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Orlando Recreation
When you want to take a break from the theme parks, check out all the Orlando recreational activities available. Recreational activities in Orlando tend to be more budget-friendly than the theme parks and provide plenty of affordable fun for the entire family. From golf to bowling, outdoor water sports and more, recreational activities in Orlando are a great way to have fun and still have money left over to enjoy the rest of your vacation.
Mini-Golf
Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf
8501 International Dr.
Orlando, FL
(407) 352-7378
www.piratescove.net/
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Voted "Best in Florida" by Orlando Magazine, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf is known for their innovative hole designs, lush landscaping, and entertaining pirate theme. There are three courses to choose from: Captain’s Course, Blackbeard’s Challenge and the 36-Hole Adventure. The manicured courses provide family-friendly fun for all ages 3 to 93 at an affordable price.
Congo River Golf
6312 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 352-0042
www.congoriver.com/
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Experience a tropical adventure at Congo River Golf where guests can explore caves and waterfalls while playing two 18-hole mini-golf courses. Visitors can win prizes playing the exploration game and then finish up the day feeding 25 alligators that live on property at Congo River Golf.
Tiki Island Volcano Golf
7460 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 248-8180
www.tikiislandvolcanogolf.com/
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Guests of Tiki Island will venture into a primitive setting complete with waterfalls, a volcano, brontosaurus paddleboats and pre-historic creatures at every turn. Tiki Island Volcano Golf gives guests the choice of 18-holes with the Herbivores or 18-holes with the Carnivores and a 19th hole bonus that erupts a volcano on a hole-in-one.
Hawaiian Rumble Adventure Golf
8969 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-7733
www.hawaiianrumbleorlando.com/
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Designed to be a tropical paradise, visitors to Hawaiian Rumble Adventure Golf will enjoy a calypso beat while venturing through waterfalls, logs, hills and tunnels. Hawaiian Rumble provides families with the choice of an 18 or 36-hole round of mini-golf and will enjoy watching fire and lava pour from a 50-foot volcano.
Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course
1200 Epcot Resort Blvd
Orlando, FL 32830
(407) 824-4321
disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/miniature-golf/
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Located inside Disney’s Epcot Resort Area, Fantasia Gardens consists of two 18-hole mini-golf courses with a design inspired by the classic Disney movie, Fantasia. Families will enjoy stunning water effects, hippos and brooms that dance, musical elements, and a traditional style golf-course set entirely in miniature in Fantasia Fairways.
Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course
1500 W Buena Vista Dr
Orlando, FL 32830
(407) 560-3000
disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/miniature-golf/
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Enjoy a winter paradise in the middle of a lush Florida hammock at Disney’s Winter Summerland Miniature Golf Course. Guests to the Winter Summerland can play up to 36-holes of golf between two courses and receive a special greeting from Santa upon sinking the last putt on the 18th hole. The Winter Course offers visitor’s snow covered courses with snow capped buildings set alongside favorite Disney characters while the Summer Course is a sand covered beach complete with surfboards, palm trees and sandcastles.
Golf
Disney’s Palm Golf Course
Disney's Polynesian Resort
1600 Seven Seas Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-GOLF
disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/moreMagic/golf/golfHome
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Designed by Joe Lee, the Palm Golf Course is one of Disney’s most challenging courses set amid lakes and palm trees in Florida’s natural habitat. The Palm Golf Course provides guests with an 18-hole, par-72 course as well as the option of using GPS enhanced technology to improve course strategy with detailed views of golf holes and lifelike views of fairways, greens and hazards.
Disney’s Osprey Ridge
3451 Golf View Dr.
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-GOLF
disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/moreMagic/golf/golfHome
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Rated with 4½ out of 5 stars by Golf Digest, Osprey Ridge Golf Course incorporates the grandeur of Florida’s forest and wilderness with dramatic fairways designed by Tom Fazio. The Osprey Ridge Golf Course provides guests with an 18-hole, par-72 course as well as the option of using GPS enhanced technology to improve course strategy with detailed views of golf holes and lifelike views of fairways, greens and hazards.
