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Photos from 34th Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney

The 34th annual Festival of the Masters was held this past weekend at Downtown Disney. The West Side featured more than 150 award-winning artists – jewelry artists, painters, photographers, sculptors and more. The Marketplace featured the Central Florida Chalk Artists Association, and family fun could be found all around. Thanks to Bret Roseboom for providing…

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Space Mountain full ride video and refurbishment report

Upon hearing of Space Mountain soft opening to guests yesterday after a seven-month refurbishment, I rushed over to the Magic Kingdom only to be denied a ride as the roller coaster was shut down for further maintenance and testing. I returned to the Magic Kingdom today at around 1 p.m. to find Space Mountain once…

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Video, Photos: Space Mountain soft opens to guests with enhanced queue, video games

At around 4 p.m. today, Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom reopened for the first time to guests since closing for refurbishment in nearly seven months. Still in testing, the classic roller coaster remained open for roughly two hours before being shut down once again due to technical difficulties. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance…

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Space Mountain update includes on-ride photo, new colors, overall darkening

The official Disney Parks Blog has release a new image from within Space Mountain’s newly-updated queue along with new information surrounding the ongoing refurbishment of the classic attraction. Most importantly, Disney has now announced that Space Mountain will officially be reopening on Nov. 22. Soft openings have reportedly already begun with cast members and guest…

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Our two-year anniversary sale has begun! $2 off all subscriptions and issues for 24 hours

It’s been exactly two years since the premiere issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine arrived from the printer and we’re celebrating by taking $2 off all subscriptions and issues for the rest of the day. You have until 11:59 p.m. EST tonight (Nov. 13, 2009) to take advantage of these special savings. Enjoy!

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New holiday shows at SeaWorld for 2009 including ice-skating and Sesame Street

This holiday season, in addition to the return of SeaWorld Orlando’s annual Polar Express Experience make over of their Wild Arctic siulator ride, they’re adding three all-new shows: Winter Wonderland on Ice An all-new holiday-themed ice-skating show, Winter Wonderland on Ice, debuts on Nov. 27 at SeaWorld’s Bayside Stadium and will be performed on select…

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Orlando Attractions Magazine Second Anniversary Sale!

Tomorrow, Nov. 13, 2009, will officially mark the second anniversary of the arrival of our first issue! In honor of the occasion, we’re taking $2 off all of our prices for one day only. Beginning tonight at midnight EST, the price of a one-year subscription to Orlando Attractions Magazine will drop to its lowest ever:…

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Disney officially retires the Lights of Winter holiday archway at Epcot

With Christmas decorations beginning to show up all over Walt Disney World, fans have wondered when the popular Lights of Winter archways linking Epcot’s Future World and the World Showcase would be installed. The answer: they won’t. Today Disney announced that the Lights of Winter have officially been retired: From the official Disney Parks Twitter…

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Out of the Loop: Lego memorial, Disney Shanghai and no Nick park

By Andy Guinigundo Mini Vietnam Memorial for Veterans Day Carlsbad, Calif. – While many attractions around the U.S. have ongoing specials for military and sometimes family, I haven’t personally heard of too many Veterans Day events that are taking place in the parks. Well, Legoland is honoring veterans by dedicating a Vietnam War Memorial Lego…

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Video: Ride the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at night

Now that our clocks have been pushed back an hour, guests at Universal Studios finally have a chance to ride the new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster after dark. The ride was certainly designed to be ridden this way, featuring a number of lighting effects along the track and on the sides of the…