Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Orlando & Walt Disney
World
Why Go?
Play quidditch with Harry Potter, disappear into the Twilight Zone in a haunted elevator,
whip through the air on a sea monster. In Orlando, the Theme Park Capital of the World,
it's all about adrenaline-fueled fun wrapped up in the mystique of storytelling and fantasy.
Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort (including the Wizarding World of Harry
Potter), SeaWorld and Discovery Cove cluster within 15 miles of one another, and Lego-
land is an hour's drive from downtown Orlando. These carefully constructed environ-
ments, dripping with illusion and magic, and filled with rides, shows and parades, promise
escape from the everyday. Folks flock here by the thousands looking for just that. Sure,
Orlando has a quieter side, too, with world-class museums, excellent nature preserves and
a burgeoning field-to-fork restaurant scene, but as wonderful as it may be, the city will al-
ways lie in the shadow of Cinderella's Castle and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft.
