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Sports & Recreation - Reader' Picks

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Published: July 18, 2012

1st Wekiwa Springs State Park, 1800 Wekiwa Circle, Apopka, 407-884-2008 floridastateparks.org/wekiwasprings
2nd Rock Springs Run State Reserve, 30601 County Road 433, Sorrento, 407-884-2008, floridastateparks.org/rockspringsrun
3rd Blue Spring State Park, 2100 W. French Ave., Orange City, 386-775-3663, floridastateparks.org/bluespring

Best shooting range

1st Shoot Straight, 4700 S. U.S. Highway 17-92, Casselberry, 407-834-2242; 1349 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka, 407-889-0842, shoot-straight.com
2nd East Orange Shooting Sports, 7210 Gardner St., Winter Park, 407-679-1995, eastorangess.com
3rd Oak Ridge Gun Range, 6160 S. Orange Ave., 407-857-5663, oakridgegunrange.com

Best skate park

1st Vans Skatepark, (now closed)
2nd Orlando Skate Park, 400 Festival Way, 407-898-9600, actionparkalliance.com/orlandoskatepark
3rd Midtown Skate Park, 5043 Forsyth Commerce Road, 407-440-2802, midtownskatepark.com

Best sports complex

1st RDV Sportsplex, 8701 Maitland Summit Blvd., 407-916-2442, mvpsportsclubs.com
2nd XL Soccer World, 825 Courtland St., 407-641-4791, xlsoccerworldorlando.com
3rd Amway Center, 400 W. Church St., 407-440-7000, amwaycenter.com

Best theme park ride

1st The Incredible Hulk, Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, 407-363-8000, universalorlando.com
2nd Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, 407-363-8000, universalorlando.com
3rd Manta, SeaWorld Orlando, 7007 SeaWorld Drive, 888-800-5447, seaworldparks.com

Best theme park

1st Islands of Adventure, Universal Orlando Resort, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, 407-363-8000, universalorlando.com
2nd Universal Studios, Universal Orlando Resort, 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, 407-363-8000, universalorlando.com
3rd Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, 407-939-6244, disneyworld.disney.go.com

Best water park

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