Attractions – The Show – Invictus Games interview; Zombie Outbreak; latest news – May 5, 2016
Hosts Banks Lee and Elisa Goldman bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news from the ESPN Wide World of Sports. On this week’s episode:
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Florida E-Ticket – ‘Unlocking The Magic: Fantasyland Part 2’ – May 4, 2016
By Patrick Santos and Gavin Hatch In this special episode of Unlocking the Magic, we continue our journey through Fantasyland as we see all of what ‘New Fantasyland’ has to offer.
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Theater Review: ‘The Carole King Musical’ certainly is beautiful
Carole King composed and wrote so many songs we love and know. “Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” is full of those songs and more. You’ll hear tunes like “So far away”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, Locomotion”, “One Fine Day”, “You’ve got a Friend” and of course “Beautiful”, as well as so many more!
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Movie Review: Marvel has another winner with ‘Captain America: Civil War’
“Captain America: Civil War” is a must see if you’re a fan of superhero movies, great action and an interesting story. Even though his name is in the title, and Hulk and Thor aren’t in the movie, this is more of an Avengers movie than Captain America. But no worries if you’re a big Cap fan. He’s certainly featured throughout.
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New Olaf and Mickey & Minnie meet and greets open this week at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
If hanging out at Blizzard Beach with Frozen’s friendly snowman this summer wasn’t enough, guests can now meet and greet Olaf at the new Celebrity Spotlight in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which is also offering a new Mickey and Minnie Mouse encounter starting this week.
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Orlando welcomed record 66 million visitors in 2015
If you feel like Orlando is getting more crowded with tourists every time you visit, it isn’t just your imagination. According to the official tourism organization Visit Orlando, the Central Florida destination hit a new all-time record in 2015 of 66.1 million visitors, growing 5.5 percent from 2014 and solidifying Orlando’s position as the most…
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Frozen Games begin May 27 at Blizzard Beach
Summertime at a water park might not be the safest spot for a snowman, but that isn’t stopping Olaf from teaming up with Kristoff to host the inaugural Frozen Games at Disney’s Blizzard Beach, running from May 27 through August 21 at the Walt Disney World resort.
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Legoland Florida offers BOGO annual passes on May 5
It’s time for a BOGO fiesta, because Legoland Florida is celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year with an exclusive buy one/get one free offer on its annual passes.
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The Rumor Queue: The rumored future of Universal Orlando’s Marvel Super Hero Island
In Summer of 2015, Universal Orlando’s official blog confirmed the temporary closure of The Incredible Hulk Coaster on Marvel Super Hero Island at Islands of Adventure for a renovation from Sept. 8, 2015 to an undisclosed date in Summer 2016. We knew this was a considerable amount of time for the refurbishment to be merely a new coat of paint, and indeed we’ve seen the extent of this process since the ride’s closure.
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Photo Finds – ‘Disney Springs Town Center Walls Down’ – May 3, 2016
By Gavin Hatch This week we look around Disney Springs as some of the walls around Town Center have come down and we can see the spring water.
