Several major theme park companies are challenging a new Florida law that allows people to keep guns in their cars. So they should. Guns have no place anywhere near a theme park and families enjoying themselves. The new law went into effect Tuesday and allows employees to bring their guns to work as long as […]
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$200 Million Attraction Coming to I-Drive
June 25, 2008 Comments Off on $200 Million Attraction Coming to I-DriveORLANDO, Fla. — A giant London Eye-like observation wheel is coming to Orlando. The 400-foot wheel will fit about 40 people into each capsule on the wheel and offer a bird’s-eye view of the City Beautiful, plus on a clear day a view of 25 miles of the surrounding area. Official with the Singapore company […]
Continue reading …Orlando and Las Vegas have long had a “love / hate” relationship and it seems the battle has been stepped up with Orlando taking their new ad campaign to the ‘enemies’ doorstep! Recently the Travel Industry Association went to Vegas and it seems that Orlando couldn’t resist have a bit of fun by placing […]
Continue reading …Disney Sports Complex to Become ESPN-Branded
May 30, 2008 Comments Off on Disney Sports Complex to Become ESPN-BrandedThe world’s No. 1 family vacation destination and the worldwide leader in sports have joined forces to re-brand Disney’s Wide World of Sports™ Complex with the ESPN® brand. “This is a natural and exciting pairing of two powerful brands to create a one-of-a-kind, immersive sports venue that will enable athletes, coaches and guests to experience […]
Continue reading …I was a lucky guy yesterday as I got to meet the host of the Travel Channel’s “Great Vacation Homes“, “Sam’s Disney Favorites“, “Girl Meets Hawaii” and the soon to be aired “Passport to Great Weekends“… the lovely Samantha Brown. Samantha said something that made me stop and think… she was talking about the reasons […]
Continue reading …So, finally justice is done and we have a worthy winner of American Idol. Congratulations David Cook! After watching last night I had a sneaking suspicion that David Archuleta would win America’s vote but thankfully, it wasn’t even close in the end. Archuleta had his finest night on Idol last night and performed amazingly well […]
Continue reading …At the end of last week I was fortunate enough to take a day out of the office to visit Kennedy Space Center. It had been around 14 years since I last went and the memories of that visit were still pretty strong… as I walked away all those years ago I was struck […]
Continue reading …Have you ever been asked where you have been? Who have you met? What did you learn? Why did you go? No… time to get a life. Yes… Good you have a life. Over the last two weeks I’ve been out of the office quite a bit and my staff were beginning to wonder if I […]
Continue reading …Atlanta 11-13 April 2008 This weekend saw us visit the great city of Atlanta as we attended the Vacation Home Expo. The organisers haven’t given us the exact attendance figures as yet but we had a rip roaring time and met some great people. The show was presented by Atlanta Journal – Constituation and is […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando is preparing to build a roller coaster billed as the theme park’s most ambitious and expensive attraction yet. It will be part thrill ride and part animal attraction, a theme that visitors will experience from the time they take their place in line until the time they leave the post-ride area, said Joseph […]
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