Newly opened Hilton Orlando ready for business and pleasure
By Jackie Roseboom The Hilton Orlando on International Drive recently held their grand opening with a lavish affair, showing off everything the hotel has to offer. The hotel is classified as a hybrid hotel, a combination of a resort and a business hotel. The two sides of the hotel…
Cypress Gardens closes – Looking for buyers
The owners of Cypress Gardens announced today that the park and Splash Island Waterpark have closed. The park closed last fall for five months then reopened earlier this year without its many amusement rides. Since the end of March, it has operated with just its water park, gardens and…
Mini MegaCon 2009 brings comics, collectibles, and costumes to Orlando
The annual MegaCon comic and toy convention spun off into the first-ever Mini MegaCon, which took place at the Orlando Convention Center on Aug. 22-23, 2009. Here is a video recap of the costume contest that included attendees showing up as the Terminator and John Connor, Indiana Jones, Silver…
Behind the Scenes of the 2009 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival
We recently had a chance to take a look behind-the-scenes at Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival. Disney is gearing up for the festival’s 14th year and is producing an impressive new menu of foods from around the world, with 60 to 70 new items this year. In today’s sneak…
Sisters get opposing makeovers at Disney's Pirates League and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, Video and Photos
We recently had the chance to follow two young girls as they ventured into the Magic Kingdom for makeovers. One wanted to become a princess at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique inside Cinderella Castle and the other made her way into Adventureland to join the scallywags at the Pirates League…
Out of the Loop: Seeing Disneyland's Small World changes first-hand
By Andy Guinigundo First off, I would like to thank my colleagues for bringing such complete coverage of Disney’s D23 Expo from Anaheim. Out of the Loop took a mini hiatus during this time since much of the coverage was news from outside of Orlando, which is this column’s…
