A look at New Year’s Eve preparations at Epcot, and Magic Kingdom celebrating twice
Here’s a quick photo update to show what New Year’s Eve preparations were in progress on Dec. 30, 2011. The Magic Kingdom celebrates New Year’s two nights in a row.
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Stars in the Parks: ‘Snow White’ visits the Wizarding World
Television and film actress Ginnifer Goodwin explored The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure with friends earlier today. During her visit, Ginnifer showed off her affinity for the Harry Potter books and films by dressing up in a Hogwarts school robe and a Gryffindor scarf. Ginnifer has previously appeared in successful…
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Top 10 most popular theme park and attraction stories for 2011
During 2011 we posted almost 500 stories to our blog. That’s in addition to the dozens of original articles in the four issues of our magazine published in 2011. Let’s take a look at the top 10 most popular blog posts of 2011.
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Baby giraffe born at Busch Gardens
A baby female reticulated giraffe was born on Dec. 27 at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay. The baby weighed approximately 127 pounds and was 5 foot, 7 inches at birth. The mother, Tesa, has given birth to four other calves at Busch Gardens.
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Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 56 for December 29, 2011
This week’s hosts Regina Fernandez and Banks Lee look back at the exciting announcements, park openings and more from 2011. It’s our year-in-review!
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Watch the 2011 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade online
If you missed the live broadcast of the annual Disney Parks Christmas Day parade, it is now available online.
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Standing room only at first Comedy Warehouse Holiday Special shows
Dozens of Pleasure Island fans were the first in line for the debut of the limited Christmas week run of the Comedy Warehouse Holiday Special at 11:30 a.m. Christmas morning. A dozen of the fans got right back into the queue for the next show, and two of the fans planned to attend all six…
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View a detailed model of the White House, decorated for Christmas, at the House of Presidents
The House of Presidents in Clermont, Fla. (just outside Orlando) has a beautifully detailed model of the White House. The model is currently decorated for Christmas, and it may be something interesting to see during the holiday week.
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Comedy Warehouse returning to Walt Disney World for Christmas week
The once popular Comedy Warehouse at Pleasure island in Walt Disney World is making a comeback – but it’s moving to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and for one week only.
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Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show, Episode 55 for December 22, 2011
This week’s holiday theme park and attraction news is brought to you by hosts Mike Carr and Heather Leonardi.