Florida News - Part 112

The Grand Reef at Discovery Cove

April 7, 2011 Comments Off

I went along to check out the construction progress at Discovery Cove’s “The Grand Reef” earlier today and things look to be going very well. The reef is well under construction and everything looks set for an opening sometime in June. It’s going to be another great visitor experience from what I can see and […]

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Winter Park – Orlando

April 5, 2011 Comments Off

I’m often asked what else there is to do in Orlando other than visiting theme parks. Well, the answer isn’t very easy because Orlando has a lot of things you can do and some of them don’t cost a fortune either! Yes, we do have a lot of touristy things here but we also have […]

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One Ocean – SeaWorld’s New Shamu Show To Make 22 April Debut

April 4, 2011 Comments Off

SeaWorld parks across the U.S. will debut their all-new Shamu show on 22 April 2011 and it will be a show that connects you and your family to the sea with a new level of energy, excitement and vibrancy as it educates and inspires you to make a difference in this world. “One Ocean” features […]

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Magician Mickey Mouse Now Greeting Guests at New Magic Kingdom Location…

April 3, 2011 Comments Off

… and Guests Can Skip Standby Queue with Disney’s FASTPASS! Mickey Mouse now reigns at a new location in Magic Kingdom to meet and greet his friends at Walt Disney World Resort. Guests can now go backstage at Town Square Theater for photos and autographs with Mickey — without waiting in a standby queue! Mickey’s […]

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Florida Leisure announces Disney Area “Pilar Lofo” Vacation Homes from just $9.99 per night!

April 1, 2011 2 Comments

The show “Survivor” forces contestants to make it in the wilderness with less than bare minimum essentials. It’s just about the greenest way to live, with no water, no electricity, no waste, no stuff. Well just recently a luxury hotel in San Diego challenged its guests to survive on less than the bare minimum at […]

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Epcot 18th International Flower & Garden Festival features Taniya Nayak

March 31, 2011 Comments Off

If you’ve not made it to the Epcot 18th International Flower & Garden Festival yet, then the good news is that you’ve still got time. This weekend the star of HGTV’s Designed to Sell, Taniya Nayak will be on stage to talk about how to add value to your house without breaking the bank. Taniya […]

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2011 US Flow Tour Comes to Fantasy Surf

March 30, 2011 Comments Off

The top flowboarders in the country will meet in Kissimmee on April 30, 2011, when the 2011 U.S. FLOW Tour comes to the new Fantasy Surf indoor water attraction just off Poinciana Blvd. Wave Loch, creator of the U.S. FLOW Tour and manufacturer of FlowRiders®, has selected Fantasy Surf to be the second stop of the […]

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Cheetah Hunt on Track

March 29, 2011 Comments Off

Construction crews have now installed the final piece of track that completes Cheetah Hunt’s epic 4,429-foot run – a record length among Busch Gardens Tampa’s coasters. Busch Gardens’ design & engineering team also lost no time in getting the mega-attraction’s trains on the track for the first round of testing and last at the end […]

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Busch Gardens Welcomes New Baby Cheetah

March 28, 2011 Comments Off

Busch Gardens’ animal care team has something new keeping them up at night – a four-week-old baby cheetah that requires regular feedings and 24-hour care. The new cub was born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens to a mother who wasn’t able to care for him. When zoo keepers saw that the baby was not […]

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Laird wins Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 27, 2011 Comments Off

It was one of the more extraordinary days that Arnold Palmer has ever seen at his event, the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, as overnight two shot leader Martin Laird went from a shocking collapse to unlikely champion at Bay Hill this afternoon. Three shots behind with just four holes to play, Laird managed […]

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