The Nickelodeon Family Suites Hotel by Holiday Inn in Orlando, FL recently added a $3 million addition of a new 4D theater. This state-of-the-art theater held its grand opening on June 24th, 2008, premiering several 4D films including one featuring SpongeBob SquarePants. In-theater effects include seat vibration, neck & face air, leg ticklers, water mist,…
Great Wheel Corporation announced today it will begin construction on the Great Orlando Wheel, an iconic observation wheel. Scheduled to open in 2010, the Wheel will be 400 feet tall and offer views spanning 25 miles in all directions. The Wheel will sit on 20 acres next to the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center. Located at…
On July 4 and 5, SeaWorld will celebrate the red, white and blue with the “Let Freedom Ring” fireworks show, featuring a giant projection screen illuminating some of America’s greatest historical moments set to patriotic music and narration. Guests will have the opportunity to experience the 12-minute show twice nightly at 9:15 and 10:45 p.m. SeaWorld…
A small attraction promoting Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian film has opened at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, offering guests a lengthy, spoiler-filled preview of the film while transporting them to Aslan’s How, a location that plays an important role in the movie’s plot. After the movie previews, and a small show within Aslan’s How,…
The construction walls are down in Pixar Place, the addition to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, surrounding the new Toy Story Midway Mania attraction. Aside from the extremely popular ride, Pixar Place features a unique indoor meet & greet, called Woody’s Picture Shootin’ Corral, featuring Toy Story characters and a great queue with Toy Story backdrops suitable…
The Orange County Regional History Center will unveils its newest permanent exhibit, “Destination Florida: Tourism Before Disney,” on Friday. The new installation will take visitors back in time to the ‘Golden Age of Tourism,’ nearly a century before Disney. Visitors may be surprised to learn tourism in Florida stretches back to the late 19th century,…
Wednesday nights at Old Town will be All Shook Up now through August as Dwight Icenhower performs Tribute to the King concerts. Icenhower will perform four shows with the first set beginning at 7 p.m. He will perform a variety of hits from all the Elvis years. “Wednesdays are so special because the rides at…
If you’re able to make it to the last Star Wars Weekends this coming weekend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, be sure to watch the unlikely and entertaining pairing of an iconic music video and an iconic movie villain as Darth Vader and a quartet of stormtroopers reenact the famous dance scene from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”….
The Norway pavilion at Epcot will host Sig Hansen – one of the featured stars on the popular reality series on The Discovery Channel, The Deadliest Catch – for an in-park appearance July 10 to 13. Hansen will appear inside The Puffin’s Roost, the pavilion’s merchandise location, each day. He will be joined by his…
GUTS, the original hit game show from the 1990s, is being recreated for a new generation of families as Nick at Nite debuts “My Family’s Got GUTS”. This new competition television series will bring families together where every member of the team – from the smallest to the strongest – plays a vital role and…
