{"id":272002,"date":"2026-05-15T08:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272002\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:59:13","slug":"mermaids-bluey-drones-and-legos-theres-lots-to-do-in-orlando-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272002\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaids, Bluey, drones and Legos. There’s lots to do in Orlando this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

From mermaids to Bluey to drone shows, Central Florida attractions are offering plenty of whimsical fun and kid-pleasing entertainment this Summer.<\/p>\n

Swimming with the giant sea turtle and manta rays at the SEALIFE Aquarium Orlando is a fantastical creature \u2014 a mermaid.<\/p>\n

In reality, the performers are wearing 30-pound silicone and hold their breath in between using the tube of compressed air next to them \u2014 an impressive feat considering they spend up to 30 minutes at a time underwater.<\/p>\n

The mermaids perform May 16-17 and 23-25. Visit the aquarium\u2019s website for hours<\/a>. The festivities include a meet and greet with one of the mermaids above land.<\/p>\n

If you are a parent to a preschooler, you probably haven\u2019t been able to escape the charm of Bluey, who regularly tops the charts.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a clash of the titans because Blue is coming to Disney World<\/a> starting May 26 at Animal Kingdom\u2019s Conservation Station.<\/p>\n

Disney previously announced<\/a> that the Bluey experience will include character greetings, dance parties and games.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mermaids swim at SEALIFE Aquarium Orlando while Central Florida attractions unveil kid-friendly Summer entertainment, including Bluey and drone shows. Image via SeaWorld.<\/p>\n

Taking up the skies at night this Summer is a new drone show at SeaWorld Orlando that\u2019s part of the park\u2019s Electric Ocean nighttime event.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of synchronized drones will create images of sea creatures.<\/p>\n

The Electric Ocean festivities also include a fireworks and fountain show, nighttime animal shows, dance parties with a DJ and a cirque show featuring acrobats.<\/p>\n

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Electric Ocean<\/a> runs on select dates from June 12 to Sept. 7 and is included with regular theme park admission.<\/p>\n

In addition, SeaWorld is opening a new family thrill ride this Summer, although no official opening date has been announced. Expedition Odyssey: Fire & Ice<\/a> is themed at an arctic research post that takes passengers on a \u201cprototype drone craft\u201d and promises a \u201cbreathtaking cinematic journey,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

A short drive from Orlando is also a pair of theme parks in Winter Haven geared toward the youngest theme park fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peppa Pig theme park<\/a> is launching \u201cPig Family Travel Adventure,\u201d which is a park-wide passport-guided adventure across five themed activity zones. The event running May 23 through June 28 also includes a scavenger hunt, meet and greets and photo opportunities.<\/p>\n

As the World Cup comes to Miami this Summer, Legoland Florida<\/a> is getting in on the fun, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cShare a piece of the action,\u201d Legoland teases for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Experience<\/a> running June 11-July 19. Families will be able to build their own soccer kits with Legos, take a picture with a Lego World Cup trophy and play interactive games.<\/p>\n

Legoland is also launching its Lego Festival<\/a> from July 20 to Aug. 16, featuring new \u201cthrill and play zones,\u201d hands-on build challenges, live shows and more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From mermaids to Bluey to drone shows, Central Florida attractions are offering plenty of whimsical fun and kid-pleasing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272003,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[68028,69194,2659,113351,19041,32276,139,141,140,83446,116436,9026,9611],"class_list":["post-272002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-animal-kingdom","tag-bluey","tag-disney-world","tag-electric-ocean","tag-legoland","tag-legoland-florida","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-peppa-pig","tag-sealife-aquarium-orlando","tag-seaworld-orlando","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}