Local investors Patz and Ron Turner along with several dignataries will be breaking ground at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13 on Orlando’s newest entertainment venue, Icebar Orlando. They claim it’s the first permanent bar made of ice in the USA. “While traveling throughout Europe, we visited icebars in other countries and wanted to bring…
This year’s MagicMeets, an annual event where Disney fans from online communities gather to share their interest in all things Disney, starts Friday in Camp Hill, Penn. If you’re planning on attending, be sure to look for your free copy of Orlando Attractions Magazine. All attendees will be receiving a free copy of the June/July…
Movie star Brendan Fraser made a public appearance in front of The Revenge of The Mummy attraction at Universal Studios Orlando on July 11, 2008 to help promote the new third installment of The Mummy series of movies entitled, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emporer. To find out what happened during his appearance, read…
Splash Island Nights – Polynesian Pool Party will be coming to Cypress Gardens this July. Park guests may feel as if they are taking a trip to the South Pacific when the festive sounds of steel drums fill air. Traditional Hawaiian dances and a fire performance will take place and some guests may even be…
Tickets for Halloween Horror Nights 18 at Universal Studios Orlando have gone on sale. Details on this year’s theme are vague at this point, though the 2008 version of this popular annual Halloween-time gathering is said to be the most chilling and psychologically intense Halloween Horror Nights in history. This year, there will be all-new…
I headed to the Magic Kingdom this morning for a couple of hours, before the summer heat really set in. Here are a few shots I snapped in the fairly crowded park: A relatively new food cart (the tan one on the left) has emerged in Liberty Square serving cheese pizzas ($6.25), assorted chips ($1.50)…
Disney has provided us with concept art for some of the updates to Downtown Disney previously reported on: Hanes Custom T-Shirt Store “La Dolbe” Restaurant Tuscan Country Trattoria (formerly Portobello Yacht Club) Tuscan Country Trattoria Interior (formerly Portobello Yacht Club) New Marketplace Stage New Marketplace Stage (Reverse Angle) Updated Fulton’s Crab House exterior Photo of…
We spoke with Downtown Disney vice president Kevin Lansberry today in front of Pleasure Island to clarify and confirm details released in last night’s release from The Walt Disney Co. regarding the closing of all six Pleasure Island clubs and updates to Downtown Disney. Lansberry confirmed that all six Pleasure Island clubs will be closing…
Walt Disney World Resort today unveiled a new vision for Downtown Disney, with new shopping, dining and other experiences including a completely re-imagined Pleasure Island. Also planned are numerous enhancements to popular Downtown Disney locations, as well as additional theming and storytelling by Imagineers. To make way for the new offerings, all of the clubs…
An attraction based on the second film in The Chronicles of Narnia series, Prince Caspian, officially opened on June 26, 2008 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In attendance at the opening were Prince Caspian, who rode in on horseback, Warwick Davis, who plays Nikabrik in the film, and Dave Hoffman, Walt Disney Imagineer and Art Director…
