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Race the Go Carts at
Fun Spot Action Park in Orlando
by Mark Whichard
If your kids, or you for
that matter, love go-cart racing then the Fun Spot Action
Park in Orlando is the place to go. In addition to the
racing tracks the park also has rides for pre-schoolers, an
amusement arcade, and other rides. Here is a brief guide to
what you can do at the Fun Spot Action park.
Go Cart racing is the
main attraction at this park, and there are four main
tracks. The Quad Helix track takes you
over 1600 ft on four corkscrews, multiple levels of
overpasses and underpasses, and has a 25 degree banked
descending curve that provides thrills and challenges even
for the most experienced drivers.
The Conquest Track is
over 1000 ft long and has a triple level corkscrew that
elevates you to over 30 feet into the Orlando skyline and
then finishes with the “Florida Ski Jump” descent hill.
The Thrasher Road course
track is 800 ft and is considered to be the most
challenging ride in the whole park with active acceleration
and braking needed to master the demanding layout.
Finally there is the
Commander Track which is an 800 ft multi level track
featuring a double dip-laminated bridge.
In addition to the go
cart tracks the park also has six thrill rides which
include: A 100 foot high
Revolver Ferris Wheel,
Bumper Kars,
Bumper Boats,
the Paratrooper,
a jaw-dropping
Scrambler Ride, and the
Cadet Track.
There are also kiddie
rides including a carousel, swings, Panda Bears, spinning
tea cups, a train and a frog hopper.
Rounding out the
activities is a 10, 000 square foot arcade area (spread out
over two floors) with over 120 arcade games.
The park also helps you
to organize birthday parties providing either an outside
table or a special party room. You can make it a
bring-your-own party or take advantage of the park's
catering. Check this option on the park's website
www.fun-spot.com .
Another activity which
seems a bit unusual for a place like this is a corporate
team building program. You can bring your company team
there and enjoy four programs. Here is how the park
describes it: “We
at Fun Spot Action Park
have
developed four programs to help companies have fun, build
team skills and learn important concepts. We use a Scavenger
Hunt model to have teams work through the park gaining clues
to solve an educational puzzle.” For more details visit
their website.
Like the
other parks in Orlando, Fun Spot is not cheap, but if you
plan carefully you can get good value for your money. If you
have a group of 10 or more there are group rates. For $34.95
you can get an armband that entitles you (for those who are
10 or older) unlimited rides on the go cart tracks and the
park rides. There are lower priced armbands for children and
the single price ride tickets for the go cart tracks are
$6.00, and $3.00 for other rides.
Fun Spot
Action Park is located off Interstate 4 at exit 75 A,
between Prime Outlet Mall and Wet 'N Wild just off
International Drive and Kirkman Road at the base of the
Gigantic Ferris Wheel. The park opens at 10.00 AM and
closes at midnight.
So, if
you have go cart racing fans in your family, then plan on
spending a day Fun Spot when you make your next trip to
Orlando Mark and Susan Whichard are Orlando tourism experts and write frequently about attractions in and around Orlando.
Mark and his wife Susan are the proprietors of
Quality Villa Rentals Orlando. You can get great deals on
Orlando vacation homes and villa rentals at this website
http://www.qualityvillarentals.com
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