LEGOLAND Florida and Star Wars: A Force to be Reckoned With
September 7, 2012 Comments Off on LEGOLAND Florida and Star Wars: A Force to be Reckoned WithThe “worst kept secret in Central Florida” was confirmed today when LEGOLAND Florida’s General Manager Adrian Jones announced the Miniland area of the park is to undergo a huge expansion to include scenes from all 6 of the Star Wars movies and The Clone Wars cartoon that is about to start it’s 5th season on […]
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With the political convention circuit in full swing, the very sight of the word convention is usually enough to send me running to the hills … except that I live here in Orlando. Rapidly on it’s way to becoming the convention capital of the world, Orlando is currently, #4 behind Chicago, Las Vegas and Washington, […]
Continue reading …Man, 64, Sent To Jail For Collecting Rainwater
August 14, 2012 Comments Off on Man, 64, Sent To Jail For Collecting RainwaterIt’s not often on this blog that we get involved in governmental issues but we recently learned of one ridiculous example of property rights being trampled on by officials in The State of Oregon. In the vacation home rental business, we are somewhat used to government getting involved and telling property owners what they can […]
Continue reading …Former Celebration resident, Laura McKeeman became Miss Florida 2012 on Saturday night and will now go to represent Florida at the Miss America 2013 pageant. We attended the Miss Florida 2012 ceremony last night as Laura was crowned Miss Florida at MahaffeyTheater in St. Petersburg. Laura, a reporter for Fox Sports entered the Miss Florida […]
Continue reading …Visit Orlando recently announced that Orlando welcomed a record-breaking 55.1 million visitors last year up 7.2% more than 2010’s record 51.4 million. So by those numbers, we’re the nation’s top destination, though other draws such as New York (it says it passed the 50 million mark last year, with 50.5 million visitors) might quibble, because […]
Continue reading …U.S. National Team Begins World Cup Campaign
June 1, 2012 Comments Off on U.S. National Team Begins World Cup CampaignOne week from today the U.S. national team will launch its 18-month quest to qualify for the 2014 World Cup with a home match in Tampa against Antigua and Barbuda. It will be the first of 18-20 games coach Jurgen Klinsmann and his team must negotiate to reach the finals in Brazil. The U.S. and […]
Continue reading …BREAKING NEWS: Zombie Horde Invades International Drive
May 25, 2012 Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Zombie Horde Invades International DriveTourists were taken aback and traffic came to a grinding halt as a horde of Zombies marched along International Drive. The event was staged today as a tribute to the late Bill Hinzman who created one of the most iconic zombies with his performance in Night of the Living Dead to kick off the May-Hem […]
Continue reading …If you are having MegaCon withdrawals and can’t wait for Halloween season to begin, never fear May-Hem is here. Since it’s humble beginnings back in 2003 in Fort Lauderdale, Spooky Empire has grown into arguably one of the nation’s top producers of horror themed conventions with their annual Ultimate Horror Weekend in October now a […]
Continue reading …Space Shuttle Discovery Makes Final Flight … On A Jumbo Jet!
April 17, 2012 Comments Off on Space Shuttle Discovery Makes Final Flight … On A Jumbo Jet!We made an early start today to watch as space shuttle Discovery, NASA’s fleet leader and the world’s most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time to be delivered to the Smithsonian for its permanent display. Discovery took off riding piggyback on a NASA Shuttle Carrier aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, from Kennedy Space […]
Continue reading …This weekend sees the Celebration Exotic Car Festival come to Orlando again. The event runs April 12-15, 2012 and it will be the 9th annual Celebration Exotic Car Festival children’s charity event! This four-day event showcases North America’s largest collection of exotic cars, race cars and iconic Hollywood movie cars, coming together to help children […]
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