Spooky Empire’s annual May-Hem horror convention is returning next month from May 24 through 26, 2013 at The Rosen Centre. This year’s event will feature all the horror from previous years including special guests, the vendor room, tattoo festival and zombie walk, but also a new separate ticketed event entitled Halloween Extreme. Most of the [...]

Disney World’s next Limited Time Magic event starts on Monday, Earth Day, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and runs through April 28. There will be parties, special merchandise and some returning characters. Disney Character Dance Party Some rarely seen Disney Characters will be making cameo appearances in Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade. Look for Lilo and Stitch, [...]

Walt Disney World will be celebrating spring over the next week at Magic Kingdom and Epcot as part of the next Limited Time Magic. Mr. and Mrs. Bunny have been meeting guests at Magic Kingdom for the past couple of weeks and they’ll continue to do so plus make appearances at Epcot for Spring Fling [...]

As a part of Disney’s Limited Time Magic campaign, Epcot will be hosting a special “Easter Egg” Hunt next week. From March 18 through 24, guests will be able to search for hidden eggs themed to Disney Characters at the park and record their findings on special themed maps. The hunt will take place from [...]

One of the most authentic St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in town will be taking place at Downtown Disney at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant from March 8 through 10 and 14 through 17. The event will feature more than 10 top Irish bands performing on select days, a variety of beers for sale, [...]

As part of the True Love week of Limited Time Magic about 50 couples attended a meet-up put on by Disney Weddings and proclaimed their “Celebration of True Love” at Magic Kingdom. Also in attendance were some of Disney’s most famous couples, Mickey Mouse and Minnie, plus Snow White, Cinderella and Princess Aurora with their [...]

Love will be in the air while the parks celebrate the romantic True Love Week from Feb. 11 through 17, 2013. The weeklong celebration is a part of Limited Time Magic and will feature meet and greets with princes and princesses, Valentines day merchandise and more. Guests will feel the love around every corner at [...]

Epcot was ablaze in color, music and fun with four different parties on New Year’s Eve. We have a synopsis video here. The night includes two performances of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. The night starts with fireworks, and then rings in the new year with a thunderous grand finale. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB8hET4NnEU Group dance was lead by [...]

There’s a lot going on for New Year’s Eve, but not all of the theme parks will be having special events or fireworks at midnight. Here’s a list of the New Year’s Eve events. But be warned , it’s the busiest day of the year and many of the parks may close when they reach [...]

When the 29th annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade airs on ABC on Dec. 25, 2012, hosts Nick Cannon and Mario Lopez will lead a two-hour telecast featuring top musical acts. Grammy Award-winning trio Lady Antebellum will headline the seasonal celebration. Joining the trio during the coast-to-coast party will be international superstars Backstreet Boys, soulful [...]

By Banks Lee “Children, evergreens and sleigh rides too. Carols, shining lights and joy brand new. This is a magic time when dreams do come true, you have a sparkling Disney Christmas party. Castles, characters and lot of cheer. Wishing you and yours a brand new year. Jolly old Santa Claus, eight dancing reindeer. Cause [...]

This holiday season, Busch Gardens set out to create the newest tradition for Tampa families and now the park is adding even more holiday cheer to its calendar. To respond to enthusiastic consumer demand, Christmas Town has added an extra night and will now be open on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 6 to 11 p.m. [...]

After thawing out the switch brought from the North Pole by Lego Santa, Chris Kirkpatrick from the former boy band NSYNC lit the Lego Christmas Tree to begin Christmas Bricktacular 2012 at Legoland Florida. The more than 30-foot-tall Lego Christmas tree is made of a combination of 270,000 forest green Lego and Duplo bricks. Through [...]

Guests can celebrate the holiday sights and sounds at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for their second annual “Holidays in Space.” Now through Jan. 1, 2013, the Visitor Complex will be adorned with an array of holiday decorations and feature daily visits and storytelling with Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as performances of favorite [...]

Legoland Florida will be celebrating the holiday season with family-friendly fun during its second annual Christmas Bricktacular. Holiday music and decorations will fill The Beginning and Fun Town with festivities every Saturday and Sunday in December. Christmas Bricktacular will feature: Lego Christmas Tree: The more than 30-foot-tall Lego Christmas tree made with a combination of [...]

Universal Orlando’s Holiday celebration returns this year with more performances by Mannheim Steamroller, the Grinch taking over Seuss Landing and more. Accompanying them will be the annual Macy’s Holiday Parade, special decorations and holiday festivities throughout the whole resort from Dec. 1, 2012 through Jan. 1, 2013. At Universal’s Islands of Adventure, families will enjoy [...]

Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens has returned for its 18th year and is open every day through Jan. 6, 2013 for self-guided tours. Christmas at Bok Tower Gardens includes the traditional Pinewood home tour, new workshop activities, poinsettia displays, holiday concerts, winter walking tours and more. The highlight of this seasonal event is the Holiday [...]

  Each holiday season, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo transforms into a Wild Wonderland. Guests can stroll through the Zoo in a different way, illuminated with holiday lights, sights and sounds on select nights in December.  Find holiday decorations and shimmering lights throughout the Zoo’s pathways, including a musical light show set against the backdrop of [...]

Busch Gardens Tampa’s annual daytime holiday festivities kicked off this past weekend. Festivities include the shows; Christmas On Ice, Christmas Celebration, Christmas From The Heart; and festive decorations. Christmas spirit is in the air when Busch Gardens presents Christmas on Ice, a limited-engagement ice show with a cast of professional skaters bringing a graceful winter [...]

Brrr! Do you feel that chill in the air? It’s time to bundle up in those cozy winter coats, hats and scarves and slip on over to Central Florida’s coolest one-of-a-kind Christmas attraction: Ice! featuring DreamWorks Animation’s “Merry Madagascar” at the Gaylord Palms Resort. Celebrating its 10th year, Ice! is exhibiting more than 20,000 square [...]