The Weekly Rewind @Attractions – Big announcements, new Tussauds figures – June 1, 2015
By Banks Lee A look back at the week of Tweeted photos from @Attractions Twitter feed
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Universal Orlando to open first-ever NBC Sports Grill & Brew at CityWalk
After a huge update last year, adding eight different venues to CityWalk, Universal Orlando is continuing to make more additions in 2015 with the first-ever NBC Sports Grill & Brew opening this fall.
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Great Movie Ride receives upgrades as part of sponsorship with TCM
Announced last year, the new partnership between Disney and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has now started at The Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with several new enhancements.
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Exclusive sneak peek of Disney•Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ now showing at Epcot
With “Tomorrowland” now in theaters (see our review here), Epcot is now offering a new preview at the Imagination Pavilion that can get pretty emotional.
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Pitbull comes face-to-face with his new Madame Tussauds figure in Orlando
International superstar Pitbull helped unveil his new wax figure for Madame Tussauds Orlando today at the attraction’s I-Drive 360 location.
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New Disney Halloween party show to feature ‘Hocus Pocus’ characters
The Sanderson Sisters from the Disney film “Hocus Pocus” are ready to put a spell on you during a new show at Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party this fall.
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Mako announced as SeaWorld’s new 2016 coaster – tallest, fastest and longest in Orlando
Next summer, SeaWorld Orlando will debut Mako, a 200-foot-tall hyper coaster reaching speeds of 73 mph along 4,760 feet of steel track that will leave riders feeling both breathless and weightless.
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Attractions – The Show – Disneyland 60th; Teen Beach Party; latest news – May 28, 2015
Hosts Banks Lee and Elisa Goldman bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode:
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Magic City Mayhem: Raptor Encounter, Superstar Parade and Hollywood Studios – May 27, 2015
It’s another week of the Magic City Mayhem crew hopping back and forth from Disney and Universal.
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Photo Finds: Animal Kingdom construction and Star Wars Weekends
This week we visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom to take a look at lots of construction taking place in the park. Then, I head to Hollywood Studios to see some of the offerings found during Star Wars Weekends.
