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Behind-the-scenes at 'Back To Neverland' with Walter Cronkite

The sad news of legendary newsman Walter Cronkite’s recent death at 92 years old has Disney fans remembering his contributions to Walt Disney World theme parks. While many remember Cronkite as the narrator of Epcot’s Spaceship Earth attraction from 1986 to 1994, he was also featured in a 9-minute film entitled Back To Neverland at what…

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Enter the 'House of Vayne' at this year's Howl-O-Scream in Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Details have begun to emerge surrounding the theme of this year’s annual scare-filled Howl-O-Scream event at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. A character named Ms. Vayne appears to be the icon of the event, inviting you to a freaky fashion-themed show. The above teaser is from the official Howl-O-Scream web site, which recently updated to also…

New SeaWorld tour offers photo ops with the animal stars

SeaWorld is offering an new exclusive opportunity to come face-to-face with the stars of SeaWorld’s most popular shows. During the four and a half to five hour “Animal Shows and Photo Tour”, guests will sit in priority reserved seats for the “Believe” Shamu show, Blue Horizons whale and dolphin show, and Clyde & Seamore Take Pirate Island sea lion and otter show.  Immediately following…

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More Halloween Horror Nights 2009 details and audition information

Universal Orlando has updated its Halloween Horror Nights site to reflect the movie-based theme of this year’s event. Apparently the fictional “Universal Palace Theater” will be the host to many “unexplained happenings” and “strange events”. The Web site appears to be slowly emerging, piece by piece: If you want to be a part of Halloween…

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New Epcot Segway tour takes you behind-the-scenes backstage

A new tour of Epcot called “Nature-Inspired Design” recently premiered. It is the fourth Segway-based tour at Walt Disney World and the third at Epcot. Here’s Disney’s official description: Discover the wonder of nature-inspired design as you glide through land, sea and air at Epcot®.  This 3-hour backstage tour allows you to experience the symbiotic relationship…

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Free opening day for the Family Theatre Festival this year

The Orlando Repertory Theatre (REP) is inviting families to attend the 3rd Annual Target Family Theatre Festival in Orlando’’s Loch Haven Park from July 17 to 26. The festival will featuring performances by Mr. Steve from PBS Kids, Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready For Nap Time…

Join Apollo astronauts for 40th anniversary, and enjoy world's largest MoonPie

Millions of people held their breath while a single man stepped onto the moon’s surface – a journey that began just a short distance from where the Apollo/Saturn V Center stands today. Here at Kennedy Space Center, in a spacious facility featuring a real Saturn V rocket, the Apollo program returns spectacularly to life. The…

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New indoor Monster Mini-Golf coming next week to Orlando area

A new addition to Orlando’s mini-golf scene is opening soon. It’s called Monster Mini-Golf and it’s unlike any putt-putt course you’ve ever encountered. The indoor course features 18 holes surrounded by a variety of monsters, skeletons, creepy trees, animated creatures, and other ghoulish sights. Think Disney’s Haunted Mansion and Universal Studios’ Classic Monsters meets mini-golf….

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U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championship 2009 held at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort

The annual U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championship was held on July 3-4, 2009 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. The event brings martial arts competitors of all ages together to show off their best performances in the areas of sparring, open forms, musical forms, traditional and extreme weapon forms, board and concrete breaking, and much more….

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Disney Dream Ticket winners audition for real for American Idol Season 9

American Idol producers say nearly 10,000 people turned out for their Season 9 auditions at Orlando’s Amway Arena today, and several of them had a coveted Disney Dream Ticket. The Dream Ticket is the prize awarded to the finale show winner at the American Idol Experience each day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Caitlin MacAllister (pictured…