Activities Near Celebration …

THEME PARKS

WALT DISNEY WORLD – 4 PARKS

MAGIC KINGDOM

  • 🏰 Main Street USA & Cinderella Castle, Dwarf’s Mine Train, Tron & Space Mountain, Pirates of Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder, Hall of Presidents.
  • 🚂 Fantasy Parade – 3pm Daily
  • ✨ Starlight Parade – Evenings
  • 💥 Nightly Fireworks – Wishes
  • 🎃 Mickey’s Halloween Party (Oct)
  • 🎅🏻 Mickey’s Christmas Party (Dec)

EPCOT CENTER 

  • 🌍 Future World: Living Seas, The Land, Soarin’, Spaceship Earth, Guardians of the Galaxy, Space, Test Track
  • 🇬🇧 World Showcase: Mexico, Norway, China, Africa, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, France, Britain, Canada, American Adventure
  • 🌎 Drink/Eat Around the World
  • 🎶 Concerts / Broadway Shows
  • 💥 ‘Luminous’ Fireworks Nightly
  • 🖼️ Winter – Festival of the Arts
  • 🌺 Spring – Flower & Garden Show
  • 🍷 Fall – Food & Wine Festival
  • 🎅🏻 Festival of the Holidays

DISNEY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

  • 🍿 Streets of Old Hollywood, Tower of Terror, Rock N Roller Coaster, Slinky Dog, Runaway Railway
  • 🚀 Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge
  • 🎶 Beauty & The Beast Show
  • 💥 Fantasmic Nightly
  • 🔥 Indiana Jones Stunt Show. 
  • 🎅🏻 Jollywood Nights

DISNEY ANIMAL KINGDOM

  • 🌳 Tree of Life / ZooTopia 4D
  • 🦒 Kilimanjaro Safaris
  • 🦍 Gorilla Walk & 🐅 Tiger Trek
  • 💦 Pandora & Avatar
  • 🏔️ Expedition Everest
  • 🦁 Lion King Broadway/Acrobats

UNIVERSAL RESORT – 3 PARKS

Link: Orlando Insider Universal SuperGuide

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

  • Old Hollywood, Simpson’s Springfield, Harry Potter Diagon Alley, Old San Francisco, Minions Land, Rockit Roller Coaster, Transformers, Jimmy Fallon
  • 🎼 Weekend Concerts
  • 💥 Nightly Fireworks / Projections
  • ⚜️ Mardi Gras (Feb/Mar)
  • 🎅🏻 Universal / Macy’s Holiday Parade

ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE

  • Marvel Island, Toon Lagoon, Jurassic Park, Dr Seuss Landing, Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle
  • 🍿 Nightly Castle Projections
  • 🚂 Hogwarts Express to Studios
  • 🎅🏻 Merry Grinchmas (Dec)

UNIVERSAL EPIC

  • Celestial Park
  • Harry Potter Ministry of Magic, Monsters/Dark Mansion, Mario Land/Nintendo, Dragon

SEAWORLD ORLANDO

  • 💦 Shamu Orca Show
  • 🐬 Dolphin Cove

LEGOLAND – 40 Minutes

ENTERTAINMENT / SHOPPING 

CELEBRATION (5 minutes)

  • 🍽️ 12 Downtown Restaurants: Celebration Town Tavern, Columbia, Reggiano’s, Avocado, Celebration Diner, Wine Imperium, etc.
  • 🍦 Kilwin’s Ice Cream / Candy
  • 🚲 Celebration Bike Rental
  • 🛍️ Downtown Boutiques
  • 🍺 Celebration Brewing
  • 📐 Architectural Tour – Phillip Johnson, Robert Stern, Michael Graves, Cesar Pelli, Graham Gund

DISNEY SPRINGS (15 minutes)

