Augmented reality map of Wizarding World of Harry Potter available in 'USA Today'
Harry Potter fans will want to buy the “USA Today” newspaper next Thursday, Jan. 28. An ad in the newspaper will seemingly come to life on your computer screen when you hold it up to a webcam. The first-ever augmented reality map of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter…
Details on Legoland Florida, coming in late 2011
Today Merlin Entertainments announced a multi-million dollar investment for its biggest family tourist center in the world with the planned opening of Legoland Florida. Merlin purchased the historical Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Fla. from property investment company Land South Group and will open Legoland Florida on the site…
Public record e-mail says Legoland is coming to Cypress Gardens
It seems the cat may have gotten out of the bag. The Lakeland Ledger has obtained an e-mail sent to Polk County Commissioner Randy Wilkinson that says Legoland is coming to Cypress Gardens. All e-mails sent to public official’s business e-mail accounts are public record. But the e-mail wasn’t…
Photos/video: Details emerging onsite at Wizarding World of Harry Potter
As you’ll see in the video and photos below, most of the scaffolding has come down in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and many of the small details are starting to appear. First let’s take a video tour, then we’ll get into some…
Stars in the Parks: Daytona 500 champion takes on a tiger at Busch Gardens
The 2009 Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth visited Busch Gardens Tampa Bay recently to test his strength in a tug-of-war with a bengal tiger and hand-feed giraffes on the parks Serengeti Plain. Kenseth drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford for Roush Fenway Racing and is getting ready to…
Cypress Gardens sold to Merlin Entertainments Group
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Merlin Entertainments Group has purchased Cypress Gardens. From blogs.orlandosentinel.com: A spokeswoman for Merlin said the purchase includes the current Cypress Gardens theme park, the Splash Island water park and the adjacent botanical gardens. The company did not disclose the sales price. Merlin is…
