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More information on The Great Orlando Wheel – coming in 2010

Great Wheel Corporation announced today it will begin construction on the Great Orlando Wheel, an iconic observation wheel. Scheduled to open in 2010, the Wheel will be 400 feet tall and offer views spanning 25 miles in all directions. The Wheel will sit on 20 acres next to the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center. Located at…

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Two night of fireworks for SeaWorld's July 4th celebration

On July 4 and 5, SeaWorld will celebrate the red, white and blue with the “Let Freedom Ring” fireworks show, featuring a giant projection screen illuminating some of America’s greatest historical moments set to patriotic music and narration. Guests will have the opportunity to experience the 12-minute show twice nightly at 9:15 and 10:45 p.m. SeaWorld…

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Prince Caspian Mini-Attraction Opens

A small attraction promoting Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian film has opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, offering guests a lengthy, spoiler-filled preview of the film while transporting them to Aslan’s How, a location that plays an important role in the movie’s plot. After the movie previews, and a small show within Aslan’s How,…

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Pixar Place Opens with Meet & Greet, Shop, and Refreshments

The construction walls are down in Pixar Place, the addition to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, surrounding the new Toy Story Midway Mania attraction. Aside from the extremely popular ride, Pixar Place features a unique indoor meet & greet, called Woody’s Picture Shootin’ Corral, featuring Toy Story characters and a great queue with Toy Story backdrops suitable…

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New "Tourism Before Disney" exhibit opening at History Center

The Orange County Regional History Center will unveils its newest permanent exhibit, “Destination Florida: Tourism Before Disney,” on Friday. The new installation will take visitors back in time to the ‘Golden Age of Tourism,’ nearly a century before Disney. Visitors may be surprised to learn tourism in Florida stretches back to the late 19th century,…

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Watch Vader do "Thriller", Chewbacca cut "Footloose" and more

If you’re able to make it to the last Star Wars Weekends this coming weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, be sure to watch the unlikely and entertaining pairing of an iconic music video and an iconic movie villain as Darth Vader and a quartet of stormtroopers reenact the famous dance scene from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”….

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Nighttime ski show and fireworks set for July 4 at Cypress Gardens

Guests of Cypress Gardens on July 4 can enjoy the patriotic sounds of the Dixieland Band through out the day in Jubilee Junction and there will be lakeside performances by the Fletcher Cane Band. In addition to the patriotic music, guests will be able to see a special nighttime ski show at 9 p.m. Elements…