First Capt. Jack Sparrow was added, then Barbosa, Davy Jones and Blackbeard. Now something else from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies have been added to the ride at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Watch out for evil mermaids as seen in On Strange Tides.
The Spooky Empire Ultimate Horror Weekend returns to Orlando in a new venue, The Hilton Orlando, from Oct. 26 through 28, 2012. The weekend will start off on Friday with the annual Zombie Walk at The Rosen Centre on International Drive.
By Andy Guinigundo Jacksonville, Florida’s Sally Corporation may not pop into your mind when you think about theme park rides. Chances are, however, you have been on a Sally Corp dark ride. E.T. Adventure at Universal Studios here in Orlando? – Sally. Maybe Legoland is more your style. Perhaps you have been on Legoland’s Lost…
Join hosts Banks Lee and J.L. Knopp as they present this week’s theme park and attraction news and much more. On this week’s episode:
With a castle made of 45,000 pounds of ice in Times Square, today Disney demonstrated the premise behind their new campaign for 2013 – Limited Time Magic. Park guests will find a differently-themed events each week when they visit Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts next year.
By Kevin Yee This week we take a closer look at the two construction projects in Universal Studios Florida (neither of which is announced yet). We’ll also check out the Halloween offerings from SeaWorld Orlando (included with admission; mostly trick or treat) and Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa ($17 adults, $14 kids)
Legoland Florida is hosting Brick or Treat each weekend in October. The event features candy, Lego building, dancing and the Miniland area has some added Halloween theming. It’s all included with park admission.
With Halloween Horror Nights in full swing, the “Queen of Latin Pop” Gloria Estefan visited Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights 22 and transformed into a “Queen of the Undead.” As a scareactor, she made guests scream and run at Halloween Horror Nights 22.
MousePlanet, a Disney fan site, will be holding their fourth edition of MouseAdventure World Explorers this November at the Walt Disney World Resort. Since Disney’s official fan club, D23, is not doing a scavenger hunt this year, this event is a great opportunity for Disney fans to have a fun challenge at Disney World.
Today, Oct. 15, 2012, marks the one-year anniversary of the opening of Legoland Florida. Park guests enjoyed thousands of free brightly colored cupcakes, birthday buttons and a prize patrol team that passed out gifts such as free food, model shop tours, admission tickets and annual passes. Here’s a video of the birthday (or brickday) celebration…
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