  • 🛍️ Luxury Shopping
  • 🍽️ 15+ Premium Restaurants 
  • 💵 Star Wars / Marvel Merch
  • 🍿 AMC 24 Disney Springs
  • 🎳 Splitsville Luxury Lanes
  • 🌍 World of Disney MegaStore
  • 🧱 LEGO Store
  • 🎶 3 Live Music Stages
  • 🎶 House of Blues Concert Hall
  • 🎭 Cirque De Soleil
  • 🎈 Hot Air Balloon Ride
  • 💦 Vintage Amphicar Rides
  • 🍪 Gideon’s Cookies
  • 🍊 Florida Food Festival – Summer

DISNEY RESORTS (15 minutes)

  • 🚆 Monorail Tour / Pub Crawl
  • 🚠 Disney Skyliner
  • 🎅🏻 Winter Summerland MiniGolf
  • 🌟 Disney’s Fantasia MiniGolf
  • 💥 Disney Fireworks Cruise
  • 🐴 Horse Riding, Fort Wilderness
  • 💦 Pontoon Boats, Disney Resort
  • 🎹 Jellyroll’s Piano Bar, Boardwalk
  • 🌲 Geyser Point, Wilderness
  • 🍷 Sangria U, Coronado
  • 🌴 Trader Sam’s, Polynesian
  • 🍔 Eco-McDonalds

SUNSET WALK (20 minutes)

  • 🍽️ 10+ Nice Restaurants – Margaritaville Orlando, Estefans, Rock & Brew, The Wharf, K-Pot, Ford’s Garage, Yeoman’s Pub, El Hefe Tequilas Lizzie’s Memphis BBQ
  • 🚘 Car / Art Shows
  • 📻 Radio Margaritaville 
  • 🎶 Live Music Stages
  • 🍿 Studio Movie Grill Theaters
  • 🤖 Video Arcade / Gametime
  • 🏓 Crush Yard Pickleball

I-DRIVE / THE POINTE LIVE (25 minutes)

🍽️ 6 Nice Restaurants

  • 🏈 Sports & Social / Mega Screens
  • 🎹 Howl @ The Moon Piano Bar
  • 🎳 🔫 Main Event Arcade
  • 😆 Funny Bone Comedy Bar
  • 🔐 Will To Escape / Escape Rm 
  • 🏛️ Ripley’s Believe It Or Not

I-DRIVE / ICON PARK (25 minutes)

🍽️ Uncle Julio’s, Yard House, Tin Roof, Shake Shack , Buffalo Wild Wings

  • 🎡 Orlando Eye
  • 🤠 Ole Red Dinner & Concerts
  • 🐠 Sea Life Orlando
  • 🎥 Madam Tussaud’s Museum
  • 🔵 Blue Man Group 
  • ⛳️ Pirate’s Cove Minigolf

UNIVERSAL CITY WALK (30 minutes)

  • 🍽️ 10+ Premium Restaurants – Margaritaville, NBC Sports Bar, Hard Rock Orlando, Big Fire, Sushi Cow, Bubba Gump,
  • 🎁 Universal Studios Store
  • ⛳️ UFO/Horror Minigolf
  • 🎹 Pat O’Brien’s Piano Bar
  • 🍫 Chocolate Factory
  • 🎸 Hard Rock Arena Concerts
  • 🏖️ Mega Margaritaville
  • 🔐 Great Movie Escape

MALL OF MILLENIA – (30 minutes)

  • 🛍️ Macy’s, Nieman Marcus, Bloomingdales, H&M, Full-Scale Shopping Mall
  • 💎 Luxury Brands: Versace, LV, Gucci, Tiffany, Prada, YSL, Bulgari, Burberry
  • 🍏 Apple Store
  • 🍽️ Brio Italian Grill, Earl’s Kitchen & Bar, PF Chang’s, Cheesecake Factory

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO – (40 minutes)

  • 🎵 Phillips Center: Broadway / Concert
  • ⛲️ Lake Eola Park & Fountain
  • 🎼 Walt Disney Amphitheater 
  • 🏀 Kia Center: Magic NBA – EVENTS
  • Camping World Stadium LINK
  • Historic Tinker Field Site / MN Twins

DAY TRIPS FROM CELEBRATION

❄️ WINTER GARDEN – (25 minutes)

