http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Fri, 25 May 2012 00:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/05/17/spooky-empires-may-hem-horror-convention-returns-next-weekend/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/05/17/spooky-empires-may-hem-horror-convention-returns-next-weekend/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:42:14 +0000 Anthony Armenia http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=12673 Spooky Empire’s annual May-Hem horror convention is returning next weekend to Orlando. It will take place from May 25 through 27, 2012. New to May-Hem will be a zombie Walk in honor of actor Bill Hinzman, who recently passed away. The show will be Spooky Empire’s last one at the Wyndham on International Drive, and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2012/05/17/spooky-empires-may-hem-horror-convention-returns-next-weekend/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/11/01/photo-finds-a-look-around-magic-kingdom-animal-kingdom-and-fort-wilderness-campgrounds-november-1-2011/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/11/01/photo-finds-a-look-around-magic-kingdom-animal-kingdom-and-fort-wilderness-campgrounds-november-1-2011/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:26:03 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10510 By Kevin Yee In this week’s video version of Photo Finds, we look at construction in Magic Kingdom (including several shots of Fantasyland over the construction wall) and spy a few locations for the upcoming Sorcerers in the Magic Kingdom interactive game (like Kim Possible, but in the Magic Kingdom). Then we tour Fort Wilderness, [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/11/01/photo-finds-a-look-around-magic-kingdom-animal-kingdom-and-fort-wilderness-campgrounds-november-1-2011/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/27/orlando-the-show-episode-47/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/27/orlando-the-show-episode-47/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:54:16 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10458 Join hosts Banks Lee and Audrey Brown on this special Halloween episode. They’ll bring you all the week’s attraction news from Old Town’s Halloween celebration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC8zmojf7us On this week’s episode: • Halloween at Old Town in Kissimmee • Haunted Grimm House • Spooky Empire Horror convention • News in the Queue • SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/27/orlando-the-show-episode-47/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/20/photo-finds-a-look-at-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2011/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/20/photo-finds-a-look-at-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2011/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:27:28 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10380 SeaWorld’s annual Halloween Spooktacular is underway each weekend in October. All the trick or treating, characters and fun is included with admission to the park. It’s geared towards kids, but adults can have fun as well. We’ll have a full report in episode 47 of “Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show”, but below are some [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/20/photo-finds-a-look-at-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2011/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/buccaneers-cheerleaders-meet-their-zombie-counterparts-at-howl-o-scream-photos-and-video/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/buccaneers-cheerleaders-meet-their-zombie-counterparts-at-howl-o-scream-photos-and-video/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:48:11 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10353 Some of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders took a break from the sidelines to visit Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens this past weekend. In addition to screaming their way through many of the haunted houses, they also met up with some zombie cheerleaders. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyV_3LsoEXY Cheerleaders Karen Bittinger, Elisa Eichbauer, Darla Faye Nolan, Milly Figuereo, Kelli Jones, [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/buccaneers-cheerleaders-meet-their-zombie-counterparts-at-howl-o-scream-photos-and-video/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/seaworld-adds-new-interactive-mobile-game-during-halloween-spooktacular/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/seaworld-adds-new-interactive-mobile-game-during-halloween-spooktacular/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:17:15 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10344 Winning a prize during SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular is now as easy as downloading an app to your phone. During SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular, families can participate in a SCVNGR hunt together to win a prize. The free SCVNGR app is available on iPhones or Android mobile devices. After completing three challenges at SeaWorld during Halloween Spooktacular [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/18/seaworld-adds-new-interactive-mobile-game-during-halloween-spooktacular/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/12/celebrate-halloween-with-the-count-and-his-sesame-street-friends-at-busch-gardens/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/12/celebrate-halloween-with-the-count-and-his-sesame-street-friends-at-busch-gardens/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:59:00 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10071 Busch Gardens will host a family