Editor’s Note: We’re starting a new regular column today with PARKsaver. Writer Christopher Ollendorf will be bringing you regular news about many of the special offers for Central Florida attractions. By Christopher Ollendorf Looking for something special yet different for this Valentines Day? Well I found a few events that might just work out for…
The “Main Street Electrical Parade” will light up the streets of the Magic Kingdom and will headline new after-dark excitement at Walt Disney World. “After the sun goes down, our Walt Disney World parks will light up the night with ‘Summer Nightastic!’, ” announced Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort, at a media…
Disney is holding a private event tomorrow at Epcot to “Celebrate Volunteers.” Some celebrities and Muppets will be in attendance. Celebrate Volunteers will also attempt to break a world record, but they’re not saying which one just yet. At 2:30 p.m., the Muppets will lead a CANvoy Box Truck parade from the U.K. Pavillion towards…
Editor’s Note: We print Letters to the Editor in our print version, but that allows us only limited space. So from time to time, when we receive letters that are too long and have too much information to edit down, we’ll be posting them here as guest editorials. These letters are the opinions of the…
Auditions have begun for Season 5 of “America’s Got Talent” and the producers will be at Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Universal Orlando this Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. No matter what your age or talent, they want to see it. They’re looking for singers, musicians and dancers, as well as variety…
Photos by Marcus D’Amelio Video by Jimmy Strater The Magic Kingdom Philharmonic Band came marching down Main Street, U.S.A., this morning behind New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. He was riding in a pewter convertible with Mickey Mouse, waving to cheering fans. But he’d earned the ride – and the adulation – Sunday night by…
IBM recently unveiled a new experiential exhibit at Innoventions at Epcot. SmarterPlanet offers visitors to the park a “behind-the-scenes” glimpse of how technology is helping solve the world’s most complex problems – from reducing road traffic and city crime to improving food safety and local water supplies. “The new SmarterPlanet experience brings to life the…
He may have lost out on the Heisman Trophy this year, but Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow can claim an honor few others can – an image of him in action currently graces the walls of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum in Orlando. But this is Ripley’s, so that means this is no…
Holy movie props and costumes Batman, there’s a cool new exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center in downtown Orlando. The “Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television” exhibit runs today through May 16, 2010. Organized by the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, Wash., the 3,500-square-foot exhibition…
Editor’s Note: 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5, 2010 – We’ve just been notified that LeeAnn Rimes has canceled. The Zac Brown Band will perform in her place at 3 p.m. at SeaWorld tomorrow. It’s a musical weekend in Central Florida. You have your choice between three big name musical acts as three different theme parks kick…
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