Location
Theme parks
Walt Disney World Resort
Magic kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood studios, Animal kingdom, Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon and ESPN
10-15 minutes, 6 miles
Universal Studios Resort Orlando
Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Epic Universe and Volcano Bay
25-30 minutes
Seaworld, Discovery Cove and Aquatica
20 minutes
Legoland Florida Resort and Peppa Pig Park Florida
50 minutes
Busch Gardens & Adventure Island, Tampa
80 minutes
Other key area attractions nearby
H2O waterpark and resort Margaritaville
20 minutes
World’s largest Mc Donald’s!
30 minutes
Old Town Kissimmee
15 minutes
Kennedy Space Centre
50 minutes
Boggy creek airboat rides
30 minutes
Gatorland
20 minutes
Icon park and all attractions (I Drive)
30 minutes
Helicopter tours
Hot air balloon rides
Canyons zipline
Crayola experience
Celebration
Food and dining/dining entertainment
Outside of the theme parks themselves, the region offers a never-ending range of restaurants ranging from fast food to elegant steak houses and fine fish restaurants!
Some options all in the local area include:
Restaurants
Denny’s
IHOP
Cracker Barrel
Outback Steakhouse
Medieval times
(entertainment dining)
Longhorn Steakhouse
Icon park and all attractions (I Drive)
Pizza Hut
Panda Express
Buffalo Wild Wings
Red Robin
Waffle House
Ford Garage
Red Lobster
TGI Fridays
Steak ‘n Shake
CiCi’s Pizza
BJs
Romano’s Macaroni Grill
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Tim Hortons
Cheesecake Factory
Texas Roadhouse
Fast Food
Culvers
Portillos
McDonald’s
Dairy Queen
Crumbl cookie
Dunkin Donuts
Baskin Robbins
Burger King
Subway
Popeyes
A&W Restaurants
Papa Johns
Auntie Annes
Long John Silver’s
Firehouse Subs
White Castle
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Zaxby’s
Panera Bread
Panda Express
Chick-Fil-A
Wendys
Five Guys
Taco Bell
Hardee’s
Krispy Kreme
Starbucks
KFC
Cinnabon
Sonic
Arby’s
Cold Stone Creamery
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Nathan Famous
Jack in the Box
Sbarro
Checkers
Bojangles’
Burger Fi
Pollo Tropical
Erl of Sandwich
Shopping
Florida Mall
16 miles 40 minutes
Mall at Millenia
18 miles 50 minutes
Orlando International Premium Outlets
15 miles 35 minutes
Lake Buena Vista factory outlets
5 miles 15 minutes
Factory Outlets at Vineland
5 miles 15 minutes
Disney Springs (At Walt Disney World Resort)
7 miles 20 minutes
All within 10 minutes of the home
Walmart
Super Target
Publix
Beaches and state parks
Daytona beach
81 miles, 1.5hrs (Atlantic coast)
Cocoa beach 69 miles
1.5 hrs (Atlantic coast)
New Smyrna beach
81 miles 1.5hrs (Atlantic coast)
Clearwater beach
92 miles 2hrs (Gulf coast)
St Petersburg
93 miles 2 hours (gulf coast)
Blue Springs State Park
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Lake Griffin State Park
Rainbow Springs State Park
Lake Kissimmee State Park
Silver springs State Park
Wiekiwachee Springs State Park
Shingle Creek Regional Park
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Sports and concert venues
Raymond James stadium home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)
1.5hrs (Gulf coast)
Inter&co stadium (soccer) (Home of the Orlando city soccer team)
Kia arena (home of Orlando magic basketball, Florida panthers ice hockey and Orlando predators American football teams) Downtown Orlando
ESPN wide world of sports complex is located on Walt Disney World property and hosts sporting events for athletes ranging in different abilities and ages.
Mini/crazy golf experiences are located across the Orlando area including courses in both Disney and Universal Property and some conveniently located down the 192 including Congo River Golf and Pirates Cove Adventure Golf.
For more challenging golfing experiences, Orlando is blessed with stunning golf courses including the closest being Falcons Fire conveniently located just off the 192 at Old Town.
Airports and local transport
Airports
Orlando (MCO)
30 minutes
Tampa (TPA)
76 miles 1.5hrs
Miami (MIA)
230 miles 4.0 hrs
Atlanta (ATL)
450 miles 8 hours