Atlanta Braves Right Fielder and Golden Glove winner Jeff Francoeur spends some quality time with his wife, Catie, (above) and her brothers Sam, 14, and Lee, 19 (below) at Universal while in Orlando for spring training on March 9, 2009. Shown here on The Incredible Hulk roller coaster, the Atlanta native began his major league…
While I was riding The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure over the weekend, the ride unfortunately stopped. We sat there for a while and the lights came on as we rode slowly through the rest of the ride. I had my iPhone with me so I snapped a couple of…
CityWalk’s newest store, Element, recently opened in a newly constructed space near NASCAR Sports Grille. The store is a skateboard shop with skater-inspired clothes, accessories and of course, skateboards. Element is owned by the same company as Quiet Flight Surf Shop, also in CityWalk. They said they hope to bring in some skateboarding stars for…
Guiding Light star Murray Bartlett (Cyrus on the show) poses with some of his fans and TV hopefuls during the open casting session yesterday (March 7, 2009) in CityWalk. About 300 people showed up to audition, some with their headshots in hand.
Universal CityWalk has created a whole new kind of experience for guests who want a quick meal. Housed together in one connected, convenient dining area, Panda Express, Moe’s Southwest Grill and the world’s first Burger King Whopper Bar will be opening next week. “We saw a desire for quick, casual meals among our guests, and…
What is being billed as “Central Florida’s Premier Chocolate Tasting and Shopping Event” takes place this weekend at The Florida Hotel, at the Florida Mall. In the name of journalism, I’m going to attend, take some pictures and taste some chocolate for those who can’t make it. 😉 The Festival of Chocolate is set to…
Britney Spears poses March 5, 2009 with her two sons Preston (left) and Jayden (right) in Mickey’s Toontown Fair at the Magic Kingdom. Spears just kicked off her international “Circus” concert tour. (Diana Zalucky, photographer) Below, Britney (left) and her son Jayden take a turn with Britney’s assistant Brett Miller on the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway.
From distantcreations.com: The mystery behind Disney’s “Are you 23?” viral question is quickly unraveling leading up to the March 10 reveal date. At least one Barnes & Noble store has put out the new quarterly “Disney Twenty Three” magazine a few days earlier than they were supposed to and DC blog reader Joseph has sent…
From orlandosentinel.com: Behold, the Manta trains on the rail inside the maintenance building. (That’s Brian Morrow, director of design and engineering, on the right. You can tell he’s important because his name is pre-printed on his hard hat.) (Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel). It’s hard to see here, but the “lead car” is a 12…
Guiding Light may be looking for you. The show will be filming at Universal later this month and they’re looking to hire actors and non-actors of all ages, types, ethnicities and genders to appear as extras and/or small speaking parts on the CBS soap opera. Guiding Light star Murray Bartlett (Cyrus) and casting director Rob…
