June 9, 2011 – Join hosts Mark Daniel and Samantha Sanders as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSLaafLiPrY In this week’s episode: • Little Mermaid attraction opening at California Adventure • Mickey’s Soundsational Parade at Disneyland • Fantasyland construction update • New details [...]

Island Nights at Adventure Island water park in Tampa has returned. From 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until Aug. 13, guests will enjoy island music, authentic entertainment, and unique food offerings. Exotic birds, stilt walkers and steel drum bands will be on hand to greet guests throughout the park, as well [...]

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 [...]

Column by Andy Guinigundo San Antonio, Texas is a great city. It is home of the famous River Walk, the Spurs NBA basketball team and the best margarita I’ve ever had. Of course, who could forget the Alamo? If you look in the dictionary for the definition of the word “Tex-Mex”, you might find a [...]

In 2010, Orlando welcomed more than 51 million visitors, up 10.5 percent from 2009. That makes the city officially the first destination in the country to top 50 million visitors. This announcement was made at simultaneous events, hosted by Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, along with Visit Orlando [...]

May 19, 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. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pLsxk1i3lU In this week’s episode: • Pixar Weekend at Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival • D23′s Great Disney Scavenger Hunt • Give Kids The [...]

Now you can enjoy earth-friendly travels in a destination known for its make-believe worlds. The new Orlando Green Travel app will guide you to a Central Florida getaway that is fun while also being a little kinder to the earth. The Orlando Green Travel app (Sutro Media, $2.99) is the only travel resource of its [...]

Starting this November, guests at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando will be spotting lions, penguins, pandas and ogres around the large resort. Gaylord has teamed up with DreamWorks Animation to bring some of their best known characters in to meet hotel guests. Dubbed the DreamWorks Experience, Gaylord plans to bring some unique experiences to [...]

April 28, 2011 – Join hosts Greg Hutson and Smantha Sanders as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojPi46VVV4Q In this week’s episode: • Countdown to Star Tours 3D opening • SeaWorld’s new Shamu show “One Ocean” • Universal’s hints at their new attraction [...]

April 21, 2011 – Join hosts Mark Daniel and Jessica Steele Allen as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8EMFN84Z3A In this week’s episode: • Baby cheetah and puppy companion at Busch Gardens • Cheetah Hunt roller coaster launch testing • Disney’s economic impact [...]

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 [...]

Disney has started a four city Star Tours tour in Florida to promote their new Star Tours ride, which opens May 20 and kicks off this year’s Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The first tour stop was held yesterday at the Aventura Mall in Miami. The next stop on the tour is Saturday, [...]

Column by Andy Guinigundo Urayasu, Chiba Japan – Tokyo Disneyland Park reopened today (April 15, 2011). This marks the first opening of the park since the March 12, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The Tokyo Disney Resort consists of two parks – Tokyo Disneyland Park and Tokyo DisneySea Park. At this time, Tokyo DisneySea Park [...]

April 14, 2011 – Join hosts Greg Hutson and Mark Daniel as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARF4A0JSEB8 This week’s show covers these topics and more: In this week’s episode: • Discovery Cove hard hat tour of Grand Reef • Beast’s Castle rises [...]

This morning during a community networking breakfast at the Orlando Museum of Art, Disney leaders gave a presentation that showcased Disney World’s economic and community impact on Central Florida. Walt Disney World President Meg Crofton and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts President Al Weiss spoke. Weiss discussed some of the details of a new study [...]

April 8, 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. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDQGpECXV28 This week’s show covers these topics and more: • New interactive hitchhiking ghosts at the Haunted Mansion • New Pirate coming to Magic Kingdom [...]

Column by Andy Guinigundo Pudong New District, Shanghai, China – Well it finally happened. After literally years of on-again, off-again agreements between Disney and various Shanghai China entities, an official groundbreaking for a new Disney park took place on April 8, 2011. This symbolic turning of a few shovels full of dirt marked the end [...]

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 [...]

April 1, 2011 – Join hosts Samantha Sanders and her special co-host as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FLxnNFT4mI This week’s show covers these topics and more: • MegaCon 2011 • Celebrity interviews, Lou Ferrigno, Jonathan Frakes, Kevin Sorbo, Michael Dorn • Legoland [...]

Column by Andy Guinigundo Manta opened in SeaWorld Orlando on May 22, 2009. The flying-style roller coaster has been thrilling guests ever since. A flying coaster suspends guests with restraints with the ride vehicle overhead – headfirst, face down. Manta is SeaWorld Orlando’s fourth coaster. SeaWorld San Diego has been lacking in the thrill ride [...]