More than 150 award-winning artists who work in media from clay to wood, metal and mixed media to oils and watercolors – jewelry artists, painters, photographers, sculptors and more – will show off their works Nov. 13-15, 2009 at Downtown Disney during one of the Southeast’s most highly regarded juried art festivals, Festival of the…
Celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna will be appearing at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, each for a weekend on the wild side. Jungle Jack will be appearing at Busch Gardens this weekend, Nov. 14 and 15 and at SeaWorld on Nov. 21 and 22. He’ll will be putting on two shows per day featuring animals from…
Bok Tower Gardens will present the award-winning Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in an evening of pops and light classics tomorrow (Nov. 7, 2009) for Sunset & Symphony. Guests will be able to enjoy the drama as the sky transforms from a colorful golden sunset glow into a darkened starry night. With this year’s theme, “Fanfare for…
The 17th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival kicks off March 3, 2010 – earlier than ever (Last year’s festival began March 18.) – and continues for 75 days through May 16, 2010, with many brand-new features. “The advantage of starting earlier is that we’ll be able to feature more brilliant color than ever,…
After experiencing more than 120 attractions and events; producing hundreds of tweets, Facebook updates and pictures and writing more than 160 blog posts, best friends from New York City, Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos completed the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) 67 Days of Smiles. After beating out hundreds of applicants from more…
There are only two nights remaining to experience Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. As an added treat, Universal added an all-new scare zone this week. Located within a New York area alley, characters from past Horror Nights events (like Jack the clown pictured above) have emerged to greet guests once again, previewing what’s to come…
If you’re looking forward to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter opening at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010 and wish you could conjure up a way to be part of the magic, you will soon have your chance. Thanks to a post on Orlando United, we’ve learned that Universal Orlando is…
The LaVene Family Trail of Nightmares in downtown Celebration, Fla. is a surprisingly fun small-scale Halloween haunt. While it doesn’t come close to having the same big budgets used to create Halloween Horror Nights and Howl-O-Scream, this haunted walking trail does have a unique personal touch. Dr. Daniel LaVene (pictured above) is a real doctor,…
A host of Disney characters welcomed Princess Tiana this morning following her horse-drawn carriage ride to Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom. Tiana is featured in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated film “The Princess and the Frog” which marks Disney’s return to traditional 2-D hand-drawn animation. Today’s special welcome was a one-time event in…
