Fred Mawer reports on The Land of Make-Believe - Best For
Posted On
12.04.07
Energetic families: To put it bluntly, there’s no point in coming to Orlando if your idea of a good holiday is chilling out for hours by the pool.
Grown-ups who haven’t fully grown up: You may be surprised to learn that more visitors from the UK come to Orlando without children than with. Rides such as the Amazing Adventures of Spiderman at Universal’s Islands of Adventure, which mixes actual, simulated and 3-D effects, are so extraordinary that the older you are, the better you’ll appreciate them. Universal and Disney also have enjoyable nightlife complexes.
Beach lovers: According to annual surveys carried out by Stephen Leatherman (better known as Dr Beach), Florida’s 1,000-plus miles of beaches include some of the best in the US. In 2006, his top-rated beach on the American continent was Caladesi Island, a protected park on Florida’s west coast reachable only by boat.
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