We may have sun and palm trees but we do Christmas right!
December 19, 2007 Comments Off on We may have sun and palm trees but we do Christmas right!I always hear my friends say it must be weird at Christmas time in Orlando, with the weather being nice. I say Christmas is awesome wherever you are, and we still do it right. It’s the most wonderful time of the year in the most wonderful place on earth. Just take this trip down my street. Merry […]
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Walt Disney World named leading theme park resort in world
December 17, 2007 Comments Off on Walt Disney World named leading theme park resort in worldWalt Disney World, the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean International were among scores of winners of World Travel Awards announced recently. Based on thousands of votes online from 167,000 travel agents and tourism professionals eligible to vote, Disney World emerged as the world’s leading theme-park resort; the Orlando CVB, […]
Continue reading …Orlando area’s Central Florida Zoo opens water-play oasis
December 16, 2007 Comments Off on Orlando area’s Central Florida Zoo opens water-play oasisAnimals and trees spout liquid fun at the colorful Tropical Splash Ground. Chelsey Brandao giggled as she splashed in water that gushed from the ground. She ducked under spouts coming from a huge frog’s mouth. “I’m all wet,” Chelsey squealed. “But, it’s fun, fun.” The 3-year-old Ocala girl just happened to be visiting the Central […]
Continue reading …As Christmas is almost upon us, it’s once again time for Orlando’s annual Christmas Parade! Load up the family and grab a curbside seat this Saturday – the parade starts at 11:30am. This year’s parade theme is “Santa Salutes the Stars”, featuring country music stars, retro tribute artists, a gang of North Pole pirates, sports […]
Continue reading …Here’s your chance to get a jump on the Westminster Kennel Club show and see some of next year’s likely competitors. The 2007 Central Florida Kennel Club, Space Coast Kennel Club and Brevard Kennel club shows are being held in Orlando today, Saturday and Sunday. More than 1,700 dogs representing over 150 breeds will be […]
Continue reading …SeaWorld Orlando fast-tracks high-tech Polar Express train ride The train crested the mountain, then tipped downward, rushing like a roller coaster. And, as if they were on a roller coaster, many of the children seated inside raised their arms, and some squealed. Of course, they were all sitting in a room, inside a building at […]
Continue reading …Orlando to get United Football League team Get ready Orlando. Another professional city football league is in the works and could be here as early as May 2008. The United Football League, a brainchild of google executive Tim Armstrong and billionaire Bill Hambrecht, is scheduled to debut in 12 non NFL cities, including Orlando, next […]
Continue reading …‘Atonement’ Tops Golden Globe Nominations Drama Scores Nods For Best Picture, Knightley The Keira Knightley drama “Atonement” led the nominations for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards on Thursday, with nods for Best Picture, Best Actress for Knightley and Best Actor for James McAvoy. Also up for Best Motion Picture Drama are “American Gangster,” “Eastern […]
Continue reading …The Other Orlando – Chicago Tribune Article
December 13, 2007 Comments Off on The Other Orlando – Chicago Tribune ArticleORLANDO They don’t call it miniature golf anymore. The term nowadays is adventure golf, as in Hawaiian Rumble Adventure Golf, Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf. They’re part of the other Orlando, the under-the-radar part that exists outside the Disney-Universal-SeaWorld triumvirate and, with two notable exceptions, thrives mostly along a 4-mile stretch of International Drive, I-Drive for […]
Continue reading …Man … it doesn’t get any better than this!
December 12, 2007 Comments Off on Man … it doesn’t get any better than this!I was lying tucked up in my bed, sound asleep, blankets tightly round me and over my head when the alarm clock started banging away like a cheerlea … well it was making a lot of noise. I pulled the pillows tighter, the last thing I wanted to do was get up, put on 20 layers of […]
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