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Things to do on International Drive in Orlando
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Pointe Orlando
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January 11, 2011 |
Universal Studios Orlando is a great place to visit with the family for the magic of the movies, great dining, and fast action rides and attractions that will get the blood flowing! There are a number of options when it comes to Universal Studios in Orlando so let us start with the entrance to the property. Situated just before the gates to both the Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks is Universal City Walk. City Walk has a mix of great dining, shopping and nightlife including Bob Marley’s, the Groove, Rising Star, Pat O’Brien’s and much more. The clubs and lounges around City Walk usually have live music or other entertainment for the adults in the group. There is even a cigar bar that serves the finest liquor and beers with a large selection of cigars, cigarettes, and cloves. The cigar bar is located right next to the Lowes Universal Cineplex. Hard Rock Café and Hard Rock Live are a great combination of dining and entertainment establishments and venues respectively. Some of the biggest names in music and performance visit Hard Rock Live for amazing performances. At Universal City Walk there are plenty of dining options which include huge themed restaurants including the NASCAR Café, NBA City, Margaritaville, and Hard Rock Café and even the upscale cuisine from well known chef Emeril Lagasse. For entertainment, guests can visit the Blue Man Group showing at the Sharp Aquos Theater. This show is fun for the whole family and features the amazing rhythmic skills of the Blue Man Group, a group of three performers who stay silent aside from their homemade rhythmic instruments. They are accompanied by a crazy band of musicians who are all decked out in black light paint and crazy costumes. City Walk is a great place to hang out at night for amazing live music performances and great dining.
SeaWorld in Orlando Florida is an amazing place to explore all the wonderful animals of the ocean as well as other great animals. SeaWorld brings the wild to guests from all over the world. It is an amazing theme park introducing guests to animals, fun rides, and amazing shows. There are an amazing amount of exhibits, rides, and shows for everyone to enjoy at SeaWorld Orlando. Some of the exhibits include the Shark Encounter, Wild Arctic which features beluga whales, penguins, and polar bears, the Dolphin Nursery, Manatee Rescue, Pacific Point Preserve, and many more. These exhibits feature ocean and freshwater life from all over the world with detailed descriptions of the animals they represent. The Shark Encounter for example is a great place to see items from the past including diving bells and suits as well as the jaws and teeth of some very large sharks found in different parts of the world. These items on display come before and after a giant tunnel featuring a conveyor belt which brings guests from one side of a giant overhead aquarium to the other. This tank displays an impressive number of sharks of different species in an amazing display. The tunnel is constructed of a single piece of super thick plexi glass that features all of the sharks swimming above. To one end of the Shark Encounter is the Sharks Underwater Grill which uses the massive shark aquarium as one of the restaurant’s walls. Here diners can eat and drink while observing the sharks in their simulated habitat. To the farthest wall of the aquarium is another of SeaWorld’s most interesting attractions, the Shark Deep Dive. This attraction is a special one where guests pay to be submerged with futuristic diving bells and wet suits in a shark cage. Two guests at a time can dive with the sharks, being kept safe in the cage. The cage moves slowly across the back wall of the aquarium giving the two divers an amazing view of both the aquarium and the amazing sharks inside. With so much more to see at SeaWorld, there is no way anyone could miss an oportunity to visit today! 
Pointe Orlando is an attraction in itself featuring the many comforts of a shopping mall with an interesting appeal of someplace new. There is nothing like it anywhere! Pointe Orlando features shopping of all sorts as well as a massive movie theater with an IMAX screen. The Regal Stadium 20 and IMAX theater features today’s hottest movies and 3D films. They serve all of the family movie night favorites including popcorn, candy, and sodas but they also stock new movie theater favorites including nachos, hot dogs, cinnamon pretzels, and even beer and wine for the adults! If movies aren’t on the “To Do List” for the evening, there is also a fine selection of clubs to hang out in which feature live entertainment and great food. BB King’s Blues Club and The Improv Comedy Club make their home at Pointe Orlando featuring some amazing musical performances from big names in Blues as well as the BB King All Star band as well as amazing comedians and improv comedy troupes respectively. These venues offer great food and beverages as well and make for an amazing night out. Some other places to dine while at Pointe Orlando include Cuba Libre Rum Bar and Restaurant, Copper Canyon Grill, Adobe Gillas, Funky Monkey Wine Company, The Capital Grille, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, and Tommy Bahama’s Restaurant and Bar. These establishments have their own name and experience to offer as well as upscale flavor in a unique atmosphere. One can go crazy trying to figure out which restaurant will be the one of patronage for the evening! Aside from dining, clubs, and shopping, Pointe Orlando also features WonderWorks. WonderWorks is a great place to bring the family and includes all sorts of fun, interactive attractions and exhibits with some informative and educational value. There are a number of great attractions within this massive upside-down funhouse including laser tag! 
Wet ‘n Wild water park is an awesome place to cool off in the hot Florida sun. There is never a shortage of things to do at this amazing water park. There are plenty of slides and attractions to keep the whole family entertained at Wet ‘n Wild. Cruise down a lazy river, soar down tube slides, take a giant plunge down a steep slide that will send bellies into brains or sit around in the wave pool. There are also attractions and play areas for the little ones that make a day in the sun so entertaining. Labeled America’s number one water park, Wet ‘n Wild is the place to be for watery fun under the sun in sunny Orlando Florida. Rides available at Wet ‘n Wild include thrill rides, multi-person rides, easy rides (for the not so adventurous), and rides just for kids. The Brain Wash is an awesome tube thrill ride which sends riders down a mass of tubes into a 53 foot vertical drop which ends in a giant dome of the brain washer. Riders will climb the walls zooming up and down in this awesome thrill ride. The Storm is a similar ride although this one includes two tunnels that end in the cyclone domes which send riders sans tubes into a cyclonic swirl. There are also thrill rides which include nearly vertical drops down extremely fast slides which will send riders screaming at neck breaking speeds into a whole lot of good times! Some multi person rides include the Black Hole, Disco H2O, Bubba Tub, the Surge, and a whole lot more that send riders down flumes of water on big inner tubes ending off in pools to splash around in. These rides are awesome for the whole crew (some minus the youngest ones under a certain height). There is also the wave pool and the lazy river which are calm and cool for the rest of the family to enjoy. Rides just for kids include Bubble Up and the Kidz Park which feature wet and wild play areas for the kids to enjoy themselves without getting involved in the amazingly high rides. With something for everyone, Wet ‘n Wild is the place to be this summer!