By Andrew Kiste Every time I make a trip to Walt Disney World, the first park I always go to is the Magic Kingdom. Rather than follow the crowds and head to the right towards Tomorrowland, my family goes left into Adventureland and immediately onto one of my all-time favorite attractions, Pirates of the Caribbean.
Disney has announced they have entered into a long term partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and Fox Filmed Entertainment to bring characters and settings from the hit movie Avatar to Disney’s theme parks. It will all begin at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the next few years.
Located about an hour from Orlando is Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida. This 4,700-acre wildlife conservation area offer horseback riding, coach safari, zip lines and now, a chance to cycle through the treetops. Their brand new Cypress Canopy Cycle is a first in the United States and only the second location in the world.
The old management is gone and the classic attraction at the Magic Kingdom will be back to its original form when it reopens Aug. 15, 2011. The show formerly known as Tropical Serenade, The Enchanted Tiki Birds, and most recently, The Enchanted Tiki Room-Under New Management, will now be known as Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki…
Cheetah Hunt, Busch Gardens’ newest roller coaster and animal exhibit, officially opened today. It’s an amazing ride that you have to experience in person to truly appreciate. What makes Cheetah Hunt such a great ride is the air time … no it’s the three launches … no it’s the zig-zag motion through the trench. I…
Busch Gardens has released a full point-of-view ride video from the front row of Cheetah Hunt, their newest roller coaster. So what are you waiting for? Click play to be launched now.
With a cast of hundreds of Star Wars characters and some celebrities, Disney opened the new Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with a bang – literally. Read on for our photos and full video of the ceremony.
After weeks of dropping hints, Universal Orlando finally revealed which attraction will replace Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast ride. Gru and his Minions from Despicable Me will be invading Universal Studios in 3D next year. Plus The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride is getting an reanimated HD upgrade and more.
By Don Gworek With the official reopening of a new Star Tours experience just days away, it may be interesting to look back at the pre-opening of Star Tours at Walt Disney World.
Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard posed with Star Wars character Chewbacca in front of the new “Star Tours – The Adventures Continue” attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May 6, 2011.
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