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When you think of Lake Buena Vista attractions, what is the first thing that comes to mind? If you said the Walt Disney World® Resort, you are correct. It is by far the most famous of all the attractions in Orlando which includes the Magic Kingdom® Park,
Epcot®, Disney-MGM Studios, and the Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park. However there are also other Orlando area attractions for you to choose from as well that include Sea World, International Drive, Old Town, the Harry P. Leu Gardens, Universal Studios, Wet'n' Wild, Islands of Adventure, and so much more!
During your stay at the Marriott Residence Inn there is a complimentary scheduled
shuttle service that is provided both to and from the Disney parks. After touring the theme parks,
guests can visit an area museum or enjoy a night on the town.
Enjoy all the Buena Vista attractions when you reserve a room at the Marriott Residence Inn.
Here are just a few of the area attractions within a short drive of this Lake Buena Vista Hotel in Orlando Florida:
Walt Disney World® Resort
Walt Disney World Resort consists of Magic Kingdom® Park, EPCOT®, Disney-MGM
Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park, Downtown Disney® area and much more.
Magic Kingdom® Park
Over 30 years since it opened,
children and adults continue to be enchanted and enthralled with
the Magic Kingdom® Park. Seven captivating lands – with over
40 delightful attractions – make exhilarating adventures and
eternal fairy tale classics come to life. Make sure to get a great
seat for Mickey’s PhilharMagic, an all-new 3-D extravaganza
featuring the largest company of Disney animated characters ever
brought together in one production. Rocket through a roller coaster
adventure into the darkest part of the universe on Space Mountain® attraction ,
or pilot your own cruiser to save the galaxy in Buzz Lightyear’s
Space Ranger Spin. Have a ghostly good time with spirited visitors
on a fun tour through The Haunted Mansion. After a few hours of
soaking up the Florida sunshine, get drenched on a five-story drop
down into Brier Rabbit’s Laughin’ Place at Splash Mountain® attraction .
Watch the magic get brighter at night with SpectroMagic –
a stunning procession of light, color and sound. And don't miss
the all-new Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams fireworks
extravaganza.
EPCOT®:
At Epcot®, education and imagination
are combined with the wonder of diverse cultures in two distinct
worlds, Future World and World Showcase. Both are full of adventure
and exhilaration. Soar into outer space in an all-new, one-of-a-kind
astronaut-like experience on Mission: SPACE. Then, buckle up on
Test Track to be a crash test volunteer! And, join Dr. Nigel Channing
on a Journey into Imagination with Figment.
In World Showcase, you can travel around eleven great nations—in
one afternoon-- offering the best of their food, music and culture.
The grand finale is IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, a myriad
of music, fireworks, lasers and special effects commemorating the
planet and all its cultures.
 Disney-MGM Studios: The glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry is the focus
at the Disney-MGM Studios. Laugh,
play and sing at Playhouse Disney – Live on Stage!, featuring
Bear in the Big Blue House, Rolie Polie Olie, Stanley and more Disney
Channel stars. Be enthralled by the Broadway-style show, Beauty
and the Beast – Live on Stage. Catch some speed in the limo
ride of your life on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster® Starring
Aerosmith attraction. Blast off in a runaway star-speeder whizzing through
deep space in Star Tours (©Disney/Lucasfilm, Inc), the Star Wars adventure. And you’ll
never encounter the same horror twice at The Twilight Zone Tower
of Terror™. And the evening culmination is Fantasmic!--an extravaganza
of lasers, lights, animation, dancing waters, live performers and
special effects, all in time to beloved Disney tunes.
 Disney’s
Animal Kingdom® Theme Park:
Discover the kingdom of animals who
live in our world...and our imagination. Timon, Pumbaa and Simba
invite you to a lively Broadway-style show in “Festival of
the Lion King.” Travel to Dinoland U.S.A.® --a theme park
onto itself--featuring Primeval Whirl®, a wild coaster great
for kids and adults. And, the kids will love the up, down and around
fun of TriceraTop Spin. Get ready for some thrills...go on a rescue
mission that goes back 65 million years on Dinosaur. Don't miss
one of the park's highlights, Kilimanjaro Safaris® in
Africa, and surround yourself with free-roaming animals in their
unaffected environment. Walk over to Asia and get wet on a rough,
water-rafting trip through Kali River Rapids®. Then get geared
up for the magnificent phenomenon of the mystical forest and ancient
ruins of Maharajah Jungle Trek®--home to tigers, giant fruit
bats and komodo dragons.
 Downtown Disney Area:
When you're ready to take a break from the parks, treat your senses
to the sights and sounds of Downtown Disney® area--featuring
endless shopping, dining and entertainment possiblilities -- home
to the amazing La Nouba™ by Cirque de Soleil®, DisneyQuest®
Indoor Interactive Theme Park and the animated nightlife of Pleasure
Island .