friendly Halloween lunch and party on Oct. 22. The Halloween Monster Mash Dine will encourage lunchtime guests to do the Monster Mash and join in a costume parade. During the lunch the Count and his Sesame Street friends will interact with the crowd. The lunch is from 12:30 to [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/12/celebrate-halloween-with-the-count-and-his-sesame-street-friends-at-busch-gardens/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/10/music-characters-candy-and-more-at-old-town%e2%80%99s-halloween-celebration/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/10/music-characters-candy-and-more-at-old-town%e2%80%99s-halloween-celebration/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:27:54 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10080 Old Town is celebrating Halloween with complimentary activities the entire family can do together. Enjoy costume contests, live entertainment, haunted streets, trick-or-treat stations and Halloween themed characters each weekend the rest of October. There will be nightly street performances by bullwhip artist Philip Daley, “The Cursed Cutlass” sword battle by Seven Circle Productions and the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/10/music-characters-candy-and-more-at-old-town%e2%80%99s-halloween-celebration/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/orlando-the-show-episode-44/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/orlando-the-show-episode-44/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:30:02 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10093 Join hosts Amanda Powell and Banks Lee at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for another week of theme park and attractions news. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZ6DOVESGo This week: • Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex • Disney World’s 40th anniversary celebration • Interview with an Imagineer about the new Fantasyland • News in the Queue: Town of Celebration, [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/06/orlando-the-show-episode-44/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/04/watch-out-for-zombies-as-the-ultimate-horror-weekend-arrives-friday/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/04/watch-out-for-zombies-as-the-ultimate-horror-weekend-arrives-friday/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:41:32 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=10064 The Spooky Empire Ultimate Horror Weekend returns to the Wyndham Orlando Resort on Oct. 7 to 9. The weekend will start off on Friday with the annual Zombie Walk. The Zombie Walk invites zombies of all ages to take part in a walk from Uno’s Chicago Grill to the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Other entertainment at [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/10/04/watch-out-for-zombies-as-the-ultimate-horror-weekend-arrives-friday/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/26/videos-and-photos-from-howl-o-scream-2011-zombies-live-here/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/26/videos-and-photos-from-howl-o-scream-2011-zombies-live-here/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:12:48 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9980 Busch Gardens’ scary Halloween event, Howl-O-Scream, has begun. The theme this year is the Dark Side of the Gardens – Zombies Live Here. As soon as you enter the park that becomes evident as roaming hoards of zombies and other creatures are all throughout the park. Here are some photos and videos from this year’s [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/26/videos-and-photos-from-howl-o-scream-2011-zombies-live-here/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/22/video-and-photo-preview-of-halloween-horror-nights-21/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/22/video-and-photo-preview-of-halloween-horror-nights-21/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:31:16 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9957 I attended Universal’s first ever Halloween Horror Nights Tweet-up last week and was lucky enough to win a ticket to their Team Member Advance Screaming last night. Here are some photos and video from the preview to give you a taste of the event this year.]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/22/video-and-photo-preview-of-halloween-horror-nights-21/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/18/lowry-park-zoo-zooboos/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/18/lowry-park-zoo-zooboos/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:02:39 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9920 Halloween is coming to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. One of Tampa’s largest family Halloween events is getting ready for its 13th year. Meander through monstrous marshes and escape carnivorous creeping vines during ZooBoo. The Lowry Park Zoo is offering guests a “Shriek Peek” preview of ZooBoo on Sept. 23 and 24 for $10 per person. