You sued a theme park for that?
The Orlando Sentinel has a two-part series that ran yesterday and today on theme park lawsuits. Yesterday’s story profiled accidents on the rides themselves. Today’s story focuses on lawsuits that stem from trips, slips and other accidents around other parts of the parks. While some may have legitimate cases,…
SeaWorld has their hands full with baby otters
SeaWorld animal trainers in Orlando have their hands full with four baby Asian small-clawed otters. Born just three weeks ago to parents Simon and Sophie, the pups are nursing and will open their eyes in about a week. Asian small-clawed otters live in the rivers, creeks, estuaries and coastal…
Jungle Cruise skippers chosen as two of the best
Earning distinction as two of the world’s best Jungle Cruise skippers, Walt Disney World cast members Beth Schafer and Alex Williams were recently chosen to represent the resort at Tokyo Disney Resort’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. Emerging from their helm in the darkest wilds of the Magic Kingdom, Schafer and…
Photo Update: Universal Studios and Mardi Gras
I spend the later half of the day at Universal Studios yesterday. It was a Mardi Gras day and Kelly Clarkson was set to perform at 9:15 p.m. • For more pictures from Universal Mardi Gras, visit our Photo Gallery. • For more pictures of Kelly Clarkson and other…
Cool 3D animated Digital Box at the Lego store
I stopped by the Lego Imagination Center at Downtown Disney tonight and noticed this very cool Digital Box display. If you hold certain Lego boxes up to the camera, it’ll show you an animated 3D model of the completed set right on top of the box you’re holding. This…
New Wizarding World of Harry Potter Concept Art
A design company out of California had posted (and has since removed) a compilation of images from apparent design work they created for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, slating to open at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park in 2010. While I am personally not a big…
