When Legoland Florida opens on Oct. 15, guests 60 years and older will have the opportunity to purchase a Senior Garden Pass, which is a weekday annual pass for only $60 plus tax. The Senior Garden Pass is less than the cost of a single day admission ticket, and will give senior guests free parking [...]

Legoland Florida officials held a media presentation and hard hat tour yesterday to answer the three questions they are most often asked. What’s going to be in the park? When will it open? How much will tickets cost? Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones not only gave the answers, but he did so in detail. [...]

Thousands of eager residents came out to the Winter Haven Orange Dome one night last week to see what Legoland Florida will bring to Central Florida upon opening in fall 2011. Legoland Model Citizens, the company’s affectionate term for its employees, revealed renderings of what the new theme park will look like, and how the [...]

Today Merlin Entertainments announced a multi-million dollar investment for its biggest family tourist center in the world with the planned opening of Legoland Florida. Merlin purchased the historical Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Fla. from property investment company Land South Group and will open Legoland Florida on the site at the end of 2011. The [...]

It seems the cat may have gotten out of the bag. The Lakeland Ledger has obtained an e-mail sent to Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson that says Legoland is coming to Cypress Gardens. All e-mails sent to public official’s business e-mail accounts are public record. But the e-mail wasn’t sent from Merlin Entertainments Group officials [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Merlin Entertainments Group has purchased Cypress Gardens. From blogs.orlandosentinel.com: A spokeswoman for Merlin said the purchase includes the current Cypress Gardens theme park, the Splash Island water park and the adjacent botanical gardens. The company did not disclose the sales price. Merlin is the second busiest amusement operator in [...]

The owners of Cypress Gardens announced today that the park and Splash Island Waterpark have closed. The park closed last fall for five months then reopened earlier this year without its many amusement rides. Since the end of March, it has operated with just its water park, gardens and ski show. Here’s the owner’s statement [...]

Here’s what’s happening around the tourist areas of Central Florida for July 4 this year. Magic Kingdom “Celebrate America Fireworks” will fill the sky at 9 pm. July 4 (guests who’d like to begin the celebratory weekend a day early can enjoy the special fireworks on July 3 at 9 p.m.). After the fireworks, guests [...]

Cypress Gardens is on track to reopen this Saturday, March 28 and will operate its new Splash Island Water Park through the season ending Oct. 18. The park closed late last year and has removed all of the rides, choosing to concentrate on their gardens and water park. “You will see many changes and improvements [...]

From orlandosentinel.com: Cypress Gardens, the small Winter Haven attraction built on botanical gardens and Southern Belles, has announced the new management that will reopen the shuttered park this spring. Bill Sims, a long-time veteran of the Florida tourism industry, will manage the park, which is scheduled to open March 28.  Cypress Gardens closed in the [...]

When Cypress Gardens announced in November that they were closing down for nearly five months while they retool the park, Silver Springs announced that Cypress Gardens passholders could have free admission to their Festival of Lights. Now that the festival is over, two more local attractions have stepped up. Fantasy of Flight and Bok Tower [...]

Silver Springs General Manager Terry Turner and Cypress Garden’s Co-Owner Rob Harper have announced that Cypress Garden’s season passholders will receive free admission to Silver Springs during their Festival of Lights. Silver Springs 16th annual Festival of Lights runs Dec. 5 and 6, 12 to 24, and 26 and 27. Cypress Gardens passholders, during the [...]

Volume 2, Issue 1 of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for pre-order! You can flip through and preview the entire issue here before you buy it. Features included in this fun new issue are: • Chill out in Orlando with ICE! Holiday fun at the Gaylord Palms Resort. • 21st Century Christmas How Disney [...]

Cypress Gardens is offering $10 admission per person, per day today, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 14-16, 2008). All Cypress Gardens logo merchandise will be 75 percent off with everything else priced at 50 percent off throughout the weekend. As previously reported, this is your last opportunity to enjoy the rides and Nature’s Way sections of [...]

After months of exhaustive analysis by park officials and owners, Cypress Gardens will temporarily close on Monday, Nov. 17, for a major renovation. With a reopening scheduled for March of 2009, the plans include expanding the water park while preserving the history and nostalgia of the original park, with a focus on the original botanical [...]

Cypress Gardens has decided to take the “not so scary” approach to Halloween this year by offering a kid friendly Fall Festival this Friday and Saturday. Children 9 and under will receive free admission after 3 p.m. and free ice cream if they come in costume (no masks). Adults will receive admission for $15 after [...]

Cypress Gardens will host Footin’ Fever, a barefoot endurance competition starting at 8 a.m. this Saturday. Competitors will go head-to-head around the Cypress Gardens show circle on Lake Eloise. Two competitors will go at a time and the first competitor to fall will be eliminated. The entry fee for competitors is $50 and includes free [...]

Small town southern boy Billy Currington will be performing his list of country hits at Cypress Gardens tomorrow starting at 7:30 p.m. The concert is included with park admission. Currington’s southern country sound has been described as “blues tinged” and “soulful.” Although Currington started writing songs and playing the guitar as a teenager, his debut [...]

Cypress Gardens will be hosting a car and truck show this Sunday, organized by Premium Productions Car Shows. Registration for the show takes places from 8 a.m. to noon. The fee is $25 to pre-register and $30 at the door. You can register online today at www.premiumcarshows.com or by calling 727-547-8082. Judging starts at …

Cypress Gardens plans to continue with its seasonal operating schedule through November. This past September the Gardens decided to open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays due to lack of attendance during this time of year. Fridays in September were known as “$5 Fridays” and drew crowds they may not have normally visited the park otherwise. [...]