World-famous International Drive (“I-Drive”) in Orlando, Florida, lies within 15 minutes of Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Orlando® and SeaWorld® Orlando, and features dozens of specialty shops, factory outlet stores such as Orlando Premium Outlets, eclectic dining, attractions, nightlife and bustling entertainment complexes such as Pointe Orlando. International Drive is also home to the Orange County Convention Center, the second-largest convention facility in the United States, which attracts more than 200 events annually to the Central Florida area. For more information about the Orange County Convention Center, visit www.occc.net.
INTERNATIONAL DRIVE TIP: A cheap way to see all the attractions along International Drive, the I-Ride Trolley cruises along I-Drive daily from 8 AM to 10:30 PM. I-Ride Trolley fare is $1.50, $.25 for seniors (65 and over) and free for ages 12 and under with a paying adult. For more details about the I-Ride Trolley, visit www.iridetrolley.com.
RICH’S TRIVIA: The history of International Drive can be traced to the purchase of 10 acres of “sand, scrub and palmetto” near Sand Lake Road and Interstate 4 by Orlando attorney and developer Finley Hamilton on April Fools Day 1968.
International Drive Attractions
Aquatica by SeaWorld
Air Florida Helicopter Charters
Congo River Adventure Golf
CSI: The Experience
Fun Spot America
Hawaiian Rumble Adventure Golf
Hollywood Drive-In Golf
iFLY Orlando
International HeliTours
Lost Caverns Adventure Golf
Magical Midway
Pirates’s Cove Adventure Golf
Putting Edge
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Orlando Odditorium
Titanic – The Experience
Volcano Island Mini Golf
Wet ‘n Wild Water Park
WhirllyDome
WonderWorks
International Drive Restaurants
Aashirwad Indian Cuisine
Adobe Gila’s
Aki Sushi
B.B. King’s Blues Club
Bahama Breeze
Black Angus Steakhouse
Boston Lobster Feast
Broadway Pizza Restaurant
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
Cafe Tu Tu Tango
The Capital Grille
Charley’s Steakhouse
Chili’s
China Jade Buffet
Chuck E. Cheese
CiCi’s Pizza
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Dave & Buster’s
Denny’s Diner
Don Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen
Flippers Pizzeria
Friendly’s
Fuddruckers
Golden Corral
Hanamizuki Japanese Restaurant
Hooters
Houlihan’s
International House of Pancakes
Johnny Rockets
Kafe Kalik
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
Lighthouse Lobster Feast
Maggiano’s Little Italy
New Punjab Indian Restaurant
Nile Ethiopian Cuisine
O’Shucks Pub & Billiards
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
Oishi Japanese Restaurant
Orlando George and Dragon British Pub
Passage to India
Pio Pio Restaurant
Pizza Hut
Pizzeria Valdiano
Ponderosa Steakhouse
Red Lobster
Shalimar Classic Indian
Sizzler
Sushiology
Sweet Tomatoes
T.G.I. Friday’s
Taverna Opa
Texas de Brazil Churrascaria
Thai Thani
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Tommy Bahama’s Restaurant & Bar
Tony Roma’s
Villa Pizza
Vito’s Chop House
Vittorio’s Brazilian Restaurant
International Drive Shopping
Artegon Marketplace
Orlando Premium Outlets
Pointe Orlando
International Drive Video
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