Diamond Resorts Invitational Golf Tournament begins tournament play tomorrow
January 13, 2016 Comments Off on Diamond Resorts Invitational Golf Tournament begins tournament play tomorrow
Major League Baseball stars including American League MVP Josh Donaldson and standout Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander headline an array of Hall of Fame sports’ and entertainment stars set to compete in the inaugural Diamond Resorts Invitational benefiting Florida Hospital for Children celebrity golf tournament (diamondresortsinvitational.com), Jan. 14-16, at the Golden Bear Club in Windermere, […]
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey returns to Orlando this weekend!
January 12, 2016 Comments Off on Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey returns to Orlando this weekend!
The circus is back in town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents LEGENDSSM unveils the unbelievable to Children Of All Ages. Legendary circus artists from around the globe perform awe-inspiring feats of daring, spectacles of strength and thrills of wonder at the Amway Center in Orlando from January 14th to 18th. The circus is […]
Continue reading …Brazilian Fredison Costa pulls off hat-trick at Walt Disney World Marathon
January 10, 2016 Comments Off on Brazilian Fredison Costa pulls off hat-trick at Walt Disney World Marathon
Under unseasonably warm and humid temperatures, Brazilian runner Fredison Costa (pictured above), chalked up his third straight win at the Walt Disney World Marathon this morning with a time of 2:33:24. Costa has now won the Disney Marathon a remarkable five times in the past six years. For the past two years, Costa has been […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Installs Tallest Point of New Mako Coaster
January 7, 2016 Comments Off on SeaWorld Installs Tallest Point of New Mako Coaster
Construction is well underway way at SeaWorld Orlando as MAKO – an all-new hypercoaster opening this summer – begins to take shape along the Orlando skyline. The coaster was “topped off” yesterday as cranes put into place the tallest point of the structure – the tracks of its signature 200-foot tall hill. When it opens, […]
Continue reading …Florida Cup with top International teams from Brazil and Germany returns this weekend!
January 4, 2016 Comments Off on Florida Cup with top International teams from Brazil and Germany returns this weekend!
The second edition of the Florida Cup returns to Orlando this weekend and this year it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Top clubs from the German Bundesliga and Brazil’s Série A headline the soccer showcase as well as teams from Colombia and the Ukraine. The tournament is a chance for teams […]
Continue reading …Michigan Wolverines destroy Florida Gators in Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
January 1, 2016 Comments Off on Michigan Wolverines destroy Florida Gators in Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
In front of a record crowd for the new Orlando Citrus Bowl, Michigan Wolverines overpowered Florida Gators 41-7 on New Year’s Day. 63,113 attended the game which was slightly more than the 62,510 that saw Orlando City Soccer draw their opening MLS game with New York City last March. In soccer terms, this was a […]
Continue reading …Baylor defeat UNC 49-38 in Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando Citrus Bowl
December 29, 2015 Comments Off on Baylor defeat UNC 49-38 in Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando Citrus Bowl
Baylor Bears defeated ACC-Coastal champion North Carolina’s Tar Heels 49 – 38 in a highly entertaining Russell Bowl in front of approximately 40,000 football fans packed into the Orlando Citrus Bowl. The teams combined for 12 touchdowns, 1,243 yards of total offense and 87 points. Baylor set an all-time bowl record with 645 rushing yards […]
Continue reading …It’s Bowl Week in Orlando as Michigan takes on Florida and North Carolina battle Baylor
December 27, 2015 Comments Off on It’s Bowl Week in Orlando as Michigan takes on Florida and North Carolina battle Baylor
It’s another big week in Orlando as Bowl week comes to town. At 5.30pm on Tuesday 29th December, North Carolina (Tar Heels) and Baylor (Bears) will face each other for the first time ever in the Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl. It will also be the first time ever that both teams have […]
Continue reading …Sugar Factory to open on 28th December on International Drive
December 22, 2015 Comments Off on Sugar Factory to open on 28th December on International Drive
Coming to Orlando on 28th December is a treat for those folks with a sweet tooth. The Sugar Factory is opening the doors to its latest new restaurant and upscale candy store at I-Drive 360 and it’s bound to be a big hit judging from the preview we recently attended. The new 8,000-square-foot eatery and […]
Continue reading …‘Holidays in Space’ at Kennedy Space Center
December 21, 2015 Comments Off on ‘Holidays in Space’ at Kennedy Space Center
It was on this date in 1968 that Apollo 8 became the first mission to orbit the moon in a manned spacecraft. The mission started on 21st December 1968 at 12:51:00 UTC and lasted 6 days, 3 hours, 42 minutes as the three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders […]
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