Eating dinner in Orlando, Florida, can be the same as eating anywhere else, but with its many attractions, Orlando gives you the option of making eating out a distinctive experience. The Orlando area has a number of dinner attractions to suit the millions of tourists who flock there for theme park vacations each year.
WonderWorks on Orlando's International Drive is an "upside down" amusement park that has a number of attractions, including the Outta Control Magic Comedy Dinner Show. The dinner show provides an all-you-can-eat salad, pizza, popcorn and drink menu along with improvisational comedy that will keep the entire family laughing. The family-friendly shows feature a magic act and talented impersonators every night.
The show, featuring comic magician Tony Brent, was rated the best dinner show in Orlando by the local NBC television affiliate for 2007 and 2008. The Orlando Sentinel also rated Outta Control the best dinner show in 2009.
WonderWorks
9067 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 351-8800
wonderworksonline.com
Sea World Orlando is among the most-visited theme parks in the Orlando area, and its Makahiki Luau is considered one of the top dinner attractions in town. This nightly feast is served in the Hawaiian tradition. The menu features an island salad, fresh fish in pina colada sauce, Hawaiian-style chicken, barbecued pork, rice and stir-fried vegetables.
The show takes place in the Seafire Inn, where performers in authentic island costumes show off skills in hula and fire dancing. All guests are greeted with flower leis and a welcome beverage. It is not necessary to buy a ticket for admission to Sea World to attend the dinner.
SeaWorld Orland
7007 SeaWorld Drive
Orlando, FL 32821
(888) 800-5447
seaworld.com
For those who like a little murder and mystery with dinner, MurderWatch Mystery Theater just outside Orlando could whet the appetite. The theater designs its shows to be heavy with audience participation. Storylines are written in a way that allows those enjoying their dinner to have input into the story and become entangled in the murder investigation they came to see.
These whodunit shows include the crime, the clues, the detectives working the case and unforeseeable plot twists that may change, depending on participation. Prizes are awarded for best audience participation at the end of the evening. MurderWatch received the Best of Orlando Award of recognition from the U.S. Commerce Association in 2009.
MurderWatch Mystery Theater
2880 David Walker Drive
Eustis, FL 32726
(352) 508-5523
murderwatch.com
