September is Magical Dining month in Orlando
September 1, 2015 Comments Off on September is Magical Dining month in Orlando
Magical Dining Month is back! Throughout September, more than 70 Orlando restaurants will offer prix fixe dinners for just $33 allowing visitors to indulge in some fabulous appetizers, entrees and desserts. Orlando was named one of 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations for 2015 by Wine Enthusiast magazine, as well as one of The New York Times‘ 52 Places to […]
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Burt Reynolds Named First Recipient of Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador Award
August 31, 2015 Comments Off on Burt Reynolds Named First Recipient of Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador Award
Oscar nominated actor and one of Florida’s favorite sons, Burt Reynolds (pictured above), was presented with the Film Florida Legends Tourism Ambassador Award at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Tampa this evening. Looking fragile but dapper in an elegant black on black ensemble, Reynolds expressed his love for his adopted state and how privileged […]
Continue reading …Orlando and Chicago battle to 1-1 draw in rain affected game
August 30, 2015 Comments Off on Orlando and Chicago battle to 1-1 draw in rain affected game
In a game that featured multiple weather delays and torrential downpour, Orlando City SC (7-12-8, 29 points) and the Chicago Fire (7-13-6, 27 points) battled to a 1-1 draw at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on Saturday night. The result helps neither team as both needed the vital three points on offer to improve their […]
Continue reading …Universal Orlando Resort Reveals The Final Details Of This Year’s Epic Halloween Horror Nights 25
August 27, 2015 Comments Off on Universal Orlando Resort Reveals The Final Details Of This Year’s Epic Halloween Horror Nights 25
This year, Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights will celebrate 25 years of scares, screams and terror by bringing back some of the most iconic and blood-curdling stories from event history. This year’s event will feature nine disturbingly-real haunted houses, including one of the highest-rated houses ever, An American Werewolf In London. Guests will also relive […]
Continue reading …Downtown Disney soon to become Disney Springs… update!
August 27, 2015 Comments Off on Downtown Disney soon to become Disney Springs… update!
Earlier this week we paid another visit to Downtown Disney to check out the latest construction and give you an update. The first thing to say is that the official renaming of Downtown Disney to Disney Springs is expected within the next month. Our sources tell us that everyone is waiting for the announcement that […]
Continue reading …St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts
August 27, 2015 Comments Off on St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts
One of the most popular day visits or overnight stays for visitors to Central Florida is the Tampa / St. Petersburg area. It’s an easy one hour to ninety minute journey down I4 from the Orlando area and once there visitors have a plethora of choices available to them. For a start there is the […]
Continue reading …Tampa Bay Rowdies Name Stuart Campbell Head Coach
August 26, 2015 Comments Off on Tampa Bay Rowdies Name Stuart Campbell Head Coach
The Tampa Bay Rowdies have appointed Stuart Campbell (pictured above) to the position of head coach, effectively immediately. Campbell, 37, has been with the Rowdies since December 27, 2011, originally joining as a player for the 2012 season before transitioning to roles as an assistant coach and now head coach. In his first season with […]
Continue reading …Kennedy Space Center Invites Guests to ‘Fly With An Astronaut’ Sept. 4-7
August 25, 2015 Comments Off on Kennedy Space Center Invites Guests to ‘Fly With An Astronaut’ Sept. 4-7
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is offering a special, limited-time, limited-capacity program called “Fly With An Astronaut” in which guests can spend a thrilling half day experiencing the highlights of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, including a ‘flight’ on Shuttle Launch Experience®, with a veteran NASA space shuttle astronaut. Limited to just 43 guests per […]
Continue reading …Fast & Furious Thrill Ride Races Onto the Scene at Universal Orlando Resort in 2017
August 25, 2015 Comments Off on Fast & Furious Thrill Ride Races Onto the Scene at Universal Orlando Resort in 2017
One of the most successful film franchises of all time will soon become one of Universal Studios Florida’s most action-packed ride experiences. Universal Orlando Resort announced today that Fast & Furious: Supercharged will join its incredible lineup of attractions in 2017 – continuing the unprecedented growth of the destination. Guests will experience a high-octane journey […]
Continue reading …Second runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon Event Sprinting Toward Walt Disney World Resort in 2016
August 24, 2015 Comments Off on Second runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon Event Sprinting Toward Walt Disney World Resort in 2016
runDisney is summoning the Force today to announce another Star Wars-inspired intergalactic journey, this time to the dark side. The “Star Wars Half Marathon – the Dark Side” enters the galaxy April 14-17, 2016, at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and pays homage to the dark side forces of the Star Wars universe. This […]
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