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Monster Mini-Golf provides a frightfully good time – Video and Photos

The grand opening of the newest addition to Orlando’s mini-golf courses, Monster Mini-Golf, took place on Friday, July 24. The indoor course is located around 15 minutes north of the Magic Kingdom in the city of Winter Garden. While the location may be a bit out of the way from your usual Orlando tourist attractions,…

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Possible names for Wizarding World of Harry Potter rides, restaurants, and more

The Internet has been buzzing over the past couple of days with the possibility of the discovery of a few names of various rides, shops, restaurants, and other elements to be included in Universal Orlando’s upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter addition to their Islands of Adventure theme park. A search on the Web site…

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Fans meet Survivor reality TV contestants in Celebration

Fans were able to meet former contestants from the reality TV shows “Survivor”, “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race” yesterday (July 25, 2009) in downtown Celebration. It was $10 to get in to meet the stars. The money benefited Give Kids The World Village. Here’s a video of the fans getting pictures and autographs followed…

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Epcot Photo Update

Some friends were in town this week so we made a full day trip to Epcot. Here are some things that caught my eye. We start at the front of the park where the line for Spaceship Earth was very long early in the day. A tip for those who don’t know: wait and ride…

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Stars in the Parks: Big Boi of Outkast at the Magic Kingdom

Hip-hop artist Big Boi, one-half of the Grammy Award-winning duo OutKast, posed earlier today, July 24, 2009, with Minnie Mouse at the Magic Kingdom. Big Boi (born Antwan Andre Patton) is scheduled to release his first solo album, entitled Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty in 2009. In addition to his work…

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New construction may add truth to 'leaked' Fantasyland refurbishment plans

Over the last week, Disney fans across the internet have been excited by the possibility of a major Fantasyland makeover coming to the Magic Kingdom soon. It all started when an image reportedly depicting plans for the refurbishment surfaced online (you can click the image to enlarge it in a new window): The plans call…

Finalists announced for Orlando's 67 Days of Smiles contest

Orlando’s 67 Days of Smiles finalists were revealed today by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Orlando CVB). The finalists are vying for a $25,000 job spending 67 Days in Orlando experiencing all of the attractions offered in the renowned land of theme parks and alligators, and sharing their daily adventures with a global…