PARKsaver: Ninja Turtles, VIP Pets, deals to Disneyland and more
By Suzannah Mitchell DiMarzio and Beci Mahnken March has come in like a lion with these great deals around Central Florida hotels. Let’s dive right in with what we’ve found:
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Photo Finds: King’s Bowling, MegaCon, Disney Jr. and other Hollywood Studios discoveries – March 18, 2013
By Kevin Yee An upscale bowling alley in the middle of International Drive is due to open in mid-April. We take a hardhat tour. We also bring you a review of MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center. Disney Jr. has added Sophia the First and Doc McStuffins, so we peek at the revised puppet…
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Photo Finds: Typhoon Lagoon, Test Track, Disney Event’s warehouse and more: Feb. 25, 2013
By Kevin Yee This week we jog around Typhoon Lagoon to see the minor improvements from the annual refurbishment, view the ongoing prep for Epcot’s Flower and Garden Festival, and look at an experiment Test Track did with moving the FastPass line. We also tour Disney’s Park Event Operations, an off-site warehouse of props and…
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PARKsaver: Save at Ripley’s, Mardi Gras and the remodeled Quality Inn International
By Suzannah Mitchell DiMarzio and Beci Mahnken February is here and that means cold temperatures for most of the country, but warm and sunny weather is still the forecast here in Central Florida. Here are some of the great deals you can find in our part of the Sunshine state right now:
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Photo Finds: Disney’s Oz playground and True Love Week – Feb. 18, 2013
By Kevin Yee We head to Epcot to see preparations for the Flower and Garden Festival, as well as take a closer look at the playground themed to the upcoming Oz movie. We also tour the photo locations for True Love Week at the Magic Kingdom, a part of Limited Time Magic. We also take…
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Photo Finds: Mardi Gras versus Bands, Brew, and BBQ, plus Disney updates – Feb. 12, 2013
By Kevin Yee This week we examine the two promotions of late winter: SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew, and BBQ and Universal’s Mardi Gras.
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Attractions – The Show – Feb. 7, 2013 – WonderWorks, Super Bowl MVP at Disney and more!
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news and more. On this week’s episode:
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Theme Park Studio will allow users to design and experience their own amusement parks
Theme park fans will be able to build their dream parks this summer with the help of a new computer game, and the developer is looks for your help. Theme Park Studio is a suite of tools that will allow players to build amazing looking theme parks, roller coasters, flat rides, scenery, landscaping, and more in…
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Photo Finds: Long Lost Friends at Disney and Universal Updates – Jan. 29, 2013
By Kevin Yee Join us for a look a the Limited Time Magic offering last week, meet and greets with Long Lost Friends at the Magic Kingdom. We also examine the new ending to it’s a small world and several new additions to the queue at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – though they aren’t active/interactive…
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Photo Finds: Retooled Habit Heroes at Epcot plus a few construction updates – Jan. 23. 2013
By Kevin Yee This week we return to Habit Heroes, recently re-opened after an 11-month retooling, to sample the new show. We also swing by the other three parks to see minor construction (Tangled bathrooms), ongoing refurbs (Kali River Rapids), and subtle changes (ending to Indy Stunt Spectacular).