Good news for Shamu – Killer whale born at SeaWorld – photo/video
Just days after her first-born passed away following a short illness, Katina, a 34-year-old killer whale, gave birth to her seventh calf at SeaWorld Orlando.
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Orlando sets the record for world’s largest smiley face
Smiles are usually huge when guests come to Orlando, but this one takes the cake. Five hundred smiling people from around the world gathered Oct. 1 at the new Amway Center to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest smiley face. Coinciding with the official World Smile Day, they formed the smiley face and…
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Orlando sets the record for world's largest smiley face
Smiles are usually huge when guests come to Orlando, but this one takes the cake. Five hundred smiling people from around the world gathered Oct. 1 at the new Amway Center to set the Guinness World Record for the biggest smiley face. Coinciding with the official World Smile Day, they formed the smiley face and…
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Howl-O-Scream’s ‘Alone’ haunted house offers a unique, personal experience
If you’re familiar with Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, then you know how haunted houses work. Usually you wait in line, and then go through the haunted house with that line, single file, conga line-style. You may get a scare if the intended effect doesn’t happen to the person in…
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Howl-O-Scream's 'Alone' haunted house offers a unique, personal experience
If you’re familiar with Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens and Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, then you know how haunted houses work. Usually you wait in line, and then go through the haunted house with that line, single file, conga line-style. You may get a scare if the intended effect doesn’t happen to the person in…
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Photos and videos from Howl-O-Scream 2010 opening weekend
Busch Gardens launched the 2010 version of Howl-O-Scream this past weekend. The event continues on select nights up to Halloween. We didn’t make it through all the haunted houses yet, but we were able to catch the scare zones and two of the shows. Here’s a look at the fun:
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Photos and video from opening night of Halloween Horror Nights 20
We were invited by Universal to check out Halloween Horror Nights on opening night. It was a dark and stormy evening, which set the perfect mood. Luckily the rain only came in spurts. Here’s a look at all the scare zones, the atmosphere, terror and a rare video from inside the houses.
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Terrified guests brave the haunted houses of Howl-O-Scream, plus ScreamCam returns
Even though he put on a brave face and said he wouldn’t be scared, Orlando Attractions Magazine staff member Jimmy Strater didn’t know what he was in for. Again this Halloween season Busch Gardens offered to strap the ScreamCam onto one of us for a trip through a new haunted house.
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New Disney promotion to project guest photos on Cinderella Castle
Beginning in 2011, Magic Kingdom guests will become the stars of a nightly spectacular when photos taken in the park that day become larger-than-life projections on Cinderella Castle. Disneyland in California will offer their guests’ photos projected on “it’s a small world”. Beginning this week, Disney guests will also star on television, as part of…
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Video: Halloween Horror Nights show director answers your questions and details all the scare zones and houses
We recently had a chance to tour the “Horror Nights: The Hallow’d Past” haunted house and talk with Universal Orlando Show Director Mike Aiello about this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. Our full story is in the Fall 2010 issue. But we were able to have some of our reader’s questions answered and have Mike give…