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New rides to blow you away in US theme park city
Things move fast in Florida’s world capital of theme parks – and that’s not just the rollercoasters. Orlando never lets its superb holiday offering stand still, and for 2020 the highoctane thrills, and more gentle family-friendly attractions, will keep on coming. Here’s our pick of the best...
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway opens at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Wednesday and riders will find themselves on a train where rules of physics don’t apply.
Epcot is getting one of the biggest ever makeovers of any Disney park, with coming attractions including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure which shrinks guests to the size of Chef Remy and races them through Gusteau’s restaurant, and big nighttime spectacular HarmonioUS.
The Bourne Stuntacular is a
Slingshot ride and Disney’s Runaway Railway cutting-edge live-action show based on Universal Pictures’ blockbuster Jason Bourne movies and will debut this spring at Universal Studios.
You can expect a scintillating mash-up of stunt fights, chases and death-defying leaps.
ICON Park, on International Drive, will welcome two major heartpumping thrill rides and an interactive museum as I-Drive becomes a must-see destination in itself. The Orlando Slingshot will catapult
guests 450ft into the air and is set to be the world’s tallest ride of its kind.
As if that’s not enough, the Orlando Gyro Drop Tower will reach 400ft, making it the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower, with riders freefalling at up to 75mph. Opening dates for both are to be announced.
The Museum of Illusions Orlando, is set to open this summer with photographic and holographic trickery – perfect for selfies.
See visitorlando.com for more.
Try the new Rock Pool Explorer experience at SEA LIFE London Aquarium. Opening on March 14, it shows how limpets, starfish, anemones and crabs live on the ebb and flow of the tide. Adults from £34, kids £29. visitsealife.com/london
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These smart leather travel boots will suit the hotel lobby as well as the country trails and £13 from sales go to charity Room to Read for kids in developing countries.