http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:05:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/02/08/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallowers-day-feb-25/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/02/08/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallowers-day-feb-25/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:50:51 +0000 Anthony Armenia http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11661 At 2:25 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, more than 20 sword swallowers will be “dropping swords” in a worldwide event at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums around the world in celebration of World Sword Swallower’s Day. World Sword Swallower’s Day was founded by the Sword Swallower’s Association International (SSAI) and is co-sponsored by Ripley’s Believe It or [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/02/08/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallowers-day-feb-25/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-offering-admission-for-5-to-help-fight-hunger/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-offering-admission-for-5-to-help-fight-hunger/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:14:45 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10090 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium will run a campaign to fight hunger within the Orlando area. From Nov. 6 to 10, donate five cans of food and get a ticket to Ripley’s Orlando Odditorium for only $5. Anyone who brings a donation of five non-perishable food items can get a ticket to Ripley’s Believe [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-offering-admission-for-5-to-help-fight-hunger/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/08/art-car-drives-to-ripley%e2%80%99s-orlando/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/08/art-car-drives-to-ripley%e2%80%99s-orlando/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:30:51 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9469 Pico de Gallo, a 1963 VW Bug that is completely covered with musical instruments, will now be calling Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium its home. The art car belonged to Harrod Blank, the father of the art car movement, and will be on display starting this week. Pico de Gallo features several instruments, [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/08/art-car-drives-to-ripley%e2%80%99s-orlando/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/25/believe-it-or-not-theres-a-free-sideshow-performance-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-this-saturday/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/25/believe-it-or-not-theres-a-free-sideshow-performance-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-this-saturday/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:56:49 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9134 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 [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/25/believe-it-or-not-theres-a-free-sideshow-performance-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-this-saturday/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/03/03/theshow14/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/03/03/theshow14/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:03:09 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8430 March 3, 2011 – Join hosts Greg Hutson and Jessica Steele Allen as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hl8MccJk10 This week’s show covers these topics and more: • World Sword Swallower’s Day at Ripley’s Odditorium • Terminator statue by Enrique Ramos at Ripley’s [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/03/03/theshow14/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/24/ripley%e2%80%99s-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallower%e2%80%99s-day-this-saturday/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/24/ripley%e2%80%99s-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallower%e2%80%99s-day-this-saturday/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:21:09 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8359 At 2:26 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, about 20 sword swallowers will be participating in a worldwide event, “dropping swords” in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditoriums all around the world, in celebration of the 5th Annual World Sword Swallower’s Day. The Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI) founded the World Sword Swallower’s Day, which [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/24/ripley%e2%80%99s-believe-it-or-not-to-celebrate-world-sword-swallower%e2%80%99s-day-this-saturday/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/23/ripleys-new-terminator-statue-is-full-of-character/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/23/ripleys-new-terminator-statue-is-full-of-character/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:10:36 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8365 The Terminator is back, just like he said he would be, but this is no ordinary Arnold Schwarzenegger-looking Terminator. This Terminator is on display in the Orlando Ripley’s Believe It or Not, so you know there has to be something odd about it. This Terminator statue pays tribute to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, fictional [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/23/ripleys-new-terminator-statue-is-full-of-character/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/09/amazing-florida-driftwood-sculpture-coming-to-orlando-ripleys-believe-it-or-not/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/09/amazing-florida-driftwood-sculpture-coming-to-orlando-ripleys-believe-it-or-not/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:33:45 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8024 Palm Coast artist Paul Baliker illustrates man’s relationship with nature through amazing works of art, so it only seemed natural for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! to acquire a pair of his unbelievable, signature sculptures. His two pieces are called Oceans 11th Hour and A Matter of Time. Oceans 11th Hour will open as a [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/09/amazing-florida-driftwood-sculpture-coming-to-orlando-ripleys-believe-it-or-not/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/06/orlando-attractions-magazine-%e2%80%93-the-show-episode-six-for-january-6-2011/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/06/orlando-attractions-magazine-%e2%80%93-the-show-episode-six-for-january-6-2011/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:41:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8014 Jan. 6, 2011 – This week’s show comes to you from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum on International Drive. Join hosts Jessica Steele Allen and Greg Hutson as they bring you Orlando theme park and attraction news. