my orlando vacation - adventures

Adventures in Orlando
What you need to know before you go

Looking for a little more excitement on your vacation? Orlando has a lot more to offer than just amusement parks.

Why not get above the rest of the tourists in a helicopter or hot air balloon? In Kissimmee, you can actually take the controls of a vintage biplane or World War II fighter. Or, maybe you'd like to take the wheel of an NASCAR racer at Richard Petty's Racing School.

If you like the water, Orlando is one of the nation's foremost water sports destinations -- thanks to great weather, more than 300 lakes, and some world-class watersports facilities. Maybe you might enjoy learning how to wakeboard? Or you can rent a Jet Ski to zip around the lakes yourself.

And remember, the Atlantic Ocean is just an hour east. At Cocoa Beach, the closet beach to Orlando, you can find great scuba diving. Or for something really different, how about learning to surf at the world famous Ron Jon Surf Shop.