouper sandwich.

[rodtrotter]

what is grouper ???

[Tulsa]

It's a fish.

[H20Dreams]

Yum???

[Sid]

they make great Soup!

[luckydog]

I had the catch of the day, a fried grouper sandwich thursday

It was fantastic

[birdbrain]

a grouper is one of those young girls who will do anything (with more than one person) for a back stage pass!

[luckydog]

Birdbrain, that's a groupie

[Chris]

Florida is where Sam & I got married, we love the place. Hoping to get back out there later this year