In This Issue - Summer 2010

All Aboard

Calling all parents and their mini-conductor-wannabes. If your kids go loco for locomotives, check out these chug-a-lug kids rides throughout Central Florida.

Written by Jen Burg

CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDENS
3755 NW Highway 17-92, Sanford
407-323-4450 www.centralfloridazoo.org

Before you visit the animals at the zoo, take a ride on Champ the Train.

Track Length: 1 mile
Capacity: 36 passengers
Ride Duration: 10 minutes
Ticket Price: $3 for adults, $2 for kids

BIRTHDAY WORLD
995 N. S.R. 434, Altamonte Springs
407-657-2000 www.birthdayworldorlando.com

Whether you are celebrating a birthday or just celebrating the day, Miner Mike is sure to thrill your riders.

Track Length: 100 feet
Capacity: 12 passengers
Ride Duration: 2 minutes
Ticket Price: Unlimited rides: $5 for kids 2 and under, $10 for kids 3 and up

GATORLAND
14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando
407-855-5496 www.gatorland.com

Hop on board The Gatorland Express for a gatorific ride around “the alligator capital of the world.”

Track Length: 1/2 mile
Capacity: 70 passengers
Ride Duration: 15 minutes
Ticket Price: $2 per person

SEMINOLE TOWNE CENTER
200 Towne Center Circle, Sanford
407-323-2262 www.simon.com

How do you get kids excited about shopping? Put a train in the mall. Kids can’t resist the sound of the choo-choo.

Track Length: No Track
Capacity: 16 kids
Ride Duration: 5 minutes
Ticket Price: $3 per person

GREEN MEADOWS FARM
1368 S. Poinciana Blvd., Kissimmee
407-846-407-846-0770 www.greenmeadowsfarm.com

She can pet the chickens, goats and the train. After getting to know the local critters, take a trip on this locomotive chugging around the farm.

Track Length: About 1 mile
Capacity: 70 passengers
Ride Duration: 8 minutes
Ticket Price: Included with admission to Green Meadows

DOWNTOWN DISNEY MARKETPLACE
1780 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista
407-828-3800 www.disney.com

What makes shopping for Mickey ears even more fun? A train, of course! You’ll hear this mini-motive’s train whistle beckoning for lil’ engineers galore!

Track Length: About 50 feet
Capacity: 22 kids
Ride Duration: 2 minutes
Ticket Price: $2 for kids

PRIME OUTLETS
4951 International Drive, Orlando
407-352-9600 www.primeoutlets.com

As if you needed another reason to shop at the outlets … Treat your good little shopper to a train ride after the spree is complete.

Track Length: No Track
Capacity: 24 kids
Ride Duration: 5 - 6 minutes
Ticket Price: $3 for kids

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