Here's a selection of attractions offering reduced prices:
Aquatica: off BeachLine Expressway at Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-351-3600; Pick Two combined pass for Florida residents to any two "Worlds of Discovery" parks (Aquatica, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Adventure Island) for $79.95. Regular admission is $44.95 adults, $38.95 children; 407-351-3600.
Fantasy of Flight: 1400 Broadway Blvd., Polk City; 863-984-3500; $10 off adult admission, $5 off child admission for Florida residents. Regular admission is $28.95 plus tax adults, $26.95 plus tax seniors, $14.95 plus tax ages 6-15, free ages 5 and younger.
Gatorland: 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; 407-855-5496 or 1-800-393-5297; Florida resident admission $9.99 (through Feb. 28). Regular daily admission is $22.99 adults, $14.99 ages 3-12.
The Holy Land Experience: 655 Vineland Road, Orlando; 407-367-2065 or theholylandexperience .com; Free admission on birthdays with valid ID, Jerusalem Gold Pass unlimited year-round admission for $120. Regular admission $35 adults, $30 seniors, $20 ages 6-12, free age 5 and younger.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: East of U.S. Highway 1 on NASA Parkway, 5 miles south of Titusville; 321-269-6100 or KennedySpaceCenter.com; Commander's Club Annual Pass is $50 plus tax for adults and $40 plus tax ages 3-11. Regular admission is $38 plus tax adults, $28 plus tax ages 3-11.
SeaWorld Orlando: Off BeachLine Expressway at Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-351-3600; Fun Card unlimited admission through 2009 for the price of regular ticket. Regular admission is $74.95 plus tax general, $64.95 plus tax ages 3-9.
Silver Springs: 1 mile east of Ocala on State Road 40; 352-236-2121 or silversprings.com; Silver Pass year-round admission for $59.99 plus tax general, $54.99 plus tax seniors and military, $10 off adult admission or Silver Pass with online coupon (through Saturday). Regular admission is $34.99 plus tax general, $30.99 plus tax seniors, $24.99 plus tax ages 3-10, free age 2 and younger.
Sweet Glides Segway Tours: 915 Outer Road, Suite 200, Orlando; 407-668-7838 or sweet glides.com; $10 off groups of 6-8. Regular admission is $60 age 14 and older.
Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure: Universal Orlando, Interstate 4 and Kirkman Road, Orlando; 407-363-8000 or universalorlando.com; two-park tickets plus Wet & Wild admission for $99.99 all ages (available online only, good for unlimited admission over a seven-day period from first redemption). Regular one-day admission is $73 adults, $61 ages 3-9, free age 2 and younger.
Universal Orlando Resort has announced a special: visitors who book a three-night package at a hotel near Universal receive two more nights free. The base package prices start at $689 for a family of four, less than $35 per person, per night and include accommodations, transportation from the hotel to the Universal Orlando parks and theme park tickets to Universal's two parks. An upgrade to one of Universal's three on-site hotels is available starting at $1,144 for a family of four, less than $58 per person. The package must be booked by Jan. 31 for travel through June 27. Some restrictions apply. Visit www.universalorlando.com.
Walt Disney World parks: Off Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-824-4321 or disney world.com. Florida resident admission is $67.50 general, $56.70 ages 3-9 (advance purchase only). Regular admission is $75 general, $63 ages 3-9, free age 2 or younger. Free admission on your birthday through 2009. Free admission to active military through 2009. Go to Disney Web site for details.
ATTRACTION DIRECTORY
Brevard Zoo, with hands-on area, contact yard, railroad, "Paws On" kid's area: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays (last admission at 4:15 p.m.; with "Go Green Day" events Saturday; "Wild Encounters" behind-the-scenes tour with animal keeper, 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $75 nonmembers, $65 members); 8225 N. Wickham Road, just east of Interstate 95 (Exit 191 off Interstate 95), Melbourne; $12.50 adults, $11.50 age 60 and older, $9.50 ages 2-12, free members and age 1 and younger; 321-254-9453 or brevardzoo .org.
Central Florida Zoo, native and exotic animals, Tropical Splash Ground: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 3755 N. U.S. Highway 17-92, 1 mile east of Interstate 4 and 4 1/2 miles west of Sanford; $10.95 adults, $8.95 seniors, $6.95 ages 3-12, free age 2 and younger; 407-323-4450 or centralfloridazoo .org.
Eco-Tour Guided Safaris, kayak and boat tours of Central Florida rivers: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; disembarks at various locations through Orlando; $35; 321-543-4031 or alligatorsafa ris.com.
Florida Audubon Society's Center for Birds of Prey, conservation, education and raptor rehabilitation facility: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (except holidays); 1101 Audubon Way, Maitland; $5 adults, $4 ages 4-12; 407-644-0190.
Gatorland, alligators, snakes, deer, "Gator Jumparoo" show, Gator Wrestlin' Show, Snakes of Florida Show, Jungle Crocs of the World, Gator Gully Splash Park, railway trips, white leucistic alligators: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; $22.99 plus tax age 13 and older, $14.99 ages 3-12; 407-855-5496 or 1-800-393-5297.
Green Meadows Farm, tours, train ride, barnyard animals, pony rides, hayrides, chance to milk cows: continuous tours 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; 1368 S. Poinciana Blvd., Kissimmee; $21 adults, $15 seniors, free ages 2 and younger ($19 Florida residents); 407-846-0770.
