Things to do in Orlando with kids
5 attractions in Orlando • Updated May 2026
The best things to do in Orlando with kids, all in one place. Orlando is home to Walt Disney World Resort and a stack of theme parks for families, plus easy day trips across Florida. Below are 5 family things to do in Orlando with addresses, ticket info and age suitability. Use the search to find a specific name or filter by category.
Published May 2026. Editorial oversight by James Morgan. AI-assisted, human-edited. Our editorial standards
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Planning a family day out in Orlando
Orlando has 5 family attractions we would happily take our own kids to. Discovery Cove is the one most families start with. An all-inclusive Orlando day resort built around hands-on animal encounters, swim with a dolphin, drift the reef alongside rays, and swap theme-park queues for a reserved place in the sun. Gatorland is the other name that comes up again and again. Orlando's original roadside attraction since 1949, 110 acres of alligators and crocodiles, a zip line over the breeding marsh, capybaras, and an old-Florida charm the mega-parks lost. Orlando Science Center rounds out the pick of the bunch. A learn-by-doing science center where you solve problems instead of just reading labels. Also worth your time: Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.
Published prices run from $34.99 at Gatorland up to $189 at Discovery Cove. 4 of the 5 listed here quote a starting price. The others vary by season or by what you add on, so check before you travel. Age guidance is worth reading first at Discovery Cove (ages 6+).
Beyond family attractions, families in Orlando also head for theme parks (3), science museums (1) and zoos & wildlife (1). If you are ranging wider, everything we cover in Florida is one click away.
5 attractions in Orlando
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Theme Parks
Discovery Cove
Orlando, Florida
An all-inclusive Orlando day resort built around hands-on animal encounters, swim with a dolphin, drift the reef alongside rays, and swap theme-park queues for a reserved place in the sun.
Zoos Wildlife
Gatorland
Orlando, Florida
Orlando's original roadside attraction since 1949, 110 acres of alligators and crocodiles, a zip line over the breeding marsh, capybaras, and an old-Florida charm the mega-parks lost.
Science Museums
Orlando Science Center
Orlando, Florida
A learn-by-doing science center where you solve problems instead of just reading labels.
Theme Parks
Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida
Four theme parks, the Wizarding World, and the all-new Epic Universe in one Orlando resort.
Theme Parks
Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, Florida
Four theme parks, two water parks, and 400-plus dining spots across one Florida resort.