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Volume 2, Issue 3 (April / May 2009) Now Available for Preview and Pre-Order
By March 24, 2009

Volume 2, Issue 3 (April / May 2009) of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-Order. FEATURES: • COVER STORY: Idol Opportunity Visitors to Disney’s Hollywood Studios get into the act in the new American Idol Experience. • Unleash Your Inner Celebrity VIP tours offer a unique way to see Orlando’s theme…

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Universal and Royal Caribbean offering ‘Way More Than a Cruise’
By March 20, 2009

From cruisenewsweekly.com: Royal Caribbean and Universal Orlando Resort, are joining forces to introduce the Way More Than a Cruise vacation package. The land and sea vacation packages combine a three- or four-night stay at Universal Orlando with a three- or four-night Bahamas cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas, or a seven-night Caribbean cruise…

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Photo Update from Universal Orlando Resort
By March 11, 2009

Here are some observations from my visit to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure over the weekend.

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Stars in the Parks: Atlanta Braves right fielder
By March 9, 2009

Atlanta Braves Right Fielder and Golden Glove winner Jeff Francoeur spends some quality time with his wife, Catie, (above) and her brothers Sam, 14, and Lee, 19 (below) at Universal while in Orlando for spring training on March 9, 2009. Shown here on The Incredible Hulk roller coaster, the Atlanta native began his major league…

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Being stuck on Spider-Man helped me find a cool detail
By March 9, 2009

While I was riding The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride at Universal’s Islands of Adventure over the weekend, the ride unfortunately stopped. We sat there for a while and the lights came on as we rode slowly through the rest of the ride. I had my iPhone with me so I snapped a couple of…

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Guiding Light soap coming to Universal and you could be on the show
By March 4, 2009

Guiding Light may be looking for you. The show will be filming at Universal later this month and they’re looking to hire actors and non-actors of all ages, types, ethnicities and genders to appear as extras and/or small speaking parts on the CBS soap opera. Guiding Light star Murray Bartlett (Cyrus) and casting director Rob…

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Fear Factor show at Universal closed until spring
By February 5, 2009

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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Universal promising a 'unprecedented offer' during Super Bowl commercial
By January 27, 2009

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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Volume 2, Issue 2 Now Available for Pre-Order and Preview
By January 26, 2009

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
By January 26, 2009

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…

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