Orlando Golf, Entertainment, and Outdoor Attractions

Boggy Creek Airboat Tours

Boggy Creek Airboat Rides

Sightings include bald eagles, blue herons, deer, a wide variety of water foul, and the star attraction — the American alligator.

WILDLIFE ATTRACTIONS IN ORLANDO

• Boggy Creek Airboats. This is the ultimate airboat experience and it's only minutes away from other major Orlando attractions in Kissimmee. Take a cruise on top of the water at speeds up to 45 mph as you watch for wildlife across Lake "Toho". Look for eagles, osprey and snakes as well as an alligator or two. If you dare, reserve a space on one of their night-time trips that features a spotlight search for red-eyed gators.
• SeaWorld. Shows, attractions and exhibits make this marine life park a hit with everyone. Soak up the sun and check out the animal performances--and if the Orlando heat is getting to you, Shamu will cool you off with a splash.
• Gatorland. Billed as the Alligator Capital of the World, this place lets you get close-up, but not too personal, with the local reptile species. Some of the highlights include Gator wrestling, exhibits featuring Florida's snakes and indigenous animals, a mini-water park and kids' petting zoo. Gatorland is located just outside Orlando.
• Kissimmee Sports Arena Rodeo. This Friday night show goes on rain or shine. Offering calf roping, bronco busting, team roping, barrel racing and bull riding, it's all here in a wildest western show in central Florida.

GOLF IN ORLANDO

With some of the best golf facilities in the nation, Orlando has many courses to choose from, depending on what you are looking for. With so many choices in courses you will think you have entered the golf Mecca, so grab your clubs and head out onto the greens.

• Kissimmee Golf Club. This 18-hole par 72 course in located very near the Disney complex.
• Poinciana Golf and Racquetball. This course is semi-private and is a challenge for golfers. Known for its water approach shots and doglegs, this 18-hole course is excellent.
• Walk-N-Sticks. If you only have time for a short game, this is the place to play it. The course is a 9-hole executive course.
• Celebration Golf Club - This is an awesome 18-hole championship course by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. & Robert Trent Jones, Jr., designers. There is also a driving range and a 3-hole junior course.
• Disney offers five very different courses in its complex with championship courses that are now the home to the PGA Tour's Fuani Classic. The courses include Bonnet Creek, Eagle Pines, Lake Buena Vista, Osprey Ridge and the Palm. Each was designed by a different designer and has been recently redone. All are excellent courses.
• Bay Hill Club. Ranked as one of the best public domain resort courses in the country, the club is open to guests of the resort. Arnold Palmer had a hand in designing this one and chose it as the home for his popular Golf Academy.

ATTRACTIONS FOR THRILLSEEKERS IN ORLANDO

• Richard Petty Driving Experience. Train to drive a racecar or just ride in one. Three levels of driver training programs are available and one ride program is offered. Speedway admission is free with programs priced separately.
• Skycoaster of Kissimmee. Skycoaster offers a safe alternative to bungee jumping while still giving you the full adrenaline rush. You'll be strapped into a sleeping bag type restraint and lifted 300 feet in the air between two steel poles. From here you can view many of Orlando and Kissimmee's attractions. It's an incredible sight, but don't get used to it--because you are then launched downward at incredible speeds, then swung upwards and back and forth between the poles as if you're flying. This attraction is located near the major attractions in Kissimmee.

Head on outside and enjoy the bright Florida sunshine.