SeaWorld’s new Shamu show made its world premier today in Orlando with special appearances and a fireworks finale. Earth Day makes a fitting day for the show that promises to present an inspiring and educational message that both humans and animals are part of one world, one ocean. Let’s take a look at some of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Most theme park guests are upset when a ride breaks down. They’re really upset when they have to walk off a ride and not get to finish it. But many hard-core theme park fans hope that will happen to them, just so they can see behind the scenes – especially on The Haunted Mansion. We [...]

Join hosts Samantha Sanders, JD Trussell, Mark Daniel, Thomas Strater and Mindy Strater as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on location at Disney’s Contemporary Resort for this week’s episode. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WJvp46NnA This week’s show covers these topics and more: • Sammy Duvall’s Watersports Centre • Disney’s Magic of [...]

We were invited by Legoland Florida officials to tour the under construction theme park yesterday from ground level and above. We also had a chance to ask some questions about the park. Here’s what we saw and found out. Let’s start with our video from the helicopter tour: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75u78ZDOvg As you can see, there’s still [...]

Even dog lovers will adore this four-week-old baby cheetah that recently moved to Busch Gardens in Tampa. But for now, this cheetah is only on the hunt for milk and playtime. Here’s a video of the cub with Busch Gardens animal experts: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_aeqxzeU8E The new cub was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to [...]

March 17, 2011 – Join hosts Jessica Steele Allen 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=WiUYsZzsOrE&hd=1 This week’s show covers these topics and more: • Bambi’s Butterfly House, Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival • SeaWorld’s release of 1000th rehabilitated [...]

It’s time to take another look at the construction progress for the Magic Kingdom’s new Fantasyland. Watch the video below and keep scrolling down for more aerial photos of Fantasyland, the former Toontown, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, Pleasure Island, Epcot during the Flower and Garden Festival and a unique look at the Haunted Mansion. [...]

By Don Gworek March is a great time to visit Gatorland and see native Egrets nesting and breeding among the growling alligators. Let’s take a look around and see the sights and hear the sounds at the park in the spring.

The 18th Annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival has begun. The festival runs for the next two and a half months (ends May 15) so you have plenty of time to plan a trip. We were there on day one to give you this look around. As you can see above, the first of [...]

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. httpvh://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 [...]

By Don Gworek This was the third running of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon, and its popularity continues to grow. It’s probably the most Disney of all of the runDisney events, with what seems to be more characters, entertainment and music per mile than the January half marathon. The highlight of the race is surely when [...]

Changes are happening fast inside and outside the haunted Mansion in the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This past week new digital projections of hitchhiking ghosts have appeared inside the Mansion and tombstones and a certain sea captain have been spotted in the new queue under construction. Let’s take a look. Here’s a …

We were recently invited to take a guided hard hat tour of Busch Gardens’ newest attraction. The Cheetah Hunt roller coaster and Cheetah Run animal habitat are set to open at 9 a.m. on May 27, 2011. Let’s see how the construction is coming along. Let’s start with the video of our tour, led by [...]

By Don Gworek One of the “Up Close Tours” offered by Busch Gardens is the Elephant Keeper Experience. It’s a 90-minute visit with the five Asian elephants that live there. The tour begins with a walk backstage to the Pachyderm Palace. It’s a building where the elephants can find shelter from inclement weather and also [...]

Super Bowl XLV’s Most Valuable Player, Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, made good on the promise he made just minutes after his win. He arrived at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Monday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2011, and rode through the park with Mickey Mouse. This article could have been titled “The Big Cheese Gives [...]

SeaWorld will debut a brand new killer whale show in about three months. “One Ocean” will feature many “Shamu’s” performing together with a newly designed backdrop of bright colors and fountains. The show will feature spectacular whale behaviors, including high leaps and multiple whales performing simultaneously. The whales will interact in new ways with trainers, [...]

The Chilean miners and some of their rescuers hopefully replaced some bad memories with wonderful new ones as they paraded through the Magic Kingdom yesterday. Along Main Street U.S.A. they were greeted by cheers of guests and their family members waving Chilean flags in their honor. Disney characters, including the Seven Dwarves of course, surrounded [...]

By Don Gworek Orlando’s longest-running local road race, the Dick Batchelor 5K, relocated to Universal Orlando this year. The event raises money for a number of children’s charities. Here’s a look at this morning’s run. Last year’s registration was approximately 1,200, and this year it jumped to 1,800. This was the 30th running of the [...]