ORLANDO
Drury Inn & Suites near Universal Orlando Resort
United States
Day 1
From Hotel: 🚕 13 min → Universal Epic Universe
1. Universal Epic Universe
Universal's fourth Orlando gate and the first all-new major American theme park in a generation. Five worlds — Celestial Park, Super Nintendo World, Isle of Berk, Dark Universe and the Wizarding World's Ministry of Magic — radiate from a garden hub crowned by the glowing Chronos portal.
🏛️ Daily 10:00am - 9:00pm
⏰ ~10 hr
🚕 13 min → hotel
Day 2
From Hotel: 🚕 17 min → Magic Kingdom
1. Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World's original park and the most-visited theme park on Earth. Cinderella Castle anchors six lands of classic dark rides, runaway-train mountains and daily parades, and the day closes with fireworks over Main Street, U.S.A. Arrive by ferry or monorail — the lagoon crossing is part of the show.
🏛️ Daily 9:00am - 10:00pm
⏰ ~12 hr
🚕 17 min → hotel
Day 3
From Hotel: 🚕 15 min → EPCOT
1. EPCOT
Walt Disney World's second park, built around the geodesic Spaceship Earth sphere. World Discovery and World Nature cover science and major rides including Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind; World Showcase presents eleven countries around a 1.3-mile lagoon of pavilions, food, and live entertainment.
🏛️ Daily 9:00am - 9:00pm
⏰ ~10 hr
🚕 15 min → hotel
📅 Tours
Viator
📅 1. Central Florida Everglades Airboat Tour from Orlando with Pickup · Viator · 4.5⭐ · 192+ reviews
Gray Line airboat run through the headwaters of the Everglades south of the city — gators, birds and sawgrass marsh, plus wildlife-park time. Tuesdays and Fridays visit Wild Florida with gator feed included; Thursdays and Sundays visit Boggy Creek. Round-trip transport included.
⏳ 5 hr · 👥 coach group
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Full-day escorted trip to Kennedy Space Center — Space Shuttle Atlantis pavilion, the Saturn V Center, Rocket Garden, and the Astronaut Hall of Fame, with a knowledgeable guide and round-trip coach transport from your hotel. 14 max.
⏳ 11 hr · 👥 14 max
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Two-hour guided kayak through a spring-fed river where West Indian manatees gather in warm water — clear, calm conditions ideal for paddling alongside the animals at close range. 10 max per group.
⏳ 2 hr · 👥 10 max
🚕 55 min
2.25-hour guided clear-bottom kayak through Silver Springs State Park — peer through transparent hulls at the spring boil, freshwater fish, turtles, and manatees in 74-degree crystal-clear water. 6–8 max per group.
⏳ 2 hr 15 min · 👥 8 max
🚕 1h 20min
Full-day guided trip to St. Augustine — America's oldest city, with the Castillo de San Marcos, cobblestone streets, the historic Colonial Quarter, and four hours of free time to explore on your own.
⏳ 10 hr · 👥 14 max
🏨 ↔ 🚐
GetYourGuide
Small-group airboat safari on the St. Johns River wetlands — alligators, eagles and marsh wildlife as a flat-bottomed boat skims the grass. Round-trip transport between the hotel and the dock is included.
⏳ 5 hr · 👥 14
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Full-day escorted trip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Cape Canaveral — Space Shuttle Atlantis, the Apollo and Saturn V Center and the Rocket Garden, with round-trip coach transport.
⏳ 10 hr · 👥 coach group
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Two-hour guided clear kayak tour of Silver Springs State Park — voted Florida's #1 spring by paddlers, with manatees, turtles, otters, and alligators viewable through the transparent hull in crystal-clear 72-degree water. 20 max.
⏳ 2 hr · 👥 20 max
🚕 1h 20min
Seven-hour small-group city tour — Lake Eola park, Winter Park narrated boat cruise, Disney Springs, and ICON Park observation wheel, with a local guide who shares the stories behind the landmarks. 13 max.
