Madame Tussauds Orlando
Of course the world-famous wax museum has an Orlando outpost! It’s below the giant Wheel at ICON Park, a complex of shops and restaurants. It’s so silly and pleasantly touristy that it’s astounding it took so long to arrive here. First, staffers try to get you to pose for a tourist photo (included in most online-bought packages), but Tussauds is already essentially one extended photo op. As you go from room to room, you get right beside the few dozen full-size figures of current and historical celebrities, many of which are so lifelike that you’ll be astounded (Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez), and some so off the mark you have to check the signage to tell who it is (Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith). If the sign says they were “sculpted from a sitting” rather than merely “portrayed,” you know it’s more accurate.
Of course the world-famous wax museum has an Orlando outpost! It’s below the giant Wheel at ICON Park, a complex of shops and restaurants. It’s so silly and pleasantly touristy that it’s astounding it took so long to arrive here. First, staffers try to get you to pose for a tourist photo (included in most online-bought packages), but Tussauds is already essentially one extended photo op. As you go from room to room, you get right beside the few dozen full-size figures of current and historical celebrities, many of which are so lifelike that you’ll be astounded (Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez), and some so off the mark you have to check the signage to tell who it is (Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith). If the sign says they were “sculpted from a sitting” rather than merely “portrayed,” you know it’s more accurate.
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