More than 53,000 runners and 110,000 visitors in total are visiting Central Florida this weekend for this year’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Disney says that four of every five registrants for this weekend’s events come from outside Central Florida. Between a third and a half of them have booked rooms in Disney hotels — […]
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One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry Potter
January 6, 2011 Comments Off on One Million Mugs of Butterbeer sold at Harry PotterTurns out butterbeer is just as popular with Muggles as with witches and wizards…not to mention Orlando area vacationers! Universal Orlando officials said yesterday that the one-millionth mug of the delicious frothy, butterscotchy libation was sold over the holidays inside The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction… which is some feat considering it has only […]
Continue reading …January is very often the month that the Disney team gets into action to spruce up some of their rides and attractions and this January is no exception. Here’s what’s going on and what you can expect: Magic Kingdom® Park: Splash Mountain will be closed January 3 through January 31 Disney’s Hollywood Studios™: Star Tours […]
Continue reading …Some great news was announced over the New Year period as the good folks at Fun Spot announced they are expanding their International Drive location. Here’s the announcement. LOCAL AMUSEMENT PARK BECOMES “HUGE-ER” Fun Spot Action Park, just off International Drive in Orlando, is growing. The 13 year-old, 5 acre park has just purchased an […]
Continue reading …Florida Leisure – Top 10 Videos For 2010
December 31, 2010 Comments Off on Florida Leisure – Top 10 Videos For 2010Well today marks the last day of the year and it’s always fun to look back and reflect on some of the things that happened and what interested most people. That’s why we’ve taken a look at our YouTube.com/FloridaLeisure channel to see exactly what were the most popular videos from over 100 that we made […]
Continue reading …Hero’s Welcome Awaits Chilean Miners
December 30, 2010 Comments Off on Hero’s Welcome Awaits Chilean MinersOne of the top news stories of the year has been the story of the trapped miners in Chile. This New Year is one that many of them feared they would never see but thanks to a fantastic rescue effort all 33 of then survived and are now able to enjoy their lives like never […]
Continue reading …Disney Tackles Major Theme Park Problem: Lines
December 28, 2010 Comments Off on Disney Tackles Major Theme Park Problem: LinesGood article in today’s New York Times from Brooke Barnes that addresses what the staff at Disney are doing to address the long lines at its theme parks. Makes for interesting reading: ORLANDO, Fla. — Deep in the bowels of Walt Disney World, inside an underground bunker called the Disney Operational Command Center, technicians know […]
Continue reading …One of the perks of the job is that sometimes we get to visit the theme parks for “research” purposes and that’s what the Florida Leisure family did last night as we headed to Sea World to see their Christmas Celebration. I’ve previously blogged about the wonderful events being hosted just down the road from […]
Continue reading …It’s Official…Disney Approves Vacation Homes…
December 15, 2010 Comments Off on It’s Official…Disney Approves Vacation Homes…Great news! For over 25 years vacation homes have been a viable alternative for visitors coming to the Orlando area to visit Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Orlando. Up to now, Disney has always tried to lure guests to stay on their property but finally, after a long long battle, they have finally […]
Continue reading …The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
December 7, 2010 Comments Off on The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood StudiosOne of the wonderful things to do when visiting Orlando during holiday season is visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios and take a look at the fabulous Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. The story of how the lights came to be is quite fascinating; Jennings Osborne, along with his wife Mitzi, founded a medical research facility […]
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