Family Favorite Florida Experiences By Kara Chalmers Search { Family } at VISITFLORIDA.com The Sunshine State is overfl owing with fun ways to spend a family vacation. Plan your next getaway around one or more of these favorite experiences and you’ll give your kids a trip they’ll treasure forever. Kissing a Dolphin If your kids aren’t already obsessed with dolphins, they will be after meeting one up-close. Do the “Kissed by a Dolphin” program at Dolphins Plus Bayside in Key Largo, or spend a day at Orlando’s Discovery Cove, where you’ll get to hug, kiss and swim with a dolphin before getting a dorsal fi n tow back to shore. Hunting for Scallops Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista Head to Homosassa or Steinhatchee to experience the underwater treasure hunt known as scalloping. Don a mask and snorkel, then dive underwater to spot and grab the shellfi sh before they scoot away (scallops “swim” by opening and closing their shells). Kid-friendly scalloping charters and accommodations include Dreamcatcher Island, Homosassa Riverside Resort and Steinhatchee Landing Resort. Scalloping season is in the summer; be sure to check the dates before you go. Getting a Fantasy Makeover Bring your Queen Elsa wannabe to Walt Disney World’s Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, where fairy godmothers in training will transform your little beauty into a princess (or a knight), complete with hairstyling, shimmery makeup, even gowns and accessories, depending on the package you choose. At Disney’s Pirate League, kids can be magically made over into scurvy swashbucklers. OFFICIAL VISITOR’S GUIDE 4 47 Juniper Springs, Ocala National Forest PHOTO: DISCOVERY COVE
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