More than 150 award-winning artists who work in media from clay to wood, metal and mixed media to oils and watercolors – jewelry artists, painters, photographers, sculptors and more – will show off their works Nov. 13-15, 2009 at Downtown Disney during one of the Southeast’s most highly regarded juried art festivals, Festival of the [...]

A LittleMissMatched store is set to open on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at Downtown Disney. The mismatched socks clothing store will open at Downtown Disney West Side in the space formerly occupied by Starabilias.
LittleMissMatched began with the idea to sell colorful missmatched socks in odd numbers. They quickly discovered that girls want to have [...]

You only have a few more weeks to see the Princess Diana exhibit at Downtown Disney. The showcase of artifacts and information about the life of Princess Diana will be closing at the end of November. Diana – The People’s Princess features a sampling of the royal dresses she chose to auction for charity and [...]

We had a chance to go up in a helicopter today during the grand opening of the Waldorf Astoria and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek.
The property the two hotels sit on is surrounded by Disney World on three sides. So in addition to giving us a birds-eye view of the hotel property, we were able [...]

The Starabilias memorabilia store at Downtown Disney West Side recently closed their doors for good. The long-time tenant was rumored to be possibly closing because of the many sales they’ve been having.
The Starabilias Web site is still active and still lists its Orlando location. Calls and e-mails to the company have gone unanswered.
Starabilias is [...]

Hundreds of royal artifacts are on view in “DIANA — The People’s Princess,” a limited-time experience showcasing the life and story of Diana, Princess of Wales — open now at Downtown Disney West Side.
The exhibition, in the former Virgin Megastore location, includes royal dresses Diana chose to auction for charity, photos and personal effects. [...]

If you were wondering what would become of the former home of the Virgin Megastore at Downtown Disney, wonder no longer. 
Beginning in early July, the People’s Princess Charitable Foundation, Inc. (PPCF) is bringing a new exhibit of royal artifacts called “DIANA–The People’s Princess” to that location. The limited-time experience showcases the life and story of Princess Diana, [...]

Five years after setting the first Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously walking on stilts, Cirque du Soleil will reclaim the title in honor of its 25th anniversary. Cirque du Soleil will be holding stilt walking events in Orlando, Las Vegas, Nev., New York, N.Y., Montréal (Canada), Fortaleza (Brazil), Lisbon (Portugal), Macau (China), [...]

The Summer 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-order.
It’s our first quarterly issue and the first of our new and improved editions featuring nearly 20% more pages, thicker paper, more high-quality photography, and more articles than ever before.
Feature articles in this issue include:
• COVER STORY: Hitch a Ride on a [...]

Here are a few pictures of the new Paradiso 37 restaurant that opened today in Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney. The lakeside eatery offers a variety of menu offerings representing the 37 countries of the Americas, plus an international wine bar, 37 varieties of tequila and 10 signature frozen margaritas. They are open until midnight [...]