things to do in Orlando Archives

Escape Room Review: ‘The Playground’

ByAndy Haynes May 25, 2022

The Attractions Magazine team was invited out to play The Escape Game Orlando’s award-winning game, “The Playground.” In “The Playground,” our team found ourselves in the role of fourth graders on the last day of school, in danger with, apparently, a large number of our assignments left undone. Not only did we need to finish everything in sixty minutes in order to avoid summer school, we also had to finish in time to face the fifth graders in an epic kickball tournament.

Theme Parks

‘The Depths’ escape room offers immersion and variety deep beneath the ocean

ByAndy Haynes April 2, 2022April 4, 2022

Recently, The Attractions Magazine team was invited to test our skills at “The Depths,” the newest Escape room offering at The Escape Game Orlando.

Technology | Travel

Amazon Alexa and Visit Orlando make travel planning easy

BySusan and Simon Veness November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

Amazon Alexa takes Orlando travel planning to the next level, through immersive audio tourism technology powered by Tripadvisor.

Dinner Theater | International Drive

Pirates Dinner Adventure opens Jewel speakeasy

BySusan and Simon Veness October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

Pirates Dinner Adventure has gone full-on 1920s with retro Jewel cocktail lounge that brings the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas to the heart of Orlando’s International Drive.

Aquatica | Water Parks

Aquatica Orlando announces Reef Plunge water slide for 2022

BySusan and Simon Veness October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

Aquatica Orlando will soon have another thrilling way to see the water park’s resident Commerson’s dolphins, leopard sharks, sardines, and other fish, when the Reef Plunge body slide opens in March, 2022.

Animals | Events | Exhibits | Icon Park | International Drive

Museum of Illusions Orlando is throwing a ‘puppy paw-ty’

BySusan and Simon Veness June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Museum of Illusions Orlando doesn’t think humans should have all the fun. On Sept. 25, the museum is throwing its second “puppy paw-ty.”

Animals | Events | Gatorland | Theme Parks

Gatorland’s Gatorpalooza returns May 15-16

BySusan and Simon Veness May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Gatorland’s Gatorpalooza Fun Fest, a uniquely Floridian weekend filled with live music, kooky contests, games, gators, and much more, returns May 15-16, and it’s all included with park admission.

Fun Spot | Theme Parks

Sky Hawk family swing ride coming to Fun Spot America

BySusan and Simon Veness April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Fun Spot America in Orlando lives up to its tagline, “It’s HUGE,” with the addition of the Sky Hawk 90-foot-high family swing ride, offering two exhilarating ways to ride.

Animals | Events | Holiday | Resorts

Gaylord Palms Resort says, ‘Spring it on!’ with Once Upon a Spring event

BySusan and Simon Veness February 23, 2021April 2, 2021

Gaylord Palms Resort bids “good-bye” to winter and “hello” to spring with their festive “Once Upon a Spring” celebration featuring 10 family-friendly activities, a seasonal pool party, scavenger hunt, cookie decorating, and breakfast with Mr. & Mrs. Easter Bunny.

Dining | Events | Music | SeaWorld Orlando | Theme Parks

SeaWorld Orlando goes full-on Mardi Gras during Seven Seas Food Festival

BySusan and Simon Veness February 11, 2021April 2, 2021

SeaWorld Orlando’s Seven Seas Food Festival is in full swing, but the party really kicks off from Feb. 12-16 and 19-21 with the scintillating sights, sizzling sounds, and fabulous flavors of Mardi Gras!