2005 CONVENTION
Things to do in Orlando
By LYNN HOPPES
Orlando Sentinel
Paddle a swan boat on Lake Eola.
Smell the roses at Harry P. Leu Gardens.
Marvel at Tiffany glass at the Charles Hosmer
Morse Museum of American
Art.
Find Chief Osceola in the mural at Celebration
Hotel.
Touch a stingray at SeaWorld Orlando.
Count the manatees at Blue Springs State Park.
Race your friends on go-karts at Fun Spot Action Park.
Drive a stock car at 125 mph at Richard Petty
Driving Experience.
Tour the world in under a mile at Epcot.
Dine at the world's largest Hard Rock Cafe.
View the stars from the largest refractor
telescope at the Orlando Science Center.
Treat yourself to "a little
something" at Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Jimmy
Choo or Coach at The
Mall at Millenia.
Feel the G-forces on a roller coaster at
Universal's Islands of
Adventure.
Swim with the dolphins at Discovery Cove.
Play golf on the same courses as Tiger Woods.
Design and ride your own roller coaster at
WonderWorks and Disney Quest.
See the weird and wild at Ripley's Believe It
or Not! Orlando
Odditorium.
Glow in the dark at Pointe Orlando.
Learn to water-ski at Sammy Duval's Water
Sports Centre or Lake Buena
Vista Water Sports.
Go antiquing on Orange Avenue and in Mount
Dora.
Body surf at Wet 'n Wild and Water Mania.
Hold a gator or snake at Gatorland.
See the Bible come to life at The Holy Land
Experience.
Jam at Bob Marley's open-air house.
Fly a jet fighter at Stallion 51.
Taste local wines at Lakeridge Winery.
Test new toys at Disney's Once Upon a Toy.
Fly in a World War II plane at Flying Tigers
Warbird Museum.
Dine with characters at your favorite theme
park.
Swim in 72-degree water year-round at Wekiwa
Springs.
Train like an astronaut at the Astronaut Hall
of Fame.
Trade pins at Epcot.
Shoot hoops at NBA City.
Drop 13 stories on Tower of Terror at
Disney-MGM Studios.
Launch into space on Mission: SPACE at
Disney's Epcot.
Ride the largest, fastest, tallest roller
coaster in Orlando at SeaWorld Orlando.
Make memories of a lifetime ...
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