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Ticket price changes at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

It’s become an annual tradition around Central Florida’s theme parks to raise ticket prices by a few dollars. However, SeaWorld is now making an enticing offer for Florida residents to keep them coming back all year. Florida residents can now purchase SeaWorld or Busch Gardens 2010 Fun Cards for $69.95, which is $5 less than their most…

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Photos from the newly-added Halloween Horror Nights 19 scare zone

There are only two nights remaining to experience Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. As an added treat, Universal added an all-new scare zone this week. Located within a New York area alley, characters from past Horror Nights events (like Jack the clown pictured above) have emerged to greet guests once again, previewing what’s to come…

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Meet Terence, Pixie Hollow's newest resident at the Magic Kingdom

The world’s most beloved fairy, Tinker Bell, poses with her friend Terence inside Pixie Hollow at the Magic Kingdom. The pair star in the new motion picture “Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure.” Terence, a dust keeper, made his debut at Pixie Hollow on Oct. 21. Guests can also meet him at the Disneyland park…

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Open casting calls for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando

If you’re looking forward to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010 and wish you could conjure up a way to be part of the magic, you will soon have your chance. Thanks to a post on Orlando United, we’ve learned that Universal Orlando is…

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Disney's Mobile Magic app coming to Verizon phones in November

Following on the heels of a number of iPhone apps that purportedly provide access to Disney theme park attraction wait times (through user submissions) comes Disney’s first official cell phone app called Mobile Magic. This app, however, will as of now not be available on the iPhone but rather compatible Verizon Wireless network phones. The…

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Out of the Loop: Cedar Point's Demon Drop heads to Knotts Berry Farm

By Andy Guinigundo Cedar Fair has announced that after a 26-year run at Cedar Point, The Demon Drop will be dismantled and reassembled at sister park Knotts Berry Farm near Los Angeles. First opened in 1983, the Demon Drop is an elevator-style drop ride that simulates a free-fall drop from a 10-story building. In the…

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Video: Princess Tiana makeover at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique

In addition to being able to see Princess Tiana from Disney’s upcoming film “The Princess and the Frog” in her new show at the Magic Kingdom, Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee, little girls now have the opportunity to get made over like Tiana in the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Here’s a video of what a Princess Tiana makeover…

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Video: The LaVene Family Trail of Nightmares in Celebration, Florida

The LaVene Family Trail of Nightmares in downtown Celebration, Fla. is a surprisingly fun small-scale Halloween haunt. While it doesn’t come close to having the same big budgets used to create Halloween Horror Nights and Howl-O-Scream, this haunted walking trail does have a unique personal touch. Dr. Daniel LaVene (pictured above) is a real doctor,…

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Video, Photos: Princess Tiana makes her official Magic Kingdom debut with a special welcome and Showboat Jubilee

A host of Disney characters welcomed Princess Tiana this morning following her horse-drawn carriage ride to Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom. Tiana is featured in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated film “The Princess and the Frog” which marks Disney’s return to traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation. Today’s special welcome was a one-time event in…

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New scarezone added to Halloween Horror Nights – Feedback wanted for next year's event

An all-new terrifying scarezone will emerge from the shadows this week during Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Guests who are brave enough to walk the ominous New York alley will have the chance to inspire elements of next year’s 20th anniversary run of Halloween Horror Nights. “The fog will surround you as you make…