Christmas Magic at the Museum of Illusions on I-Drive in Orlando
CHRISTMAS DAY AFTER YOU FINISH DINNER WITH FAMILY AND YOU’RE TRYING TO AVOID AN ARGUMENT OVER POLITICS? SLEEP? YEAH, BUT HOW ABOUT SOME MAGIC? THERE’S WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH REPORTS. IT’S AS EASY AS STEPPING THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR. WE HAVE A SNOW GLOBE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? WELL, I WANT TO SEE THE ILLUSIONS. OH, WE GOT TO CUT TO THE CHASE HERE, SANTA, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ILLUSION IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR MAGIC. SO COME WITH ME. COME, SANTA. MATT GAVE US A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS AND ICON PARK. AND WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO SEE IS MIND BLOWING. LIKE A THOUSAND MICHELLES IN ONE ROOM. AND IT GETS WORSE. BUT LET’S START AT THE BEGINNING. EVER SEEN A HEAD ON A PLATTER? WELL, HERE’S HOW IT’S DONE. YOU WIGGLE INTO A BOX WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS HIDDEN, POP YOUR HEAD OUT AND THE MIRRORS AROUND THE BOX DO THE REST. AND NOW YOU HAVE A BODILESS REPORTER. ALL YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS MY LITTLE PINHEAD. AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE REST OF ME. SO IT’S A BETTER DEAL FOR MANAGEMENT. NEXT THING YOU KNOW, EVERYONE’S GETTING INTO THE ACT. BUT NOT ONLY DID THIS KID HAVE TO ENDURE HAVING HIS HEAD ON A PLATTER, IT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS SISTER’S BODY. THEIR PARENTS THOUGHT IT WAS A SCREAM. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? IT’S AMAZING. I THINK THIS MUSEUM IS WONDERFUL. YOU KNOW HOW THE MONA LISA LOOKS LIKE. SHE’S ALWAYS WATCHING YOU. NO MATTER WHERE YOU STAND. WELL, AT THE MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS, THE FAMOUS ARTIST SALVADOR DALI RIPPED A PAGE OUT OF HER PLAYBOOK. THEN THERE’S THE LIGHT BOX THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE PART OF A SPECIAL EFFECTS SHOOT IN A B-GRADE MOVIE. CLOSER, CLOSER. NEXT. SANTA. MATT WANTED TO TEACH ME HOW TO FLY. AND THIS PLACE? YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN. YOU ARE FLOATING. YO YO CRAZY. DOWN THE HALL. A FAMILY FROM PENNSYLVANIA WATCHED MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THEIR MOTHER PLAYING CARDS. IT WAS TOO MUCH. IT’S ONE TABLE, BUT WHEN SHE SITS THERE, IT’S FIVE MOMS. AND I SAID THAT ONE MOM IS ENOUGH FOR ME. AND AS IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN ENOUGH OF ONE REPORTER IN A STORY. HERE’S MORE LIKE ANOTHER LOOK INSIDE THAT WILD MIRROR ROOM. CAN YOU SEE ME? CAN YOU SEE A THOUSAND ME’S? THIS IS MY BOSS’S WORST NIGHTMARE. AND A MICHELLE HEAD SEEN THROUGH A GIGANTIC KALEIDOSCOPE. I DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, BUT MY PHOTOGRAPHER AARON IS LAUGHING SO HARD. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, AARON? THE CAMERA’S JIGGLING. IT WAS ALL GOOD FUN ON THIS SPECIAL DAY. MADE EVEN MORE SPECIAL WHEN WE ALL GET TO MAKE A LITTLE MAGIC. COVERING ORANGE COUNTY IN
Christmas Magic at the Museum of Illusions on I-Drive in Orlando
Updated: 5:25 PM EST Dec 25, 2025