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From Jan. 8 through March 7, Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Fla. will once again host Pirate and Princess Weekends, with family-friendly activities will be happening throughout the resort and at Cypress Springs Waterpark.
It’s Christmas time in Orlando, and that means it’s time for Ice! at the Gaylord Palms Resort. Well, it’s 2020, so no, it’s not – but that doesn’t mean Christmas is canceled at the resort, far from it. All the other usual Christmas at Gaylord Palms festivities are happening, and they’ve added a new walk-through attraction called “I Love Christmas Movies.” Gaylord invited us out to experience it all.
Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced a new collection of “music-based experiential hotel properties.” UMUSIC Hotels aim to combine the experience of a luxury resort with the power of music.
Bob Jackson, aka Yehaa Bob, packed audiences into Walt Disney World’s River Roost Lounge at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside for over two decades. On Sept. 29, Jackson announced via Facebook that Disney pulled the plug on his long-time Yehaa Bob act.
And that’s how it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. I’ve just learned my act will not be returning to Disney. I made so many friends over the last 23 years, it was a great time, we had a lot of laughs together.”
Even with delays and closures this year, Disney is still eager to debut the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort hotel experience in 2021. This two-night immersive stay will be unlike any hotel before. With proximity to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the promise of an immense assortment of characters, and the immersion made possible by Walt Disney Imagineers, this hotel will truly be out of this world.
Imagine Resorts & Hotels announced their intention to build a family destination waterpark resort in Hollister, Mo., a suburb of the tourist destination of Branson, approximately 10 miles from the Silver Dollar City theme park. Renderings provided depict a themed resort with multiple familiar toy brands such as My Little Pony, Transformers, Mr. Potato Head, Monopoly, and more.
Lego-loving families, rejoice! The Legoland Hotel at Legoland California Resort has reopened to guests for the first time in months.
Can you stay safe while having fun at a resort amid the pandemic? Yes, as long as you know what to expect going in. Here’s our experience at the Gaylord Palms Resort.
The Summer 2020 issue of “Attractions Magazine” is now available in print, in digital, and soon in our iPhone and iPad app and on Nook and Kindle. Click Here to order your copy.
With Walt Disney World theme parks starting to reopen July 11, we were left to wonder how long it’d be before the Disneyland theme parks would follow suit. Wonder no more, as the Disneyland Resort has announced its phased reopening.
