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/2012/01/12/orlando-attractions-show-january-12-2012/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/12/orlando-attractions-show-january-12-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:45:27 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11420 This week’s theme park and Orlando attractions news brought to you by hosts A. Ali Flores and Heather Leonardi. This week on The Show: • Jaws’ last ride at Universal Studios • News in the Queue: Universal Passholder Appreciation Month; Disney marathon; Redesigned Test Track • Exclusive Ripley’s Believe It or Not warehouse tour • [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/01/12/orlando-attractions-show-january-12-2012/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/19/photo-finds-farewell-tours-of-penguin-encounter-and-jaws-plus-more-updates-week-of-dec-19-2011/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/19/photo-finds-farewell-tours-of-penguin-encounter-and-jaws-plus-more-updates-week-of-dec-19-2011/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:07:09 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=11091 By Kevin Yee The SeaWorld Orlando penguin exhibit will be replaced by a ride in the coming months and years, so we swung by to document the building and exhibit as it exists now (the puffin exhibit is already closed). We did the same for Jaws at Universal, which is rumored to be replaced by [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/19/photo-finds-farewell-tours-of-penguin-encounter-and-jaws-plus-more-updates-week-of-dec-19-2011/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/02/jaws-ride-and-amity-area-closing-at-universal-studios-rumors-suggest-more-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/02/jaws-ride-and-amity-area-closing-at-universal-studios-rumors-suggest-more-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:46:56 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10784 The last time to ride Jaws, and walk through the town of Amity at Universal Studios will be 9 p.m. Jan. 2, 2012. Universal has stated new attraction experience will replace it. While they haven’t said what that will be, rumors suggest it may be more Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Universal team members who [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/12/02/jaws-ride-and-amity-area-closing-at-universal-studios-rumors-suggest-more-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter/feed/ 20 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/08/photos-and-video-from-star-tours-final-flight/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/08/photos-and-video-from-star-tours-final-flight/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:46:52 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7200 Disney’s official fan club, D23, held a special event at Hollywood Studios last night which allowed about 250 members and their guests to take the final ride on the Star Tours attraction in its current form. Star Tours is now closed but will reopen sometime next year as Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. The new [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/08/photos-and-video-from-star-tours-final-flight/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/03/katonga-closing/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/03/katonga-closing/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:05:25 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7163 After a six-year run of more than 10,000 shows, the curtain is closing on KaTonga: Musical Tales from the Jungle at Busch Gardens. KaTonga’s last performance in the Moroccan Palace Theater will be Sept. 6. KaTonga is making way for a new show for the park, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, which will debut this winter. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/03/katonga-closing/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/03/latin-chicken-restaurant-to-replace-mcdonalds-at-downtown-disney/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/03/latin-chicken-restaurant-to-replace-mcdonalds-at-downtown-disney/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:10:49 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5164 The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the McDonald’s at Downtown Disney will be closing on April 30. From the Orlando Sentinel: Representatives for Disney World and McDonald’s said the exit stems from a 2004 decision to end a 10-year exclusive sponsorship agreement between McDonald’s Corp. and Walt Disney Co. The Downtown Disney restaurant was included [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/03/latin-chicken-restaurant-to-replace-mcdonalds-at-downtown-disney/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/09/23/cypress-gardens-closes-looking-for-buyers/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/09/23/cypress-gardens-closes-looking-for-buyers/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:27:03 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3562 The owners of Cypress Gardens announced today that the park and Splash Island Waterpark have closed. The park closed last fall for five months then reopened earlier this year without its many amusement rides. Since the end of March, it has operated with just its water park, gardens and ski show. Here’s the owner’s statement [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/09/23/cypress-gardens-closes-looking-for-buyers/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/11/pointe-orlando-book-store-closing-mid-may/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/11/pointe-orlando-book-store-closing-mid-may/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:30:20 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1629 First the book store in Celebration closed, then it was announced that the Virgin Megastore is closing, now the B. Dalton book store in the Pointe Orlando shopping center is closing. The store is set to close in mid-May. The B. Dalton has been a part of the Pointe Orlando center since it opened. The [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/11/pointe-orlando-book-store-closing-mid-may/feed/ 4