Although the opening date was pushed back a bit to late spring/early summer, Universal Studios will feature a radically innovative roller coasters – Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. The coaster combines customized hit music, breathtaking first-ever maneuvers and highly sophisticated audio and video for a one-of-a-kind ride experience. Riders will pick their own soundtrack and listen…
From the way it has been looking compared to SeaWorld’s new Manta coaster, you could tell Universal wasn’t as far along. Now word has come that the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster won’t be opening for another few months. From tampabay.com: Universal Studios Florida has stalled the opening of its Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit…
Our Disney friend Shawn Slater has posted some details of a new experience coming to the Magic Kingdom – Pirates League. It will sort of be the pirate version of the Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boutique. It’s under construction in Adventureland. From https://disneyshawn.blogspot.com Opening in late June 2009 in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom Park is the Pirates League,…
Disney held an “Open Mouse” today for cast members to get a look at their newest vacation club resort, Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Here are a few pictures of the resort. For more photos and information, buy a copy of our upcoming Summer issue. We’ll have a full story on the new…
At this past weekend’s FX! International Show, a Disney products panel was held, hosted by Disney product developer Brad Schoeneberg, in which new merchandise was revealed for the upcoming Star Wars Weekends event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here are some of the highlights (click the images to enlarge them): New to this year’s Star Wars…
WDW Trivia – the first Disney trivia game for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the iTunes store. Created by software developer Campbell/Gambill Designs of Orlando, WDW Trivia features more than 200 questions based off facts and information pertaining to the Walt Disney World Resort. Ranging from the opening date of Epcot…
Much like the ever-changing landscape of Orlando’s theme parks and attractions, we always like to keep things new and fresh. We have a few changes we want to let our readers know about. On the Web As a visitor to this blog, you may have already noticed we have updated and improved our popular Orlando Attractions…
For the first time in four decades SeaWorld’s star killer whale is communicating in something other than clicks, squeaks, whistles and trills. Shamu has joined Twitter. Twitter.com, a free social networking/micro-blogging community, allows users to communicate in 140-character blog posts, also known as “tweets.” Shamu, who writes under the Twitter handle “RealShamu,” started tweeting at…
The newest Sweet Tomatoes is scheduled to open on Monday, April 27, 2009 in the Crossroads shopping center near Downtown Disney. To celebrate the grand opening, they have partnered with Give Kids The World to host a preview fundraiser Friday and Saturday. For only $5, guests can enjoy the Lake Buena Vista Sweet Tomatoes’ 55-foot…
Animal Expert Jack Hanna is making his yearly return to Central Florida soon. He’ll be puting on some animal shows at Busch Gardens and SeaWorld and will be a part of a breakfast at both parks. His shows at the parks are free with admission. On May 1 and 2, his shows will take place…
