http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog Orlando area attractions and theme park information and news Fri, 25 May 2012 14:26:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/04/retro-orlando-theme-parks-in-retrovision-%e2%80%93-six-special-tv-appearances/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/04/retro-orlando-theme-parks-in-retrovision-%e2%80%93-six-special-tv-appearances/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:46:04 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=8201 Column by Audrey Brown Movies are king when it comes to theme park merchandising, ticket sales and advertising. As early as Aladdin, the Genie was off to Disney World after being freed. Stop for a second and just try to imagine Disney World or Universal Studios without movie tie-ins – it’s impossible. But not so [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2011/02/04/retro-orlando-theme-parks-in-retrovision-%e2%80%93-six-special-tv-appearances/feed/ 6 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/10/disneys-summer-nightastic-brings-new-fireworks-new-tower-of-terror-effects-and-a-parades-return/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/10/disneys-summer-nightastic-brings-new-fireworks-new-tower-of-terror-effects-and-a-parades-return/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:34:12 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=5241 The “Main Street Electrical Parade” will light up the streets of the Magic Kingdom and will headline new after-dark excitement at Walt Disney World. “After the sun goes down, our Walt Disney World parks will light up the night with ‘Summer Nightastic!’, ” announced Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort, at a media [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/02/10/disneys-summer-nightastic-brings-new-fireworks-new-tower-of-terror-effects-and-a-parades-return/feed/ 3 http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/ http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:59 +0000 Matt Roseboom http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/?p=4196 By Andy Guinigundo Cedar Fair has announced that after a 26-year run at Cedar Point, The Demon Drop will be dismantled and reassembled at sister park Knotts Berry Farm near Los Angeles. First opened in 1983, the Demon Drop is an elevator-style drop ride that simulates a free-fall drop from a 10-story building. In the [...]]]> http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/10/27/out-of-the-loop-cedar-points-demon-drop-heads-to-knotts-berry-farm/feed/ 10