Known as the Alligator Capital of the World, Gatorland is a 110-acre alligator theme park and wildlife preserve. A fun half-day swamp-stompin’ family adventure here includes huge alligators and crocodiles, a train ride, an aviary, breeding marsh, petting zoo and bird sanctuary.
2. WonderWorks
9067 International Drive / Orlando
You can't miss this upside down building on I-Drive. This amusement park for the mind features over 100 interactive, family-friendly exhibits. Let your imagination run wild in this once top-secret laboratory blown to Orlando from the Bermuda Triangle by a rogue tornado!
3. Walt Disney World Speedway
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Feel the speed of being a NASCAR driver by getting behind the wheel of your own stock car at the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Burn up the track in gas-powered cars as you "lap" up the excitement of this thrilling speedway. It’s fun for the whole family (as long as you can reach the gas pedal).
4. Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show
8251 Vineland Avenue / Orlando
A fun-filled, action-packed dinner and show extravaganza full of fantastic stunt riders, 32 horses, spectacular special effects, live buffalo, amazing ostrich races, magic and audience participation… all in a 35,000 square-foot arena with a delicious four-course dinner for one amazing price.
5. Pirate's Dinner Adventure
6400 Carrier Drive / Orlando
Ahoy, matey! Looking for a bit of swashbuckling action this evening? This side-splitting, musical spectacular is sure to please everyone in your group. It’s a Broadway-quality show on an enormous, fully-rigged pirate’s galleon! Enjoy action, romance, comedy, and dinner too!
6. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium
8201 International Drive / Orlando
What’s so odd about the Orlando Odditorium? Well, besides the fact that it appears to be sinking into one of Florida's infamous sinkholes, it’s filled with strange (and unbelievable) artifacts! All of the amazing (and amusing) items were collected by Robert Ripley—the modern Marco Polo and the real-life Indiana Jones!
7. Tri-Circle-D Ranch and Farm
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Horseback riding on real horses on a real ranch at Walt Disney World? Yup, that's right. The Tri-Circle-D is a great spot for a peaceful break from the theme park rush and a fun spot for a family horseback ride. Round up your posse to hit the trail for pony rides, horse-drawn carriage and wagon rides, and guided trail rides!
8. Boggy Creek Airboat Rides
2001 East Southport Road / Kissimmee
You don't have to visit the Everglades to experience a true Florida airboat ride. Come fly in the swamps of Boggy Creek where you can view native wetland wildlife—exotic birds, turtles and the Florida alligator—in their natural habitat while traveling on an airboat at up to 45 miles per hour!
9. SkyVenture Orlando
6805 Visitor Circle / Orlando
Want to know what it's like to skydive, but afraid to jump out of an airplane? Experience indoor skydiving and get the sensation of free fall and body flight in a safe environment! No jumping needed. No experience is necessary. No special skills required. Come fly inside this offbeat (and indoor) wind tunnel!
10. Skull Kingdom
5933 American Way / Orlando
There's no missing this haunted house with its giant skull entrance! Top off your day of theme park thrills with a night of fright and fun, haunted house chills, and horror shows! In addition to horror house fun, Skull Kingdom’s entertaining Chamber of Magic show and dinner happens twice a night!
