Cypress Gardens has made the decision to only be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during September. They haven’t decided the operating schedule for October or beyond yet. Cypress Gardens Public Relations Manager Haley Kish said the decision was made after evaluating last year’s attendance figures. “In 2007 Cypress Gardens launched “Garden Days” which was…
I was at Universal Studios and noticed some signs for the upcoming Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit roller coaster around a construction wall just around the corner from The Revenge of The Mummy attraction. The signs are in the style of concert posters.
Today marks the beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, so in honor of that, here’s a photo update from around Epcot’s World Showcase, including several snapshots from the China Pavillion. These photos were actually taken yesterday, on 8/7/08, but I felt that it was more appropriate to post them today in honor of…
A new exhibit has opened into a “test and adjust” phase at Innoventions in Disney’s Epcot theme park. This new attraction depicts what happens to a typical Florida neighborhood during a hurricane via a computer-generated 3D film. Following the film, guests have the opportunity to make choices on how to build and prepare a house…
From the desk of a designer at Universal Orlando Resort, horror is coming to life. The blueprints and sketches by art and design teams have begun to take real shape as some of the more disturbing elements for the haunted houses at Halloween Horror Nights 18 are under construction. Click to enlarge Halloween Horror Nights…
We previously speculated that the recently-announced addition of the Three Broomsticks restaurant to the under-construction Wizarding World of Harry Potter part of Islands of Adventure could be built inside the Enchanted Oak Tavern. Well, it’s painfully obvious that nothing will be going inside the Enchanted Oak Tavern as the entire building, giant face-adorned tree stump…
Volume 1, Issue 5 of Orlando Attractions Magazine has arrived and is now for sale! Be sure to visit our Volume 1, Issue 5 page for a free page-by-page preview of the entire issue. Articles inside Volume 1, Issue 5 page include: • Nighttime Activities at the Orlando Parks The party’s just getting started as…
As part of the building of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure, Universal held an online poll asking “Where would you most like to get a refreshment of snack in Hogsmead?” The winner was announced today, The Three Broomsticks, and it will be a part of the final world. Early concept…
As the central Florida temperature approaches 90 degrees, Cecil Gordon of Walt Disney World Holiday Services touches up the face of a six-foot-tall angel tree-topper inside one of the resort’s holiday warehouses. The angel will be placed on the top of the giant Christmas tree at Epcot during the holiday season. Gordon and his colleagues…
SeaWorld animal care specialist Devi Wise bottle feeds a days-old orphan manatee at the parks’ Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. The female calf – just two-feet long and barely tipping the scale at 21 pounds – was rescued from Ormond Beach on Wednesday. She is the third orphan manatee in two months to come under…
