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Universal Orlando
263
Lake Cane
Rd.
Loews
Portofino Bay
Hotel
435
Ferry
U N I V E R S A L
S T U D I O S
F L O R I D A
UNIVERSAL
STUDIOS
FLORIDA
Walking
path
Major Blvd.
439
Ferry
Hard Rock
Hotel
Parking
Universal Studios
Entrance
Blue Man
Group
Ferry
Walkways to
parking
Hard Rock Cafe and
Hard Rock Live
CITYWALK
Islands of
Adventure
Entrance
Parking
7
ISLANDS OF
ADVENTURE
Walking
path
To
Downtown
Orlando
4
Ferry
Loews
Royal Pacific
Resort
4
439
0
200 yds
To Walt Disney World,
SeaWorld
N
0
200 m
2008, taking its own bite out of the city's
ever-changing market.
Aside from greater variety, these players
mean more multiday packages and special
deals for you. To compete with Disney,
SeaWorld and Universal Orlando teamed
up on multiday pass options a few years
back. They offer a
FlexTicket
that also
includes admission to
Wet 'n Wild
(a
Universal-owned water park) and has an
optional add-on that includes
Busch Gar-
dens Africa
in Tampa (p. 350).
While the wars rage on in the tradi-
tional tourist areas, it has finally dawned
on the rest of Orlando that Central Florida
is one of the world's favorite vacation des-
tinations.
Since the early 1990s, and most notably
in the past few years, Downtown Orlando
has undergone a transformation in hopes
