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Mention “Orlando” and people immediately think mouse ears, Shamu and Epcot. Not surprisingly, Orlando's theme parks draw over 50 million tourists from around the world each year. The theme park mania isn't limited to the big ones, like Disney World, Universal Studios or Sea World. The city is fairly blanketed in smaller amusement parks, kitschy mini golf courses, water parks, outlet malls and even those attractions that specialize in live entertainment while you eat (think greasy drumsticks while knights in armor pummel each other with lances in a coliseum below you). In addition, it's possible to race a stock car around a track at the Richard Petty Driving Experience, swim arm to dorsal fin with dolphins at Discovery Cove and have a face-to-snout encounter with thousands of Florida's most famous residents at Gatorland. The possibilities for entertainment are literally endless.