Stars in the Parks: Olympic Diver at SeaWorld
SeaWorld Orlando welcomed 14-year-old British Olympic diver Tom Daley this week. Daley wowed guests yesterday in a special performance of his Olympic dives prior to SeaWorld’s Blue Horizons show. Daley, who competed in Beijing this summer, was the youngest British Olympic competitor in 60 years. Update: Video added
Car and truck show Sunday, Sunday, Sunday at Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens will be hosting a car and truck show this Sunday, organized by Premium Productions Car Shows. Registration for the show takes places from 8 a.m. to noon. The fee is $25 to pre-register and $30 at the door. You can register online today at www.premiumcarshows.com or by…
A stop on Disney’s ‘What Will You Celebrate?’ tour
Blog entry by Julie Saunders The east coast leg of Disney’s new marketing campaign, “What Will You Celebrate?” rolled into Charlotte, N.C. on Oct. 15. Local-area College Program cast members, clad in red windbreakers with the new campaign’s slogan on the back, handed out Mickey Mouse shaped balloons promoting…
Pictures from the Obama rally in Orlando
While not at all theme park related, the Barack Obama rally (with Hillary Clinton) outside the Amway Arena yesterday attracted about 50,000 people. I went to my first political rally just for the experience and to try to get some good pictures. Below is my story in pictures. To…
Zombie Walk invades I-Drive (pics)
Spooky Empire started their Ultimate Horror Weekend today with a Zombie Walk down International Drive to the Wyndam Hotel where the weekend’s events take place. The Raven Twins from Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream were the special guests and led the walk. In addition to the walk, they also held a…
New Disney World Ambassadors named
In a special ceremony this morning in the Premiere Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the 2009 Ambassador team was announced. Cast members Clay Shoemaker of the Magic Kingdom Dream Squad, and Vanessa Rosas of Industrial Engineering were named the 2009 Walt Disney World Ambassador team. Clay began his career…
