The US shuttle Discovery rolled out for what should be its final mission last night. The orbiter, bathed in bright xenon light, completed its slow 3.4 mile journey to the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A overnight. Discovery’s flight to the International Space Station is scheduled to begin on 24 February all being well. The […]
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If you’re a lover of automobiles and you’re in Orlando this weekend then you simply have to pay a visit to the Mecum Auction being held at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. The event is a great place to see a variety of late-model luxury and exotic cars as over 1,750 high quality vehicles are […]
Continue reading …Last week had so much going on with the christening of the Disney Dream and the other announcements from Disney about Fantasyland and “The Magic, Memories & You”, that it was nice to get back to Mother Nature over the weekend as we sent out some of our folks to kayak around Merritt Island. Central […]
Continue reading …Walt Disney World released artist renderings of the expansion of Fantasyland today. The project is the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history. More details will be released tonight during a media event. The project which is currently under construction will include a new home for The Little Mermaid Ariel, new ways to interact with favorite […]
Continue reading …New Pixar Parade at Hollywood Studios
January 17, 2011 Comments Off on New Pixar Parade at Hollywood StudiosWalt Disney World debuted a new parade – Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun! – at Disney’s Hollywood Studios yesterday. The new parade at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ celebrates everyone’s favorite Pixar characters in a fun, newly staged cavalcade! This high energy parade makes its way down Hollywood Boulevard and features stars from the Disney Pixar films, […]
Continue reading …Models Arrive At Legoland Florida
January 16, 2011 Comments Off on Models Arrive At Legoland FloridaThings are starting to shape up at LEGOLAND® Florida as they received delivery of 32 LEGO® models for the family theme park. The first of 50 shipments arrived recently and the container housed several life-size models that were made by hand, in Europe, especially for LEGOLAND and will be featured throughout the park once it […]
Continue reading …Wild Africa Trek comes to Animal Kingdom
January 14, 2011 Comments Off on Wild Africa Trek comes to Animal KingdomNavigating a rickety footbridge over a river chasm can be dicey enough for explorers. In an all-new Disney adventure, what lurks below that bridge may quicken their step to get to the other side: Crocodiles! A ravine of menacing-looking crocs, pools of hippos, bushwalks along untracked terrain, and other thrills await Guests on Wild Africa […]
Continue reading …Years ago when I was a kid there was one thing that used to excite me because it just seemed magical…the circus! I suppose part of the reason would have been that we were away on vacation, usually around Easter time, in a certain part of the UK that gets somewhat unfairly ridiculed today…Blackpool. Back […]
Continue reading …Bands, Brew & BBQ at SeaWorld & Busch Gardens
January 12, 2011 Comments Off on Bands, Brew & BBQ at SeaWorld & Busch GardensBands, Brew & BBQ is returning to both SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa in 2011! Bands, Brew & BBQ is four weekends of sizzling live performances from award-winning country and classic rock artists, the smokin’ hot flavor of blazing barbeque, ice-cold beer and all of SeaWorld’s and Busch Gardens’ thrilling attractions, rides and shows. […]
Continue reading …In perhaps the biggest upset in Walt Disney World Marathon history, Fredison Costa of Brazil upstaged fellow countryman Adriano Bastos to win the Disney Marathon on Sunday and abruptly end Bastos’ six-year dominance at Disney. After finishing second to Bastos at last year’s Disney Marathon, Costa, 33, crossed the finish line first this time, posting […]
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