Attractions – The Show – April 24, 2014 – Florida Aquarium, Lou Mongello interview, plus latest news
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode:
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Full celebrity lineup announced for 2014 Star Wars Weekends
Star Wars Weekends returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios from May 16 through June 15, 2014. James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan Kenobi – The Clone Wars) and Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano – The Clone Wars) return as the celebrity hosts.
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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train welcomes first riders as part of a commercial shoot
Filming for a new Disney commercial took place today on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, with extras being the first riders on the new attraction.
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Legoland Florida runs completely on renewable energy for Earth Day
It takes a lot of power to run a theme park, so you wouldn’t expect it to all be run on renewable energy, but Legoland Florida pulled it off for one day, Earth Day.
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Out of the Loop: For a unique thrill, try the world’s only underground zip lines at Mega Cavern
By Don Gworek The Kentucky Derby is coming soon, but here’s another attraction unique to Louisville, Ky.: underground zip lines. Mega Cavern has the only underground zip lines in the world. The zip lines are strung in a former quarry.
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Photo Finds: Universal Orlando expansions continue – April 21, 2014
By Nick Russo This week on Photo Finds, we check in on the restaurant construction around CityWalk, explore some additions to The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter, come across some temporary entertainment within Universal and much more!
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Out of the Loop: Kings Island debut’s new coaster: Banshee – It’s full throttle to the future
By Andy Guinigundo The year was 2009. My 7-year-old budding coaster enthusiast asked to ride Son of Beast at Kings Island amusement park in Ohio. It wasn’t too many years prior that I had ridden that particular wooden coaster – once. I am a huge fan of The Son’s predecessor, The Beast. Ask anyone who…
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Disney ‘sees’ new sponsor of several events in Transitions Optical
Transitions Optical has signed an agreement with Walt Disney World Resort to be a sponsor of signature events at Epcot, the runDisney series and Festival of the Masters at Downtown Disney.
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New character test features a walking velociraptor at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Looks like an iguanodon is not the only dinosaur to make it back from the late Cretaceous period at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
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Get your forks ready – Great American Pie Festival returning to Celebration
Pies – from grandma’s cooking, to the local bakery and specialty shops, pies have been enjoyed by almost everyone throughout the years. On April 26 and 27, 2014, guests in Celebration, Fla. can experience the love of pies for themselves at the 13th Annual American Pie Council (APC) Great American Pie Festival.
