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/2011/10/25/cancelation-fee-to-be-charged-for-certain-dining-reservations-at-walt-disney-world/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/25/cancelation-fee-to-be-charged-for-certain-dining-reservations-at-walt-disney-world/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:43:12 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10438 A fee of $10 per person will be charged to guests who reserve a table at specific Walt Disney World restaurants and do not show up, or cancel their reservation a day ahead of time. Disney says this is being done because many guests were making reservations at different restaurants for the same time, causing [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/25/cancelation-fee-to-be-charged-for-certain-dining-reservations-at-walt-disney-world/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/16/brazilian-steakhouse-experience-now-available-at-latin-quarter-in-citywalk/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/16/brazilian-steakhouse-experience-now-available-at-latin-quarter-in-citywalk/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:56:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9309 Guests at the Latin Quarter restaurant at Universal CityWalk now have a delicious choice to make. Guests can continue to dine in the main dining room downstairs and make their choices from the menu, or they can choose to dine upstairs at the brand new Brazilian steakhouse experience. The new savory main courses are served [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/16/brazilian-steakhouse-experience-now-available-at-latin-quarter-in-citywalk/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/13/a-look-inside-the-new-dine-in-theaters-at-downtown-disney/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/13/a-look-inside-the-new-dine-in-theaters-at-downtown-disney/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 19:58:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9019 Starting Monday, movie-goers will have a new choice when visiting the AMC Downtown Disney 24. Six of the 24 theaters have been converted to Dine-In Theaters, with a full menu of appetizers, entrees, desserts, snacks and drinks to choose among. AMC Dine-In Theatres, the only theatres of its kind in the Orlando area, combines restaurant [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/13/a-look-inside-the-new-dine-in-theaters-at-downtown-disney/feed/ 9 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/jimmy-buffetts-margaritaville-pays-homage-to-the-hamburger-throughout-may/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/jimmy-buffetts-margaritaville-pays-homage-to-the-hamburger-throughout-may/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 15:12:45 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8977 While the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany its modern day incarnation is very much American. The burger has gained so much notoriety that it has actually earned its own annual holiday month: “National Hamburger Month”. Jimmy Buffett’s restaurants nationwide, including Margaritaville in Universal’s CityWalk, will be celebrating all things burger throughout the month of May. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/05/02/jimmy-buffetts-margaritaville-pays-homage-to-the-hamburger-throughout-may/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/18/downtown-disneys-pleasure-island-to-become-hyperion-wharf/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/18/downtown-disneys-pleasure-island-to-become-hyperion-wharf/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:47:16 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7645 Today the Disney Parks Blog announced details on their plans for the mostly shuttered Pleasure Island area. The 120-acre area will be rethemed as a restaurant district called “Hyperion Wharf.” Disney describes it as a nostalgic yet modern take on an early 20th century port city and amusement pier. Nighttime will be when the area [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/18/downtown-disneys-pleasure-island-to-become-hyperion-wharf/feed/ 31 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/12/as-pollo-campero-opens-at-downtown-disney-lets-remember-mcdonalds-videophotos/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/12/as-pollo-campero-opens-at-downtown-disney-lets-remember-mcdonalds-videophotos/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:48:24 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7607 The Pollo Campero restaurant is opening today at Downtown Disney. Sharing the space are Fresh A-Peel and Babycakes NYC. This is a fitting time to take a look back at the McDonald’s restaurant that used to be here. The Festival of the Masters also started today. A festival vendor who hadn’t been to Downtown Disney [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/12/as-pollo-campero-opens-at-downtown-disney-lets-remember-mcdonalds-videophotos/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/07/get-a-taste-of-new-orleans-through-november-during-house-of-blues-gospel-brunch/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/07/get-a-taste-of-new-orleans-through-november-during-house-of-blues-gospel-brunch/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:26:41 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7399 When you’re in Orlando and don’t want to miss your Sunday worship, instead of seeking out a local church, head to the Gospel Brunch at House of Blues. Not only will you get a powerful message with great musical performances and food, but through November, you’ll get a little something extra. Each Sunday through Nov. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/07/get-a-taste-of-new-orleans-through-november-during-house-of-blues-gospel-brunch/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/qa-with-california-grill-chef-brian-piasecki/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/qa-with-california-grill-chef-brian-piasecki/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:41:01 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7352 California Grill is celebrating 15 years atop Disney’s Contemporary Resort. In our current Fall 2010 issue, we have a review of the restaurant and talk with Executive Chef Brian Piasecki. Here’s a Q&A with Brian that we didn’t have room for in the issue. As a chef, what do you love most about the California [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/qa-with-california-grill-chef-brian-piasecki/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/foodandwine2010/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/foodandwine2010/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:48:07 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7350 Like a fine wine that improves with age, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival celebrates 15 years in 2010. The fan favorite returns Oct. 1 through Nov. 14. 