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6PNSlVJ6aA This week’s show covers these topics and more: • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! • Fire [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/01/06/orlando-attractions-magazine-%e2%80%93-the-show-episode-six-for-january-6-2011/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-updates-and-adds-many-new-exhibits/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-updates-and-adds-many-new-exhibits/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:17:02 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7835 What do an 8-foot long fish, a 7-legged sheep and a mural made from 8,500 playing cards have in common? They’re all new exhibits in a revamped Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Orlando Odditorium. Visitors will find dozens of amazing new exhibits, including: • A Peel Trident car (the smallest production car in the world) [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/12/06/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-updates-and-adds-many-new-exhibits/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/09/ghost-hunters/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/09/ghost-hunters/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:40:37 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7210 The Ghost Hunters are on the case again! Members of the hit Syfy Network TV show will be visiting Orlando again this Halloween season. Fans will have a few chances to meet them at various Orlando locations. Last year Dave Tango and Steve Gonsalves visited both Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios and made an [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/09/ghost-hunters/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/22/resist-the-urge-to-eat-the-new-pop-star-artwork-at-ripleys/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/22/resist-the-urge-to-eat-the-new-pop-star-artwork-at-ripleys/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:30:22 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5580 You’ve seen her in bubbles and you’ve seen her without pants, but you’ve never seen Lady Gaga quite like this – covered in gumdrops, licorice and M&M’s. Lady Gaga is just one of an all-star lineup of new celebrity portraits made entirely from candy, commissioned by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! In this one of [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/22/resist-the-urge-to-eat-the-new-pop-star-artwork-at-ripleys/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/26/sword-swallowers-to-perform-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-saturday-as-part-of-world-sword-swallowers-day/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/26/sword-swallowers-to-perform-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-saturday-as-part-of-world-sword-swallowers-day/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:20:44 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5394 More than 25 sword swallowers will be performing shows at more than a dozen Ripley Believe It or Not! Odditoriums worldwide in four countries at 2:27 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, in celebration of the Fourth Annual World Sword Swallowers Day. More than 100 feet of solid steel is set to go down the hatch [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/26/sword-swallowers-to-perform-at-ripley%e2%80%99s-saturday-as-part-of-world-sword-swallowers-day/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/07/ripleys-scores-a-touchdown-with-football-portrait-made-of-bbs/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/07/ripleys-scores-a-touchdown-with-football-portrait-made-of-bbs/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:14:57 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5203 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 [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/07/ripleys-scores-a-touchdown-with-football-portrait-made-of-bbs/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/see-michael-jacksons-portrait-in-gum-balls-at-ripleys/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/see-michael-jacksons-portrait-in-gum-balls-at-ripleys/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:05:55 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2563 This gives the “King of Pop” a new meaning. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is putting a Michael Jackson portrait made from gum balls on display in the lobby of the Orlando Odditorium. The special exhibit will begin this afternoon and the portrait will remain on display through at least July 13. Created exclusively for [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/07/02/see-michael-jacksons-portrait-in-gum-balls-at-ripleys/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/01/06/dont-touch-unless-you-want-a-baby-fertility-statues-return-to-orlando/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/01/06/dont-touch-unless-you-want-a-baby-fertility-statues-return-to-orlando/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:26:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1222 Aida Dortants of Orlando touched the statues and within a month was pregnant with her second daughter, Evan Lauren Dortants. Ripley’’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium in Orlando will host the fourth stop of a three year, multi-city international tour of the world famous Ripley’’s Fertility Statues. They will premier in Orlando this Thursday, Jan. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/01/06/dont-touch-unless-you-want-a-baby-fertility-statues-return-to-orlando/feed/ 4