Having detailed that fairly comprehensive list of alternatives with which to compile your essential Orlando plan, you might like to add a few of our favourites from each category, what we like to call the Best of the Best for the theme parks, the alternative attractions, the nightlife and dining. Park by park first, they are:
Best Thrill Ride |
Best Family Ride |
Best Show |
Best Fine Dining |
Best Fast Food |
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Magic Kingdom |
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Splash Mountain |
Pirates of the Caribbean |
Wishes fireworks |
Liberty Tree Tavern |
Cosmic Ray’s |
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Epcot |
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Test Track |
Soarin’ |
IllumiNations |
La Hacienda |
Tangierine Café |
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios |
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Tower of Terror |
Toy Story Mania |
Fantasmic! |
Brown Derby |
Studio Catering Co Flatbread Grill |
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom |
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Expedition Everest |
Kilimanjaro Safaris |
Finding Nemo—The Musical |
Yak and Yeti |
Tusker House |
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Universal Studios Florida |
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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit |
The Simpsons Ride |
Shrek 4-D |
Lombard’s Seafood Grill |
Richter’s Burger Co. |
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Islands of Adventure |
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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey |
The Amazing Adventures of Spider Man |
Poseidon’s Fury |
Mythos |
Thunder Falls Terrace |
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SeaWorld |
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Manta |
Wild Arctic |
Blue Horizons |
Sharks Underwater Grill |
Spice Mill |
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Busch Gardens |
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SheiKra |
Rhino Rally |
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy |
Crown Colony Restaurant |
Zambia Smokehouse |
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Best Large-Scale Alternative Attraction: Kennedy Space Center |
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Best Small-Scale Alternative Attraction: SkyVenture (International Drive) |
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Best Nature Attraction: Boggy Creek Airboats |
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Best Dinner Show: Sleuths |
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Best Night-time Show: Cirque du Soleil – La Nouba (Downtown Disney)/Blue Man Group (Universal Oralando) |
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Best Nightclub: Jellyrolls (Disney’s Boardwalk Resort); The Groove (CitiWalk) |
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Best Fine Dining Restaurant: Victoria and Albert’s (Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort) |
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Best Themed Restaurant: T-Rex Cafe (Downtown Disney)/Hard Rock Café (CityWalk) |
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Best Buffet Restaurant: Boma (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort) |
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Best Steak Restaurant: A Land Remembered (Shingle Creek Resort) |
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Best Seafood Restaurant: Fulton’s Crabhouse (Downtown Disney) |
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Best Asian Restaurant: Tchoup-Chop (Universal’s Royal Pacific Resort) |
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Best Family Restaurant: Bahama Breeze/Maggiano’s (Point Orlando) |
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Best Romantic Restaurant: Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge)/bluezoo (Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel) |
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Best Fast Food Chain: Steak & Shake |
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Best Food Court: Mall at Millenia |
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Best Hotel Dining: Shingle Creek Resort |
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Best Sunday Brunch: La Coquinna at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress |
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