Aquatica: off BeachLine Expressway at Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-351-3600; Pick Two combined pass for Florida residents to any two "Worlds of Discovery" parks (Aquatica, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld and Adventure Island) for $79.95. Regular admission is $44.95 adults, $38.95 children; 407-351-3600.
Fantasy of Flight: 1400 Broadway Blvd., Polk City; 863-984-3500; $10 off adult admission, $5 off child admission for Florida residents. Regular admission is $28.95 plus tax adults, $26.95 plus tax seniors, $14.95 plus tax ages 6-15, free ages 5 and younger.
Gatorland: 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; 407-855-5496 or 1-800-393-5297; Florida resident admission $9.99 (through Feb. 28). Regular daily admission is $22.99 adults, $14.99 ages 3-12.
The Holy Land Experience: 655 Vineland Road, Orlando; 407-367-2065 or theholylandexperience .com; Free admission on birthdays with valid ID, Jerusalem Gold Pass unlimited year-round admission for $120. Regular admission $35 adults, $30 seniors, $20 ages 6-12, free age 5 and younger.
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: East of U.S. Highway 1 on NASA Parkway, 5 miles south of Titusville; 321-269-6100 or KennedySpaceCenter.com; Commander's Club Annual Pass is $50 plus tax for adults and $40 plus tax ages 3-11. Regular admission is $38 plus tax adults, $28 plus tax ages 3-11.
SeaWorld Orlando: Off BeachLine Expressway at Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-351-3600; Fun Card unlimited admission through 2009 for the price of regular ticket. Regular admission is $74.95 plus tax general, $64.95 plus tax ages 3-9.
Silver Springs: 1 mile east of Ocala on State Road 40; 352-236-2121 or silversprings.com; Silver Pass year-round admission for $59.99 plus tax general, $54.99 plus tax seniors and military, $10 off adult admission or Silver Pass with online coupon (through Saturday). Regular admission is $34.99 plus tax general, $30.99 plus tax seniors, $24.99 plus tax ages 3-10, free age 2 and younger.
Sweet Glides Segway Tours: 915 Outer Road, Suite 200, Orlando; 407-668-7838 or sweet glides.com; $10 off groups of 6-8. Regular admission is $60 age 14 and older.
Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure: Universal Orlando, Interstate 4 and Kirkman Road, Orlando; 407-363-8000 or universalorlando.com; two-park tickets plus Wet & Wild admission for $99.99 all ages (available online only, good for unlimited admission over a seven-day period from first redemption). Regular one-day admission is $73 adults, $61 ages 3-9, free age 2 and younger.
Universal Orlando Resort has announced a special: visitors who book a three-night package at a hotel near Universal receive two more nights free. The base package prices start at $689 for a family of four, less than $35 per person, per night and include accommodations, transportation from the hotel to the Universal Orlando parks and theme park tickets to Universal's two parks. An upgrade to one of Universal's three on-site hotels is available starting at $1,144 for a family of four, less than $58 per person. The package must be booked by Jan. 31 for travel through June 27. Some restrictions apply. Visit www.universalorlando.com.
Walt Disney World parks: Off Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; 407-824-4321 or disney world.com. Florida resident admission is $67.50 general, $56.70 ages 3-9 (advance purchase only). Regular admission is $75 general, $63 ages 3-9, free age 2 or younger. Free admission on your birthday through 2009. Free admission to active military through 2009. Go to Disney Web site for details.
ATTRACTION DIRECTORY
animals
Avian Reconditioning Center, raptor reconditioning facility, live birds of prey and environmental education: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays; 323 W. Lester Road, Apopka; donations; 407-461-1056.Brevard Zoo, with hands-on area, contact yard, railroad, "Paws On" kid's area: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays (last admission at 4:15 p.m.; with "Go Green Day" events Saturday; "Wild Encounters" behind-the-scenes tour with animal keeper, 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $75 nonmembers, $65 members); 8225 N. Wickham Road, just east of Interstate 95 (Exit 191 off Interstate 95), Melbourne; $12.50 adults, $11.50 age 60 and older, $9.50 ages 2-12, free members and age 1 and younger; 321-254-9453 or brevardzoo .org.
Central Florida Zoo, native and exotic animals, Tropical Splash Ground: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 3755 N. U.S. Highway 17-92, 1 mile east of Interstate 4 and 4 1/2 miles west of Sanford; $10.95 adults, $8.95 seniors, $6.95 ages 3-12, free age 2 and younger; 407-323-4450 or centralfloridazoo .org.
Eco-Tour Guided Safaris, kayak and boat tours of Central Florida rivers: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; disembarks at various locations through Orlando; $35; 321-543-4031 or alligatorsafa ris.com.
Florida Audubon Society's Center for Birds of Prey, conservation, education and raptor rehabilitation facility: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (except holidays); 1101 Audubon Way, Maitland; $5 adults, $4 ages 4-12; 407-644-0190.
Gatorland, alligators, snakes, deer, "Gator Jumparoo" show, Gator Wrestlin' Show, Snakes of Florida Show, Jungle Crocs of the World, Gator Gully Splash Park, railway trips, white leucistic alligators: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 14501 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando; $22.99 plus tax age 13 and older, $14.99 ages 3-12; 407-855-5496 or 1-800-393-5297.
Green Meadows Farm, tours, train ride, barnyard animals, pony rides, hayrides, chance to milk cows: continuous tours 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; 1368 S. Poinciana Blvd., Kissimmee; $21 adults, $15 seniors, free ages 2 and younger ($19 Florida residents); 407-846-0770.