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Watch the American Idol Experience celebrity arrivals LIVE online

You can watch the celebrity arrivals down Hollywood Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios LIVE right here tomorrow (February 12) from 4:30 p.m. through 6:45 p.m. EST at https://attractionsmagazine.com/idol.php The video stream uses Windows Media so watching on a computer running Microsoft Windows is highly recommended. The video may not work on a non-Windows computer.

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List of Celebrities to be at Disney's American Idol Experience Grand Opening

Here’s the official list of American Idol celebrities that you can see during the motorcade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on February 12 at 4:30pm: Paula AbdulDavid ArchuletaFantasia BarrinoBo BiceJason CastroDavid CookBucky CovingtonDiana DeGarmoMelinda DoolittleSimon Fuller (Idol Creator)Josh GracinJustin GuariniTaylor HicksMichael JohnsLaKisha JonesKimberley LockeSanjaya MalakarMandisaSyesha MercadoRyan SeacrestChris SlighCarly SmithsonJordin SparksPhil StaceyRuben StuddardCarrie UnderwoodBrooke WhiteAce Young While…

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Muppets Hit Orlando with Jim Henson's Fantastic World

As part of a sneak preview, curator and historian for The Jim Henson Company, Karen Falk, guided us through the exhibit, discussing Henson’s legacy along the way. Accompanying us were Jim Henson’s daughter, Heather Henson (an Orlando local), as well as Jim’s wife, Jane Henson, both of whom were able to provide a first-hand perspective…

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Fear Factor show at Universal closed until spring

From orlandosentinel.com: Universal Orlando will temporarily shut down its Fear Factor Live show and reduce hours at some other attractions across its two-park resort in further cost-cutting steps forced by the nation’s troubled economy. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said Wednesday the 3 1/2 -year-old Fear Factor attraction in Universal Studios will close today. The resort…

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Super Bowl MVP parades down Main Street with Mickey

Photos by Kent Phillips “Steeler Nation” shifted the victory celebration east from Tampa to Walt Disney World Monday as thousands of black-and-gold-clad, Terrible Towel-twirling fans of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers lined Main Street, U.S.A. They came to Magic Kingdom to be part of something that has become an iconic moment of post-Super Bowl…

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Universal promising a 'unprecedented offer' during Super Bowl commercial

Universal Orlando is promising to “make theme park history” with a Super Bowl commercial this Sunday featuring an “unprecedented offer” that is a “once in a lifetime opportunity”. A sneak peek at some scenes from the commercial show a kid dressed up in a homemade superhero costume running around a city full of business people….

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Stars in the Parks: Daisy Fuentes at Busch Gardens

Daisy Fuentes gets up-close with a Budweiser Clydesdale at Busch Gardens during a television shoot on Monday. Fuentes, of MTV and America’s Funniest Home Videos fame, visited the theme park to film segments for a Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials special, which will feature a tribute to the famous horses. The special is scheduled to air…

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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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Watch Today show taping, get in free to Universal

From orlandosentinel.com: Attention, fans of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals. You, too, Super Bowl freaks. And even you Al Roker devotees. All those factors will come together Saturday when Roker broadcasts live for NBC’s Today show from Universal Orlando. They’re looking for enthusiastic folks to be in the background, not unlike folks who crowd the plaza in…