Want to have some pure unadultered fun? Want to scream your lungs out in a crazy roller coaster ride? Want to forget your worries and become a kid again? Come to Orlando and see how you can. Home to the gigantic Walt Disney World and several other major theme parks, Orlando is the ultimate in fantasy vacations. You can be totally seduced by the magic of the theme parks and at least for a while, leave all your worldly cares behind. So get on to the rides and stretch your 'Great Escape' from reality for longer.

Once a sleepy farming town, Orlando's fortunes were to change forever in the 1970s when Walt Disney Corporation decided to set up the mega theme park near here. They secretly bought more than 200,000 acres of farmland and in lieu of jobs for locals, were granted municipality rights by the state legislature. In Orlando, Walt Disney Corporation was determined not to repeat the shortcomings associated with their first park Disneyland in Los Angeles, where they did not have control over the surrounding hotels. Since the opening of the Disney theme park, several other major companies, including Universal Studios and Busch Entertainment Corporation have opened up theme parks, adding to the city's profile as an attractive, fun-filled destination.