Visitors allowed in VAB Building at Kennedy Space Center for first time in 30 years!
November 2, 2011 Comments Off on Visitors allowed in VAB Building at Kennedy Space Center for first time in 30 years!The last time a visitor was permitted to take a look in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center was on 13 December 1978 so we were delighted to be among the first to take a tour of the building since then. Kennedy Space Center opened its doors on 1st November 2011 to […]
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Florida Leisure Vacation Homes announces inclusion in the Disney Vacation Rental Home Connection.
October 29, 2011 Comments Off on Florida Leisure Vacation Homes announces inclusion in the Disney Vacation Rental Home Connection.Florida Leisure Vacation Homes is delighted to be among the first to announce its inclusion in the Vacation Rental Home Connection, part of the Disney Ticket Network®. The Vacation Rental Home Connection is a new Disney affiliation program and is a program that seeks to encourage consistent quality standards in property care and customer service […]
Continue reading …50th Million Brick Laid at Legoland Florida to Mark The Grand Opening Celebration
October 14, 2011 Comments Off on 50th Million Brick Laid at Legoland Florida to Mark The Grand Opening CelebrationThe 50th million LEGO brick was successfully laid by Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones this morning at a VIP ceremony held in the Lego Technic area of Central Florida’s newest theme park. Adrian Jones was assisted by Kjeld Kirk Christiansen, the grandson of Ole Kirk Kristiansen, LEGO’s founder, during the ceremony. The brick was […]
Continue reading …The second annual ride featuring 638 bicycle riders was held in Orlando this morning. The start and end of the ride was at the Ronald McDonald House on the campus of Florida Hospital for Children and it raised over $100,000 for the charity. More than 1500 families use the home as a home away from […]
Continue reading …It was on this day ten years ago that the World changed as we knew it. It’s hard to describe the feelings and emotions everyone in our office was going through as we watched the images on our TV screens from New York and the Washington D.C. area. Today, we remember the 2,997 people who […]
Continue reading …A plan to redevelop the old Mercado Shopping Center on International Drive cleared its first hurdle when Orange County’s Development Review Committee gave preliminary approval with conditions to plans for a 9 acre amusement park and shopping complex. The biggest attraction will be a 425-foot Ferris wheel that will be the first of it’s kind […]
Continue reading …Florida Leisure Vacation Homes Tops 50,000 YouTube Friends
July 16, 2011 Comments Off on Florida Leisure Vacation Homes Tops 50,000 YouTube FriendsYesterday was a big day for us as we saw our YouTube.com/FloridaLeisure channel top 50,000 friends. Yes, that’s 50,000 people who regularly watch our videos about Orlando, Central Florida, Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Orlando and all the other events, attractions and things that happen in the nations number 1 visitor destination. We are humbled […]
Continue reading …On July 4, 1776, the United States of America claimed independence from Britain and democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the “land of the free and the home of the brave” so they can begin their American Dream. The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of […]
Continue reading …16th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: A Passport to a World of Flavors Sept. 30-Nov. 13
June 20, 2011 Comments Off on 16th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival: A Passport to a World of Flavors Sept. 30-Nov. 13Exotic cocktails will pair like a tropical daydream with fresh new tastes from more than one island paradise at the 16th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 30-Nov. 13, 2011, at Walt Disney World Resort. The one-of-a-kind 45-day festival serves up international cuisine, culture and entertainment from six continents, with more than 25 international […]
Continue reading …The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrates First Birthday
June 19, 2011 Comments Off on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Celebrates First BirthdayJune 17th marked the first anniversary of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park. The new attraction has established a loyal theme park following and in a lot of ways the books and films featuring a boy wizard created by author J. K. Rowling have transformed the Orlando […]
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