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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

3. Eat Lunch Early or Late Rather than contending with the lunch-rush crowds, we suggest enjoying your mid-day meal earlier or later than the typical noon lunchtime. Whether you choose to purchase Lunch With An Astronaut or Dinner With An Astronaut, or you plan on bringing your own food to eat, you'll be glad you picked an “odd̶

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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

4. …and Be Prepared for Being Outdoors Many of the exhibits at KSC are inside, but there are a few outdoor ones, and you'll be doing some walking between buildings as well. Just as you would in Orlando, bring ponchos or small umbrellas for everyone in your party. If it's particularly sunny outside, wear sunscreen. You know the drill

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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

5. Be Ready to Walk You know those comfy shoes we're always suggesting you bring to Disney World? Wear them to Kennedy Space Center too. You'll be doing plenty of walking during your visit there.

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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

6. Have a Game Plan Going In Again, anyone who's ever planned a Disney trip will understand the importance of making a plan for what you intend to do once you're at Kennedy Space Center. The daily admission ticket—which is $50 per adult, $40 per child—includes the following attractions: Space Shuttle Atlantis Shuttle Launch Experience Her

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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

7. Arrive Early! This one will sound all too familiar to you Disney World fanatics: Because there's somuch to see and do at Kennedy Space Center, you should plan to arrive in time for opening at 9am. The lot opens at 8:30am, so if you're coming from Orlando, you should be on the road by 7am. If that's too early for you, consider booking a

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7 Tips for a Fabulous Day at Kennedy Space Center

As much as we adore and obsess over all things Disney World, sometimes it's healthy to step outside the “magic bubble” and make a visit to another neat place, even if just for a day. Luckily, Florida's own Kennedy Space Center—situated in sunny Cape Canaveral—is only about an hour-and-a-half car ride east of WDW. With a bit of

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We’ve Ranked the Attractions at Magic Kingdom and Here They Are!

5. Space Mountain Celebrate a “retro future” inside Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom with a ride aboard a glow-in-the-dark rocket ship that blasts off for a journey through the galaxy. This dark coaster ride (and by dark, we mean pitch black dark, like outer space!) lasts almost 3 minutes and features breathtaking views of comets, meteors, p

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We’ve Ranked the Attractions at Magic Kingdom and Here They Are!

10. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad It seems that several theme parks have a runaway mine train—but you’ve never ridden one like Big Thunder! Legend says that this neck of the woods is haunted. And from the looks of the ghost town called Tumbleweed, that legend might just be true! Board your mine cart deep in the mine and zoom past bedrock

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We’ve Ranked the Attractions at Magic Kingdom and Here They Are!

15. Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room In the Enchanted Tiki Room, where “all the birds sing words and the flowers croon,” Disney fanatics of all ages feel a sense of nostalgia about Walt. The Tiki Room was Walt’s concept from its beginnings at Disneyland. And there is definitely something enchanting about this attraction. The Enchanted Ti

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We’ve Ranked the Attractions at Magic Kingdom and Here They Are!

20. Astro Orbiter Board an elevator at Tomorrowland and ascend to a loading platform where you wait to board your 2-passenger spaceship. You are the newest star pilot, and your mission is before you! Once you have clearance you board your rocket and prepare for liftoff! Enjoy a high-flying adventure as you soar around a galaxy of planets

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