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Terrified guests brave the haunted houses of Howl-O-Scream, plus ScreamCam returns

Even though he put on a brave face and said he wouldn’t be scared, Orlando Attractions Magazine staff member Jimmy Strater didn’t know what he was in for. Again this Halloween season Busch Gardens offered to strap the ScreamCam onto one of us for a trip through a new haunted house.

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Halloween Horror Nights 20 to feature 8 new houses, 6 scare zones and 2 shows

“There is more to paralyzing fear than a scream in the darkness or a cool breath on the back of the neck. Or the grip of the undead. Fear that truly consumes us comes from deep inside our souls, stirred by something we don’t always understand and rarely have the chance to confront. Until now.”…

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Retro Orlando: Food Rocks was great, but it’s better off closed

Column by Audrey Brown Before the majestic hang-gliding sensory rich experience of Soarin’ in The Land at Epcot, in the very same space was a musical animatronic stage show called Food Rocks. From 1994 to 2004, it baffled and delighted audiences of parents and children, in precisely that order. Because like the sassy uncle at…

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Retro Orlando: Food Rocks was great, but it's better off closed

Column by Audrey Brown Before the majestic hang-gliding sensory rich experience of Soarin’ in The Land at Epcot, in the very same space was a musical animatronic stage show called Food Rocks. From 1994 to 2004, it baffled and delighted audiences of parents and children, in precisely that order. Because like the sassy uncle at…

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Top theme park designers help raise more than $5,000 for cancer research

Many of the top theme park designers got together last night at the Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando for the Entertainment Designer’s Forum. In addition to some great talks and stories, everyone in attendance helped raise money for a great cause. Most of the panel members were from Universal, but Disney was also represented….

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Talk to top theme park designers for a good cause – plus rare items auction

If you’re interested in how the creative ideas for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Halloween Horror Nights and other theme park attractions are created, you’ll want to attend the Entertainment Designer Forum this Friday night. And you’ll be helping a good cause as well. Billed as an evening with top designers in the entertainment…

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Video: The LaVene Family Trail of Nightmares in Celebration, Florida

The LaVene Family Trail of Nightmares in downtown Celebration, Fla. is a surprisingly fun small-scale Halloween haunt. While it doesn’t come close to having the same big budgets used to create Halloween Horror Nights and Howl-O-Scream, this haunted walking trail does have a unique personal touch. Dr. Daniel LaVene (pictured above) is a real doctor,…