Are you ready to start planning your vacation right now? Start planning your dream holiday to Orlando, Florida. Find theme parks from Walt Disney World® Resort and Universal Orlando® Resort to SeaWorld® Orlando and Legoland® Florida. Order your free holiday planning kit, find trip ideas, search for Orlando events and find discounts with Visit Orlando Deals. Here is some helpful information to give you a head start on planning your dream vacation to the Disney area. We have included helpful website links and telephone numbers to help you along the way. Have fun!
For the more adventurous the beautiful Melbourne, Daytona and Cocoa beaches on the Space coast bordering the Altlantic ocean are ideal for sun, swimming, and surf boarding.
Their proximity to Kennedy space centre make visiting an ideal day
Florida has a range of beautiful tropical sandy beaches. Clearwater, St Petersburg and Sarasota are all on the Gulf of Mexico. You can enjoy the beach, sun and the many local attractions. Take a boat trip or dinner or sunset cruise to see the fabulous homes at Bell Aire and see the dolphins swimming in their natural habitat. A favourite day out for all the family.
The Mall at Millenia offers the finest collection of luxury brands in Orlando. Made for those who surround themselves in luxury, it is an experience that defines elevated living. This superb collection of the world’s most desired retailers is unrivalled by any other shopping destination. Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: (407) 363-3555
The world's largest fishing and hunting departments ... choose from thousands of different lures, name brand rods and reels and every fishing accessory imaginable for bass, trout, saltwater trophies or what ever your fishing adventure requires. Large selections of hunting gear includes name brand products, rifles, handguns, black powder arms, bows, treestands and accessories. Complete offerings of name brand camping, climbing and athletic equipment, as well as huge assortments of men's and ladies' outdoor sportswear. Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 1-800-227-7776
Within minutes of Disney, experience what everyone is talking about - the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores - an Orlando outlet shopping experience too good to pass up! Stores offer factory direct, premium quality merchandise at savings up to 75% everyday! Designer & Name Brands: Aeropostale, Bass, Carter's, Character Outlet featuring Disney merchandise for less; Converse Shoes, Dressbarn, Eddie Bauer Outlet, Fossil, Gap Outlet, Haggar, Izod, Liz Claiborne Outlet, NikeFactoryStore, Nine West Outlet, Old Navy featuring outlet exclusives; OshKosh, Reebok, Samsonite, Tommy Hilfiger, Travelpro, VF Outlet, VanHeusen, Vitamin World, Wilsons Leather Outlet and many more! Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-238-9301
150 OUTLET STORES - Find impressive savings at Ann Taylor, Barneys New York Outlet, Burberry, Coach, Diesel, Fendi, Gap Outlet, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Theory, Tommy Hilfiger. Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-238-7787
You'll find more of what you're looking for at Central Florida's Largest Mall, with over 260 stores...there's something for everyone. The premier Central Florida shopping experience is a must for anyone visiting the Orlando area. Featuring 1.9 million square feet of shopping including, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sears, M&M World, Bare Essentials, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Clarks England, Hollister Co., MAC, Apple, Puma, Adrenalina, Pottery Barn, Euro Moda, Sephora, Williams-Sonoma and over 260 specialty stores. The Florida Mall offers the largest selection of retailers under one roof including 30 restaurants and cafes like Salsa Taqueria & Tequila Bar, California Pizza Kitchen, Buca di Beppo, Nordstrom Café Bistro, Ruby Tuesday. Offering unparalleled shopping in Central Florida, it's your one stop shopping destination no matter what you're looking for. Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-851-6255
Downtown Disney area features more than 70 shopping, entertainment and dining choices. Nestled along the shores of Village Lake, Downtown Disney area is a short boat ride, bus ride or walk along a scenic lakeside path away from Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa in Walt Disney World Resort. Divided into 3 sections-Downtown Disney West Side, Downtown Disney Marketplace and Pleasure Island-Downtown Disney area is an ever-changing destination committed to keeping the experiences exciting and new. Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View Website
With four spectacular Theme Parks and two Water Parks plus the most amazing shopping, dining and recreational magic imaginable, Walt Disney Resort has something for everyone.
Location: Orlando, FL Url: View WebsitePhone: (407) 939-6244
Explore the mysteries of the sea at SeaWorld Orlando, the world's most exciting marine adventure park. SeaWorld Orlando offers thrilling rides, unforgettable animal encounters, amazing exhibits, dazzling shows, and exhilarating experiences.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 1-888-800-5447
TripAdvisor’s No 1 tourist attraction in Orlando is a visit to Discovery Cove. Guests can enjoy an unforgettable, luxurious, all-inclusive day experiencing the many wonders of Discovery Cove, birds, stingrays, beaches, lagoons and the dolphins. Fantastic food is available to suit all tastes and all ages. Although a 30 minute encounter with the dolpins is magical, in our experience the park is absolutely lovely and a wonderful day can be had without the dolphin encounter.
