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Where to park
Where to leave the car
Multi-storey garages behind the beach and metered lots on Coronado; both fill by 11:00 in season.
Gulf-side white sand and warm flat water, a two-hour drive west of the parks
Repeatedly ranked the best beach in the United States, Clearwater has powder-fine white sand, water that stays shallow a long way out, and a nightly sunset festival on Pier 60 with buskers and craft stalls. It is the classic Orlando beach day if you want the Gulf rather than the Atlantic.
Where to park
Multi-storey garages behind the beach and metered lots on Coronado; both fill by 11:00 in season.
When to arrive
Arrive by 10:00, stay for the Pier 60 sunset festival two hours before dark.
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Dated tickets for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, with the option to add Park Hopper for afternoon moves between gates. Per-day cost falls sharply from four days upwards.
Park-to-park access across all three Universal gates, which is what you need for the Hogwarts Express between Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade, plus timed entry to Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe.
Round transport from the I-Drive and Disney hotel areas with visitor complex admission: Space Shuttle Atlantis, the Rocket Garden, and the bus out to the Apollo/Saturn V Center and the launch pads.
A capped-attendance reserve day: a thirty-minute dolphin interaction, the Grand Reef snorkel, the free-flight aviary and the Wind-away River, with all meals, drinks, wetsuit and snorkel gear included.
The best coaster count in the city — Mako's 200-foot hypercoaster drop, the floorless Kraken, the flying Manta and the Pipeline surf coaster — with a second day at the Aquatica water park.
A guide takes a group of no more than twelve through back entrances on every major ride across two parks, with continental breakfast, reserved show seating and valet parking included.
Thirty minutes at speed across the Central Florida headwater marshes with alligators, bald eagles and wading birds, followed by the drive-through wildlife park and a gator-tail lunch if you want one.
An eleventh-century-style tournament with real horses, jousting and sword combat, served with a four-course meal eaten without cutlery, in a purpose-built castle on the 192 in Kissimmee.
Across the peninsula to the Gulf of Mexico for the day: Clearwater's very fine white sand, a dolphin-watching cruise if you add it, and Pier 60's sunset festival before the coach home.
Ticketed viewing from the visitor complex causeway or the closest permitted public site, with live commentary and countdown clocks. Launch slips are common, so build flexibility into the day.
Short flights from International Drive over the resort corridor: the Disney parks and lakes on the longer routes, Universal and Icon Park on the shorter ones, with headsets and commentary.
Winter Haven's park built on the old Cypress Gardens site, with Miniland USA, water park option and the neighbouring Peppa Pig Theme Park for pre-school children.
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How you get there
About two hours west of Orlando by car via I-4 and the Courtney Campbell Causeway; day coaches also run.
What you'll find
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Gulf-side white sand and warm flat water, a two-hour drive west of the parks. Repeatedly ranked the best beach in the United States, Clearwater has powder-fine white sand, water that stays shallow a long way out, and a nightly sunset festival on Pier 60 with buskers and craft stalls. It is the classic Orlando beach day if you want the Gulf rather than the Atlantic. It's a sandy beach in Clearwater · Gulf Coast, Orlando: 4 km long, very fine, almost white quartz sand, with water described as gulf of mexico · 30 °c in august · calm and shallow.
Multi-storey garages behind the beach and metered lots on Coronado; both fill by 11:00 in season.
Arrive by 10:00, stay for the Pier 60 sunset festival two hours before dark.
About two hours west of Orlando by car via I-4 and the Courtney Campbell Causeway; day coaches also run.
On site: Lifeguards daily in season, Toilets, showers and shaded pavilions, Sunbed and umbrella hire, Pier 60 sunset market and Accessible beach mats and chairs.
Red tide occasionally affects the Gulf coast — check the state's beach conditions map Combine with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in the morning Sunsets here are the point; do not leave before dark
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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
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