Travelers flock annually to Central Florida for its year-round sunshine, beautiful nearby beaches, plentiful attractions and big-name theme parks like Walt Disney World® Resort, Universal Studios Orlando® and SeaWorld Orlando®. But the Sunshine Sate is not without reprieve from Mother Nature. Spring ushers in like a lion, and summer brings hearty afternoon thunderstorms—often welcomed for cooling high temperatures. Informed vacationers refuse to let rain spoil the fun. Thousands of travelers visit Orlando every year through Best Vacations Ever promotional vacation packages (800-656-2780), saving hundreds of dollars with complimentary accommodations for more fun money for extra activities. Visit bestvacationsever.com to arm your travel itinerary with Orlando MUST-DO activities. Here are a few of our favorite family fun activities for Orlando rainy days:

Downtown Disney is pouring with activities, and Disney Quest is an ideal retreat and family adventure zone for travelers on their Best Vacations Ever to Orlando.

Disney Quest® Indoor Interactive Theme Park: Located in Downtown Disney—and entertainment complex travelers don’t want to miss—is an interactive extravaganza with 5 floors of family fun, including virtual worlds, 3D encounters, cyber sensations and classic video games in the Replay Zone. Other other hotspots and restaurants are a skip away.

 

Old Town  Arcade: Old Town is a classic and retro pop-culture amusement park and outdoor shopping mall in Kissimmee. Outdoor activities and rides may be limited while raining, but indoor arcade is packed with power play and fun activities for everyone.

 

Visitors on an Orlando Best Vacations Ever can’t miss the upside down building of WonderWorks.

WonderWorks: Visitors step inside the inversion tunnel to be turned right side up before you take on more than 100 exciting, hands-on exhibits that make it an Orlando MUST-DO for all ages.

 

Orlando Science Center: Whether 7 or 70 years old, vacationers will enjoy hands-on fun, engaging interactive activities, movies, exhibits and much more.  Four floors inspire curiosity, discovery, exploration and education amid historic family fun adventure.

Downtown Orlando Ghost Tours: Ominous weather adds to the ambiance as vacationers meet a ghost tour guide on Church Street, at the former Historic Strand Hotel, who shares tales of Orlando’s shady past and hotbeds of paranormal activity, dating as far back as 1886, are unveiled. EMF detectors are provided, and cameras/camcorders are welcome, as no two trips are alike.

 

Chocolate Kingdom: Chocoholics and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory fans will love this interactive journey as a personal guide and a Prince with his Dragon sidekick takes Orlando visitors through a Cacao Tree Greenhouse, a one-of-a-kind Chocolate Museum, a Mystical River of Chocolate and a Bean-to-the-Bar Factory.

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: Orlando travelers of all ages will “oo and ahh” over the unbelievable facts and artifacts at the Orlando world of weird attractions.

Orlando is home to numerous shopping and outlet malls and centers for some serious retail therapy.

Shopping: There’s no better cure on a rainy day than retail therapy. Orlando satisfies every traveler’s cravings and budget with the Mall at Millenia, Florida Mall, top outlet malls, antiquing centers and much more.

 

Orange County Regional History Center: Vacationers can see pictures of and learn about Orlando 100 years ago, before Walt Disney World® Resort and other developments came into play.

 

The Titanic Experience: Visitors can check out the large collection of artifacts and exhibits commemorating the first and final voyage of the Titanic.

 

Specialty Performances: Cirque du Soleil’s La Nouba and Blue Man Group are just two of Orlando’s most mystical, magical and entertaining specialty performances vacationing travelers can enjoy in Orlando.

 

Visit bestvacationsever.com for more MUST-DO Orlando activities and call a Best Vacations Ever travel representative at 800-656-2780 to book a promotional family fun vacation package in Orlando with free accommodations that increase your travel fun money.

What are some of your favorite Orlando rainy-day activities?

 

Tis the holiday season and the time of travel. Heed these top tips to help reduce the stresses and hassles of holiday travel so you and your family have your Best Vacation Ever!

Heading to Grandma’s this holiday season or taking the family on a much-needed vacation? Travel analysts say this 2012 holiday travel season is gearing up to be the busiest in nearly a decade. Traveling over the holidays is already notoriously busy, expensive and stressful, but there are still deals to be found, provided you shop carefully and plan ahead. Looking for a last-minute getaway, check out our many promotional vacations to a wide variety of destinations with free accommodations by calling    1-800-656-2780, and you just may find what you want under the tree this year, along with your Best Vacation Ever! But if you’re getting ready to travel this holiday season, take a deep breath and heed some of these top tips to help reduce the stresses of holiday traveling:

  1. AVOID PEAK TRAVEL PERIODS: The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the critical