Location: 6000 Discovery Cove WaySea World Drive,Orlando, FL 32821Url: View WebsitePhone: (877) 434-7268
Universal Orlando® ResortUniversal Orlando® Resort is more than a theme park. It's an entire universe of action and thrills featuring TWO spectacular theme parks unlike anything else in Orlando. At both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure every member of the family can share unforgettable experiences together. You can have the ultimate adventure, enjoy fun with your kids, rejuvenate yourself, have a romantic dinner, challenge yourself on incredible theme park rides, and relax by the pool in a beautiful Florida setting.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-363-8000
entral Florida's only upside down attraction. An amusement park for the mind, featuring over 100 interactive exhibits for the entire family to experience.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-351-8800
John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride and Jim Lovell are just a few names of the brave men and women who have launched into space from Kennedy Space Center – and now it's your turn to become part of the space program. At Kennedy Space Center, the exciting attractions feature inspiring exhibits and hands-on experiences including: the Apollo/Saturn V Center, IMAX® theaters, guided tours into exclusive areas for a behind-the-scenes look at Kennedy Space Center's working space flight facilities, and interactive space flight simulators at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame®
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: (866) 737-5235
Busch GardensBusch Gardens is a thrilling African safari and a sun-soaked Florida vacation all rolled into one. Experience up-close encounters with wild animals, and explore fascinating attractions based on cultures and legends of far away lands. A unique blend of thrilling rides, one of the country's premier zoos featuring nearly 3,000 animals, live shows, restaurants, shops and games, Busch Gardens provides unrivaled excitement for guests of every age.
Location: Tampa, FloridaUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 1-888-800-5447
At Fun Spot Action Park, the focus is on safe, clean family fun. Five acres of attractions include four multi-level go-kart tracks, thirteen rides including the Kid Spot for pre-schoolers, and more than 120 arcade games in two different locations. Go-kart fans will love the world famous yellow Quad Helix track with its four corkscrews, multiple levels of overpasses and underpasses, and patented 25-degree banked descending curve. The exhilarating blue Conquest track has a triple level corkscrew that elevates riders for the breathtaking “Florida Ski Jump” descent hill. In Kid Spot at Fun Spot Action Park, the under-seven crowd loves the beautiful Americana Carousel, breezy Kiddie Swings, bell ringing El Paso Train, and twirling Teacups. Bigger visitors are delighted by the 100-foot high ferris wheel, bumper cars and boats, and the Free Fall Spring Ride.
Location: Kissimmee, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-363-3867
The Orlando Auditorium 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. His collection is housed in over 27 museums in 10 countries. Each museum's collection is 90% unique and different.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-351-5803
WordSpring Discovery Center in Orlando, Florida is the place to discover the amazing story of the Bible. Encounter people, languages, and cultures you've never seen before. It's about the art and science of translation. It's about how God's Word carries hope around the world to people in their own language. It's an interactive cultural adventure! Discover how the Bible was preserved and shared throughout history.
Location: Orlando, FL Url: View WebsitePhone: 407-852-3626
Old Town has amusement rides that the whole family will enjoy! You'll be "blown away" by the Windstorm Roller Coaster...1,437 feet of steel tracks which twist and turn over 80-degree banks! Ride the colorful & exciting Wave Swinger! See Orlando from sixty feet in the air on the Century Ferris Wheel, and spin your wheels around the Happy Days Family Go-Kart Track. Or on the lighter side, you and the little ones can hop on the uniquely painted horses of the Merry-Go-Round, spin on the Tea Cups, leap into fun on the Frog Hopper, ride the Wacky Worm Kiddie Coaster and more!
Location: Kissimmee, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: (407) 396-4888
The Holy Land Experience brings together the sights and sounds of the world of the Bible in a unique and interactive way unlike anywhere else. It is a living, biblical museum that takes you 7000 miles away and 2000 years back in time to the land of the Bible. Its combination of sights, sounds, and tastes will stimulate your senses and blend together to create a spectacular new experience.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: (800) 447-7235
Cirque du Soleil - La NoubaCurrently Playing: At the Walt Disney World® Resort, in Orlando, Florida, United States, Tuesday through Saturday at 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. Once upon a time, a door opened and two worlds collided. Dreams clashed with reality. The mundane mixed with the marvellous, and it was no longer possible to tell where one world began and the other ended. This new place was called La Nouba. This Cirque du Soleil creation is an unforgettable journey through this universe–at once threatening and exhilarating, frightening and familiar. La Nouba is the story of all stories, the site of all mysteries, where dreams and nightmares sleep side by side. La Nouba is memory, individual and universal. It beckons to us, challenges us to uncover passions we thought we had lost long ago. Here, anything is possible. La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, engaging the imagination from beginning to end with opulent sets, brilliant choreography, theatrical lighting and provocative music. Featuring mesmerizing high wire and flying trapeze, stunning acro-gymnastic performances and other dynamic displays of coordination and strength, La Nouba promises to surprise, excite and mystify. With an international cast of more than 70 artists, the Cirque du Soleil theatre, located in the heart of Downtown Disney West Side at Walt Disney World Resort, welcomes more than 1,650 spectators twice daily, five days a week.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: (407) 939-7600
Travel to a world of excitement... from high atop giant waterfalls and rocky summits to the depths of mysterious caves, Congo River Golf delivers the best in family fun!
