ORLANDO ★★★ Welcome to the Ultimate Family Destination! with Its Many Theme Parks, Water Parks and Shows, Orlando Is Sure to Dazzle Young and Old Alike
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DESTINATIONS ORLANDO ★★★ Welcome to the ultimate family destination! With its many theme parks, water parks and shows, Orlando is sure to dazzle young and old alike. Just like in Las Vegas, visitors often feel like they have arrived in an unreal, imaginary world... CINDERELLA CASTLE IN MAGIC KINGDOM © WikiCommons, Anna Fox WHAT TO DO MAGICBAND, FASTPASS+ AND THE MOBILE APP — For several years now, Walt Disney World Resort has been using a very efficient, WALT DISNEY • Liberty Square: this secure system that allows you to travel lighter throughout your stay. It is the WORLD RESORT ★★★ reproduction of a public MagicBand wristband, which you will receive if you are staying at a Disney resort hotel, or the plastic admission card that you receive when you purchase theme Walt Disney World Resort, the city’s square in the days of American park tickets. biggest attraction, includes among independence pays tribute to others 4 theme parks and 2 water the 13 American colonies, the Once your MagicBand or card has been linked to your Disney account on My Dis- parks, each of which creates its own Liberty Tree in Boston, and ney Experience (disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/plan/my-disney-experience), you can use it to enter parks, unlock your hotel room door, check in at Fast Pass+ universe. There is so much to do and Independence Hall and the entrances (see below), charge food and merchandise purchases to your hotel see that special training sessions Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania. room (with MagicBand only) and even add photos to your account. All family are even offered in some countries • Fantasyland: home of the iconic members have their own bracelet or card, which must be easily accessible. If you don’t have a MagicBand and would like to get one, you can purchase one online to ensure that future visitors don’t Cinderella Castle. Step into a before you go or at certain retail locations once you get there. miss out on anything! To make the fairy tale world and immerse most of your time and money, it is yourself in the magic of Disney. FAST PASS+ strongly recommended that you plan • Tomorrowland: depicts a The Fast Pass+ service allows you to reserve access to up to 3 Disney experiences your stay before you go by carefully fantastical view of the future. per day (character greetings, attractions and entertainment) and avoid long lineups. studying the maps of each park and You will be given a one-hour time window for your three attractions, and each family member need only present his or her MagicBand or card at the FastPass+ having a good idea of the attractions, Must-see attractions include entrance. character visits and other activities Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash that interest you. Here is a summary Mountain, Big thunder Mountain Once you have completed your 3 experiences, you can make another FastPass+ selec- tion for the same day at an in-park kiosk or on your mobile device using the app. of what to expect: Railroad, Haunted Mansion, Mickey’s PhilharMagic (3D You can make your FastPass+ selections up to 60 days prior to check-in If you are MAGIC KINGDOM movie), Space Mountain and much staying at a Disney Resort hotel, and up to 30 days in advance of your visit if you purchased your tickets online (disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/admission/ Magic Kingdom Park is divided into 6 more. When it comes to shows, tickets). themed «lands»: be sure to catch the Festival of • Main Street USA: the look and Fantasy, Move It! Shake it! and You can reserve your Fast Pass+ experiences online (disneyworld.disney.go.com/ feel of small-town America at Let the Magic Begin parades, and en-CA/fastpass-plus), on the mobile app (disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/plan/ my-disney-experience/mobile-apps) or at a Fast Pass+ kiosk in the park. the turn of the 20th century. the famous Happily Ever After • Adventureland: welcome to the fireworks in the evening. jungle and the world of Pirates 1180, SEVEN SEAS DRIVE, ORLANDO of the Caribbean and Aladdin. (EXIT 64 ON INTERSTATE 4) AUTHENTIK TIP • Frontierland: find yourself in the DISNEYWORLD.DISNEY.GO.COM/FR- If you have a mobile phone, download the free app (disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/ heart of the Far West between CA/DESTINATIONS/MAGIC-KINGDOM plan/my-disney-experience/mobile-apps), which you can use to see the wait times for 1790 and 1880. popular attractions and parade and fireworks schedules, locate the different Disney cha- racters, access interactive park maps, make restaurant reservations, and much more! And be sure to arrive at least 30 minutes before the doors open to avoid long lineups. MAGIC KINGDOM FRONTIERLAND © WikiMédia, Ivan Cura © WikiMédia, Jackdude101 ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see DESTINATIONS EPCOT the aliens from Toy Story), Epcot Theme Park is divided Lightning McQueen’s Racing into two