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/2009/12/17/video-photos-behind-the-scenes-of-balloon-handling-for-macys-holiday-parade-at-universal-studios/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/17/video-photos-behind-the-scenes-of-balloon-handling-for-macys-holiday-parade-at-universal-studios/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:52:08 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4733 Since 2002, Universal Studios has partnered with Macy’s to bring elements of the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to Orlando during the holiday season. In addition to shipping down memorable floats featured in the annual New York parade, Macy’s brings several of the giganic balloons that have made the parade so popular over the decades. [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/12/17/video-photos-behind-the-scenes-of-balloon-handling-for-macys-holiday-parade-at-universal-studios/feed/ 0 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/27/out-of-the-loop-courage-the-turkey-is-pardoned-sent-to-disneyland/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/27/out-of-the-loop-courage-the-turkey-is-pardoned-sent-to-disneyland/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:26:28 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4535 By Andy Guinigundo Washington, D.C. and Anaheim, Calif. – The first mention of a ceremonial turkey presentation at the Whitehouse (stop snickering, an actual turkey) was during the Truman administration. No mention is made in the literature about a Presidential Pardon. It wasn’t until the first George Bush’s administration in 1989 that the yearly tradition [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/11/27/out-of-the-loop-courage-the-turkey-is-pardoned-sent-to-disneyland/feed/ 0