Family Christmas Extravaganza Overnight in Orlando, December 6-7th
Trip Highlights
Optional Volunteer Service opportunity on the way over in Lakeland, FL with Volunteers in Service to the Elderly at their food bank!
Discover the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens at night during its holiday Asian Lantern Festival: “Into the Wild”
Visit the Jesus Film Project Museum & discover the history of this worldwide evangelism tool about the life of Christ!
Be enthralled by the one-day only “Christmas Is” spectacular — Broadway meets Radio City Music Hall with the Nativity Story!
Spend time and kickoff the holidays with other like-minded families in a laid back family-friendly environment!
Description
Are you looking for a fun way to kick off the Christmas holiday season for the whole family, with Christ at the center? This exciting overnight trip is designed with ultimate flexibility in mind! You can join us in our discounted room block ($164 +tax) at the 4+ Star Drury Inn & Suites near Universal Orlando Resort, and enjoy transportation to all of the attractions in this itinerary, or you can stay at a hotel of your choice and simply meet us at the group hotel for free parking and transportation to attractions on both days!
Even stay an extra day before or after at the same discounted rate!
Friday, December 6th:
Optional Volunteer Opportunity in Lakeland right after lunch.
Then proceed at your leisure to Drury Suites to check-in and relax before dinner and boarding transportation to the Central FL Zoo.
Saturday, Dec 7th:
Enjoy transportation as a group to explore the Jesus Film Project Museum, have lunch, and enjoy the “Christmas Is” theater presentation. We will be back to pickup our cars around 3:30pm and you can depart for home or feel free to stay another night!
TOUR NOT OPEN FOR BOOKING YET, TRYING TO GAUGE INTEREST. IF INTERESTED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A NOTE WITH # OF ADULTS & KIDS IN YOUR PARTY. (NO COMMITMENT)
Tour Info
Why take this tour?
Check out this video about “Christmas Is” a broadway style theater production where Radio City Musical Hall and the Rockettes meets the Nativity Story! Your children will be dazzled with acrobatics, sensational Christmas vocals, and powerful dance numbers, but in the end, the star of the show is unquestionably Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Prior to the show, we will discover the world-famous Jesus Film Project headquarters with a special student and family tour! At the Jesus Film Project Tour, visitors explore the many ways in which this iconic film has touched the lives of people all over the world over the past few decades. Through interactive exhibits and immersive displays, students can see firsthand the impact that the movie has had on millions of people's faith journeys. Learn how they adapt JESUS into new languages and get a look at the new digital tools helping missionaries share Jesus around the world. Kids will get to experiment with the dubbing and recording process for one of the films in real time. Hear remarkable stories about courageous believers and miraculous film screenings and come away inspired by how God is reaching everyone, everywhere with the good news of the gospel.
And on the first night, your family will enjoy an LED lighting display presented by Publix illuminating the gardens of the Central Florida Zoo featuring animals, sights, and sounds from Asia! The festival features dozens of larger-than-life, hand-crafted lanterns that are lit by thousands of LED lights, resulting in a gorgeous display of color, light and sound that celebrates traditional Asian lantern festivals.
Enjoy your stay at Drury Inn & Suites one of Orlando’s finest and most group-friendly hotels!
Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE) is a community-based, non-profit organization serving Lakeland, Bartow, Mulberry and Ft. Meade. Established in 1983, the primary goal of VISTE is to enable elderly persons to remain safely and independently in their own homes. You and your family will be volunteering in their food distribution center that prepares groceries for shipment out to elderly residents.
Included
Deluxe Transportation in Orlando on Friday night and Saturday all day.
Dinner on Friday Night, Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday!
Admissions to all Attractions & Shows
Driver gratuities
Discounted hotel rate is available one night before and one night after in case you want to extend your vacation in Orlando!
Things to know
Easy Payment Plans Available
We want to make this tour accessible to families of all budgets, and provide a payment plan option where you can choose to be billed by auto-pay with 5 separate payments leading up to the trip!
We want to make this tour accessible to families of all budgets, and provide a payment plan option where you can choose to be billed by auto-pay with 5 separate payments leading up to the trip!
Refund Policy
Your booking is fully refundable up until November 1st, excluding a $25pp non-refundable registration fee. After that time, your booking will be non-refundable but you can transfer your package to another family anytime up until Thanksgiving at no cost to you.
Your booking is fully refundable up until November 1st, excluding a $25pp non-refundable registration fee. After that time, your booking will be non-refundable but you can transfer your package to another family anytime up until Thanksgiving at no cost to you.
Room Block
Optional hotel block is additional and special instructions to book the discounted rate on your own will be emailed immediately after tour purchase.
Optional hotel block is additional and special instructions to book the discounted rate on your own will be emailed immediately after tour purchase.
Ages
We recommend kindergarten & up for this tour.
We recommend kindergarten & up for this tour.
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