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/2011/04/11/bruce-campbell-and-his-undead-friends-to-appear-at-the-may-hem-convention/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/11/bruce-campbell-and-his-undead-friends-to-appear-at-the-may-hem-convention/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:57:12 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8743 Horror and zombie fans will want to be at the Wyndham Orlando Resort Memorial Day weekend, May 27 to 29. Spooky Empire, the organization behind the annual Ultimate Horror Weekend each fall, has added a second show, May-Hem. The event will feature a 30th Anniversary reunion of The Evil Dead cast, featuring Bruce Campbell, as [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/04/11/bruce-campbell-and-his-undead-friends-to-appear-at-the-may-hem-convention/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/15/zombie-walk-and-horror-convention-bring-celebrities-and-costumed-fans-photosvideos/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/15/zombie-walk-and-horror-convention-bring-celebrities-and-costumed-fans-photosvideos/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:54:57 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=7450 It started last Friday afternoon with the undead lumbering from Uno Chicago Grill on International Drive, down the street to the Wyndham Orlando Resort. The Zombie Walk, put on by The Deadite Empire, was the kick-off to Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend. This year’s event was larger than ever. Fans came from all over to [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/15/zombie-walk-and-horror-convention-bring-celebrities-and-costumed-fans-photosvideos/feed/ 0 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/2009/10/10/video-summary-of-the-2009-spooky-empire-ultimate-horror-weekend/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-summary-of-the-2009-spooky-empire-ultimate-horror-weekend/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:59:04 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3907 Concluding our series of posts surrounding the 2009 Spooky Empire “Ultimate Horror Weekend” is an overall summary video of the events that took place on Oct. 9. Seen here are celebrity meet-and-greets, including director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers), actors Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed), Tippi Hedren (The Birds), Jason Mewes (Clerks, Mallrats), [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-summary-of-the-2009-spooky-empire-ultimate-horror-weekend/feed/ 1 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-interview-with-halloween-star-danielle-harris/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-interview-with-halloween-star-danielle-harris/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:35:14 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3900 Danielle Harris, star of Halloween 4 and Halloween 5, as well as Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Halloween II was one of the special guests at the Spooky Empire “Ultimate Horror Weekend” 2009 in Orlando. (You might also remember her from her role 18 years ago in Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.) We had a chance [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-interview-with-halloween-star-danielle-harris/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-zombie-walk-down-international-drive-at-spooky-empire-2009/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-zombie-walk-down-international-drive-at-spooky-empire-2009/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:29:31 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3891 As part of the Spooky Empire “Ultimate Horror Weekend” 2009, hundreds of zombies and other ghoulish creatures walked up and down International Drive on October 9. The zombie walk and opening ceremonies were put on by the Deadite Empire. Special guests at the event included John Landis, director of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video, and [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-zombie-walk-down-international-drive-at-spooky-empire-2009/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-ghost-hunters-visit-orlandos-halloween-horror-nights-and-spooky-empire/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-ghost-hunters-visit-orlandos-halloween-horror-nights-and-spooky-empire/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:28:25 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=3893 Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, stars of SyFy’s television series “Ghost Hunters,” have had a busy week in Orlando. First, they attended Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios on Oct. 8, signing autographs and having a few close encounters with some of the event’s creatures. Watch Gonsalves and Tango walk through the Dracula haunted house [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/10/video-ghost-hunters-visit-orlandos-halloween-horror-nights-and-spooky-empire/feed/ 0