Titanic the Exhibition

Orlando, Florida: Located in the Mercado on International Drive, Titanic the Exhibition allows guests to relive the experiences of the Titanic. From the moment you walk through the doors you are immersed in the sights and sounds from the massive ship.

As you enter the museum, you receive a boarding pass with a passenger name and classification from the fateful voyage. Then you meet up with your tour guide, dressed in period attire and speaking as if we were standing in front of the Titanic for its voyage, not present day.

You will tour the boatyard and see the ship under construction and stand beside the giant propeller. Then its past the ticket booth and onto the docks, where you await to step aboard the giant ship.

Once onboard the ship, you begin to feel like you are really part of the story. Your guide takes you through the ship. The ship is recreated with parlor suites, second class hallways, dining area, cargo hold and even the magnificent grand staircase. Along the way, there are hundreds of artifacts to help immerse the guests in the experience.

Then things begin to go wrong, you head to the bridge and there you see the iceberg. On the wall you see the lock indicators lit up and you know things are going bad fast. As you walk up to the iceberg and feel the cold radiating from it, you can only imagine what it was like to endure the freezing waters until being rescued for perishing.

From there you head onto the post Titanic exhibits. Here you can see pictures and newspaper articles from around the world announcing the disaster. You can read postcards and letters that were sent home to friends and family prior to the disaster. You also learn about discovery of the wreckage in later years and the articles that were salvaged from the disaster. Then at the end, you match the name on your boarding pass with the ship registry and learn the fate of your character.

The permanent exhibit contains hundreds of artifacts from the Titanic. It also houses the only full scale replicas of the rooms from the ship. It also contains some of the costumes and props worn by Hollywood stars for the movies “A Night to Remember” and “Titanic”.

The exhibit has recently relocated to a new location on International Drive. With the move, the exhibition increased to 20,000 square feet and now includes an interactive Dive Area and Captains Bridge. It has also been renamed Titanic the Experience.

For more photos, click on the photo above or visit my Titanic photo gallery.

Updated January 2, 2010