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Travel through a world of amazing spectacles, curious wonders and mysterious marvels at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium.
Open all year round year from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, the tilted, “sinking” Odditorium on International Drive showcases a unique collection of strange artifacts, interactive oddities and optical illusions – all from the stories of world renowned adventurer and radio personality Robert Ripley.
Your self-guided journey begins with the “ghost” of Ripley himself welcoming you on your adventure! Highlights include a ¾ scale Rolls Royce made out of over 1 million matchsticks and a Van Gogh painting comprised of 3,000 postcards depicting Van Gogh’s paintings themselves! Plus, you’ll explore a world full of unique oddities like dinosaur bones, shrunken heads, Egyptian treasures – plus many more exciting curiosities. There’s even a billiard room where the balls roll up the table!
Believe it or not, you’ll have a great time at this wonderfully curious and fun attraction!
July 29th, 2008
July 10, 2008 Edition
by Rick E-Mouse
This week’s Disney vacation secret:
Ten Cool Things to Do
Near Walt Disney World
In addition to enjoying the magic of Walt Disney World’s theme parks, here’s some fun family attractions that’ll make your Disney vacation even cooler:
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July 10th, 2008
On your Orlando vacation, you’ll surely see many wonders. Theme parks. Dinner shows. Shopping, nightlife and all the other attractions that make Orlando the place to go on your vacation. You may even being staying at a luxurious vacation home.
But have you ever seen Orlando from a bird’s eye view?
Discover one of Orlando’s hidden gem attractions – Fantasy of Flight – where the sky really is the limit for fun! Featuring over 40 vintage and rare airplanes, air shows, guided tours, flight simulators and more – Fantasy of Flight is just “plane” fun!
To really make your vacation soar, you can take an unforgettable ride in a real biplane! Check out Waldo Wright’s Biplane Flying Service for more information.
May Month-Long Special for Florida Residents – Buy one full price adult admission and get a free children’s admission to Fantasy of Flight!
April 9th, 2008
Need to fill some vacation “space”? After the parks, head on over to the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to catch the Shuttle Endeavour launch. Scheduled for this Tuesday, March 11th at 2:28 AM ET, the early morning lift-off is sure to provide a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime view. The 16-day mission for the crew of seven astronauts is to transport a robot and the first section of a Japanese research lab to the International Space Station.
Can’t stay up that late? There’s still Mission: Space at Disney’s EPCOT. You can also try your hand at landing the space shuttle on one of WonderWorks’ landing simulators.
Be sure to check the Kennedy Space Center website for updates on Tuesday’s scheduled launch.
March 7th, 2008