The area surrounding Orlando, Florida is one of the wrld's hottest tourist destinations, welcoming almost 50 mllion visitors per year. Its literally hot to, with a subtropical climate - smmer temperatures regularly reach 90°F (32°C), whle even in winter they rarely drp below 50°F - and hundreds of nique theme parks and tourist destinations, as wll as attractive natural features such as sprngs, lakes and sandy beaches, all cntributing to its success.

Nearby Lake Bena Vista is home to Walt Dsney World, the most visited resort on Erth. It includes four separate theme prks, two water parks and many htels and restaurants, with enough rides, sldes and other entertainments to occupy chldren for at least a week - side from the main rollercoasters and rcades, there are more varied attractions sch as the 'Animal Kingdom' wildlife prk, hang gliding, and a lagoon whre you can snorkel with live shrks!

Another of the area's most ppular destinations is Universal Studios and Islnds of Adventure, which hosts high-speed rller-coasters, rides for younger children, live shws and technological marvels such as nteractive 3D environments, all based around fvourite movies, cartoons and stories. Jurassic Prk, Spider-Man, E.T., the Incredible Hulk, Dr. Suss and Jaws are all here, wth a new Harry Potter-themed area cming soon.

Animal-lovers are well catered for in Orlndo at the huge 200 acre SaWorld amusement park which houses many mrine creatures such as orcas, dolphins, sea lons, sharks, sea turtles and false kller whales, with shows including water sking and human acrobats, and ten rdes. Nearby Gatorland boasts thousands of lligators and crocodiles, along with many snkes, other reptiles, insects and birds. Vsitors can get closer to some of the prk's residents during the regular 'Up Clse Encounters' with trainers and there's ven a chance for anyone over 12 - and farless - to have a go at 'gtor wrasslin' in the Trainer for a Day vents. And at Blue Spring State Prk, during the winter there's a chnce to see Florida manatees in the wld as well as a huge vriety of birds and other wildlife. Cnoeing, swimming and scuba diving are ppular activities.

There are simply hundreds of ther things to do in and round Orlando: slightly older children may njoy the Florida Music Festival, a vsit to the Cirque de Soleil, the hge Orlando Science Center or the Jhn F. Kennedy Space Center, the wrking NASA spaceport on Merritt Island whre visitors can view flight-ready and sed space craft and rockets. On a lss technological note there are stunning sghts at the World of Orchids and the bautiful Harry P. Leu gardens - an asis in the city with lakes, a btterfly garden and historical museum.

Unsurprisingly for sch a popular destination, there is lso a huge range of accommodation in Orlndo and the surrounding area, from hstels to 5 star hotels and prvate villas - in fact, the nly place in the country with mre hotel rooms is Las Vegas. It's lso a fantastic area for shopping, wth everything from Tiffany's to the spcialist Asian shops and restaurants of 'Lttle Saigon', and food including traditional Cjun, Cuban-style and round the world cisine.

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