Known as both "The Vacation Capital of the World" and "The City Beautiful," Orlando, Florida, is the seat of Orange County, Florida, and boasts a population of approximately 213,000 in 2008 - making it the sixth largest city in Florida. Easily accessible via Interstate 4 and the Florida Turnpike, Orlando features world-class theme parks such as Walt Disney World® Resort , Universal Orlando® and SeaWorld® Orlando, as well as water parks such as Aquatica and Discovery Cove, outdoor recreation, shopping, fine dining, lively nightlife, championship golf and more. Other popular attractions in the Orlando Florida area include Cirque du Soleil, Discovery Cove, DisneyQuest, Holy Land Experience, Wet 'n Wild Water Park, Gatorland, Ripley's Believe It Or Not! and WonderWorks, among others.
Nickname: “Theme Park Capital of the World,” “Vacation Capital of the World” Population: 1,886,934 Average Annual Temperature: 72.4° Fahrenheit Airports: Orlando International Airport, Orlando Sanford International Airport Number of Hotels in Orlando, FL: 456 (112,000 hotel rooms) Number of Restaurants in Orlando, FL: 4,500 Number of Golf Courses in Orlando, FL: 150 (within 45 minutes of downtown Orlando) Orlando Theme Parks: Walt Disney World® Resort (Disney’s Magic Kingdom® Park , Epcot®, Disney's Hollywood Studios™, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park), Universal Orlando (Universal Studios®, Islands of Adventure®), SeaWorld® Orlando Orlando Water Parks: Discovery Cove, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Wet ‘n’ Wild® Water Park, Aquatica Orlando Museums: Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden, Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando Museum of Art, Wells’ Built Museum of African American History & Culture Other Orlando Area Attractions: Gatorland, The Holy Land Experience, Orlando Science Center, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, Titanic - The Experience, WonderWorks Orlando Day Trips: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Central Florida Zoo, Cypress Gardens, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Silver Springs, Wild Waters Water Park Orlando Dinner Theaters: Capone’s Dinner & Show, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Pirates Dinner Adventure Orlando Entertainment Complexes: Disney’s Boardwalk, Downtown Disney®, Old Town, Pointe*Orlando, Universal CityWalk® Orlando Malls: Festival Bay, Florida Mall, Mall at Millenia, Orlando Fashion Square, Seminole Towne Center, West Oaks Mall Orlando Spectator Sports: Orlando Magic (NBA basketball) Orlando Convention Facilities: Orange County Convention Center (2.1 million square feet of exhibition space)
*Walt Disney World tickets are ONLY available with a hotel room booking.
Getting to Orlando, Florida
Map of Orlando | Orlando international airport
Orlando, Florida, is easily accessible via the Orlando International Airport, which provides bright, attractive and easy-to-navigate terminals that contain a variety of restaurants and specialty stores. Upon arrival at the Orlando International airport, the trip from your gate to the main terminal aboard an enclosed shuttle with large windows is an experience that provides an incredible preview of Florida’s unique environment – the perfect way to start your Orlando adventure!
Continue to explore the Orlando Florida Guide for comprehensive travel information and have a great trip!
Top 10 SeaWorld Orlando Attractions 1. Manta
Swooping over sea and sky, Manta inspires riders with incredible underwater animal habitats, then soars them face-down, in a horizontal position, aboard a manta-inspired flying coaster.
2. Kraken
An exhilarating roller coaster, Kraken speeds up to 65 miles per hour and reaches a height of 151 as it loops its way ...
Don’t Miss New Year’s Eve at Disney World! Walt Disney World Resort will host a fantastic lineup of fun-filled activities to help bring in the New Year 2010! Mark your calendar for the following Disney World events:
Bay Lake & Seven Seas Lagoon
The Electrical Water Pagaent (9 PM; plays to Magic Kingdom entrance area at 10:25 PM)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
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Haunted Mansion Videos
Haunted Mansion at Disney's Magic Kingdom
Haunted Mansion at Disneyland
Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland
Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris
Haunted Mansion: The Making of a Masterpiece
Grim Grinning Ghosts
Leota
Madame Leota Tombstone
Haunted Mansion History, Part 1
Haunted Mansion, Part 2
Haunted Mansion Commercial
Thurl Ravenscroft Interview
Celebrity Narrators Announced for Epcot Holiday Event Celebrity narrators have been announced for the Epcot Candlelight Processional, which will take place November 27 through December 30, 2009. The Candlelight Processional, which includes a mass choir and 50-piece live orchestra, will take place at America Gardens Theatre nightly at 5 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM.
Celebrity Narrator Schedule
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