Location: Kissimmee, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-396-6900
Choose from two championship, 18-hole miniature golf courses to suit your tee-off tastes. And after you tally up your impressive golf score, stop into the gift shop, featuring a full line of Mickey Mouse and Florida T-shirts at reasonable prices.
Location: Kissimmee, FLPhone: 407-396-7536
Set sail for adventure to a time when pirates ruled the high seas. For swashbuckling miniature golf full of surprises, visit one Pirate's Island and Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf at one of the many "port 'o call." Bring the whole family and discover sparkling waterfalls, mysterious treasure caves, ghost ships and pirate hideouts as ye putt where pirates roamed in a lush tropical setting with a cool sea fog. For a small ransom, capture one of our souvenirs or some sea snacks from our galley.
Location: Kissimmee, FLUrl: View WebsitePhone: 407-396-4660
Experience the spectacular golf at Orange Lake Resort. The four challenging courses will take your game to a whole new level. Rolling greens, gorgeous fairways and more-all waiting for you.
Location: Kissimmee, FL Url: View WebsitePhone: 407-239-1050
45 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf. The 27-hole North/South/East Course provides the ultimate test of accuracy while the 18-hole New Course provides a Scottish links masterpiece. Grand Cypress Golf Club is open to resort guests, tournaments, memberships, and limited public play.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 1-877-330-7377
Best public golf course in Orlando, Florida area. Offering FL golf vacations and packages - 36 holes per day, hours of range time, two championship courses, a 9 hole short course, several onsite instruction schools and the largest public golf driving range and practice facility in America.
Location: Winter Garden, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 888-727-3672
Celebration Golf Club is a Robert Trent Jones designed golf course. The course is rated 4 1/2 Star in Golf Digest and ranked #12 by the Florida Golf News. Celebration has been host to the National Oldsmobile Scramble Finals from 1999-2001.
Location: Celebration, FL Url: View WebsiteToll Free: 888-2Play18
45 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf. The 27-hole North/South/East Course provides the ultimate test of accuracy while the 18-hole New Course provides a Scottish links masterpiece. Grand Cypress Golf Club is open to resort guests, tournaments, memberships, and limited public play.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 1-877-330-7377
Best public golf course in Orlando, Florida area. Offering FL golf vacations and packages - 36 holes per day, hours of range time, two championship courses, a 9 hole short course, several onsite instruction schools and the largest public golf driving range and practice facility in America.
Location: Winter Garden, FLUrl: View WebsiteToll Free: 888-727-3672
Falcon's Fire Golf Club is recognized both regionally and nationally as one of the finest Orlando golf courses. The Rees Jones Signature Designed championship golf course and the spacious Clubhouse offers guests the highest in service excellence and amenities from dining at the Falcon's Nest to perusing the latest technology, equipment and apparel at the award-winning Golf Shop. Falcon's Fire Golf Club is a premier Florida golf vacation destination with a convenient location just steps from the Walt Disney World Resort, International Airport and Orlando Convention Center.
Location: Kissimmee, FL Url: View WebsitePhone: 407-239-5445
Walt Disney World has four 18 hole golf courses and one 9 hole golf course on the property. Two great 18 hole architects, Joe Lee and Tom Fazio, will present you with various challenges in design and course strategy on championship caliber courses. Combined with Disney's world renowned level of service, you will have a great experience playing these courses, whether staying at a Walt Disney World resort on vacation or for a business trip in the area. The three Joe Lee courses (the Magnolia, Palm and Lake Buena Vista) harken to the original days of Walt Disney World and more traditional Florida golf course design. The Palm and Magnolia courses host the annual PGA Tour professional event in the fall of each year. The Tom Fazio designed Osprey Ridge course brings an updated approach to course design with interesting challenges and elevations in the midst of the more remote parts of the Walt Disney World property. The nine hole Oak Trail walking course, designed by Ron Garl, provides a unique opportunity for younger or less experienced players to enjoy a round of golf, with a mix of par 3's, 4's and 5's. It's great for a family golfing experience with young kids! Golf, Golf Digest, Conde Nast Traveler and Travel and Leisure Golf magazines have consistently rated the Walt Disney World Resort as one of the top golf resorts in the United States, with additional awards recognizing Disney's "Family Friendly" environment for family golfing experiences.
Location: Orlando, FLUrl: View Website
December-February have the most pleasant temperatures, but the nights can get quite cold:
November to April are the dry months with the least rainfall:
May to October see more rain, but this usually comes in the evenings after a hot sunny day:
August and September have the most dramatic storms but, again, mostly confined to the evenings, leaving the days free and sunny to enjoy the attractions.