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/18/lowry-park-zoo-zooboos/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/14/win-a-chance-to-experience-halloween-horror-nights-with-steve-tango-and-dave-gonsalves-from-syfys-ghost-hunters-show/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/14/win-a-chance-to-experience-halloween-horror-nights-with-steve-tango-and-dave-gonsalves-from-syfys-ghost-hunters-show/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:44:37 +0000 Darcie Vance http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9870 On Oct. 6. Steve Tango and Dave Gonsalves, from SYFY’s Ghost Hunters show, will host a Q&A and autograph session at Halloween Horror Nights in Universal Studios. This event is included with admission to Halloween Horror Nights. Both events will take place at the Pantages Theatre inside Universal Studios. The question and answer session will [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/14/win-a-chance-to-experience-halloween-horror-nights-with-steve-tango-and-dave-gonsalves-from-syfys-ghost-hunters-show/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/12/seaworld-and-disney-offer-halloween-fun-for-the-whole-family/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/12/seaworld-and-disney-offer-halloween-fun-for-the-whole-family/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:00:47 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9877 We’ve highlighted the very scary fun on tap at Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream and Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, but for the little ones and the horror adverse, SeaWorld and Disney’s Halloween fun may be more your style. Disney’s Halloween parties take place from 7 p.m. to midnight on 23 select nights between Sept. 13 and Nov. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/09/12/seaworld-and-disney-offer-halloween-fun-for-the-whole-family/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/30/halloween-horror-nights-21-icon-reveals-her-true-face-as-8-new-haunted-houses-and-6-new-scare-zones-are-detailed/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/30/halloween-horror-nights-21-icon-reveals-her-true-face-as-8-new-haunted-houses-and-6-new-scare-zones-are-detailed/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:32:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9802 All has been revealed with this year’s Halloween Horror Nights 21 at Universal Studios. Watch below (If you dare) as Lady luck forces Universal Show Director Patrick Braillard to spill the details on eight new haunted houses and six new scare zones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAPmjKrols Here are more details on each of the houses and scare zones: [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/30/halloween-horror-nights-21-icon-reveals-her-true-face-as-8-new-haunted-houses-and-6-new-scare-zones-are-detailed/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/05/halloween-horror-nights-clues-have-started-the-theme-is-all-about-choice-and-luck/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/05/halloween-horror-nights-clues-have-started-the-theme-is-all-about-choice-and-luck/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:54:52 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9635 Universal has kicked their Halloween Horror Nights marketing into high gear. They’ve opened an official twitter account, beefed up their Facebook page, started a new game on their website and sent their first package to the media. Since it’s the 21st Halloween Horror Nights, the theme seems to play off the game of blackjack, or [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/05/halloween-horror-nights-clues-have-started-the-theme-is-all-about-choice-and-luck/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/15/zombies-from-the-dark-side-will-invade-busch-gardens-for-howl-o-scream-2011/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/15/zombies-from-the-dark-side-will-invade-busch-gardens-for-howl-o-scream-2011/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:16:40 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9513 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has been teasing a zombie theme for a few months, and now it’s been made official. The theme for Howl-O-Scream 2011 will be The Dark Side of the Gardens: Zombies live here. Busch Gardens officials posted this on their Facebook page: … for the first time in HOS history, BOTH BG [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/07/15/zombies-from-the-dark-side-will-invade-busch-gardens-for-howl-o-scream-2011/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/28/ready-to-try-your-luck-at-halloween-horror-nights-2012/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/28/ready-to-try-your-luck-at-halloween-horror-nights-2012/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:07:28 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=9424 Feeling lucky punk? It’s year 21 for halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando so this year’s theme seems to be all about luck and chance. Universal has updated their Halloween Horror Nights website and tickets are now on sale for the event, which runs on 25 nights from Sept. 23 to Oct. 31, 2011. Here’s [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/06/28/ready-to-try-your-luck-at-halloween-horror-nights-2012/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/20/many-unique-theme-park-items-up-for-auction-this-friday/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/20/many-unique-theme-park-items-up-for-auction-this-friday/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:17:44 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8867 Not only will fans get to hear from many of Orlando’s theme park designers, writers and artists this Friday during the Entertainment Designer Forum, they’ll also have a chance to take home many one-of-a-kind collectables. In addition to the two forum sessions (6:30 and 9 p.m.) at the Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando, there [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/20/many-unique-theme-park-items-up-for-auction-this-friday/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/06/meet-the-real-woman-behind-howl-o-screams-sylvie/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/06/meet-the-real-woman-behind-howl-o-screams-sylvie/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:23:17 