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Your kids are little and new to Orlando

First, hit Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Then dip into SeaWorld and Universal’s Seuss Landing.

You need to engage teenagers

Universal’s Islands of Adventure has the most extreme rides in town.

You have a half-day to kill

Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at 8 a.m., and you can conquer the big stuff by 2 p.m. Another quickie: Gatorland, the 1950’s reptile farm.

You’d like a break from the throngs

Discovery Cove (discoverycove.com; tickets from $189, including lunch), a man-made piece of the tropics, admits no more than 1,000 guests a day to snorkel with rays, wander through aviaries, and frolic with dolphins.

It’s raining

Head to Universal Studios, where most of the attractions—and queues—are indoors. Ironically, SeaWorld is miserable in the rain.

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