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Space Shuttle Atlantis now seen in Kennedy Space Center’s VAB Up-Close Tour

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The Up-Close Vehicle Assembly Building Tour began last November at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is where rockets are built before they are moved to a launch pad. Now, space shuttle orbiter Atlantis is in storage in the VAB. Tour guests can see Atlantis before the orbiter is towed…

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Photo Finds: Blizzard Beach vs. Wet ‘n Wild Water Parks – July 31, 2012

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This week we take a break from the “what’s new” kind of details and instead focus on two water parks. We’ll do the usual “close inspection” of Photo Finds, but our topic this time will be established parks to compare them: Blizzard Beach (Disney) and Wet ‘n Wild (Universal).

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Legoland Florida offering a shopping pass for back-to-school

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Kids will be heading back to school in just a few weeks and moms and dads are looking for deals while kids are searching for backpacks, lunch boxes, T-shirts, hats, thermoses, gadgets and supplies as they gear up for school. Legoland Florida now offers a shopping pass allowing shoppers access into the park to shop…

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Ride-along look at Sheikra, Cheetah Hunt and Montu roller coasters at Busch Gardens

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Our ride-along series continues with some of the roller coasters at Busch Gardens Tampa. This is the view seen from the top of Sheikra. In the upper left is the green Kumba roller coaster. At center-right is the Scorpion, the first looping coaster built at the park.

Photos/Video from the new Up-Close launch pad tour at the Kennedy Space Center

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A new up-close launch pad tour at Kennedy Space Center takes you within the restricted perimeter fence of pad 39A. This is where Apollo rockets and space shuttles were launched. Here is a view of the top of the Rotating Service Service Structure which was used to hold and deliver the payload into the shuttle…