wikitravel.org:
Orange County -Home to Orlando and Walt Disney World.
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lonelyplanet.com:
Islands Of Adventure The best theme park in Orlando, Islands of Adventure, has better characters than the Magic Kingdom, better rides than Universal Studios and better food ... more >.
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fodors.com:
Walt Disney World is supposed to be the happiest place on earth, but if you're new to the park and don't >>.
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For travelers who can't fathom Florida without Walt Disney World, the final answer is "d" -- in Central Florida at least.
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professionaltravelguide.com:
Orlando's cleanliness, friendliness, temperate climate and diverse offerings make it a popular getaway for families, honeymooners, seniors, gays and corporate travelers, many of whom immerse themselves in area theme parks, such as Walt Disney World Resorts.
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frommers.com:
Insiders from the Universal Orlando/Hollywood set like to hang out in this "survivor" restaurant, which had its coming out in 1984.
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fodors.com:
As with its older cousin, Typhoon Lagoon, the Disney Imagineers have created an entire legend to explain the park's origin: after a freak winter storm dropped snow over the western side of Walt Disney World, entrepreneurs decided to create Florida's first downhill ski resort.
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wikitravel.org:
Walt Disney World is made up of four separate theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom), two water parks (Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach), two entertainment districts (Downtown Disney and Disney Boardwalk), and numerous resort hotels.
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lonelyplanet.com:
With the establishment of Walt Disney World in 1971, the area became a theme park megalopolis.
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fodors.com:
Fortunately, busy periods bring longer hours and sometimes added entertainment and parades, such as the evening SpectroMagic parade in Disney's Magic Kingdom, which you can't see in quieter times.
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nationalgeographic.com:
In central Florida, Sea World, Universal Studios, and Walt Disney World make big money.
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world66.com:
Universal's newest park is Universal Studios Islands of Adventure ,where there are "real" roller coasters.
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frommers.com:
Visitors who opt to head southeast to the Space Coast may find themselves privy to the eye-popping spectacle of rockets blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral.
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fodors.com:
2008 a Year of Change at Walt Disney World Walt Disney World is never the same for long.
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bugbog.com:
Everglades National Park** a massive subtropical area offering a well-organised wetland experience though hardly massive amounts of wildlife apart from 'gators.
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wikitravel.org:
The Walt Disney World Resort [1] (commonly known as Disney World or Disneyworld )is a complex of four separate theme parks ,two themed water parks, many resorts, restaurants and other facilities located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ,near Orlando.
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nationalgeographic.com:
The Story At the top of the Expedition Everest roller coaster (above), at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, there is a moment of silence ... before you plummet over the top.
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lonelyplanet.com:
Universal Studios and it's sister Islands of Adventure never fail to disappoint.
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nationalgeographic.com:
Walt Disney was silent on the subject of religion; there is scarcely a mention of God in his more than 40 animated movies and none of his theme parks includes a church.
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lonelyplanet.com:
The Glenn Martin Company (now Martin Marietta Defence Systems) began missile production, and the creation of the Cape Canaveral and Cape Kennedy Space Centers on Florida's east coast brought infusions of cash and jobs to the area.
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wikia.com:
It is also at the head of the state's third-largest metropolitan area, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach and Tampa-St.
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world66.com:
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon made landfall on Florida's Atlantic coast in 1513, though the exact location is a matter of very vigorous debate (and de Leon himself was convinced that Florida was in fact a "vast island").
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nationalgeographic.com:
—From "Deep South Finale," November/December 2004, National Geographic Traveler magazine.
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nationalgeographic.com:
To see how some of these places are doing, National Geographic Traveler and our National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations ,with George Washington University, conducted our third Destination Scorecard survey.
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world66.com:
We are located just 1/4 mile East of SEA WORLD Orlando, Florida and about 1 mile South of the Orange County Convention Center.
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frommers.com:
Lost in the international shuffle were the Seminole Indians.
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goworldtravel.com:
“There is so much here that most visitors miss,” says Wrenda Goodwyn of Downtown Orlando.
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