http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:12:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/13/get-cold-and-wet-at-aquatica-for-charity-at-the-third-annual-polar-plunge/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/13/get-cold-and-wet-at-aquatica-for-charity-at-the-third-annual-polar-plunge/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:04:49 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11414 Aquatica is usually a warm and tropical waterpark near SeaWorld, but on Jan. 21, 2012 they will be chilling down their wave pool. This drastic temperature change is to benefit the Special Olympics Florida for the third annual “Polar Plunge”. Anyone who raises a minimum $100 (per person) earns the right to come to Aquatica [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/13/get-cold-and-wet-at-aquatica-for-charity-at-the-third-annual-polar-plunge/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/31/out-of-the-loop-seaworlds-aquatica-water-park-coming-to-san-antonio-texas/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/31/out-of-the-loop-seaworlds-aquatica-water-park-coming-to-san-antonio-texas/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:13:36 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9165 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 [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/31/out-of-the-loop-seaworlds-aquatica-water-park-coming-to-san-antonio-texas/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/17/free-access-to-aquatica-seaworld-or-busch-gardens-for-stranded-overseas-travelers/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/17/free-access-to-aquatica-seaworld-or-busch-gardens-for-stranded-overseas-travelers/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:13:01 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5802 Overseas guests stuck in the area because of the Icelandic volcanic ash don’t have to just sit at the airport. They can take a ride on the new Omaka Rocka slide in Aquatica, fly on Manta at SeaWorld or check out the new Sesame Street Safari of Fun area at Busch Gardens for free. SeaWorld [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/17/free-access-to-aquatica-seaworld-or-busch-gardens-for-stranded-overseas-travelers/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/video-and-photos-of-aquaticas-new-slide-omaka-rocka/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/video-and-photos-of-aquaticas-new-slide-omaka-rocka/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:45:12 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5758 Orlando’s newest water park has another new slide. Aquatica recently opened Omaka Rocka – a waterslide with high-speed tubes and half-pipe funnels that’ll have guests splashing and sliding frontward, backward and climbing the walls. Omaka Rocka is a water slide version of a half-pipe. Guests brave enough will experience near-vertical thrills previously experienced only by [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/04/14/video-and-photos-of-aquaticas-new-slide-omaka-rocka/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-unique-water-slide-coming-to-aquatica-next-spring/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-unique-water-slide-coming-to-aquatica-next-spring/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:58:48 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4827 A new family water slide is coming to Aquatica in spring 2010. Omaka Rocka will feature high-speed tubes and half-pipe funnels that’ll have guests splashing and sliding frontward and backward and climbing the walls. This is the first water slide of its kind in the world. Riders will speed down flumes into massive funnels, sliding [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/23/new-unique-water-slide-coming-to-aquatica-next-spring/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/01/busch-entertainment-changes-name-to-seaworld-parks-entertainment/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/01/busch-entertainment-changes-name-to-seaworld-parks-entertainment/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:48:31 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4540 It was nearly two months ago that the sale of Busch Entertainment Corp. and its theme parks to The Blackstone Group was made public. Now a new name for the company has been revealed. “SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment” replaces “Busch Entertainment Corporation” with the closing of the sale announced jointly today by Anheuser-Busch InBev and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/01/busch-entertainment-changes-name-to-seaworld-parks-entertainment/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/30/ticket-price-changes-at-seaworld-orlando-and-busch-gardens-tampa-bay/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/30/ticket-price-changes-at-seaworld-orlando-and-busch-gardens-tampa-bay/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:16:37 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4234 It’s become an annual tradition around Central Florida’s theme parks to raise ticket prices by a few dollars. However, SeaWorld is now making an enticing offer for Florida residents to keep them coming back all year. Florida residents can now purchase SeaWorld or Busch Gardens 2010 Fun Cards for $69.95, which is $5 less than their most [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/30/ticket-price-changes-at-seaworld-orlando-and-busch-gardens-tampa-bay/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/blackstone-to-buy-buschinbev-theme-parks-for-up-to-27-billion/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/blackstone-to-buy-buschinbev-theme-parks-for-up-to-27-billion/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:58:36 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3835 Anheuser-Busch InBev and The Blackstone Group announced today that Anheuser-Busch InBev will sell its entertainment business to Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. for up to $2.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s wholly owned subsidiary, Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the second largest entertainment park operator in the United States with approximately 25 million annual visitors The [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/07/blackstone-to-buy-buschinbev-theme-parks-for-up-to-27-billion/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/19/seaworld-helps-two-families-beat-the-heat-with-cool-chairs/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/19/seaworld-helps-two-families-beat-the-heat-with-cool-chairs/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:17:33 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=2483 The Carpenter family, from Richmond, Va. and Green family from Durham, NC kick off the first day of summer on icy lounge chairs at Aquatica in Orlando.  Crafted from a solid block of ice and weighing more than 2,000 lbs each, the lounge chairs lasted for only a few hours in the Florida sun.  But [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/06/19/seaworld-helps-two-families-beat-the-heat-with-cool-chairs/feed/ 0