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Musical weekend at Universal, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens

The Viva La Musica Festival is at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens this weekend. First up is Tito El Bambino at SeaWorld on Saturday. Busch Gardens will host RKM and Ken-Y on Sunday. The festivals start at 11 a.m. each day and the concerts are at 4 p.m. Visit vivalamusicafestival.com for more information. Also at Busch…

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On the scene with Manta at SeaWorld Orlando

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…

Track Rita online, the largest manatee ever released by SeaWorld

SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Team recently used a crane to released Rita, the largest manatee the park has ever cared for. The 12-foot-long, 3,000-pound female was released into Blue Springs on Thursday, Feb. 26. Due to her immense size, SeaWorld’s rescue team had to utilize the heavy piece of machinery to lift and lower her into…

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Last weekend for Bud & BBQ at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens

Jason Aldean This is your last weekend to enjoy smokin’ hot food and fired-up music during Bud & BBQ at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens. The parks have present a line up of live performances by award-winning country and classic rock artists, paired with barbeque and ice-cold Budweiser. At SeaWorld, Jason Aldean will perform tomorrow, Saturday,…

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Bud & BBQ Sizzles Again with Hall and Oats & Michelle Lambert

At SeaWorld, Daryl Hall and John Oats will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21.  The platinum album duo will play some of their most classic hits at SeaWorld’s Bayside Stadium. At Busch Gardens, Miranda Lambert will be rocking on Sunday, Feb. 22. The 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards Album of the Year winner will perform…

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SeaWorld and other Busch parks in Dubai postponed

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove, and Aquatica parks to be built in Dubai have been indefinitely postponed. They’re saying a scaled back version isn’t being considered and they will resume with their plans when the economic conditions allow them to. The parks were first announced at the end…

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Volume 2, Issue 2 Now Available for Pre-Order and Preview

Volume 2, Issue 2 (February / March 2009) of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for pre-order! We’re expecting it back from the printer very soon, so orders should be mailed out this week. This new issue includes: • Solving Top Secret Missions with Kim Possible New adventure at Epcot turns guests into undercover agents. • Vehicular…

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Disney, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens offering free admission for military

Walt Disney World and Worlds of Discovery are offering free admission for members of the military to their parks. While Disney is offering five days free, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are offering free admission to the military member’s family as well. Disney’s offer extends to retired members.

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SeaWorld Hospitality Center closing – No more free beer

From bizjournals.com: Busch Entertainment Corp., the amusement park subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told employees Jan. 2 afternoon and Jan. 5 that free Budweiser beer will no longer be given to theme park patrons. Visitors of legal age will be able to buy beer at the parks, which will convert their beer sampling hospitality centers into…