sections: Academy (a oneof-a-kind • Future World, where show that will put you in the avant-garde technology middle of the Disney and meets Disney creativity to Pixar Cars universe), Rock create an imaginary world ‘n’ Roller Coaster (a high- of tomorrow. speed roller coaster ride to • World Showcase, which classic Aerosmith tunes), The features 11 pavilions Twilight Zone Tower of Terror representing different (take an elevator to the 13th countries such as Canada, floor before plummeting to France, Norway, Germany, the ground), Star Tours: The China, Mexico, the United Adventure Continue (make EPCOT Kingdom, Morocco, Italy, a jump to hyperspace to the © WikiMédia Juliancolton Japan and the U.S. world of Star Wars), and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Must-see attractions include (Join the Resistance in an epic Soarin’ Over the World battle against the First Order). (a unique hang-gliding adventure over famous places In the evening, you can choose around the world), Mission between Fantasmic, a show Space (mission to Mars), Test that will take you into Mickey’s Track (buckle your seatbelt imagination as he dreams that for a fast-paced car ride), he is a sorcerer’s apprentice, The Seas with Nemo and featuring an array of Disney Friends (an adventure to find villains, heroes and princesses, Nemo) and Frozen Ever After or the all-new Star Wars: A (for fans of Frozen). In the Galactic Spectacular fireworks evening, don’t miss the Epcot extravaganza and immersive Forever fireworks show. light show combining the 200, EPCOT CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO lights, sounds, music and (EXIT 67 ON INTERSTATE 4) special effects of Star Wars. WWW.DISNEYWORLD.DISNEY. 351, SOUTH STUDIO DRIVE, ORLANDO GO.COM/FR-CA/DESTINATIONS/ (EXIT 65 ON INTERSTATE 4) EPCOT WWW.DISNEYWORLD.DISNEY.GO.COM/ FR-CA/DESTINATIONS/HOLLYWOOD- THE TWILIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS © WikiMédia Benjamin D. Esham STUDIOS Lights... Camera... Action! Hollywood invites you on the red carpet for an unforgettable experience filled with excitement and entertainment with its different sections: Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, Echo Lake, Animation Courtyard, Commissary Lane, Pixar Place, Grand Avenue, Toy Story Land and Star Wars:Galaxy’s Edge. You won’t want to miss Toy Story Mania (enter the Toy Story Midway Games play set to battle 3D objects), Slinky Dog Dash (new family roller coaster), Alien Swirling Saucers (take a trip into space DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS on board a toy rocket with © WikiCommons, JonSnow ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see ANIMAL KINGDOM Disney’s Animal Kingdom, DISNEY TRANSPORT the largest theme park in If you stay at a Disney Resort hotel during your visit to Orlando, you won’t need to pay any parking fees and you will have free access to the many transportation options between the various theme parks, water parks and Disney shops. You will the world, will transport you have the choice of travelling by monorail, boat or bus, depending on your place of departure and destination. to the heart of fascinating animal realms with its different If you are not staying at the Disney Resort, you can drive to one of the parks, pay for parking, and can then use the themed areas: Oasis, Discovery various free transportation services for the rest of the day if you want to change locations. These include: Island (with the famous Tree of • The monorail between Epcot and Magic Kingdom Life at the centre), Dinoland • The boat entre Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios USA, Asia, Rafiki’s Planet • Many buses between the other parks Watch (a wildlife conservation As the Walt Disney World complex covers a vast area, travel times between the different areas of the resort can be quite long. station and veterinary centre), Africa, and Pandora: The World of Avatar (based on the hit motion picture). The park’s main attractions include Kilimanjaro Safaris (a realistic safari in the heart of the African savanna), Expedition Everest (ride Disney’s highest roller coaster to the top of Everest), Dinosaur (travel back in time in a Time Rover on a perilous prehistoric race to rescue a dinosaur), Avatar Flight of Passage (fly on the back of a mountain banshee over the unique landscapes of Pandora), Na’vi River Journey (navigate deep into Pandora’s magnificent magical forest). 2901, OSCEOLA PKWY, ORLANDO (EXIT 65 ON INTERSTATE 4) DISNEYWORLD.DISNEY.GO.COM/ FR-CA/DESTINATIONS/ANIMAL- KINGDOM ANIMAL KINGDOM TICKET OFFICE © WikiMédia, Bardiack EXPEDITION EVEREST THE TREE OF LIFE © WikiMédia, Michael Lowin © WikiMédia, BrokenSphere ★ Noteworthy ★★ Worth the detour ★★★ Must see DESTINATIONS AND THERE’S MORE… Other parks and services at Disney World include: Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon: This water park, which opened in 1989, offers awhite sand beach, a large wave pool in which you can even take a surf lesson, several types of water slides, a 640-metre-long river that you can float down on an inner tube, and a saltwater lagoon where you can swim with the sharks, rays and tropical fish.