Disney’s Oak Trail
Disney's Polynesian Resort
1600 Seven Seas Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-GOLF
disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/moreMagic/golf/golfHome
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Designed with families in mind, the Oak Trail Golf Course has holes ranging from 132 to 517 yards from the back tees. A perfect place to unwind, Disney’s Oak Trail is a 9-hole par-36 walking golf course.
Disney’s Lake Buena Vista
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort
1940 Broadway
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-GOLF
disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/moreMagic/golf/golfHome
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Rated with 4 out of 5 stars by Golf Digest, Lake Buena Vista Golf Course winds through a country-club style course designed by Joe Lee and complete with scenic villas, forests and lakes. Guests will tee off next to winding canals and charming boats at Disney’s Lake Buena Vista while experiencing the challenge of an 18-hole, 72 par championship golf course.
Disney’s Magnolia
Disney's Polynesian Resort
1600 Seven Seas Dr
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
(407) 938-GOLF
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Covered in sweet-smelling Magnolia trees, Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course is a championship 18-hole, 72-par golf course designed by Joe Lee to incorporate the surrounding Florida habitat. Rated with 4 out of 5 stars by Golf Digest, Magnolia Golf Course offers guests the option of using GPS enhanced technology to improve course strategy with detailed views of golf holes and lifelike views of fairways, greens and hazards.
Orange County National
Golf Center and Lodge
16301 Phil Ritson Way
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(407) 656-2626
www.ocngolf.com/
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Boasting the World’s Largest Practice Facility, the Orange County National consists of two championship courses and a 9-hole short course set in the unspoiled beauty of a Florida hammock. Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge was awarded Golf Digest's “Best Places to Play” from 1999 to 2009 and is 922 acres of undeveloped, peaceful terrain.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club
7850 Shadow Tree Lane
Celebration, FL 34747
(407) 787-5678
www.mysticdunesgolf.com/
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Designed by Champions Tour professional and NBC golf analyst Gary Koch, the Mystic Dunes Golf Club is an 18-hole, Par-72 course where holes 15 through 18 were singled out by Golf & Leisure magazine as "…four of the best finishing holes you’ll find anywhere." The Mystic Dunes Golf course has two distinctive layouts; the front nine winds through wetland and marsh characteristic of a Carolina-style course while the back nine are in line with that of the British Isles links course with perimeter mounding and pot bunkers alongside a rich, green, carefully maintained fairway.
Champions Gate Golf Club
1400 Masters Blvd
ChampionsGate, FL 33896
407.787.GOLF (4653)
www.championsgategolf.com/index.shtml
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Blending both traditional and modern elements, International Golf Champion Greg Norman designed two distinct 18-hole courses at Champions Gate Golf Club. The National Course at Champions Gate Golf Club consists of long ranges in a classic American layout while the International Course is reminiscent of the links courses in Scotland and Ireland.
The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando, Grande Lakes
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 206-2400
www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Orlando/Golf/Default.htm
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Designated by Golf Digest as one of the top ten of “America’s New Courses” in 2005, the Grande Lakes Orlando Resort is an 18-hole championship golf course. British Open Champion Greg Norman designed Grande Lakes to include strategic bunker placement, water hazards and challenging greens giving the golfer the feel of a private course.
Hawk’s Landing Golf Club
At the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort
8701 World Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
1.800-567-2623
www.golfhawkslanding.com/
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Hawk’s Landing Golf Club is an 18-hole par-71 championship golf course designed by noted golf architect Robert Cupp III to encompass its native Florida surroundings with a world-class course. Guests of the Hawk’s Landing Golf Club will enjoy 220 acres of greens and fairways lined by fresh beds of flowering azaleas and fragrant jasmine along with world-class instruction at the Bill Madonna Golf Academy and GPS guided golfing.