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7564 Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream fans know her as Sylvie, the female lead of the killer rock band MyX, who ripped her cheating boyfriend’s fingers off before killing him. While really a rocker, the real woman behind the Sylvie character is much more likable. Meet Kelly Riot. Howl-O-Scream usually features an different icon each year. Past Howl-O-Scream [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/06/meet-the-real-woman-behind-howl-o-screams-sylvie/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/photo-update-a-look-around-animal-kingdom-plus-new-tram-doors/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/photo-update-a-look-around-animal-kingdom-plus-new-tram-doors/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:39:43 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7530 I don’t make it to Disney’s Animal Kingdom as often as I’d like to since it usually closes early. But I squeezed in a few hours on Halloween. Here are some of the more interesting things I noticed. The trams that bring you to and from the parking lot now have doors on them. The [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/11/01/photo-update-a-look-around-animal-kingdom-plus-new-tram-doors/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/28/out-of-the-loop-disneyland-paris-goes-all-out-for-halloween/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/28/out-of-the-loop-disneyland-paris-goes-all-out-for-halloween/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:32:12 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7521 Column by Andy Guinigundo At Disneyland Paris, they are getting ready to wrap up 31 days of the 2010 Halloween Festival where guests are invited to immerse themselves in the “Halloweenmosphere”. Although Paris offers many events for all ages as Disney does in the U.S., Disneyland Paris is so scary when it presents a Terroriffic [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/28/out-of-the-loop-disneyland-paris-goes-all-out-for-halloween/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/27/how-halloween-horror-nights-differs-in-hollywood/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/27/how-halloween-horror-nights-differs-in-hollywood/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:04:42 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7510 I’ve been to all of the Universal Studios theme parks (Orlando, Osaka, Singapore and Hollywood) and it’s interesting to see the similarities and differences between them.]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/27/how-halloween-horror-nights-differs-in-hollywood/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/photos-and-video-from-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2010/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/photos-and-video-from-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2010/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:02:40 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7469 We sent our kid reporters to find out what happens when Halloween meets the sea during SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular. Here’s their video report and a photo gallery from the first day of the event. Unlike other local theme park Halloween events, SeaWorld’s family-fun is included with park admission. You’ll find many characters, trick or treating [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/photos-and-video-from-seaworlds-halloween-spooktacular-2010/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/tampa-bay-bucs-cheerleaders-scream/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/tampa-bay-bucs-cheerleaders-scream/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:00:47 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7452 It’s always more fun to go through a haunted house with screaming girls. If you watch two big burly guys go through, you usually don’t get much reaction. So if you want some screams and fun, what’s the opposite of big burley guys? – Cheerleaders of course. Last weekend Busch Gardens invited some of the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/16/tampa-bay-bucs-cheerleaders-scream/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/winning-couple-will-tie-the-noose-during-halloween-horror-nights/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/winning-couple-will-tie-the-noose-during-halloween-horror-nights/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:15:07 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7393 Life-long fans of Halloween, April Richardson and Adam Cochran (pictured below) are the winners of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights Wedding contest. They will “tie the noose” on Friday, Oct. 15 at Halloween Horror Nights XX on the steps of a haunted house, surrounded by their family, friends and some nightmarishly ghoulish guests. April and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/winning-couple-will-tie-the-noose-during-halloween-horror-nights/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/a-look-at-two-new-disney-races-mickeys-halloween-5k-and-wine-dine-half-marathon/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/a-look-at-two-new-disney-races-mickeys-halloween-5k-and-wine-dine-half-marathon/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:26:31 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7386 Article, photos and video by Don Gworek Disney introduced a new Halloween 5K race as part of the opening weekend events of the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. This is the first time the Magic Kingdom has been the site of a 5K race. The race started in the twilight of 7 a.m. Saturday at [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/05/a-look-at-two-new-disney-races-mickeys-halloween-5k-and-wine-dine-half-marathon/feed/ 6 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/03/howl-o-screams-alone-haunted-house-offers-a-unique-personal-experience/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/03/howl-o-screams-alone-haunted-house-offers-a-unique-personal-experience/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:41:45 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7374 If you’re familiar with Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, then you know how haunted houses work. Usually you wait in line, and then go through the haunted house with that line, single file, conga line-style. You may get a scare if the intended effect doesn’t happen to the person in [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/03/howl-o-screams-alone-haunted-house-offers-a-unique-personal-experience/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/01/zombie-walk-to-kick-off-ultimate-horror-weekend-2010/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/01/zombie-walk-to-kick-off-ultimate-horror-weekend-2010/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:48:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7368 Watch out I-Drive tourists – the zombie horde is returning. Everyone’s invited to put on your most torn-up, stained clothes and join The Deadite Empire as they host the fourth annual Zombie Walk down International Drive. This is just the opening ceremony to Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend. This year’s event returns to the Wyndham [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/01/zombie-walk-to-kick-off-ultimate-horror-weekend-2010/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/27/photos-and-videos-from-howl-o-scream-2010-opening-weekend/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/27/photos-and-videos-from-howl-o-scream-2010-opening-weekend/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:11:04 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7348 Busch Gardens launched the 2010 version of Howl-O-Scream this past weekend. The event continues on select nights up to Halloween. We didn’t make it through all the haunted houses yet, but we were able to catch the scare zones and two of the shows. Here’s a look at the fun: Here’s our video of the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/27/photos-and-videos-from-howl-o-scream-2010-opening-weekend/feed/ 2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/23/terrified-guests-brave-the-haunted-houses-of-howl-o-scream-plus-screamcam-returns/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/23/terrified-guests-brave-the-haunted-houses-of-howl-o-scream-plus-screamcam-returns/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:49:58 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7338 Even though he put on a brave face and said he wouldn’t be scared, Orlando Attractions Magazine staff member Jimmy Strater didn’t know what he was in for. Again this Halloween season Busch Gardens offered to strap the ScreamCam onto one of us for a trip through a new haunted house. Jimmy was able to [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/23/terrified-guests-brave-the-haunted-houses-of-howl-o-scream-plus-screamcam-returns/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/17/halloween-horror-nights-media-invite-video-overtaken-by-fear/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/17/halloween-horror-nights-media-invite-video-overtaken-by-fear/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:53:57 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7250 Each September we receive something in the mail from Universal Orlando to invite us to experience their Halloween Horror Nights event. It’s usually something creepy. In the past we’ve received a bloody torn-up doll and a bloody jewelry box. So this year I was a bit hesitant to open the package FedEx just dropped off. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/17/halloween-horror-nights-media-invite-video-overtaken-by-fear/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/15/universal-offering-halloween-horror-nights-weddings-and-you-can-win-one/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/15/universal-offering-halloween-horror-nights-weddings-and-you-can-win-one/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:29:00 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7239 If a haunted house with scary guests and an un-death do us part sound like your perfect wedding, you’re in luck. This wedding of your nightmares can now be a reality with new customizable Halloween Horror Nights wedding packages. And, Universal Orlando Resort is giving away the first wedding to one lucky couple looking to [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/15/universal-offering-halloween-horror-nights-weddings-and-you-can-win-one/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/10/a-look-at-magic-kingdoms-unique-pumpkins-and-carving-tips-from-the-pros/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/10/a-look-at-magic-kingdoms-unique-pumpkins-and-carving-tips-from-the-pros/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:24:18 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7212 Disney’s Magic Kingdom is all decked-out for Halloween. This year, they’ve redesigned many of the 182 hand-carved pumpkins that line the windows and ledges of Main Street U.S.A. You’ll see some usual pumpkin faces, but most of the pumpkins feature a unique design. Different designs and shapes include a hot dog pumpkin over Casey’s Corner [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/09/10/a-look-at-magic-kingdoms-unique-pumpkins-and-carving-tips-from-the-pros/feed/ 1