  • 🛍️ Downtown Shopping Street
  • 🍕 Hall in Yard, Food Hall 
  • 🍺 Brewery w/Patio
  • 🖼️ Rollins Museum of Art, WG

APOPKA – (25 minutes)

  • 🦁 Apopka Wildlife Park LINK
  • King’s Landing Kayaking LINK

WINTER PARK (45 minutes)

  • 🖼️ Morse Museum / Tiffany Glass
  • 🎨 Orlando Art Museum
  • 🛍️ Downtown Shopping Street
  • 🍽️ Many Nice Restaurants
  • 💦 Glass-Bottomed Kayaks
  • 💦 Lake & Canal Scenic Cruise
  • 🌸 Henry Leu Arboretum
  • 🔭 Orlando Science Museum
  • 🍪 Original Gideon’s Bakery

SPACE COAST (75 minutes)

  • 🚀 NASA / Kennedy Space Center – Live rocket launches, Saturn V / Apollo Museum, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Historical Rocket Garden, Artemis / SpaceX
  • 🌮 Sand Bar, Cocoa Beach
  • 🏄‍♀️ Ron Jon’s, Cocoa Beach
  • 🍹 Coconuts, Cocoa Beach
  • 🎥 Oz Museum, Cape Canaveral
  • 🐬 Sunset Wharf 
  • 🚢 Port Canaveral, Cruise Ships
  • 🐯 Brevard Zoo, Melbourne

🦢 LAKELAND (60 minutes)

  • 🎓 Southern Florida Campus / Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 🖼️ Polk County Museum of Art
  • 📦 Lakeland Antique Stores
  • ⚾️ Publix Field / Detroit Tigers
  • 🍨 Andy’s Frozen Custard
  • 🚂 Plant City Train Platform
  • 💦 Strawberry Water Tower
  • 🍓 Plant City Strawberry Fest 
  • 🍊 Citrus Label Tour/Hunt
  • Circuit Florida – Performance Driving

TAMPA BAY (90 minutes)

  • 🇨🇺 Ybor City / Cuban District
  • 🐠 Florida Aquarium
  • 🏴‍☠️ Gasparilla Invasion 
  • 🛥️ Pirate Water Taxi
  • 🏈 Tampa Bay Bucaneers NFL 
  • 🥅 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL
  • ⚾️ Tampa Bay Rays MLB
  • 🎲 Hard Rock / Seminole Casino
  • 🎡 Florida State Fair – Feb

ST PETERSBURG (1 hr, 45 minutes)

  • 🌞 Sundial Center / Pier
  • ⏰ Salvador Dali Museum
  • 🌟 Dale Chihuly Museum
  • 🌺 Sunken Gardens
  • 🎨 Mural District
  • 🦩Historic Vinoy Pink Hotel
  • ⚾️ Tampa Bay Rays MLB
  • 🏎️ Grand Prix, Indy Racing
  • 🖼️ American Arts & Crafts Museum

GULF COAST (2 hours)

  • 🏖️ Clearwater Beach
  • 🐬 Clearwater Aquarium 
  • 🏖️ St Pete Beach 
  • 🦩 Historic Don Cesar Hotel
  • 🏠 Gulf Beaches Museum
  • 💦 Shell Key, Glass Kayaks
  • 🐬 Dolphins/Wharf Restaurant
  • ☘️ Gulfport, Saint Paddy‘s day

DAYTONA BEACH – (90 minutes) 

  • 🏖️ Drive on the Beach!
  • 🚘 Motorsport Hall of Fame
  • 🎉 Daytona One Center
  • 🏁 Daytona 500 – mid-Feb
  • 🏁 Rolex 24 Hours – Late Jan
  • 🇺🇸 Beach Jeep Fest – Late April

ST AUGUSTINE – (2 hours)

  • 🇪🇸 Castillo San Marcos 1680s
  • 🇬🇧 Colonial Corner / George St
  • 🏫 Lightner Museum
  • ⛳️ Pro Golf Hall of Fame
  • 💡 St Augustine Lighthouse
  • 🇪🇸 Ponce de Leon History  Park
  • 🎅🏻 Nights of A Million Lights 

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