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:
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…
TNA Wrestling leaving Universal Studios after eight years of television tapings
TNA Wrestling has announced they will soon be leaving Universal Orlando to film their television shows at different cities around the U.S. The last two shows to be taped in the Universal Soundstage known as the “Impact Zone” will be Feb. 28 and March 7, 2013.
Disney | Epcot | Video | Walt Disney World
Habit Heroes reopens with new storyline, characters and games at Epcot
The Habit Heroes attraction that opened about a year ago, then quickly closed after controversy over its portrayal of overweight kids, reopened this week with a whole new storyline, characters and games. There’s no more Will Power and Callie Stenics. Say hello to Director Jin and her agents.
Photos and Video: Newborn pygmy hippopotamus and African elephant at Lowry Park Zoo
Over the past few months, Lowry Park Zoo has welcomed two newborns, a now 2-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus and a now 3-week-old male african elephant. Both are currently living in the Safari Africa section of the zoo and can be seen by guests daily.
Photo Finds: Mine coaster construction, Splash Mountain, animals and more – Jan. 8, 2013
By Kevin Yee From the construction wall artwork on Seven Dwarfs Mine coaster to the recently closed Splash Mountain, there’s a lot of activity around the parks this week. We tour the changes, which also include some minor additions to the animal walkthroughs in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the no-longer-new (but kind of new) relocated…
Attractions – The Show – Jan. 3, 2013 – Circus preview; Fantastmic interview and much more
Hosts Banks Lee and JeniLynn Knopp bring you this week’s theme park and attractions news and more. On this week’s episode:
Disney | Epcot | Holiday | Video | Walt Disney World
Hot times, great fun at Epcot for New Year’s Eve 2012/2013
Epcot was ablaze in color, music and fun with four different parties on New Year’s Eve. We have a synopsis video here. The night includes two performances of Illuminations: Reflections of Earth. The night starts with fireworks, and then rings in the new year with a thunderous grand finale.
Photo Finds: Celebrate the Magic castle projection show – Jan. 1 2013
By Kevin Yee Although they’ve been around since early November, we haven’t had a chance to visit the revised castle projection show until recently.
Justin Bieber, Ke$ha and others kick off the holiday season at Jingle Ball 2012 in Tampa
This past weekend, 18-year-old Justin Bieber headlined the sold out 933 FLZ Jingle Ball, a four-hour music palooza of what’s new and what’s hot. The concert also included performances by Ke$ha, Ed Sheeran, One Republic and others at a sold-out Tampa Bay Times Forum.