More than 53,000 runners and 110,000 visitors in total are visiting Central Florida this weekend for this year’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Disney says that four of every five registrants for this weekend’s events come from outside Central Florida. Between a third and a half of them have booked rooms in Disney hotels — […]
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One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry Potter
January 6, 2011 Comments Off on One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry PotterTurns out butterbeer is just as popular with Muggles as with witches and wizards…not to mention Orlando area vacationers! Universal Orlando officials said yesterday that the one-millionth mug of the delicious frothy, butterscotchy libation was sold over the holidays inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction… which is some feat considering it has only […]
Continue reading …January is very often the month that the Disney team gets into action to spruce up some of their rides and attractions and this January is no exception. Here’s what’s going on and what you can expect: Magic Kingdom® Park: Splash Mountain will be closed January 3 through January 31 Disney’s Hollywood Studios™: Star Tours […]
Continue reading …Annual Pass Prices Go Up at Universal
January 4, 2011 Comments Off on Annual Pass Prices Go Up at UniversalUniversal Orlando has announced significant prices increases for two of its popular annual pass ticket choices. Orlando locals and frequent attendees to Universal’s parks can expect to pay $20 – $60 more per annual pass in the new year. The Power Pass, which does not include parking and features blackout dates, was $139.99 for Florida […]
Continue reading …Florida Leisure Online TV Show & Guest Bloggers
January 3, 2011 Comments Off on Florida Leisure Online TV Show & Guest BloggersExciting times are ahead at Florida Leisure as the company today announces that it will shortly be starting an online TV show. The company has been excited by the reaction to over 100 videos it made of the Orlando area in 2010 and has decided to move forward by making a regular TV show featuring […]
Continue reading …Some great news was announced over the New Year period as the good folks at Fun Spot announced they are expanding their International Drive location. Here’s the announcement. LOCAL AMUSEMENT PARK BECOMES “HUGE-ER” Fun Spot Action Park, just off International Drive in Orlando, is growing. The 13 year-old, 5 acre park has just purchased an […]
Continue reading …Not a good start to 2011 for Universal Orlando as reports are coming in of a fire at Islands of Adventure theme park which has been partly evacuated this evening after a fire broke out. Flames and heavy black smoke erupted at Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls, a water ride at Islands of Adventure, about 5:30 […]
Continue reading …Florida Leisure – Top 10 Videos For 2010
December 31, 2010 Comments Off on Florida Leisure – Top 10 Videos For 2010Well today marks the last day of the year and it’s always fun to look back and reflect on some of the things that happened and what interested most people. That’s why we’ve taken a look at our YouTube.com/FloridaLeisure channel to see exactly what were the most popular videos from over 100 that we made […]
Continue reading …Hero’s Welcome Awaits Chilean Miners
December 30, 2010 Comments Off on Hero’s Welcome Awaits Chilean MinersOne of the top news stories of the year has been the story of the trapped miners in Chile. This New Year is one that many of them feared they would never see but thanks to a fantastic rescue effort all 33 of then survived and are now able to enjoy their lives like never […]
Continue reading …Disney Tackles Major Theme Park Problem: Lines
December 28, 2010 Comments Off on Disney Tackles Major Theme Park Problem: LinesGood article in today’s New York Times from Brooke Barnes that addresses what the staff at Disney are doing to address the long lines at its theme parks. Makes for interesting reading: ORLANDO, Fla. — Deep in the bowels of Walt Disney World, inside an underground bunker called the Disney Operational Command Center, technicians know […]
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