Shingle Creek Golf Club
9939 Universal Blvd
Orlando FL 32819
(407) 996-9933
www.shinglecreekgolf.com/
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Guests to the Shingle Creek Golf Club will enjoy an 18-hole par-72 course designed by David Harmon and named for the clear stream crossing the property. Maintaining course conditions everyday, the Shingle Creek Golf Club offers a challenging course for experienced and novice golfers alike and promises to deliver award winning service with state-of-the-art technology.
Bowling
Firkin & Kegler
12850 Waterford Lakes Parkway
Orlando, FL 32828
407-373-7444
www.firkinkeglercenter.com/
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Designed to entertain the whole family, Firkin and Kegler offers its guests 32 lanes of bowling with cozy seating areas and large screen televisions at every lane tuned to a variety of programs. In addition to bowling, Firkin & Kegler offers patrons a nightclub, sports lounge, dance floor, family pub and restaurant, small ball bowling, arcade, outdoor seating and banquet or private party rooms for corporate and personal events.
Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center
10749 East Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32817
407-384-0003
www.alomabowlingcenters.com/boardwalk/
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Boardwalk Bowl Entertainment Center boasts that it is the largest bowling center in the Southeast with 80 lanes of bowling and activities for the whole family. Guests of the Boardwalk Bowl can also enjoy a 9-hole indoor glow-in-the-dark course, an arcade of over 100 games, a sports pub and old-fashioned bowling alley grill.
Colonial Lanes
400 N. Primrose Dr.
Orlando, FL 32803
407-894-0361
coloniallanes.net/
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Colonial Lanes is set-up with 32 lanes of bowling along with a fully stocked pro shop, game room, lounge with pool tables, and a restaurant. Locally owned and operated, Colonial Lanes has entertainment for the whole family with bumpers for the kids at every lane.
Three Point Bowling
7474 Hoffner Ave.
Orlando, FL. 32822
407-273-1350
threepointbowl.com/index.cfm
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Recently remodeled, Three Point Bowling is an exciting 16 lane bowling complex with bumpers for the kids at each lane and a full liquor bar and grill for the adults. Guests of Three Point Bowling can watch their favorite sporting event on one of 10 television sets or enjoy a competitive round of pool or darts in the Sports bar and grill.
World Bowling Center
7540 Canada Ave.
Orlando, FL 32819
407-352-BOWL
www.worldbowlingcenter.com/v1/flash/
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The World Bowling Center is designed with modern touch screen scoring technology for 32 lanes of bowling and come equipped with bumpers to help the kids 7 and under. Guests of World Bowling Center will also enjoy a fully-renovated snack bar, game arcade and full service bar.
Outdoor & Water Sports
Buena Vista Watersports
13245 Lake Bryan Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
407-239-6939
www.bvwatersports.com/2005/index.shtml
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Buena Vista Watersports offers a secluded lake fed by a natural spring on Lake Bryan to visitors who want to experience a variety of watersports in a tropical setting. Guests are invited to enjoy sandy white beaches, rent jet skis or even charter a boat for waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding or tubing.
Orlando Watersports Complex
8615 Florida Rock Rd.
Orlando, FL 32824
407-251-3100
www.orlandowatersports.com/
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The Orlando Watersports Complex is a one-of-a-kind facility designed for beginning and experienced riders that wakeboard, wakeskate, kneeboard and waterski. Home to the only facility in the U.S. that has two cableways, Orlando Watersports Complex provides both a cable park and slider park for its skiers and riders as well as Correct Craft boats to train and practice behind with a professional coaching staff.
Vans Orlando Skatepark
5220 International Dr
Orlando, FL 32819
407-351-3881
www.vans.com/vans/skateparks.asp?sp=orlando
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Offering over 48,000 square feet of skating with obstacles ranging from stair sets and handrails to quarter pipes, Vans Orlando Skatepark is a hub of continuous activity and events. Vans Orlando Skatepark is comprised of four different indoor and outdoor courses as well as a couple of ramps and an arcade with the latest games.