Attractions – The Show – Jan. 17, 2013 – SeaWorld event, Star Wars exhibit, news and much more
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news and more. On this week’s episode:
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Otronicon coming to Orlando Science Center this weekend
The Orlando Science Center is celebrating the eighth anniversary of Otronicon, an even that promotes the role interactive technology plays in the way we live, learn, work and play. The experience takes place on Jan. 18 and continues through Jan. 21, 2013 offering attendees an opportunity to gain interest in science and tech careers through…
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Photos and Video: Newborn pygmy hippopotamus and African elephant at Lowry Park Zoo
Over the past few months, Lowry Park Zoo has welcomed two newborns, a now 2-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus and a now 3-week-old male african elephant. Both are currently living in the Safari Africa section of the zoo and can be seen by guests daily.
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Theme Park Foodie: New Year’s resolutions for vacation dining
By Ashley Nichols Mid-January is that wonderful time of the year when people begin to reevaluate their New Year’s Resolutions and either commit to them, or scrap them all together. I know that you were probably thinking about your personal resolution (losing weight, saving money, quitting smoking, etc.) around New Year’s Day, but now that…
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IBM Think exhibit now open at Epcot
IBM has changed up one of their exhibits in Inoventions West at Epcot. The former IBM Smarter Planet and Runtime is gone and in its place is a theater and large touchscreen displays telling about IBM’s past 100 years.
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Canada at Epcot to become a Winter Wonderland for Disney World’s second Limited Time Magic
Starting Jan. 14 2013, and running through the 20th, the Canada Pavillion at Epcot will be hosting a Winter Wonderland as part of Walt Disney World’s second Limited Time Magic celebration.
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There will be many new things to see at Epcot’s 20th Flower and Garden Festival
The 20th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will be taking place from March 6 through May 19, 2013. Throughout the 75-day garden party, guests will encounter new topiaries, garden displays, a butterfly house, seminars by HGTV celebrity designers, performances from rockers from the ’60s and ’70s and much more.
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Attractions – The Show – Jan. 10, 2013 – WhirlyBall, Chocolate Kingdom, news and much more
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news and more. On this week’s episode:
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Disneyland Resort president ‘going to Walt Disney World’ – Head roles at Disney parks changing February 1
Disneyland Resort President George Kalogridis is going to Disney World. Effective Feb. 1, 2013, George will leave his role as Disneyland’s president and assume that same role at the Walt Disney World Resort. Current Disney World President Meg Crofton will drop that title and keep the one she’s had since July 2011 as Walt Disney…
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Disney fan club announces 2013 events including movie screenings, tours and the D23 Expo
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club has a great line-up of events for its members including the second annual Disney Fanniversary Celebration, movie screenings and the third bi-annual D23 Expo.