SeaWorld helps two families beat the heat with cool chairs
The Carpenter family, from Richmond, Va. and Green family from Durham, NC kick off the first day of summer on icy lounge chairs at Aquatica in Orlando. Crafted from a solid block of ice and weighing more than 2,000 lbs each, the lounge chairs lasted for only a few…
Possibility of Legoland theme park to be built in Central Florida
While the LEGO Store at Downtown Disney (pictured above) offers guests a glimpse at the world of LEGO, an entirely new theme park devoted to the colorful building blocks may be in store for Central Florida. Here’s the report from screamscape.com: One of our readers was invited to take…
Wear flip flops, get a free smoothie tomorrow
Tropical Smoothie Café will be holding its third annual National Flip Flop Day tomorrow, June 19, 2009, to celebrate the start of summer. The first 500 customers who walk in to any of Orlando’s 10 Tropical Smoothie Cafés wearing flip flop sandals will receive a free 24-oz Jetty Punch…
Three new animated videos of Universal Studios' new Rip, Ride, Rockit roller coaster
Three new video simulations of the upcoming Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios have been released. First up: An animation depicting what you’ll see while riding in the front seat. This view shouldn’t be too different from that offered from the other rows as all the…
Videos and photos of multiple world record attempts by Cirque du Soleil cast
Five years after setting the first Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously walking on stilts, Cirque du Soleil tried to reclaim the title yesterday (June 16, 2009) at Downtown Disney in honor of its 25th anniversary. In addition to that record attempt, two bike-riding cast members individually…
Princess Diana Exhibit coming to former Downtown Disney Virgin Megastore location in July
If you were wondering what would become of the former home of the Virgin Megastore at Downtown Disney, wonder no longer. Beginning in early July, the People’s Princess Charitable Foundation, Inc. (PPCF) is bringing a new exhibit of royal artifacts called “DIANA–The People’s Princess” to that location. The limited-time experience showcases…
