Fun Spot America—Kissimmee
Fun Spot’s flagship property is near Universal, but this southern outpost delivers the same well-kept carnival-ride playground experience. There’s a selection of basic rides that wouldn’t be out of place beside a circus (the Hot Seat swings riders on the end of a big stick), bumper cars, a wild mouse-style coaster Rockstar with spinning cars, and a few outdoor Go-Kart tracks (the 4-story Vortex has 32-degree banking, the world’s steepest, owners say). That 300-foot-tall skyline-scarring contraption is SkyCoaster ($40 a ride), which harnesses up to three would-be pants-wetters so that they’re face-down, hoists them backward, and swings them forward at 80mph like wingless hang gliders. It’s the world’s tallest. Don’t miss Mine Blower, a compact wooden coaster that makes a brief inversion. It only takes a minute, but it’s an epic minute. It’s the meanest jack rabbit of a coaster in Orlando. The downmarket Old Town complex is next door and is usually seen on the same visit.
Fun Spot’s flagship property is near Universal, but this southern outpost delivers the same well-kept carnival-ride playground experience. There’s a selection of basic rides that wouldn’t be out of place beside a circus (the Hot Seat swings riders on the end of a big stick), bumper cars, a wild mouse-style coaster Rockstar with spinning cars, and a few outdoor Go-Kart tracks (the 4-story Vortex has 32-degree banking, the world’s steepest, owners say). That 300-foot-tall skyline-scarring contraption is SkyCoaster ($40 a ride), which harnesses up to three would-be pants-wetters so that they’re face-down, hoists them backward, and swings them forward at 80mph like wingless hang gliders. It’s the world’s tallest. Don’t miss Mine Blower, a compact wooden coaster that makes a brief inversion. It only takes a minute, but it’s an epic minute. It’s the meanest jack rabbit of a coaster in Orlando. The downmarket Old Town complex is next door and is usually seen on the same visit.
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