Plan Your Florida Vacation
The aim of this blog is to provide as much information about things to see and do whilst you are on the holiday of a lifetime in the vacation capital of the world - The Sunshine State of Florida.
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WONDERWORKS
Posted on December 3rd, 2009 No commentsWONDERWORKS
Written by: Steven Humpleby
Authors WebsiteWONDERWORKS
9067 International Drive, Orlando, FL32819
Open daily 9.00am until midnight
Easily recognisable as the ‘Upside Down House’ on International Drive, Wonderworks contains over 100 interactive exhibits.
With opening hours until midnight, this is a fun family attraction that can be enjoyed when the theme parks close, or after a day lazing in the sun.
Entry to Wonderworks is through a revolving tunnel that transports you theoretically upside down to begin your experience.
The exhibits begin with the Earthquake Simulator which recreates a 5.3 earthquake, followed by the Hurricane Simulator. Also enjoy the Global VR which simulates the virtual combat of a Desert War.
Then take the controls of the Discovery Space Shuttle or an F14 and F18 fighter jet, and discover the skills and techniques required to fly them.
Here, there are also photo opportunities with life size replicas of an Astronaut Space Suit and Mercury Capsule.
Much fun can be had in the Bubble Lab where there are a variety of fun, gigantic bubble-making tools. Then lay on the Bed of Nails and feel 3500 sharp nails rise under you, or press into the 40,000 pins on the Wonderwall and create a 3D impression of your entire body.
In the Virtual Sports section, play virtual basketball, soccer or air hockey.
The Wonder Coaster is not for the feint hearted. This simulator rolls 360o, up, down, backwards, forwards and any which way it can. Riders must be 48” tall.
Negotiating each level via the stairway, introduces the many mysterious pictures that will bring you to a standstill trying to figure them out.
On the top floor is the arcade and prize shop.
The café is located on the 1st floor, and offers a variety of pizza, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, French fries, soft pretzels, popcorn, ice cream and drinks.
The Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show
Voted as the best dinner show for 2009, this is an impressive, interactive, entertaining and extremely funny dinner show, containing magic, impersonations and improvised comedy.
Ticket price includes unlimited fresh cheese and pepperoni pizza, salad, popcorn and unlimited wine, beer, soda and dessert.
Show times are 6.00pm Sunday to Saturday, with an extra performance at 8.00pm on a Saturday.
Lazer Tag
Wear a technology enriched vest, and outplay, outlast and outshoot your opponents in the huge maze.
Prices (2009) Child (4-12)/Over 65’s Adults
Wonderworks $14.95 $19.95
Lazer Tag (One game) $ 4.95 $ 4.95
The Outta Control Dinner Show $16.95 $24.95
(Dinner Show Only)
Magic Combo $28.95 $38.95
(Wonderworks & Dinner Show)
Lazer Combo $17.95 $22.95
(Wonderworks & 1 Lazer Tag Game)
Ultimate Combo $29.95 $39.95
Discount coupons for $1.50 off Wonderworks admission and $1.50 off The Outta Control Dinner Show are available from Wonderworks own website! Visit www.wonderworksonline.com
Parking
Parking is directly behind Wonderworks, in the Pointe Orlando parking Garage. The fees range from $2.00-$6.00 per car.
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ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS OUTSIDE OF DISNEY
Posted on July 25th, 2009 No commentsWritten by: Michele Chamberlain
Authors WebsiteI know the majority of visitors come to Orlando to vist Walt Disney World, but there are many other attractions to visit during your stay. I have list some below to give you a taster of what is available during your magical vacation to Orlando.
WonderWorksOrlando’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.
Visit the website Web: www.wonderworksonline.com for further information.
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center is just 45 minutes from Orlando and is NASA’s launch headquarters. Each year, millions of visitors from across the world visit Kennedy Space Centre, where many of mankind’s greatest accomplishments take place. At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, you get the unique chance to tour NASA’s launch and landing facilities. Experience interactive simulators, live shows, and jaw-dropping encounters with massive rockets and have the opportunity to meet a real member of NASA’s Astronaut Corps. You may even be lucky and see a Rocket Launch!
Visit http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/ for further information.
Nascar Daytona 500 Experience
From the heart-pounding thunder of bumper-to-bumper competition on the historic high banks of Daytona International Speedway to the high octane thrills and spills of high-tech motion simulators, catch all the energy and non-stop excitement of Daytona 500 Experience, ‘The Ultimate Motorsports Attraction.’ ‘The Official Attraction of NASCAR,’ and your destination for racing excitement includes the larger-than-life magic of ‘NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience’. Feel the adrenaline of racing with state-of-the-art motion simulators like DAYTONA DREAM LAPS and feel the pressure of the 16-Second Pit Stop Challenge.
At DAYTONA 500 EXPERIENCE you can also enjoy a 30 minute, guided tour of the Speedway. The Speedway Tour takes guests on an open-air tram through Daytona International Speedway’s garage area, pit road, and the world-famous 31-degree high banks. The tour is narrated and describes each area of the track as you ride past. The tour also makes stops at Pit Road and Gatorade Victory Lane, track activities permitting. See what goes on behind the scenes at the “World Center of Racing.”
Visit the website for further information www.daytonausa.com
GatorlandGatorland is a 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve. Today it provides affordable family fun with thousands of alligators, and crocodiles, plus an aviary, breeding marsh with observation tower, petting zoo, nature walk, gift shop, trainride, restaurants, Gator Gully Splash Park and much more.Gatorland has been entertaining people with fun, exciting and educational shows about dangerous and unusual animals for years! Where else can you help a gator wrestler pick out the gator they are about to wrestle or have an up-close experience with really cool reptiles or see crocs and gators jump high in the air for food? No where! So come and share the adventure at all of our fun shows.Visit http://www.gatorland.com/ for further information.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.Visit the website www.ripleysorlando.com for further information.These are just a few of the other attractions to visit whilst in Orlando. There are many others which you can find by just browsing the internet. Hope you enjoy some of them during your next visit to Orlando.