Orlando, Florida is one of the most visited places in the United States. The city has the best theme parks in the world. In fact when you think Orlando, theme parks like Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld are the first things that come to mind.

The city attracts approximately 48 million visitors per year and about one in every twelve visitors is from a foreign country. Each one of the million who have already visited the theme parks have their own cherished idea of what makes this place enchanting.

Orlando caters to all age groups, interests, cultures and levels of participation. Whether you are traveling solo, as a couple or with friends and family, you will find that Orlando offers a unique taste to your indoor and outdoor adventures, entertainment, shopping, dining, golf, spas and nightlife. But of course, traveling to Orlando is never complete without a visit to one of the theme parks.

Walt Disney World Resort

The world’s largest and most visited theme park resort, Walt Disney World is made up of four theme parks: the Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Disney’s Typhoon and Blizzard Beach are its two water parks.

The resort has 24 hotels and resorts that are categorized into Value, Moderate and Deluxe for travelers of any budget. They even have timeshare villas and campgrounds for visitors of different interests and needs.

Magic Kingdom

This is a place where dreams come true for little girls and boys and the young at heart. Magic Kingdom is the place of fairy tales, entertainment and where the Cinderella Castle takes center stage.

When visiting Magic Kingdom be prepared to have good walking shoes, load up your camera with enough memory and charged batteries for all the photos with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and the whole clan who will be waiting for all of you to take the photos of a lifetime.

Mickey has welcomed children to the Magic Kingdom for over 40 years.

Magic Kingdom is divided into six whimsical lands. They are Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The 107 acre park will take you into fantasies where you can become a pirate, warrior, princess or prince. Kids and adults alike can be the star or princess of the day!

You will find that this park not only caters to your teens or your grandparents, it is actually the most suitable park for children ten years and below. There are gentle and ‘first timer’ rides suitable for children ages four and below and less than 48 inches tall. One of the attractions for little children is the “it’s a small world” ride which has 300 brightly costumed dolls from 100 countries singing in 5 languages.

For the adventure seeking teen or adult, there is the Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tomorrowland Speedway rides.

Families will have a fun time joining various parades on Main Street USA, performances and the night attraction of Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks. Magic Kingdom is by far the best representation of what Walt Disney had in mind when he set out to make Orlando the city that it is today.

Justin Bieber performing at Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom.

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