Blog entry by Deborah Brauser. Photos by Matt Roseboom Last week, more than 24,000 people from more than 100 countries descended upon the Orange County Convention Center for the 2008 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) expo. Owners and operators from theme parks, waterparks, zoos, aquariums, museums and resorts mingled with entertainment designers,…
Orlando Attractions Magazine will be at MouseFest, a gathering of Disney fans, on December 13 and 14, so come say hi! On December 13, we’ll have a table at the Mega Mouse Meet: Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Location: Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center (Grand Harbor Ballroom North) Disney guidebook authors, web…
Volume 2, Issue 1 of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for pre-order! You can flip through and preview the entire issue here before you buy it. Features included in this fun new issue are: • Chill out in Orlando with ICE! Holiday fun at the Gaylord Palms Resort. • 21st Century Christmas How Disney…
Here’s a sampling of what’s in store at the Walt Disney World Resort for the holidays.
The Polar Express Experience has rolled into SeaWorld this holiday season and will continuing through Jan. 4, 2009. SeaWorld’s Wild Arctic has been transformed into the fabled Santa Town taking guests on a magical trip to the North Pole. The Polar Express Experience is based on the Warner Bros. Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment film, inspired…
The life-size gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season. The house is constructed each fall in the lobby of the Walt Disney World resort hotel and is decorated almost totally with edible materials under the direction of Executive Pastry Chef Erich Herbitschek. The house opened a…
The ABC-SOAPnet Super Soap Weekend was held today and yesterday (Nov. 15-16, 2008) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Fans got a chance to see their favorite ABC soap stars up close during many different events. In addition to autograph signings, they also held celebrity motorcades down Hollywood Boulevard to the stage set up in front of…
Here’s a look at the new meet and greet characters from the upcoming Disney movie Bolt. You can meet Bolt and Mittens (and get a photo and autograph) inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Rhino the hamster will also be making appearances at special events. For more about Bolt, visit www.Disney.go.com/BOLT.
Here’s a quick video of tonight’s nighttime Space Shuttle Endeavour launch as seen over a lake near Walt Disney World. The video, shot with a pocket still camera, is not quite up to our regular standards – but it’s good enough to get an idea of what a night launch looks like from Orlando. For…
At Islands of Adventure, The Grinch and The Whos from Whoville will sing their hearts out about the true meaning of Christmas in the park’s special holiday Grinchmas show – featuring music specially created by holiday music sensation Mannheim Steamroller. Just one park over, guests will line the streets of Universal Studios to see the…
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