It’s that time of year again. Central Florida schools will be back in session starting tomorrow, 23rd August and there’s a good side and a bad side to this. If you’re dashing off to a theme park them you might get delayed a little by the yellow school buses that will be sure to be […]
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Disney World Attendance Declines Slightly… So Visit Now!
August 12, 2010 Comments Off on Disney World Attendance Declines Slightly… So Visit Now!Yesterday Walt Disney World announced that they saw slight declines in park attendance over the past few months. Theme park attendance at the company’s domestic parks fell 3 percent overall in the three months ending on July 3, the Walt Disney Company said as it announced third quarter financial results. Walt Disney World attendance dropped […]
Continue reading …Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
August 10, 2010 Comments Off on Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water ParkOne of the best ways to cool off this Summer is to visit a water park. Here in Orlando we are a little spoilt for choice. There’s Wet ‘n’ Wild on International Drive, Sea World’s Aquatica and then the two Disney water parks of Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon. Today we’ll explore the very popular […]
Continue reading …7 Things To Do When It Rains In Orlando
August 9, 2010 Comments Off on 7 Things To Do When It Rains In OrlandoJuly was one of the warmest months on record in the Central Florida area but it seems the weather has now done a complete turn around. Cooler temperatures and overcast days seem to be in our upcoming forecast this week and it seems we are going to get a lot of rain in the next […]
Continue reading …Disney & Universal Announce Rate Hikes
August 7, 2010 Comments Off on Disney & Universal Announce Rate HikesDisney & Universal Orlando have both announced their theme park ticket prices are rising a few dollars. Disney announced their price increase first and two days later Universal followed suit. A one day, one park ticket has now gone from $79 to $82, a 3.8 percent raise. Annual ticket price increases have been a normal […]
Continue reading …Good news for fans of The Main Street Electrical Parade at Magic Kingdom. In early June, as part of Disney’s Summer Nightastic, The Main Street Electric Parade resumed. It was supposed to end on Aug. 14 with the Spectromagic nighttime parade’s returning but the Electrical Parade has been so popular with guests, that it’s now […]
Continue reading …The Walt Disney Company has announced the sale of its Miramax film division for about $660m to a group of private equity investors. Disney has owned Miramax since 1993 when it bought the firm from Hollywood heavyweights Harvey and Bob Weinstein. The Weinstein brothers named the film company after their parents Miriam and Max and […]
Continue reading …I sent my eldest daughter, Rebecca, out to take a look at some of the going’s on at the theme parks just recently and she reported back to say that most parks still seem to have a lot of people in them. So much for the economic downturn. It’s interesting that years ago in economic […]
Continue reading …7 Step Guide to A Walt Disney World – Florida Vacation
July 22, 2010 Comments Off on 7 Step Guide to A Walt Disney World – Florida Vacation7 Step Guide to a Walt Disney World Vacation By Nigel G. Worrall If you’re planning a Walt Disney World vacation this Summer or Fall you’ll need to start planning and preparing like no other vacation before. Walt Disney World covers 47 square miles (think twice as large as Manhattan and you’ll get the idea!) […]
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