Celebration
The charming appeal of the neighborhood of Celebration is definitely
worth a visit. Located on 4,900 acres, Celebration has thousands
of residents living in picturesque homes and apartments. Celebration's
downtown area offers shops, restaurants, theaters and a hotel. Market
Street is a showcase for some of the world's leading architects.
Downtown Orlando
Find less tourist-focused nightlife and attractions in downtown
Orlando, including the Orlando Science Center. Scores of clubs and
restaurants are located in the heart of the city, which is one of
the fastest growing in the country. Dozens of antique shops line
"Antique Row" on Orange Avenue near Lake Ivanhoe.
Harry P. Leu Gardens
This 50-acre botanical garden on the shores of Lake Rowena presents
a tranquil break from all the theme-park action. Trails guide visitors
through massive camphors, moss-draped oaks, palms, cicadas and camellias
-- the latter signified by one of the world's largest collections:
50 species and some 2,000 plants that blossom from October through
March. There are 75 assortments of roses in the site's proper gardens,
as well as orchids, azaleas, desert plants, and colorful annuals
and perennials. The attraction also has palm, bamboo, and butterfly
gardens.
International Drive
 With so much to do, International Drive is an attraction onto itself.
With Ripley's Believe It or Not, Wet 'n Wild, Skull Kingdom and
many other fun spots along I-Drive, visitors could spend days exploring
this popular strip. Pointe Orlando is also the home of several restaurants
and bars, Muvico Pointe 21 Theaters and WonderWorks. The Mercado
is another shopping/restaurant/attraction complex. Besides 60 shops,
it has six restaurants and attractions that include Titanic: Ship
of Dreams and the upcoming Guinness World of Records Experience.
Dinner theaters abound and three major ones in the I-Drive area
are: King Henry's Feast, Pirates Dinner Adventure and Sleuths Mystery
Show. Don't feel like fighting the traffic? The I-Ride Trolley runs
from 7 a.m. to midnight along I-Drive from the Belz Outlet Mall
to SeaWorld, with 54 stops on the way. Adult fare is 75 cents, and
children younger than 12 ride free.
Old Town
Be sure to visit Old Town--a four-block shopping, dining and entertainment
complex, with an enormous lighted Ferris wheel and a dozen more
rides. Admission and parking are free. New attractions include the
Hollywood Wax Museum and Tower of London Experience.
Orlando Museum of Art
Founded in 1924, the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is an educational
institution whose mission reflects the continued community support
for the arts and upholding its role as a leading cultural institution
in the region. The museum houses some of the most prestigious traveling
exhibits in the nation and a permanent collection of 19th- and 20th-century
American art, pre-Columbian art dating from 1200 B.C to A.D. 1500,
and African art.
SeaWorld Adventure Park Florida & Discovery Cove
Educate yourself on aquatic life and find big thrills at SeaWorld.
The newest thrill is Kraken, a monster of a ride that has the distinction
of being the fastest, tallest and longest roller coaster in town.
Journey to Atlantis was chosen by Disney's Adventure magazine as
one of the nation's scariest thrill rides and by USA Today as one
of the nation's top five attractions for 1998. SeaWorld's trademark
continues to be their spectacular world-class shows and up-close
animal encounters.
If you wish to have a more intimate look at sea-life, just look
next door to Discovery Cove. Swimming with dolphins is the centerpiece
of a daylong adventure in this exotic tropical oasis. You can also
snorkel with thousands of tropical fish, explore underwater shipwrecks
and mysterious grottos, and lazily swim down a tropical river with
waterfalls and a freshwater lagoon. Interacting with a bottlenose
dolphin at Discovery Cove is a memory that will stay with you for
a lifetime.
Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure
“Ride the Movies®” at Universal Studios® ,
the number one movie studio theme park in the world. At this real
working motion picture studio, an astounding array of rides, shows,
movie sets and attractions take you beyond the screen and put you
right in your favorite scenes from your favorite movies. You'll
save the earth from aliens on the interactive Men in Black Alien
Attack! Then join Shrek®, Donkey, and Princess Fiona in Shrek
4-D, an all new adventure that puts you inside all the action.
Just next door to Universal, experience unforgettable thrills at
the new Islands of Adventures. Take a journey through five uniquely-themed
islands where the world's most cutting-edge rides, shows and interactive
attractions challenge all your senses. Take a trip through Seuss
Landing, explore the Lost Continent, experience the real Jurassic
Park, splash through the panels of your favorite comic strips in
the wild and wacky water-filled streets of Toon Lagoon, and enter
the comic book city Marvel Super Hero Land.
After the parks close, spend the evening on City Walk, a street
of entertainment and nightlife which features Hard Rock Café
Orlando, complete with the Hard Rock Live performance center; NASCAR
Cafe; Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville and the Universal Cineplex
Cinemas with 20 screens.
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