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Out of the Loop: Cedar Fair goes ‘Coasting for Kids’ plus Holiday World speculation

By Andy Guinigundo On July 24, all 11 Cedar Fair parks participated in the charity fundraiser called Coasting for Kids. This event has direct ties to Central Florida in that it benefits Give Kids the World. Give Kids the World provides children with life-threatening illnesses and their families free weeklong vacations. The Give Kids the…

Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 35 for July 28, 2011

Join hosts Samantha Sanders and A. Ali Flores as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more. The Show – July 28, 2011 – Orlando Attractions Magazine – Episode 35Watch this video on YouTube In this week’s episode: • Imagineer look at Little Mermaid ride construction • SeaWorld whale rescue…

Stormtroopers to invade the History Center this Saturday

This Saturday, July 30, 2011, the 501st Legion: Vader’s Fist will march through Heritage Square at the Orange County History Center. The march will take place at 11 a.m. and is part of the History Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. “We held this event last year in conjunction with the costume exhibition,” said Marketing Manager Jen…

SeaWorld caring for dependent pilot whale calf in its new rehabilitation facility

Early this morning, SeaWorld’s animal experts and rescue team transported a young pilot whale to the park’s new Cetacean Rehabilitation Facility. The 9-foot, nearly 600-pound whale was being cared for in Key Largo, Fla., by SeaWorld staff and other volunteers after it and 20 other pilot whales beached themselves in the lower Florida Keys in…