2010 with more than two dozen countries represented in a 1.3-mile stroll around World Showcase promenade. This year, Disney and celebrity chefs are teaming with winemakers [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/28/foodandwine2010/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/16/lahacienda/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/16/lahacienda/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:31:12 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7241 A new restaurant and a rebuilt old restaurant, both under the same roof, are now open in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot. Overlooking World Showcase Lagoon, La Hacienda de San Angel is a 267-seat table service restaurant, while the reopened La Cantina de San Angel is now a 150-seat quick service restaurant. La Cantina opens [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/16/lahacienda/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/25/parksaver-website-offers-attractions-area-dinner-deals-for-2/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/25/parksaver-website-offers-attractions-area-dinner-deals-for-2/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:35:39 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7115 Column by Kenny “The Pirate” White A website is offering a special deal for Orlando area restaurants for $2. That’s right! Not dinner for two, it’s dinner for only $2. If you purchase a restaurant.com gift certificate using the code “Clearance” at check out, you will receive $25 worth of food and beverage for only [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/25/parksaver-website-offers-attractions-area-dinner-deals-for-2/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/07/via-napoli-grand-opening/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/07/via-napoli-grand-opening/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:10:49 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6997 Officials cut the ribbon to offically open the Via Napoli, a new casual pizzeria in the Italy pavilion at Epcot World Showcase. The new restaurant, operated by Patina Restaurant Group, features wood-burning ovens – and will use water from a source that most resembles the water in Naples, Italy. The 300-seat pizzeria features a menu [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/07/via-napoli-grand-opening/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/04/bringing-your-own-food/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/04/bringing-your-own-food/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:34:27 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6991 Column by Kevin Yee If you’re the sort who recognizes that vacations will simply be expensive, and hand over your credit card whenever asked (no matter the price) for food, then you’re exactly the kind of customer the Orlando theme parks are looking for. They want you to book immediately, by the way. But if [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/08/04/bringing-your-own-food/feed/ 15 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/30/new-disney-area-sports-bar-says-bigger-is-better/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/30/new-disney-area-sports-bar-says-bigger-is-better/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:32:25 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6977 A new Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar/restaurant opened today just off U.S. 192, near Walt Disney World. The new location is the largest in Central Florida, with a 7,500-square-foot building and a 3,000-square-foot outdoor patio/bar overlooking a lake. Tourist sports fans will be able to enjoy the facility’s approximately 50 video monitors (including 3D), 10 [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/30/new-disney-area-sports-bar-says-bigger-is-better/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/20/new-epcot-pizzeria-opening-in-early-august/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/20/new-epcot-pizzeria-opening-in-early-august/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:21:14 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6925 A new authentic Italian pizzeria will hold their grand opening on Aug. 5, 2010 in the Italy pavilion at Epcot. The Patina Restaurant Group will open the casual pizzeria called Via Napoli, adjacent to their Tutto Italia Ristorante. Restaurateur and longtime Patina Restaurant Group CEO Nick Valenti created the Via Napoli concept, based upon his [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/07/20/new-epcot-pizzeria-opening-in-early-august/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/06/26/retro-orlando-remembering-the-olive-garden-as-a-destination/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/06/26/retro-orlando-remembering-the-olive-garden-as-a-destination/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:35:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=6792 By Audrey Brown This month’s Retro Orlando isn’t exactly about an attraction. It’s about a restaurant. A restaurant that once held a mythical status similar to that of an attraction, one created and tested in Orlando, and one that surely picked up attributes from the theme park town where its parent company decided to launch [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/06/26/retro-orlando-remembering-the-olive-garden-as-a-destination/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/31/two-new-epcot-eateries-coming-this-fall-plus-new-stores/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/31/two-new-epcot-eateries-coming-this-fall-plus-new-stores/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:08:26 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5672 You may have noticed a couple of decorated constructions walls in Epcot. The Italy Pavillion will be getting a brand new pizza restaurant and Mexico has torn down its outdoor restaurant for a major replacement. Pizza in Italy The Patina Restaurant Group, which already runs the Tutto Italia Ristorante in Epcot, is building an authentic [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/03/31/two-new-epcot-eateries-coming-this-fall-plus-new-stores/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/08/new-downtown-disney-restaurant-paradiso-37-to-open-in-may/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/08/new-downtown-disney-restaurant-paradiso-37-to-open-in-may/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:21:13 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1616 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/08/new-downtown-disney-restaurant-paradiso-37-to-open-in-may/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/07/meet-chef-remy-at-epcot-disneys-smallest-living-character/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/07/meet-chef-remy-at-epcot-disneys-smallest-living-character/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:39:32 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=1613 The newest chef at Walt Disney World Resort may be small in stature, but he’s a big hit with guests enjoying haute cuisine at Les Chefs de France in Epcot. With his flair for French fare, diners of all ages are eating up his whimsical tableside visits. His name is Remy, and he’s the rat-turned-chef [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/04/07/meet-chef-remy-at-epcot-disneys-smallest-living-character/feed/ 5