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Halloween face painting tips from Disney World

A glitter-dusted tiara for a dainty princess… a bandana, eye patch and a scruffy beard for a pirate… whimsical wings for a fairy… brightly colored stripes and wispy whiskers for a not-so-ferocious tiger. Instead of buying additional costume accessories to create these looks, why not try painting them on? Face painting is popular with theme…

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Happy Halloween! – Photos and videos wrap-up

Happy Halloween to all our readers. To help kick off your Halloween, we’ve uploaded a new picture gallery from this year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and we present a cute, funny video of kids eating sour candy at SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular. For those who like the scarier part of Halloween, be sure to…

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SeaWorld's Manta coaster construction reaches its highest point

It was a banner day yesterday for SeaWorld’s upcoming flying coaster, Manta. The highest piece of track was hoisted and secured in place. Upon fitting the piece into place 140 feet above ground, a ceremonial evergreen, a symbol of good luck in the high-steel trade, was placed atop the track segment, along with the America…

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Photo Update: Hollywood Studios

Here’s a short photo update from Disney’s Hollywood Studios taken during my visit this evening. We arrived just in time to see the last performance of the brand new High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Right Here, Right Now! The performance runs the same as the last one, heading down Hollywood Boulevard a few times…

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Margaritaville renovates 2nd floor bar and balcony

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville recently announced the completion of their 2nd floor bar and balcony renovation. This area, formerly the 12 Volt Bar and Balcony, is now a tropical tiki dining experience, complete with palm trees, tiki heads and torches, flat screen TV’s embedded in surf boards, wall murals, thatched roofs and more.

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Stars in the Parks: Joey Fatone meets the Raven Twins

Joey Fatone visited Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with family and friends Thursday night. Best known as a member of ‘N Sync, a competitor on Dancing with the Stars and as the host of The Singing Bee and Celebrity Circus, Fatone found some new fans in Howl-O-Scream’s famous Naughty Nurses and the rest of…

Footin’ Fever barefoot skiing competition at Cypress Gardens Saturday

Cypress Gardens will host Footin’ Fever, a barefoot endurance competition starting at 8 a.m. this Saturday. Competitors will go head-to-head around the Cypress Gardens show circle on Lake Eloise. Two competitors will go at a time and the first competitor to fall will be eliminated. The entry fee for competitors is $50 and includes free…

Country star Billy Currington play at Cypress Gardens tomorrow night

Small town southern boy Billy Currington will be performing his list of country hits at Cypress Gardens tomorrow starting at 7:30 p.m. The concert is included with park admission. Currington’s southern country sound has been described as “blues tinged” and “soulful.” Although Currington started writing songs and playing the guitar as a teenager, his debut…