Several stars from “Survivor,” as well as some from “The Amazing Race” and “Big Brother,” will be available to meet at the Celebration Town Center from July 29 to 31 as part of their Summer Sidewalk Sale, with proceeds going to Give Kids the World. The weekend event will include autograph signings with the reality [...]

Staring this Saturday, June 18 and running through Aug. 14, Summer Nights at SeaWorld will last until 10 p.m. every night and include new versions of their summer shows. Shamu Rocks will headline Summer Nights, incorporating a killer whale show with rock-n-roll music. In addition, Sea Lions Tonite will feature the sea lion duo of [...]

“A Flashback 4th of July” will send the town of Celebration back in time to the ’80s and feature a costume contest, a concert by A Flock of Seagulls, a fireworks show set to ’80s musical hits, and an interactive Kids Zone. Additional music will be offered by KattyShack and the Dixieland Jazz Band. The [...]

The 2011 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival will be held from Sept. 30 to Nov. 13 this year. Pam Brandon, Disney Parks food writer, recently released some of the details on their official blog. Here’s what to look for this year: • Hawaii, the Caribbean islands and Portugal all debut Marketplaces – look for [...]

By Don Gworek The Orlando theme parks welcomed back thousands of guests attending the annual Gay Days week. Probably most well-known of the events is the so-called “red shirt day” at the Magic Kingdom. When red shirt day began, it could have been considered one of the very first flash mobs, where people spread word [...]

Star Wars Celebration VI, the official Lucasfilm convention for all things Star Wars, is making a return to Orlando after a successful event in 2010. Star Wars fans, celebrities and more will be taking over a large portion of the Orange County Convention Center from Aug. 23 to 26, 2012. The official Star Wars Celebration [...]

On Saturday, June 24, Levy Restaurants at Downtown Disney will offer up a three-part Kids Cooking Class, showcasing fun and unique cooking skills. The restaurants participating are Wolfgang Puck Café, Portobello Restaurant and Fulton’s Crab House, each offering up a full demonstration at their locations, from noon to 3 p.m. The foods included on the [...]

On Saturday, May 28, 2011 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando will host a free event featuring two sideshow performers, “Lucky the Painproof Man” and Jim Stilianos. The shows will take place at 1 and 3 p.m., with both performers also being available for autographs and photos between the shows. Some of their specialties include [...]

Dave and Buster’s, a franchise which combines food and entertainment with a full-service restaurant and video arcade, will be opening on International Drive on July 18, 2011. But tickets for a special VIP fundraiser, to be held before the official opening, are on sale now. The Orlando Dave and Buster’s location will accommodate more than [...]

With a cast of hundreds of Star Wars characters and some celebrities, Disney opened the new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a bang – literally. Read on for our photos and full video of the ceremony. The event started with a parade of characters down Hollywood Boulevard to a [...]

Hyperspace Hoopla, a Star Wars Weekends fan favorite which includes a Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars, has a new location this year. No more pushing and elbowing to get a good spot to see at the small Star Tours stage. The show is now presented nightly during Star Wars Weeknds on a large [...]

Guests attending the Harry Potter LeakyCon gathering in Orlando this summer will get a chance to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter after close for a special event. The convention runs from July 13 to 17 and is hosted by the popular Potter fansite, The Leaky Cauldron. The special event in the Wizarding World [...]

A classic car show is coming to Downtown Disney this weekend, but as with most things Disney does, it’s more than a usual car show. The three-day event (May 13 to 15) called Car Masters Weekend is devoted to all things cars, with activities from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at Downtown Disney [...]

Disney has released the full list of celebrities that will be attending the annual Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It was already announced that Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) would be in attendance the first weekend to help reopen the new 3D Star Tours ride, and thanks to the Disney Parks Blog, we now know [...]

Former head of Walt Disney Imagineering, Marty Sklar, will be at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management on Friday, May 13, where he will be hosting a lecture and a Q&A session. Sklar joined the Disney team in 1955 and was a Disney cast member for 55 years, working directly with [...]

Look for an extra special classic car show at Downtown Disney from May 13 to 15. Fans will be able to not only see lots of classic cars but also some of the character cars from the upcoming movie Cars 2. The Disney Parks Blog is reporting that Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater and new spy [...]

When hundreds of teams compete in D23’s Great Disney Scavenger Hunt on May 12 and 13, they will be vying for the chance to win a special preview trip on the Disney Fantasy, the fourth vessel in the Disney Cruise Line fleet. The 4,000 passenger ship is set to launch in spring 2012, with the [...]

Not only will fans get to hear from many of Orlando’s theme park designers, writers and artists this Friday during the Entertainment Designer Forum, they’ll also have a chance to take home many one-of-a-kind collectables. In addition to the two forum sessions (6:30 and 9 p.m.) at the Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando, there [...]

By Don Gworek You know Epcot is in full bloom during their annual Flower and Garden Festival. But did you know you may see very different sights if you visit the festival at its start and again near the end? Even though the festival began a little over a month ago, many changes have taken [...]

Horror and zombie fans will want to be at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Memorial Day weekend, May 27 to 29. Spooky Empire, the organization behind the annual Ultimate Horror Weekend each fall, has added a second show, May-Hem. The event will feature a 30th Anniversary reunion of The Evil Dead cast, featuring Bruce Campbell, as [...]