ATTRACTIONS MaxFlight Helicopter Services Stallion 51 Sammy Duvall’s tandem flight ON A WHIRL Take the ride of your life with a spin in a chopper. At Orlando Heli-Tours in Kissimmee, spy every major theme park or check out famous residences in the area. In the summer, the special nighttime tour offers stunning views of Epcot’s fireworks show. Slide into a Robinson R44 to glimpse local spots like Old Town and Gatorland, and downtown favorites such as Universal Studios with Leading Edge Helicopters Kissimmee . At MaxFlight Helicopter Services , excursions can be recreational, educational or both. See wildlife and count alligators and bald eagles on “learning tours.” Witness gorgeous fireworks during the night tours. facility. Just about anyone can float in the 1,000-horsepower vertical wind tunnel. Waft through the skies above Walt Disney World on a parasail ride with Sammy Duvall’s Watersports Centre . Coast through the air solo or share the sights of Magic Kingdom with a friend on a tandem flight. Give hang gliding a try at Wallaby Ranch . On the tandem discovery flight, you and an instructor will be towed 2,000 feet into the air before free flying over Florida woodlands. ZIP ALONG Feel the heart-pounding thrill of soaring high above the treetops with a ziplining adventure. The Gator Gauntlet at Gatorland , the world’s only wheelchair accessible zipline, enables those with mobility challenges to strap into a special harness system and safely glide 350 feet over 130 giant alligators. Also experience the park’s Screamin’ Gator Zip Line, which stands over seven stories tall, has multilevel launch pads and provides views of both crocodiles and alligators. AIRBORNE ADVENTURES Experience the freedom of flight with indoor skydiving, parasailing and hang gliding. Feel the rush of a free fall without jumping out of a plane at iFLY Orlando , the area’s only indoor skydiving HAIR-RAISING DELIGHT VISITORS Rides OF ALL AGES 36 Kissimmee Destination Magazine
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