Attractions – The Show – Feb. 13, 2014 – Antojitos, Festival of Fantasy costumes, 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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Experience Kissimmee holding an Instagram contest to win a VIP getaway
All you need is a smartphone and a creative video to enter Experience Kissimmee’s “Rock Your Vacation” video contest on Instagram.
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First walls come down at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train revealing mountainside details
Disney has started to bring down sections of the construction wall surrounding the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Now guests can get their first glance at the detailed work done on Magic Kingdom’s newest “mountain.”
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New Wet ‘n Wild slide to be the tallest and fastest of its kind
Yet another tallest and fastest is coming to Orlando this summer. This time in the form of a race slide at Wet ‘ Wild. The Aqua Drag Racer will be six stories tall and propel guests through four lanes of head-to-head competition at 15 feet per-second before splashing them across the finish line. Guests will…
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Guests can compete for the King’s Cup at the Richard Petty Driving Experience
The Richard Petty Driving Experience will host The King’s Cup on Feb. 21, 2014 offering guests a one-of-a-kind experience that will pit them head-to-head while driving NASCAR race cars, street cars and high performance karts.
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Photo Finds: Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, Mardi Gras and Potterwatch – Feb. 10, 2014
By Mikey Monheit This week we take you to Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and beyond. We’ll look at FastPass+ stations, construction in CityWalk, Mardi Gras and #PotterWatch. Follow Mikey on Twitter at @justMikeyHRC and @MagicCityMayhem.
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Disney celebrates Fashion Week with a preview of the Festival of Fantasy Parade costumes
The new Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade is set to hit the streets of Magic Kingdom this March, but for Fashion Week, Disney has revealed several costumes guests will see throughout the parade.
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Push, the talking trash can, makes his final appearance after 19 years at Walt Disney World
A talking trash can known as Push has been surprising and delighting Disney guests since 1995, most recently in the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom. But that long run came to an end this week as Disney’s contract the man behind Push ran out Saturday and was not renewed. We first reported hearing rumors of…
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New Beetlejuice show debuts at Universal Studios Florida
After about a month of downtime, Beetlejuice’s Graveyard Review has reopened at Universal Orlando with an update to the 20 plus year old show.
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Steve Jobs portrait made of computer keys acquired by Ripley’s Believe It or Not
A “key” piece has been acquired for the collection of oddities at Ripley’s Believe It or Not – a portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs made from almost 6,000 computer keys (5,892 to be exact).
