News In The Queue: Fourth of July celebrations, Despicable Me and more – June 28, 2012
Attractions host Banks Lee brings you all the latest theme park and attractions news for the week of June 28, 2012.
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PARKsaver: New SeaWorld and Aquatica combo ticket and Aquatica weekday pass
Heading to SeaWorld for their Summer Nights events? They’ve debuted a new Florida resident combo ticket, that gives you one visit to SeaWorld and one visit to Aquatica. Play all day splashing side-by-side with the sea one day at Aquatica, then visit SeaWorld another day for a day of shows, coasters and Summer Nights adventures.
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Be Our Guest restaurant menu revealed – New Fantasyland restaurant to begin taking reservations next month
Opening this holiday season, the Be Our Guest Restaurant will open its doors in the Beauty and the Beast section of New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. The restaurant will transport guests inside Beast’s castle to dine in rooms inspired by the Beauty and the Beast Disney animated movie. Pam Brandon announced the menu and advanced…
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Magic Kingdom Update: Changes in Storybook Circus, plus new T-shirts and a rainy parade
We grabbed our umbrellas and raincoats and headed out to Disney’s Magic Kingdom earlier this week. As you can see above, both of the Dumbo spinners are now running. With the construction walls gone, it looks a lot nicer, although the front door is still boarded up.
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Legoland Florida celebrates its first Fourth of July with Red, Brick and Boom
Legoland Florida will celebrate Fourth of July with a bang featuring its first Independence Day festivities, Red, Brick and Boom. Look for four nights of family fun and fireworks, July 4 through 7, 2012.
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More dates added to the D23 Fanniversary Celebration this fall
D23′s Disney Fanniversary Celebration events have proven extremely popular with every one of the six-city stops completely sold-out. In order to ensure that even more D23 Members get to experience all the fun, additional tour cities have been added.
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SeaWorld welcomes first twin sea lion pups
Twin sea lions were recently born at SeaWorld Orlando. This is very rare in the animal world and the first time twin sea lions have been born here at SeaWorld.
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Fourth of July 2012 celebrations at Central Florida’s theme parks
Central Florida’s many theme parks will light the night skies July 4, 2012 with special pyrotechnic shows, including a patriotic display at Magic Kingdom, a rock’n’roll spectacular at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Red, Brick and Boom at Legoland Florida and more.
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Photo Finds: Backstage tour of Manta at SeaWorld with Theme Park Review – June 25, 2012
By Kevin Yee This week we take you backstage in the maintenance and facilities roundhouse for the Manta roller coaster
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New tour offers rare access inside NASA’s Launch Control Center
For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA is allowing Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex guests inside the Launch Control Center – where NASA directors and engineers supervised all of the 152 launches for the space shuttle and Apollo programs.