Fourth of July Theme Park Fireworks
June 28, 2010 Comments Off on Fourth of July Theme Park FireworksMany of Orlando’s theme parks have now announced their fireworks shows for July 4, 2010. It’s one of the busiest days of the year for the theme parks so be prepared to join a crowd if you decide to leave the pool at your vacation home and go. Magic Kingdom “Celebrate America Fireworks” will fill […]
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As I write today’s blog I feel like a two tennis players that have played an epic 5 sets…the Isner / Mahut match finally ended when Isner hit a backhand up the line to win the last of the match’s 980 points by the way! In doing so the longest match, by some distance, ended […]
Continue reading …USA & England Qualify At World Cup & History Is Made At Wimbledon
June 24, 2010 Comments Off on USA & England Qualify At World Cup & History Is Made At WimbledonYesterday was just one of those days that rarely comes around in the sporting world. There was some fantastic football (soccer) played at the World Cup in South Africa and the US team sent the nation soccer crazy when they scored the decisive goal against opponents Algeria, nearly two minutes into added time. It was […]
Continue reading …Orlando’s Great Restaurants…Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
June 23, 2010 Comments Off on Orlando’s Great Restaurants…Kobe Japanese SteakhouseOne of the things we love to do with our families is have fun, isn’t it? Sometimes that means goofing around the house and at other times we go to other places to be entertained. Orlando is pretty much the “fun” capital of the world as there is so much to see and do but […]
Continue reading …Wizards of Leisure Extend FREE Offer to Harry Potter Theme Park
June 21, 2010 Comments Off on Wizards of Leisure Extend FREE Offer to Harry Potter Theme ParkWow… that really was an exciting weekend. It all started with the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and ended late last night with Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell clinching his first major… the US Open. Sandwiched in between was some great action from the World Cup … so where to begin? The main […]
Continue reading …Well…it’s Father’s Day…so Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s out there! For me, as a Dad of two rapidly growing daughters it’s usually a day to sit down and relax while watching the US Open Championship. This year is no exception and I have to say I’m thoroughly enjoying watch the battle over at […]
Continue reading …Well, it’s open… 23 minutes late and finally the curtain we have been waiting to drop dropped! Harry Potter himself came out to greet the waiting hordes and was accompanied by other cast members to open the new attraction. The first guests to see the newly opened section of Islands of Adventure theme park were […]
Continue reading …Just 15 minutes to go until the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter…and the excitement is building… here’s a couple of photo’s … the first shows the line at around 5.30am this morning and then the second is a photo of the line leading to the Wizarding World…
Continue reading …The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – It’s Time!
June 18, 2010 Comments Off on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – It’s Time!After three years of anticipation and hype, at 9.00am today, Universal Orlando will formally throw open the doors at its Islands of Adventure theme park to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The spectacular addition has cost over $200 million and is a fantastically detailed collection of rides, shops and eateries. The new addition is […]
Continue reading …We’re one day from the official opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter but the stars were out in force last night as they attended Universal Orlando’s grand opening celebration last night. The theme park doesn’t officially open to the public until tomorrow, but Universal brought in the stars of the film and conductor/composer […]
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