Orlando Adventures Eight things
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Orlando
Adventures
Eight things you didn’t know
you could do at Walt Disney World Resort
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At Epcot, guests ages
eight and up can have a personal encounter with the marine
life in The Living Seas. Scuba gear and scuba-assisted snorkeling equipment
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Learn to surf
Want to catch a six-foot
wave without the worry of sharks? Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and the
Cocoa Beach Surf School offer surfing lessons on selected mornings before the
water park opens. For information call 407-WDW-PLAY.
Trail
ride
Saddle up for a horseback
riding adventure through tall pines and palmettos with the Trail Blaze Coral at
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. Tours leave several times daily.
For information call 407-WDW-PLAY.
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Active vacationers
can saddle up for a trail ride at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and
Campground. Riders mosey
along beneath tall pines, bay trees and palmettos on this
45-minute wrangler-led tour. |
Scuba dive with sea
turtles
Certified divers can slip
into Epcot’s Living Seas pavilion to investigate a salt-water world of coral,
sea turtles and hundreds of other fish. This 6 million gallon aquarium is one of
the largest in the world. The twice-daily DiveQuest program includes gear and
expert-led tours. Guests without scuba certification can experience the Living
Seas using scuba-assisted snorkeling gear. For information call 407-WDW-TOUR.
Skim
across the water
Walt Disney World Resort
claims to have the largest rental fleet of watercraft in the world, from canopy
boats and pontoons to sailboats and mini-powerboats. There are miles of Disney
waterways to explore in this 47-square mile park. For more information call
407-WDW-PLAY.
Snorkel with sharks
For those who would like
to see sharks up close, the Shark Reef at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park is
just the ticket. All the necessary gear is provided to float above leopard and
nurse sharks, as well as rays and a sunken ship. For more information call
407-824-4321.
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The sky is the limit
when guests take a parasailing adventure high above Bay Lake. Single and
tandem fliers can have a bird's-eye view of the Magic Kingdom at altitudes
nearing 600 feet for 8 to 10 minutes. |
Reel in a big one
Trophy-sized largemouth
bass often lurk in the lakes and waterways at the Walt Disney World Resort, and
two-hour guided fishing tours can show guests how to reel in that trophy catch.
Boats are fully stocked with all the gear necessary for a fun day on the water.
This catch and release program requires no license and special tours can be
designed for young anglers ages 5-12. For information call 407-WDW-PLAY.
Explore by bike
There are more than 10
bicycle rental locations throughout Walt Disney World Resort, and guests can
coast down the resort paths on a speedy trail bike or take it easy on a covered
four-seater surrey bike.
Float across the sky
For an aerial view of Bay
Lake and Magic Kingdom, guests can catch some air with a parasail. Using a
unique “dry” take-off and landing, guests can head aloft from the back of a boat
without getting wet. For information and flight times call 407-939-0754. --
GWT
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