⏳ 7 hr · 👥 13 max
🏨 ↔ 🚐
TripAdvisor
📅 1. Crystal River Tour with Manatee Swim and Everglades Airboat Ride · TripAdvisor · 4.7⭐ · 84+ reviews
Full-day City Sightseeing Orlando combination — a guided Crystal River cruise with an in-water manatee swim, wetsuits and snorkel gear provided, then an Everglades-style airboat ride on the return leg. Round-trip transport included.
⏳ 12 hr · 👥 50
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Full-day escorted trip to America's oldest city — Castillo de San Marcos, cobblestone streets, Colonial Quarter, and four hours of free time to explore at your own pace.
⏳ 10 hr · 👥 14 max
🏨 ↔ 🚐
Three-hour guided boat-and-snorkel trip to Crystal River — wetsuit and snorkel gear provided for an in-water swim with wild manatees in their natural spring habitat. The closest place to Florida's Gulf Coast to meet them face to face. 6 max.
⏳ 3 hr · 👥 6 max
🚕 1h 20min
Two-hour night paddle on a LED-lit clear kayak or paddleboard on the waterways at Lake Ivanhoe — underwater LEDs illuminate the hull for a luminescent float through downtown Orlando's urban waterway after dark. 20 max.
⏳ 2 hr · 👥 20 max · evening
🚕 20 min
☕ Cappuccino
CFS Coffee · 4.4⭐ · 254+ reviews
🏛️ Monday - Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm · Saturday - Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm
🚶 14 min · 🚕 4 min
Foxtail Coffee · 4.1⭐ · 115+ reviews
🫕 Restaurants Near Hotel
Kabooki Sushi · 4.5⭐ · 415+ reviews
Creative Japanese — chef-driven nigiri, omakase tastings and fusion plates.
🏛️ Sunday - Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm · Friday - Saturday 5:00pm - 11:00pm
🚶 5 min · 🚕 2 min
Seasons 52 · 4.2⭐ · 1100+ reviews
New American grill — wood-fired seasonal cooking and flatbreads.
🏛️ Sunday - Thursday 11:30am - 10:00pm · Friday - Saturday 11:30am - 11:00pm
🚶 19 min · 🚕 6 min
Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine · 4.3⭐ · 593+ reviews
Family-run Turkish — lavas bread, mezze and charcoal-grilled kebabs.
🏛️ Sunday - Thursday 11:00am - 9:00pm · Friday - Saturday 11:00am - 10:00pm
🚶 23 min · 🚕 7 min
Christini's Ristorante Italiano · 4.1⭐ · 557+ reviews
Old-school Italian — tableside service and house-made pastas.
🏛️ Daily 5:00pm - 10:00pm
🚶 23 min · 🚕 7 min
🍽️ Downtown Restaurants
The Monroe · 4.5⭐ · 696+ reviews
Southern-leaning New American — fried chicken, pork belly and cocktails.
🏛️ Tuesday - Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm · 5:00pm - 10:00pm
🏛️ Saturday - Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm · 5:00pm - 9:00pm
🚫 Closed Monday
Kres Chophouse · 4.4⭐ · 1200+ reviews
Steakhouse in a landmark former bank building on Church Street.
🏛️ Monday - Friday 11:30am - 11:30pm · Saturday 5:00pm - 11:30pm · Sunday 5:00pm - 10:30pm
The Stubborn Mule · 4.2⭐ · 1400+ reviews
New American gastropub — copper-mug mules and brunch staples by Lake Eola.
🏛️ Monday - Thursday 11:00am - 10:00pm · Friday - Saturday 11:00am - 11:00pm · Sunday 11:00am - 9:00pm
🍮 Local Tastes
Butterbeer
The Wizarding World's signature drink — a butterscotch-and-shortbread cream soda invented for Universal Orlando and poured cold, frozen or hot. Orlando is where it was first served anywhere on Earth.
