Best Destinations For Florida Family Vacations

Florida is the ideal destination for with a variety of adventurous and educational activities, tours, attractions and exhibits. Florida is not just the Disney theme parks and the attractions in the Orlando area. There are plenty of other spots that both children and adults can enjoy.

Below are just few places what Florida has in store for families.

Walt Disney World Resort

This world famous park starts with a walk down Main Street USA with shops, restaurants, and street performances. This park is perfect for all ages with rides and shows catering to every age group. Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center takes a trip through different nations with rides, performances, and hands-on activities. Disney MGM Studios is a backstage pass to see how and where Disney/MGM movies are made.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Visit the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex at Cape Canaveral where veteran NASA the only place on Earth where you can tour launch areas, meet an Astronaut, see giant rockets, train in space flight simulators, and even view a launch. Launch dates are available on their web site (www.kennedyspacecenter.com).

Universal Studios

Universal Studios and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure cover all the bases with rides, shows, good eats, performances, and great characters while letting their visitors "experience the movies". Enjoy the roller coasters at Islands of Adventure while Universal Studios takes you behind the scenes. Get lucky on Jaws, watch Indiana Jones save the day, and experience Earthquake-The Big One.

Miami Seaquarium

Miami Seaquarium’s attraction consists of a two-level pirate ship located at the center of a shark-filled moat. The pirate ship, featuring water blasters, cargo nets, punch bags, padded areas and a spiral slide, is made for kids aged two to twelve. In addition to this, two more play areas have been added surrounding the pirate ship; one for kids ages five through twelve; and another for children ages two through five.

Parrot Jungle

You can spend a relaxing time at Parrot Jungle Island enjoying entertaining shows and fascinating exhibits. Kids can participate in Parrot Jungle Island’s one-day Ed-Venture Camp. Ed-Venture is a unique experience allowing kids to interact with different animals and birds while teaching them the importance of animal conservation. Other activities include arts and crafts, educational sessions and daily animal shows.

Seaworld

Seaworld Adventure Park will thrill the kids with tanks, aquarium, and exhibits about sea life and thrill the older crowd with rides and

Zipline tour for thrillseekers
On our last trip to Orlando in February this year (2012) we decided to try something a little bit different and I plucked up the courage to book a zipline experience at Zip Orlando. I have to admit to being frightened of heights so you might think this was a strange thing for me to do, but it appealed to me as one of those things you might have on your ?bucket list? so I added it to my own list. The zipline tour was booked with Zip Orlando who are located on South Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee . The treetop canopy course was completed in the Spring of 2011 and offers thrill seekers eight different cables and three suspension bridges. The cables range from 225 to 950 long and are about 65 feet off the ground and once you have climbed up to your first platform you then zip to the next platform reaching speeds of up to 30mph . All of the tours are completely guided and we were so impressed with our two guides who explained everything and talked us through the safety instructions...

roller coasters. The Waterfront is Seaworld’s own seaside community with restaurants, entertainment, and shops.

On your next trip to Florida, experience all that the Sunny State has to offer; with the world’s most popular theme parks, the nations most waterparks, abundant natural habitats to explore and learn about.

Jolana Klobouk is a former travel agent who is currently editor of Get more family florida vacation tips and deals and visit http://www.best-family-beach-vacations.com