Dine With Shamu experience returns to SeaWorld Orlando
After being closed for more than two years while extra safety precautions were installed, SeaWorld Orlando’s Dine With Shamu experience is back.
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Special event glasses turn Disney fireworks into fi-Ear-works
If you’re attending a wedding reception at Epcot, or receive a special Disney gift basket, you may be able to get your hands on some special glasses. These paper glasses don’t look like much, but if you put them on at night and look at the lights, or a fireworks show, you’ll have Mickey-vision.
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Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery now on display at the Smithsonian
Several weeks ago the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery left the Kennedy Space Center on its final flight. It was carried onboard a 747, and was flown to the Dulles Airport outside Washington DC. Discovery was quickly added to the Smithsonian collection, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts starting to take shape
Much of the structural steel for the entrance of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is now up. The Center will be home to Orlando’s finest theaters.
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Photo Finds: Elephants, Platypusses and Zebras, Oh My! – July 9, 2012
Photo Finds returns to document new and current changes to the parks, and finds there has been a lot added in the past few weeks!
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Demolition of the Amway Arena nearly complete
Not much remains of the former Amway Arena in downtown Orlando. The site is being prepared for development of Creative Village Orlando, adjacent the University of Central Florida’s Center for Emerging Media.
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Universal Orlando Resort announces a new on-site hotel
Universal Parks & Resorts and Loews Hotels & Resorts announced this morning that they will be building a new hotel development at Universal Orlando that will add high-quality, high-value options for families wanting an affordable on-site experience.
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Rumor: Star Wars Miniland coming to Legoland Florida
We haven’t been able to get an official confirmation, but we’ve heard a rumor from a reliable source that the Miniland area at Legoland Florida is expanding in a month or so. But this won’t be just another area of the U.S. represented, in fact it will be out of this world. Rumor has it…
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Characters from the upcoming ‘ParaNorman’ movie now meeting guests at Universal Studios
A couple of zombies have been spotted at Universal Studios and it’s not even time for Halloween Horror Nights. Norman Babcock and two of the mindless zombies from the upcoming animated movie ParaNorman are now meeting guests in the park.
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Game Warp: Arcade, console and pinball show coming to I-Drive
The Game Warp Show is taking over the International Palms Resort on International Drive for the second year in a row. From July 27 through 29, 2012, this three-day expo dedicated to arcade, pinball, and console games will give attendees access to 100 plus full-size games available for play.