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For 53 nights starting on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 through Sunday, January 3, 2021, Give Kids the World Village will come to life with Night of a Million Lights, a walk-through holiday spectacular.
There’s no disguising the fact that many of our attractions and businesses have suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is equally true that our tourist industry has found ways to cope and find new paths for navigating the current crisis. Some, though, need extra help to ensure they can come back as strong and vital as when they were forced to shut down, and this is especially true of the Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee.
Thirty years after the untimely loss of Muppets creator Jim Henson, four original Muppet performers will reunite this Saturday, May 16 for a livestream fundraiser for frontline workers who have battled COVID-19.
The hit theme park parodies The Animatronicans and The Animatronicans: Under New Management are returning this fall in a double feature fundraiser for the Orlando Fringe Festival.
Give Kids the World Village, the Central Florida-based nonprofit that grants wishes for critically ill children and their families, is teaming up with 16 of the U.S.’s theme and amusement parks for their “Coasting for Kids” nationwide event.
Gods & Monsters, Orlando’s woman-owned and operated comic book store, is celebrating the release of Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” with a fundraising party on March 2.
The Orlando Magic recently announced the first chefs to be featured at the team’s inaugural Orlando Wine Festival and Auction on March 15-17, including Iron Chef Morimoto, Top Chef Season 15 Winner Joe Flamm, Disney’s Scott Hunnel and several James Beard Award-winners.
Six Flags Over Georgia is hosting a 6-hour coaster marathon to raise funds and awareness for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the country’s top pediatric healthcare organizations.
Fans of theme park attractions, and the talented artists who create them, will gather together for Robbiween 2018 on Feb. 3 at Winter Garden’s Garden Theatre to share stories, bid on collectibles, and raise money to support fellow designer Robbi Parsons Lepre. [Read more…]
Coaster fans are now invited to register for Coasting For Kids, a fundraiser that gives sick children and their families free vacations at Give Kids The World Village in Orlando. [Read more…]