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ORLANDO
Looking for something different to do this year? Try this list of unique ideas
Hot Air Balloon
In a hot air balloon, you'll coast around Disney/Orlando area for one hour in the morning and ascend anywhere from the tops of trees to several thousand feet. Flyers will also learn some interesting information on sites around Florida given by the pilot and an up-close view of the wide open, blue sky. Complimentary champagne, a full buffet breakfast and souvenir flight certificates follow the adventure.
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Gatorland
This 110 acre theme park and nature preserve combines Old Florida charm with exciting exhibits and entertainment. Check out the families of gators as well as reptiles, birds and other animals. View the breeding marsh from its boardwalk, and travel up the observation tower for a better view of the expansive preserve. Don't miss the alligator wrestling show, where wranglers go one on one with the animal, or the Gator Jumparoo Show, a chance to see alligators jump five feet for their dinner.
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Buena Vista Watersports and Paradise Cove
Get away for the day by surrounding yourself with sparkling waters, white beaches, tropical foliage and plenty of towering trees on Lake Bryan at Buena Vista Watersports. Customers can rent jet skis and laugh for hours waterskiing or wakeboarding. But don't forget to take a spin on the tube rides or give knee boarding a try too. There are special packages for events, birthdays and even weddings.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not
Thanks to the television show with the same name, this attraction has become a favourite among inquisitive visitors. Call it weird, call it quirky. Any oddball fact, figure or exhibit finds its way into Ripley's Orlando Odditorium. Highlights include a dinosaur exhibit and an Egyptian mummy.
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Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Everything animal. From live animals to dinosaurs and animal characters, your imagination runs wild in this beautifully designed park. Travel from Africa to the safari Village, Asia, DinoLand U.S.A and more. Home to the Disney shows ''Festival of the Lion King'' and ''Finding Nemo The Musical''.
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Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World
Lights, camera, action. This theme park dives into Hollywood hoopla with live stage shows, movie-themed rides and back-lot tours. Must-stop are Tower of Terror, a 13-story plummet, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, a dark thrill ride featuring music from Aerosmith.
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LAS VEGAS
Dolphin Trainer for a Day
Learn how to care for, feed and play with the Mirage's family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. An all-day experience.
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M&M's World
For chocolate lovers, this logo-shopping experience is a dream come true. See the Colourworks wall and the 3-D animated movie ''I Lost My M in Las Vegas''.
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LOS ANGELES
Disneyland
''The happiest place on Earth'', home to Mickey Mouse and eight ''lands'', recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean - inspired by the films inspired by the ride - are better than ever. It's Small World just marked its 41st anniversary. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is new. Fantasmic! and the fireworks show remain park highlights.
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Chinatown
The neighbourhood is composed of distinctive shops, markets and restaurants. For weekend brunch, have an authentic dim sum experience at Ocean Seafood or Empress Pavilion, where carts of food (such as lotus buns and chicken feet) circulate through the grand dining rooms. Art galleries have sprung up over the past couple of years, and the bar scene has expanded. Chung King Road offers great antiques.
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Hollywood Wax Museum
Since 1966, visitors have been wowed by lifelike renderings of stars past and present. See Julia Roberts accepting her Oscar, and Russel Crowe as a gladiator. Other figures include Harrison Ford, Katherine Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. It takes a team of sculptors, hairstylists and eye and teeth specialists - not to mention tens of thousands of wax-making bees - up to three months and $25,000 to create each figure.
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