Walt Disney World Resort & Orlando (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

210 Pages·2010·21.17 MB·English

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
WALT DISNEY WORLD®
RESORT & ORLANDO
ENTERTAINMENT
BEACHES SPORTS
•
THEME PARKS SHOPPING
•
NIGHTLIFE STATE PARKS
•
HOTELS RESORTS CULTURE
• •
THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT
OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
WALT DISNEY
®
WORLD RESORT
& ORLANDO

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
®
WALT DISNEY WORLD
RESORT & ORLANDO
MANAGING EDITOR Aruna Ghose
ART EDITOR Benu Joshi
SENIOR EDITOR Rimli Borooah
EDITOR Shahnaaz Bakshi
DESIGNER Kavita Saha
PICTURE RESEARCHER Taiyaba Khatoon
CARTOGRAPHER Suresh Kumar
DTP COORDINATOR Shailesh Sharma
DTP DESIGNER Vinod Harish
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS
Phyllis and Arvin Steinberg, Joseph Hayes, Charles Martin
CONSULTANT
Richard Grula
A ride at Universal Orlando’s
Reproduced by Colourscan (Singapore) Islands of Adventure (see pp96–7)
Printed and bound in China by L. Rex Printing Co. Ltd
First American Edition 2005 CONTENTS
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Published in the United States by
DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, INTRODUCING
New York, New York 10014
WALT DISNEY
Reprinted with revisions 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
WORLD® RESORT
Copyright 2005, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London
A Penguin Company & ORLANDO
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PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED. PUTTING CENTRAL
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. FLORIDA ON THE MAP
ISSN 1542 1554 10
ISBN 978-0-75666-155-7
This book makes reference to various trademarks, A PORTRAIT OF
marks, and registered marks owned by the Disney CENTRAL FLORIDA 12
Company and Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Front cover main image:
Cinderella Castle during the fireworks spectacular “Wishes” at CENTRAL FLORIDA
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort®, Orlando THROUGH THE YEAR 24
The information in this
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as
possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as
telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging
arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The
publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising
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Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides,
Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Cinderella’s Castle, a fairy-tale
fantasy at Magic Kingdom® (see pp34)
Spectacular fireworks above Cinderella’s Castle at Magic Kingdom®, Walt Disney World® Resort
SHOPPING IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA 156
ENTERTAINMENT IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA 166
WEDDINGS IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA 170
SPORTS IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA 176
SURVIVAL GUIDE
PRACTICAL
INFORMATION 186
Primeval Whirl®, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® (see pp64–7)
TRAVEL INFORMATION
192
WALT DISNEY
WORLD® RESORT
GENERAL INDEX
& CENTRAL
198
FLORIDA AREA BY
AREA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Highway patrol insignia 207
WALT DISNEY
WORLD® RESORT 30 TRAVELERS’
NEEDS
ORLANDO’S OTHER
THEME PARKS 78 WHERE TO STAY 130
ORLANDO & CENTRAL WHERE TO EAT 146
FLORIDA 102
A boardwalk trail at Blue Spring Space shuttle launch pad
State Park (see p114) (see pp22–3)

INTRODUCING
®
WALT DISNEY WORLD
RESORT & ORLANDO
FOUR GREAT DAYS IN ORLANDO 8–9
PUTTING CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THE MAP 10–11
A PORTRAIT OF CENTRAL FLORIDA 12–23
CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THE YEAR 24–27
8 INTRODUCING ORLANDO
FOUR GREAT DAYS IN ORLANDO
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rlando’s family-oriented highlights. The following four
selection of attractions itineraries guide you to the
includes a world- area’s best, whether you are
famous concentration of theme traveling with young children
parks with enough larger- or in a group of adults, with an
than-life personalities and eye towards the Space Coast or
adrenaline-pumping thrills to looking to go no further than
dazzle even the most jaded Disney’s Main Street, USA®.
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imagination. Assuming Mickey (cid:42)(cid:79)(cid:77)(cid:70)(cid:85)(cid:1)(cid:45)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:85)(cid:73)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:84)(cid:70) Key sights have page
Mouse and Co. represent just references so you can check
one part of your Orlando visit, with for more details. Price guides include
some forethought you can easily the estimated cost of travel, food,
accommodate the region’s other and admission charges.
rides. Alternatively, take a
leisurely Jungle Cruise with a
highly entertaining boatman.
Once the thrills are over,
stroll back to Main Street,
USA® to witness the dazzling
late-afternoon parade.
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(cid:53)(cid:56)(cid:48)(cid:1)(cid:34)(cid:37)(cid:54)(cid:45)(cid:53)(cid:52) allow at least $200;
(cid:34)(cid:71)(cid:85)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:79) $600 for golf/basketball itinerary
BEST OF DISNEY Take the monorail to the
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Disembark at Fantasyland® (cid:39)(cid:74)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:1)(cid:40)(cid:80)(cid:77)(cid:71)(cid:1)(cid:36)(cid:77)(cid:86)(cid:67) (see p176–7)
(cid:39)(cid:34)(cid:46)(cid:42)(cid:45)(cid:58)(cid:1)(cid:48)(cid:39)(cid:1)(cid:21) allow at least $425 (see pp38–9) for classic child- offers top-quality rental
friendly attractions such as equipment as well as
(cid:46)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:79)(cid:74)(cid:79)(cid:72) Dumbo the Flying Elephant online tee-time booking.
Try to arrive at (cid:38)(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:85)® (see and “it’s a small world” or, Alternatively, aesthetically
pp42–53) an hour before the for older children, at
official opening time. Pick Frontierland® (see p37)
up a Fastpass for Test Track for Big Thunder
(see p46) if you are with Mountain Railroad and
young children, or Mission: the exhilarating Splash
SPACE (see pp44–5) for older Mountain®. For the
children. While waiting for latter two, secure
your allocated Fastpass time, Fastpasses before sitting
explore Innoventions East down to affordably
(see p43) for some high-tech priced sandwiches and
video gaming. After the salads at Pecos Bill’s.
rides, stroll around World After the rides, head to
Showcase (see pp50–3). Adventureland® (see
Either find a pavilion that is pp36–7) and get a
of particular interest to your Fastpass for Pirates of
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Spaceship Earth (see p43). the park’s best original (cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:77)(cid:71)(cid:1)(cid:68)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:70)(cid:84)
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