‘Planet Play’ is landing at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2021
Planet Play is a new, fully-immersive multiple-story play experience for kids that’s scheduled to open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Jan. 1, 2021.
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Hot Wheels will come to life at the Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru
It’s a throwback to childhood at the Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru, where larger-than-life Hot Wheels monster trucks, specialty monster trucks, Garage of Legends vehicles, robots, and more from the classic toy collection are brought to life right outside your car windows.
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Watch the Jurassic World Velocicoaster testing at Universal Orlando
A major leap in progress has begun at Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park as the Jurassic World Velocicoaster is now periodically doing test runs. This upcoming coaster will be one of the most impressive in Universal’s portfolio. Two launches, numerous inversions, and a 100 foot zero-gravity inverted stall are just some of its impressive feats.
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Legoland Florida planning large theme park expansion
Thanks to Florida’s very transparent permitting websites, plans for a Legoland Florida park expansion have leaked. Project “Venus” appears to move this new area of the theme park into the parking lot as a redistribution of space.
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Theme park face mask requirements not likely to end soon; What a vaccine could mean for visitors
As people across the world hope for a COVID-19 vaccine to be ready and distributed as soon as possible, what could that mean in terms of the changes we’ve seen in the theme parks so far? Will guests and employees still be required to wear masks? Will plexiglass still separate you from the row in front on your ride vehicle? Will your party still need to stand on a sticker six feet away from another party? The short answer? No one knows yet – or has announced plans for these circumstances.
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A close-up look at the first Harmonious firework barge at Epcot
Construction continues at Epcot for the upcoming Harmonious nighttime fireworks spectacular. Today, the first of five separate barges was placed in the center of World Showcase Lagoon. These massive barges are covered in spotlights, fountains, and LED screens. The Harmonious nighttime spectacular was originally supposed to debut in 2020, but is now backed up to 2021.
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Las Vegas to kiss the year goodbye by blowing up 2020 live
On Dec. 31, Las Vegas enthusiasts can bid goodbye to the worst year ever online with a livestream countdown featuring a live DJ and epic sights, replacing the city’s usual New Year’s celebrations. Visitors to the livestream event can submit what they’re looking forward to the most in 2021 for a chance to win trips to the destination in the new year.
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Wake up on Christmas to ‘Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration’
Thanks to Walt Disney World Resort and ABC, Christmas morning will be magical, merry, and bright with the “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration” airing on ABC at 10 a.m. ET and 9 a.m. CT/MT/PT.
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If the Osborne Lights came back, where could they go? – DePaoli on DeParks
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios was awesome in the truest sense of the word. Even if you weren’t a particular fan of what some may consider over-the-top tackiness, I’m sure you would still be in awe at the scale of this enormous holiday light display. Sadly, we all had to say goodbye to it back in 2015 to make way for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. But what if the lights were brought back to the Disney Parks in a different location? Where might they be displayed?
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Get a sneak peek at Dezerland Action Park in Orlando
Mark your calendar for the start of the sneak preview of Karting Orlando, Arcade Orlando, and Bowling Orlando, all at the new Dezerland Park Orlando on International Drive, coming in 2021.
