Now that Star Wars Weekends is ending, sci-fi fans can turn their attention to the coast as Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex launches Sci-Fi Summer, a celebration of the last 50 years of human spaceflight and science fiction. Many of the events this summer center around Star Trek. For its first visit to the Southeast, [...]

By Darcie Vance A super hero is defined by their trademark costume. The garment must be able to protect its owner and look good on the front page of a newspaper. The updated costumes introduced this month on Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure provide all the heroes (and villains) with a new, [...]

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 [...]

The new 2011 American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery made an appearance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today in what has become a yearly tradition for the winner. Scotty rode down Hollywood Bouldvard with Mickey Mouse, sang his new song, I Love You This Big, and made an appearance during the first showing of The American Idol [...]

Disney Channel animated stars Phineas and Ferb’s new play ‘n’ greet experience opened today at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The cartoon duo are making a movie called We’re Making a Movie – The Movie. Director Cletus Filmore, with the help of park guests in line, recreates scenes from Phineas and Ferb episodes while the two step-brothers [...]

After weeks of dropping hints, Universal Orlando finally revealed which attraction will replace Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast ride. Gru and his Minions from Despicable Me will be invading Universal Studios in 3D next year. Plus The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride is getting an reanimated HD upgrade and more. On March 15, Universal announced that [...]

Grammy Award-winning singer Christina Aguilera poses with her son Max, April 11, 2011, in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. In the early 1990s, Aguilera starred on The New Mickey Mouse Club, a musical variety series taped at Walt Disney World. On April 26, Aguilera will debut as one of four musician coaches on the new NBC vocal [...]

Some major theme park fan sites and media are coming together this month to help raise money for a good cause, and they have some star power behind them. Theme Park Change encourages amusement park fans to give up one thing they would normally enjoy during a trip to the park and donate the cost [...]

Fans of the Nickelodeon television show Big Time Rush are in for a big time treat if they’re going to be in Orlando on May 14. The guys will be performing live on Universal Studios’ Music Plaza stage. In addition to the concert, fans at the park will have the exclusive opportunity to watch a [...]

This weekend, March 25 to 27, the Orange County Convention Center will welcome back MegaCon, a science-fiction/fantasy and comic book convention, featuring celebrity appearances and photo-ops, panels and presentations, merchandise and collectibles and more. Most media and comic book guests are available for autograph signings (prices vary depending on the celebrity), and some are also [...]

If you’re going to be around Walt Disney World this weekend, especially Epcot, keep an eye out for Disney Channel stars as they help kick-off Disney Magic of Healthy Living – The Weekend. But if you can’t make it, don’t worry. We’ll be on hand to capture the private opening ceremony. (Above: Actress Jennifer Stone [...]

The boy genius and his buddy Carl are taking a break from saving the Universe and will be leaving Universal Orlando for good later this year. Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast ride at Universal Studios will be closing on April 1 as park officials begin to plan for its replacement. The ride will be open again [...]

March 10, 2011 – Join hosts Samantha Sanders and Greg Hutson as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC-1k8by7W0&tracker=False This week’s show covers these topics and more: • Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival • Busch Gardens Cheetah Hunt update • Jungle Cruise Movie [...]

Tony Dovolani, one of the professional dancers starring on the ABC series Dancing with the Stars, joins Belle, from Beauty and the Beast, Feb. 23, 2011 for a dance at the France pavilion in Epcot. The Albanian-born dancer will be back on the reality show when it makes its season premiere March 21 on ABC. [...]

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 [...]

Actress and singer Jennette McCurdy, best known for her role as Sam in Nickelodeon’s hit series iCarly – was all smiles as she filled her basket with sweets at Honeydukes within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure today. McCurdy was hosted with her family and friends to enjoy Universal Orlando’s [...]

This year’s Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be hosted by HGTV, and will run from March 2 through May 15, featuring appearances by HGTV designers and experts. Every weekend of the festival (Friday – Sunday) will feature guest appearances by popular celebrity experts at the Festival Center presented by HGTV, located next to [...]

It’s almost time once again for the sports fans to take over Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Sports stars from the NFL, MLB, NBA and NCAA, plus TV sports hosts, are headed back to Walt Disney World for the eighth annual ESPN The Weekend March 4 to 6, 2011. This year’s lineup features more than 35 athletes [...]

You can see him every day at DisneyQuest helping guests build their own Cyberspace Mountain roller coaster and at Epcot in Ellen’s Energy Adventure. But next Wednesday, Feb. 23, Bill Nye The Science Guy will be live and in person in Innoventions West at Epcot as part of National Engineers Week. This year marks the [...]

Actress/singer Vanessa Hudgens posed with the Beast on Feb. 13, 2011 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Hudgens’ co-stars in the upcoming motion picture Beastly, which will be released in theaters March 4, 2011. Photo by Todd Anderson