ORLANDO

A Versatile Destination For All Types Of Travelers

A complete destination, whether you want to go alone, with a group of friends, for a couple, and of course, with the whole family. Despite being home to the incredible world of Disney, Orlando is versatile and presents options for all tastes far beyond the amusement parks.

Travelers can venture out onto the streets of Lake Nona, a large modern master-planned community of elegant single-family homes, bungalows, and tree-lined condominiums, and explore the quaint streets and lakes of Winter Park.

Additionally, for those who want a premium dining experience, you can immerse yourself in the flavors of America's finest Michelin-starred restaurants, such as Capa, focused on Spanish cuisine and housed in the Four Seasons Orlando, as well as Bacán, located within the Lake Nona Wave, which is primarily inspired by South and Central American dishes.

The Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, Seaworld, and Legoland Florida Resort parks bring a list of new attractions for 2023, including roller coasters, shows, escape rooms, immersive environments, treasure hunts, and many other exciting new features that promise to ignite the imagination of all visitors.

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At Walt Disney World, which recently concluded its 50th-anniversary celebrations, one of the biggest highlights is the thrilling Tron Lightcycle / Run roller coaster, which debuted at Magic Kingdom Park in April and is one of the fastest roller coasters in any Disney theme park worldwide. Based on Disney's science fiction film TRON: Legacy, visitors will race through a boundaryless world on a high-risk adventure aboard their own Lightcycle, the incredible motorcycles from the franchise universe.

At Universal Orlando Resort, Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast is set to open in the summer of 2023 at Universal Studios Florida. This attraction combines screens with cutting-edge technology, interactive elements, and elaborate physical sets, offering a unique gaming adventure where visitors encounter immersive environments, wicked villains, and thousands of mischievous Minions. The new attraction will be part of a new Minion land, home to the existing Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction and a future café featuring the lovable yellow creatures from the highly successful Illumination franchise, along with many other surprises.

SeaWorld also has a new attraction! The Orlando Pipeline: The Surf Coaster will be the seventh roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, with its opening scheduled for the second half of 2023. This ride will be the world's first to offer immersive design elements. The attraction will turn visitors' experience into an extraordinary ocean adventure, transforming the roller coaster "train" into a giant surfboard and its movements into envy-inducing maneuvers like those of the world's top surfers.

Last but not least, Legoland Florida Resort has launched the Pirate River Quest, a treasure hunt adventure designed for the whole family. Led by a pirate, visitors will navigate the uncharted waters of the legendary Cypress Gardens to uncover the secrets that protect its canals. In addition to the attraction, Legoland will kick off its summer celebrations with AweSummer, a festival developed specifically to commemorate the hottest season of the year starting on June 4th.

Beyond the theme parks

Experiencing the enchanted world of Disney is obviously at the top of anyone's itinerary, but what no one knows is that the destination is also full of incredible activities far beyond the parks. Check out 3 unmissable options:

1. Scenic Boat Tour in Winter Park

Imagine taking a boat ride through the history of Orlando? The Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour takes travelers back in time on a delightful one-hour ride across two man-made canals and three of the city's seven lakes.

Cruising is the only true way to experience the beauty of nostalgic Winter Park, as it offers stunning views of the region's exquisite properties and is surrounded by diverse local flora and fauna.

The dock is less than 5 minutes away from Park Avenue, and the popular shopping district of Central Florida is located at the eastern end of Morse Boulevard, on Lake Osceola.

For adventure enthusiasts, Tree Trek Adventure is a hidden gem in Orlando nestled within a lush pine forest. The park is surrounded by greenery and offers activities for all skill levels. Adventurers can explore a maze of obstacles with zip lines, climbing, running, and jumping, pushing their limits while having a blast.

Tree Trek is located just minutes away from Disney's Magic Kingdom in Kissimmee and employs state-of-the-art safety equipment. The duration, on average, is 2.5 to 3 hours, and offers activities for everyone starting from 7 years of age.

A stroll through American history and art. The stunning tour of The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art showcases the most comprehensive collection in the world of works by American artist and designer Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933). The Tiffany collection at Morse includes jewelry, ceramics, paintings, and stained glass by the designer, as well as his famous lamps and leaded glass windows.

One of the museum's major highlights is the restored interior of the Byzantine-Romanesque chapel that Louis designed for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 in Chicago, along with the nearly 6,000 square feet permanent exhibition of surviving art and architectural objects from his Long Island estate, Laurelton Hall.

Within the museum's galleries, visitors can also find exhibitions of American art ceramics, Art Nouveau furniture, and objects, works from the Arts and Crafts movement, and paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Além dos parques temáticos

É claro que vivenciar o mundo encantado da Disney está no topo do roteiro de qualquer pessoa, mas o que ninguém sabe é que o destino também é repleto de atividades incríveis muito além dos parques. Confira 3 opções imperdíveis:

1. Passeio panorâmico de barco no Winter Park

Imagina passear de barco pela história de Orlando?

O Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour leva os viajantes de volta ao passado em um passeio agradável de uma hora sobre dois canais artificiais e três dos sete lagos da cidade. A navegação é a única maneira verdadeira de ver a beleza do nostálgico Winter Park, já que oferece vistas surpreendentes das propriedades requintadas da região, é cercado pela variada flora e fauna local.

O cais está a menos de 5 minutos da Park Avenue e o popular distrito comercial da Flórida Central está localizado na extremidade leste da Morsde Boulevard, no Lago Osceola.

2. Tree Trek Adventure

Para quem respira aventura, o Tree Trek Adventure é uma jóia escondida de Orlando entre uma floresta abundante de pinheiros. O parque é cercado por verde e apresenta atividades para todos os níveis de habilidade. Os aventureiros exploram um labirinto de obstáculos com tirolesas, escalada, corrida e saltos, e testam seus limites com muita diversão.

O Tree Trek está localizado a poucos minutos do Disney's Magic Kingdom em Kissimmee e emprega equipamentos de segurança de última geração. A duração, em média, é de 2,5 a 3 horas e apresenta atividades para todos a partir dos 7 anos de idade.

3. The Charles Hosmer Museum of American Uma caminhada pela história e arte estadunidense. O deslumbrante passeio pelas galerias do The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art abriga a coleção mais abrangente do mundo de obras do artista e designer americano Louis Comfort Tiffany (1949 - 1933). A coleção Tiffany no Morse inclui joias, cerâmicas, pinturas e vitrais do designer, bem como suas famosas luminárias e janelas de vidro com chumbo.

Um dos maiores destaques do museu está no interior restaurado da capela bizantino-romântica que Louis projetou para a Exposição Colombiana Mundial em 1983 em Chicago, além da exposição permanente de quase 6.000 pés quadrados de arte sobrevivente e objetos arquitetônicos da sua propriedade em Long Island, Laurelton Hall.

Dentro das galerias do Museu, os visitantes também podem encontrar exposições de cerâmica de arte americana, móveis e objetos Art Nouveau, obras do movimento Arts and Crafts e pinturas dos séculos XIX e XX.