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Walt Disney World


This 230-acre sports facility at Walt Disney World® hosts Atlanta Braves spring training and hundreds of amateur and professional sporting events.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Walt Disney World attractions

1. Hollywood Boulevard & Echo Lake

1.53 MILES

This is where you'll find the Star Wars–themed Star Tours (FastPass+), one of Disney's best 3D-simulated experiences, the over-the-top stunt show Indiana…

2. Disney’s Hollywood Studios

1.61 MILES

The least-charming of Disney's parks is home to two of WDW's most exciting rides: the plunging elevator in the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the…

3. Sunset Boulevard

1.7 MILES

The simple and sweet outdoor theater performance of Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage follows the storyline, incorporates the classic songs, and doesn…

4. Blizzard Beach

1.84 MILES

The newer of Disney's two water parks, themed as a melted Swiss ski resort complete with a ski lift, Blizzard Beach is the 1980s Vegas Strip hotel to…

5. Disney’s BoardWalk

2.19 MILES

Far less harried and crowded than Disney Springs, the very small Disney's BoardWalk area across from Epcot and along Crescent Lake echoes waterfront…

6. Old Town

2.23 MILES

Plopped among the exhaust, chain motels and the treeless landscape of Hwy 192, Old Town brings on 1950s county fair Americana. It has regular live rock 'n…

7. Fun Spot America – Kissimmee

2.32 MILES

Whirling, swinging and twisting old-time carnival rides, including four go-kart tracks and a handful of kiddie options. There's no clever theming or…

8. World Showcase

2.36 MILES

Who needs the hassle of a passport and jet lag when you can travel the world right here at Walt Disney World®? World Showcase, one of two themed sections…