With the help of SeaWorld Orlando, we’re starting a new contest today. As you may know, Manta – the flying roller coaster being built by SeaWorld – is coming to Orlando in the summer of 2009. The track pieces are on their way to Orlando and if you spot them on the road and are…
While we tend to focus on Orlando happenings (after all, we are Orlando Attractions Magazine), there are some events that we just can’t pass up covering. One such event is Howl-O-Scream (pronounced like Halloween) at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, roughly one to one-and-a-half hours from Orlando. While I have been to Halloween Horror Nights at…
A Night of Surprises Last night, the doors closed at all six clubs on Disney’s Pleasure Island including the beloved Adventurer’s Club, where fans began standing in line as early as 9am. The night was full of drop-in guests, tears, and a rousing Hoopla (Hoopla!) finale that lasted almost 75 minutes. One of the biggest…
This is a continuation of my previous review of Halloween Horror Nights 18. Scare Zones The scare zones of Halloween Horror Nights 18 are some of the best I have ever seen. While they may not be the scariest ever, they arrive packed with incredibly detailed costumes and inventive surroundings. Here’s a video showing a…
Halloween Horror Nights 18 premiered at Universal Studios Orlando last night on Sept. 26, 2008. As we’ve mentioned in the past, this year’s icon is a character by the name of Bloody Mary, based off of urban legends surrounding a mysterious woman who would manifest herself if you were to speak her name three times…
Among two hours of talks delivered to the media this morning in a “Business Behind the Magic” presentation by Disney, two gems of information emerged. First, Disney revealed some concept art surrounding their recently announced 2009 promotion called, “What Will You Celebrate?” The year-long tribute to celebrations will feature plenty of in-park decorations. Here’s a…
WDWCelebrations is a fan-run organization dedicated to celebrating milestones in Disney history as well as putting on special events for fans to enjoy. Coming up from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2008, WDWCelebrations will be hosting what they’re calling the “World Wide Weekend”. As with their past Disney fan events, Celebration 25 and…
Starting today, the Orlando Attractions Magazine Newsletter will be sent out more often, bringing you a monthly summary of what’s been happening with the magazine, on our blog, and any new information that we have to deliver. We’ve launched a new sign-up page allowing anyone to subscribe to the e-mail newsletter with no purchase necessary….
Olympic champion and swimming star Michael Phelps visited the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World today. He rode down a balloon-adorned Main Street USA in grand fashion, with guests waving American flags as red, white, and blue confetti flew into the skies. We have posted a video of the entire morning celebration, including the…
The onslaught of Halloween Horror Nights media and information continues with a new promo video for this year’s event at Universal Studios:
