It may seem like an unlikely pair, but it’s been a year since Busch Gardens Tampa park guests got to see an 8-week-old male cheetah cub and 16-week-old female yellow labrador puppy play together. They were first revealed to guests on Monday, April 16, 2011. Busch’s animal experts expect their friendship to last a lifetime.
Universal Orlando Resort just released a video featuring an interview with filmmaker Steven Spielberg and Universal Orlando Senior Vice President of Entertainment Jim Timon. A bit of their upcoming lagoon show (Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories) can be seen behind Timon and at the end of the video. First peek at nighttime…
In the queue this week, host Banks Lee will bring you the latest Central Florida theme park and attractions news:
With all the emotion, adventure and beautiful landscapes, Chimpanzee is yet another solid addition to the Disneynature line up. The new movie brings you breathtaking footage of chimpanzees in the forests of the Ivory Coast and is a must-see for any fan of the Disneynature films.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to the first of many guest columns highlighting theme park memories. This column started out as Retro Orlando by Audrey Brown, but we’ve renamed it and expanded it to include theme park and attraction memories outside the Orlando area. This first Amusement Musings is by Audrey’s sister and her experiences with little…
Busch Gardens recently debuted it’s newest resident, an adorable baby aardvark. The young aardvark was born on Monday, March 26, 2012. He currently lives at Jambo Junction located in the Nairobi area of the park.
Thousands of Space Shuttle fans watched as the shuttle orbiter Discovery left Kennedy Space Center on a 747 jet yesterday morning. Discovery’s destination was its new home at the at the Udvar-Hazy branch of the Smithsonian Institution, at the Dulles Airport.
At a Disney D23 fan club event this morning, Disney brought back a long-gone character known as Orange Bird. Here are photos and video from the event.
Epcot’s Test Track attraction is now closed for refurbishment until this fall 2012. To help fill the void of the popular attraction, Disney has added an A cappella group that is performing multiple times daily outside the construction walls.
The Winter Haven Hospital Foundation Citrus Classic 5k was this morning at Legoland Florida. It was the very first running race held at the new theme park.
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