499: The 5 Best Things To Do Outside Disney Parks in or Around Orlando!

Unlocking The Magic: Talking all things Disney Parks, Universal and Cruising

Konstantina Irving

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

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In episode 499 of Unlocking The Magic, Bruce and Connie dive into something different: the best things to do around Orlando besides the theme parks!

From beach days at Cocoa Beach to gliding through the swamps on airboats, this episode is full of fresh ideas for your off-park itinerary. Plus, get a sneak peek at their thoughts on Discovery Cove, Kennedy Space Center, and quirky stops like Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Chapters:

00:00 – Podcast Intro & Episode 499 Celebration
01:26 – Listener Shoutouts & Real ID Jokes
04:30 – Podcast Memory Problems & Social Media Chaos
08:01 – Topic Reveal: Orlando Beyond the Parks
09:00 – Cocoa Beach: Our Favorite Day Trip
13:20 – Why You Need to Visit Kennedy Space Center
18:10 – Airboat Rides & Wild Florida Adventures
21:40 – Natural Springs & Off-the-Beaten-Path Nature
23:00 – Discovery Cove: Worth the Price?
29:00 – Boston Honesty, Reviews, and Keeping it Real
33:08 – Ripley’s Believe It or Not & Weird Museum Fun
36:55 – Paranormal Florida: Haunted Investigations?
38:39 – Real Estate Ghost Stories + House Whisperer Chat
40:00 – Final Recap of Attractions & Vacation Tips
42:50 – UTM Club, Episode 500 Ideas & Mousercise Madness

Transcript

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0:00.0	Please stand clear of the doors.
0:02.7	For favor, maintain
0:03.7	of the doors.
0:05.3	Hey, everybody.
0:25.6	Hey, everybody. welcome to unlocking the magic.
0:29.8	You're listening to episode number 499.
0:32.8	Wow, I can't believe it when I said it out loud.
0:34.6	We've been going at this for a while.
0:37.1	499 episodes.
0:37.5	If you listen to last week's episode number 498, we were joking about maybe skipping over 500
0:43.0	because it's just a lot of pressure to do kind of like a milestone episode.
0:48.3	So.
0:48.6	We're not doing that?
0:49.3	I don't know.
0:49.7	What are we doing?
0:50.4	Yeah, we're going to 501.
0:51.5	We're going to go.
0:52.2	There's no 500.
0:53.2	You don't know.
0:53.8	I mean, anything goes here.
0:55.0	We might switch it up.
0:55.8	We might surprise you.
	...

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