Dole Whip
Pineapple soft-serve with a cult following, a Disney-parks tradition for decades — the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland stand is its most famous home. Order it as a float, swirled into pineapple juice.
Cuban Sandwich
Florida's pressed classic — roast pork, ham, Swiss, pickles and mustard on toasted Cuban bread. Orlando's large Cuban and Puerto Rican communities keep the standard high far beyond Tampa and Miami.
Key Lime Pie
Florida's official state pie — tart key-lime custard in a graham crust under hand-whipped cream. Orlando's scratch bakeries squeeze fresh limes daily.
Gator Bites
Fried alligator tail nuggets — a Central Florida swamp-country staple, mildly sweet and best with a squeeze of lime and remoulade. Eat them yards away the real thing at Gatorland.
🎭 Shows, Performances & Concerts
Cirque du Soleil — Drawn to Life
Permanent Cirque du Soleil residency created with Disney Animation — a living love letter to hand-drawn animation at Disney Springs West Side.
🚕 14 min
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Orlando's flagship arts complex — touring Broadway, the Orlando Philharmonic and the acoustically world-class Steinmetz Hall.
🚕 18 min
🚆 Train Stations Near Hotel
🚊 Sand Lake Road SunRail
SunRail commuter line → Downtown Orlando · Winter Park · DeBary.
🚕 19 min
🚄 Brightline Orlando Station
Brightline intercity rail → West Palm Beach · Fort Lauderdale · Miami.
🚕 22 min
⛲️ Day Trips by Train
Winter Park · 26 min
Orlando's elegant old-money neighbor — brick-paved Park Avenue boutiques and sidewalk cafés, the Morse Museum's unmatched Tiffany-glass collection, and a pontoon cruise through canals linking the chain of lakes. SunRail runs weekdays only.
West Palm Beach · 2 hr
Brightline's smooth intercity run ends steps off Clematis Street — palm-lined waterfront, the Norton Museum of Art, and a quick bridge-hop over to Palm Beach's Worth Avenue. Hourly departures make a long Atlantic-coast day realistic.
🎫 book at: Brightline or Omio
🏓 Pickleball
Crush Yard · Indoor
10 indoor courts with full bar and restaurant; open play for non-members
🏛️ Daily 6:00am - 10:00pm
🚕 22 min
⭐ Michelin Restaurants
⭐⭐ Sorekara
Japanese-rooted seasonal tasting counter — Florida's only two-star table.
🚕 26 min
⭐ Victoria & Albert's
Grand American tasting menu inside Disney's Grand Floridian.
🚕 22 min
⭐ Soseki Modern Omakase
Ten-seat modern omakase — Florida produce on a monthly-changing menu.
🚕 22 min
⭐ Kadence
Free-spirited omakase counter honoring classic methods.
🚕 23 min
⭐ ÔMO by Jônt
French technique meets pristine Japanese ingredients with Florida touches.
🚕 25 min
Not shown: 1 ⭐ more in Orlando
❗️ Heads Up
Epic Universe — Date-Specific Tickets
Admission is sold by calendar date and popular dates sell out — walk-up entry is not guaranteed.
Magic Kingdom — Late Close Shifts by Date
The park closes 10:00pm some nights and 11:00pm others, shifting date by date through the season.
🍊 Citrus Notes
This trip spans the two bookends of American theme-park design. Magic Kingdom perfected the hub-and-spoke — one castle, six lands, every sightline managed. Epic Universe is the first ground-up rethink in a generation: its hub is a garden, and its lands hide behind portals, invisible until you step through. Walking both in 48 hours is a masterclass in how the craft evolved across half a century.
The hotel's neighborhood is named for Philip Phillips, the citrus baron whose groves once covered these hills. His company pioneered flash pasteurization, which made orange juice drinkable year-round and put Florida citrus on every American breakfast table. Restaurant Row now grows on his old grove land — which feels like a fair trade.