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Theme Parks
The theme parks all have amazing attention to detail in their set-up, great service and queue-jumping passes. For major rides, you can obtain a pass to return at a specified time and head straight for the front, but only one pass at a time per person!
Disney
Disney now also has Epcot, MGM and Animal Kingdom theme parks as well as numerous water parks, Disney's Boardwalk and Downtown Disney, all of which are worth a visit.  Universal StudiosMuch more recent than Disney and Sea World, Universal Studios opened in 1990. Combining thrilling rides with film industry entertainment, Universal appeals more to adults and teenagers than younger children. At Universal Studios, you can learn the art of making movies with Hitchcock; marvel at street sets of New York and Hollywood; have a brush with Jaws; brave an Earthquake or Twister. See the Blues Brothers, Beetlejuice's rock'n'roll graveyard revue and the Wild, Wild, Wild West Stunt Show; shoot aliens in Men In Black Alien Attack; travel through time in Back to the Future simulator ride or have the future come to you in Terminator 2:3D. For the kids: Woody's Nuthouse Coaster, E.T. Adventure, Fievel's playland, Animal Planet Live.
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Magic KingdomThe original Orlando theme park; Magic Kingdom , is still going strong, unmissable. The iconic Cinderella's castle is the focal point for the surrounding 7 "lands", connected by an old-fashioned steam train. Visit Disney's Magic Kingdom Website.
MGMCelebrating 100 years of movie magic, Disney-MGM Studios is themed around animation and showbiz. Visit MGM Studios Website.  
EpcotFor a celebration of fascinating cultures and numerous wonders of the world, you can't miss Epcot . Visit Disney's Epcot Website.
Islands of AdventureThe state of the art Islands of Adventure is the newest park, opening in 1999 to rave reviews. From the exotic bazaar Port of Entry with its landmark lighthouse, you are immediately immersed in the park's fantastical atmosphere. In Marvel Super Hero Island, see comic book characters brought to life in this sleek city. See, hear and feel the 3D action with Spiderman; get catapulted from 0 to 40mph in 2 seconds flat on the high-speed Hulk roller-coaster (below); drop 200ft with Dr Doom's Fearfall and spin wildly in Storm Force Accelatron.  Toon Lagoon caters for crazy adventures like Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls (prepare to get VERY WET if you sit at the front!), and Seuss Landing has whimsical rides based on Dr Seuss stories. Enter Jurassic Park through its imposing archway and see dinosaurs firsthand. Beware of the T-rex in the Park River Adventure! In the Lost Continent, ride both of the Duelling Dragons - two interweaving, high-speed coasters, Fire and Ice - weather Poseidon's Fury and watch the Sinbad show. Dine in carved rock splendour while you watch the sun set over the lake in the ....restaurant. 
OthersIn the Animal Kingdom see animals real and imaginary. The Boardwalk is an old-style, clapboard town of shops and restaurants set around the lake. Disney's Wide World of Sports complex - learn to play like the pros.  |
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Orlando is
famous for its theme parks, the largest,
Disney, is only eleven minutes away from The
Abbey. 
The first Disney theme
park, the Magic Kingdom, opened in
Orlando in 1971 and has since been copied in California,
Japan and Europe. Only one junction away on the I4 the
Disney main
gate is just eleven minutes drive from the villa.