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  • Plan everything, especially meals. Having a master plan of what you really want to see will save you a lot of time wasting. Restaurants at Disney World can book up solid, so make reservations (you can reserve months in advance, which is recommended!). Better yet, get a hotel room or condo with a kitchen.
  • Use the Fastpass system. Disney World offers Fastpass machines that allow you to use your park tickets to make appointments for the most popular rides rather than having to wait in long, long lines. You're only allowed to make one reservation at a time, so get to the major rides early.
  • Take side trips. Tampa and beachy St. Petersburg—both popular with gays—are about an hour and a half west of Orlando and offer a nice break from the inland heat. Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center are less than an hour's drive to the east.

Gay and Lesbian Travel Overview: Orlando, Florida

By Matt Link
The theme park capital of the world not only is home to Walt Disney World's mammoth Magic Kingdom, but also Epcot Center, Disney-MGM Studios, Camp Disney, Pleasure Island, and Disney's Animal Kingdom. And then there’s Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Gatorland, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, water parks, and a zillion other attractions in the area. If you haven’t already figured it out, you’ll never be able to see it all in one trip, even though more than 40 million visitors try every year. Read More

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Hotels

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Grand Bohemian Hotel, a Kessler Hotel

325 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801 Map

Distance: 0.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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Buena Vista Palace

1900 Buena Vista Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-2206 Map

Distance: 17.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Cavatappi B&B

319 N. Tampa Avenue
Orlando, FL Map

Distance: 1.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Attractions

Walt Disney World

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I-4 at US Highway 192
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830

Distance: 14.8 mi. (from destination center)

Description: In the beginning, Orlando may have been a sleepy little southern town filled with farmland as far... Read More
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Dexter's of Thornton Park

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808 Washington Street
Orlando, Florida

Distance: 0.8 mi. (from destination center)
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Parliament House

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410 N. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, Florida

Distance: 1.3 mi. (from destination center)
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Airports

Major Airports near Orlando

Distance (mi.)
Orlando International Airport 6.5 map
Tampa International Airport 80.6 map
Jacksonville International Airport 130.9 map

Other Smaller Airports near Orlando

Distance (mi.)
Orlando/Sanford Central Florida Regional Airport 18.7 map
Daytona Beach Regional Airport 48.9 map
Melbourne International Airport 54.6 map

Orlando Vacation Rentals

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Sheraton Vistana Villages Orlando - 1 bedroom villa - no housekeeping

Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Sleeps: 4
Amenities: BBQ, Internet Access, Playground, Restaurant, Swimming Pool
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Exclusive Villa near Disney

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, Dishwasher, Full kitchen, Laundry, Linens, Microwave, Patio, Phone, Refrigerator, Swimming Pool, TV, Utensils
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Brand New Very Stylish 5 BR Davenport Villa 10 minutes from Disney

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3.5
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Balcony, CD Player, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Dishwasher, Hair Dryer, Jacuzzi, Laundry, Linens, Microwave, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Refrigerator, Stereo, Swimming Pool, TV, Video Game Console
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