Welcome to DAYTONA BEACH

Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had a 2006 population of 496,575. Daytona Beach is a principal city in the Fun Coast region of the state of Florida.

The city is historically known as having a beach where the hard packed sand allows motorized vehicles to drive on the beach in restricted areas. This hard packed sand made Daytona Beach a mecca for motorsports, with the old Daytona Beach Road Course having hosted races for over 50 years. This course was replaced in 1959 by the Daytona International Speedway. The city is also the headquarters for NASCAR and the Grand American Road Racing Association.

Daytona Beach is a year-round family-friendly resort area, but could also accurately be called a seasonal town, with large groups of out-of-towners descending upon the city for various events, most notably Speedweeks in early February when over 200,000 NASCAR fans come to attend the season-opening Daytona 500. Other events include the NASCAR Coke Zero 400 race in July, Bike Week in early March, Biketoberfest in mid October, and the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race in January. In the past Daytona Beach catered to spring breakers, but in recent years most of the vacationers have migrated to other sites, like Panama City Beach.

Daytona 500 Experience

The Daytona 500 Experience, formerly known as Daytona USA, is an interactive motorsports attraction ("The Official Attraction of NASCAR") located at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The attraction is open 363 days a year, being closed only for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Through 1995, Daytona International Speedway featured a modest two-story visitors’ center outside of the oval's fourth turn. The first floor of the visitors' center housed the ticket office and a small sampling of racing memorabilia; the second floor was home to a wall of photographs of previous Daytona 500 winners. The Speedway also offered track tours on open-air trams.

In mid- to late-1995, the visitors center was closed and a new destination-style, interactive museum was designed to take its place. The attraction opened in July 1996 during the 1996 Pepsi 400 using the name Daytona USA. (It should not be confused with the arcade game of the same name, although the game is featured in the attraction's arcade.) The attraction was awarded the Themed Entertainment Association's THEA Award of Outstanding Achievement in September 1997.

The attraction was expanded by 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) in July 2001. The renovation added two motion simulators: an IWERKS motion simulator ride called Daytona Dream Laps and the full-motion simulator Acceleration Alley. A third simulator, Toyota Tundra's Thunder Road, was added in 2003. Daytona USA celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006 by adding the Daytona 500 Champion's Walk of Fame to the walkway in front of the building. On July 1, 2007, Daytona USA was renamed the Daytona 500 Experience.

Daytona Beach Bandshell and Oceanfront Park Complex

The Daytona Beach Bandshell and Oceanfront Park Complex is a historic site in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at Ocean Avenue, north of the junction of Main Street and Atlantic. On March 5, 1999, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

This property is part of the Daytona Beach Multiple Property Submission, a Multiple Property Submission to the National Register.

Daytona Lagoon

Daytona Lagoon is a waterpark and family entertainment center located in Daytona Beach which is open year round for its dry attractions and March through October for the waterpark. According to the website, it opened in March 2005. It consists of 12 rides and three miniature golf courses.

Water Rides

Blackbeard's Revenge

Blackbeard's Revenge is a dark-tunnel slide ride on an inner-tube.

Panama Jacks'

Panama Jacks' is a slide ride much like Blackbeard's Revenge, but has three tunnels: The Canyon, The Cave, and The Caveren.

Adventure Mountain

Speed through 2 sloping slaloms and splash down into a cool pool of water. (Height requirement:42")

Pelican's Drift (Lazy River)

Much like a lazy river, this river goes around the Castaway Bay.

Castaway Bay

A large themed play structure with 4 slides for the children. Water shooting nozzles, climbing nets and a bucket that has the Daytona Lagoon logo that dumps 1000 gallons of water every 2 minutes.

The Wave Pool

500,000 gallons of water that goes into a wave every couple of minutes.

Kraken's Conquest

A new ProRacer series speed slide where you can get on a slippery mat and race on one of 4 lanes of the 55 foot tower to the bottom. (Height requirement:42")

Dry Attractions

Grand Prix Go-Kart Raceway

Daytona Lagoon has one multi-level go-kart track much like Speedpark's near Daytona International Speedway. The track has a unique design with it starting on the second floor of the facility overlooking the park's three 9-hole miniature golf courses. Go-kart drivers must be 56" tall. Double-Seat drivers must have a valid driver's license (non-restricted) to drive a double-seater. Double-seat passenger must be at least 36" tall to ride.

The Phoenix

The Phoenix is much like boat rides where it goes back and forth at 100 feet.

27 Holes of Mini-Golf

Three nine holes of miniature golf intertwine with Grand Prix Go-Kart Raceway and the waterpark.

Lazer Runner Lazer Tag

See lazer tag.

Rock Wall

A 25 foot tall rock wall with timer.

Carousel

A 1972 Theel Carousel that was formerly located on the Daytona Beach Boardwalk.

Arcade

The park has a large arcade that houses over 100 arcade games, prize vending games, ticket redemption games, the Rock Wall, Carousel and entrance to Laser Tag.

Ocean Center

The Ocean Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. It was built in 1985 and expanded in 2009, doubling the facility's size. The $76 million construction project has elevated the facility to one of the largest in Florida, and into the second tier of cenvention facilities throughout the world.