Travel experts: Orlando considered country's top destination for Fourth of July weekend
Orlando is the top destination in the country for people traveling this Fourth of July weekend.
WESH 2 went down to International Drive to see how things are going and how local attractions are preparing for the crowds.
The Fourth of July weekend is underway and that means that thousands of tourists are converging on Orlando to take advantage of all our city has to offer.
"We're planning to go to Disney, do CityWalk, go to Aquatica. So we're just going to hop around and see what's to do," Rene Reynolds said.
According to AAA, Orlando tops the list of Independence Day destinations in the U.S.
Tourists told us they love Orlando because of the variety of activities available for both kids and adults.
"To the park. Just doing everything. Eating out," Evelyn Frazier, a tourist said.
It's not just people from across the country that are making their way here to Orlando this weekend.
We've also met people who are here from other countries.
"We actually had booked for June 2020 and then obviously the pandemic hit, so we had to push our holiday back two years," Karen Bowers said.
All the attractions along I-Drive are expecting massive crowds.
Fun Spot says it's already seen a lot of visitors and only expects more as the weekend goes on.
"We're going to make it very special in a bang-up way. We'll be having fireworks here as well on the Fourth of July beginning at 9 o'clock both here in Orlando and Kissimmee," John Chidester from Fun Spot said.
Travel experts say if you're looking to avoid the biggest crowds, you should try to hit the attractions earlier in the day.
Also, bring water because it's expected to be hot.
If you're hitting the roads this weekend, travel experts say the least amount of congestion will be in the mornings and evenings and all day Sunday and Monday.