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(Photo courtesy WFTV.com.)Breaking news released earlier today has folks buzzing: Apparently the owner of Orlando Christian theme park The Holy Land Experience has been sold...

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Disney World Is Celebrating Its 50th Anniversary by Giving Away Free Trips to the Park

Ashley Edwards

Friday, 2 July 2021Wednesday, 30 June 2021

"Magic exists. Just look for the sparks." We don't talk about the theme parks too terribly often here (but, hey – we still love and...

Tourism & Travel

Happy National Tourism Day!

Ashley Edwards

Friday, 7 May 2021Friday, 7 May 2021

We Central Floridians often roll our eyes and turn our noses up when folks all over the worldour great city is automatcially associated with the...

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People Witness Masked Screams at a Local Orlando Theme Park

Ashley Edwards

Saturday, 23 May 2020Sunday, 24 May 2020

A couple of days ago we learned SeaWorld had started testing one of its premier attractions with riders wearing masks. It was a fast, thrilling...

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Will Theme Parks Close During Coronavirus Outbreak?

Ashley Edwards

Wednesday, 11 March 2020Friday, 13 March 2020

UPDATE 3/12/20, 8pm EDT: Both Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort announced they would be closing for the remainder of the month of March...

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First Responders Get 50% Off Tickets at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens!

Ashley Edwards

Saturday, 27 July 2019Saturday, 27 July 2019

Are you a first responder? If you are, thank you for all you do for us...our community! Turns out SeaWorld Parks would like to thank...

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Happy National Dolphin Day

Ashley Edwards

Sunday, 14 April 2019Thursday, 14 March 2019

Happy National Dolphin Day! 🐬 You mean, you didn't know that's a thing? Yeah - we didn't really either until recently. But we're suckers for these...

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Places to Nurse at Disney Springs

Ashley Edwards

Tuesday, 12 February 2019Wednesday, 30 January 2019

A few weeks ago I ran across a Tweet from someone who was visiting us here in Central Florida by way of Walt Disney World,...

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Aquatica Orlando Becomes World’s First Certified Autism Center Water Park

Ashley Edwards

Wednesday, 9 January 2019Monday, 4 March 2019

NEWS ALERT: Aquatica Orlando, voted the nation's top water park, has partnered with the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES), a global...

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Christmas & Holiday Decorations in Orlando

Ashley Edwards

Saturday, 15 December 2018Friday, 28 December 2018

The holidays are, without a doubt, here in full force, folks. Everywhere you turn there are lights, decorations, music, and Salvation Army bells ringing. "Old"...

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Top “Escapes” From Our Theme Parks

Ashley Edwards

Sunday, 16 March 2014

A Forbes article titled "5 Great Escapes From Orlando's Theme Parks" was circulated around the interwebs this past week, and with a title like that...

Tourism & Travel

Dinosaur World Offers Florida Resident Discount

Ashley Edwards

Wednesday, 19 June 2013Saturday, 15 June 2013

Florida + Dinosaurs Dinosaur World has been a landmark of the Central Florida area for just about the same amount of time as I have:...

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New Orlando Theme Park Not Happening

Ashley Edwards

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

You might recall us mentioning last December, plans to bring a new theme park development to Central Florida in 2013. Just today, the city's planning...

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Orlando Thrill Park to Debut in 2013

Ashley Edwards

Wednesday, 8 December 2010Wednesday, 8 December 2010

I recently caught a story on OrlandoSentinel.com announcing a new theme park to debut in Central Florida in 2013. Perhaps this story is not news...