New Avatar Land being built at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park

October 21, 2011 by

Disney building new Avatar land at Animal Kingdom

For all you Avatar fans out there, Disney is planning something monumental, just for you. It’s Avatar Land! Avatar Land will be located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and construction will begin in 2013.

It’s scheduled to open to the public in 2016. Disney recently retained the rights to use the Avatar theme, and they include not just the rights to the original film, but also to the sequels that are planned for 2014 and 2015.

The first Avatar Land completed will be at Orlando’s Disney World, but eventually, all the Disney parks worldwide will include Avatar attractions.
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The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney 2011

October 17, 2011 by

Disney's Osborne family spectacle of dancing lights!

Christmas and lights go hand in hand, and if you want to enhance your holiday light experience, there’s no better place in the world to visit than Walt Disney World in Orlando on the holidays.

The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights for 2011 is an amazing display of music and twinkling lights. While many such light exhibits boast of having thousands of lights, this one has millions!

Disney World’s Spectacle of Dancing Lights has an interesting history. It began in Arkansas with an all-American family, the Osbornes, who decided to add some holiday magic to their community by decorating their home with numerous lights.
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Universal Studios Grinchmas show, breakfast with the Grinch 2011

October 13, 2011 by

The Grinchmas holiday show

While Disney has Mickey Mouse, Universal Studios has the Grinch! During the Christmas holiday season don’t miss Grinchmas, staring the Grinch himself and the folks from Whoville.

Who doesn’t love the holiday classic, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”? If your kids are fans, head to Orlando this December to see the story performed live at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

The performance includes a wonderfully whimsical version of Whoville, all your favorite Whoville residents, amazing costumes, and of course, the Grinch himself. The action is accompanied by the music of Mannheim Steamroller.
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Macys Christmas holiday parade at Universal Studios 2011

October 9, 2011 by

Universal Studios is getting ready for the holiday season, and one of the best events there is the Macy’s Christmas holiday parade at Universal Studios 2011!

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is an American icon, a beloved harbinger for the holiday season in the United States. Have you ever wondered where the floats go for Christmas?

They go to Universal Studios theme park in Florida! You can see the excitement and magic of Macy’s Holiday Parade without having to make a trip to New York City. The parade is held in the Universal Orlando park, NOT Islands of Adventure.
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Candlelight Processional Christmas holiday event at Disney World’s Epcot

October 5, 2011 by

Disney candlelight processional holiday event at Epcot

Walt Disney World is having lots of Holiday events going on around Christmastime. One of the favorites is the Disney Candlelight Processional holiday event at Epcot.

If you’d like to see and experience how Christmas is celebrated around the world, without ever having to leave the U.S.A., visit Walt Disney World in Orlando this holiday season!

Epcot will be rolling out its Holidays Around The World spectacular, complete with live entertainment, international holiday traditions, and thousands of decorations and lights.
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SeaWorld Orlando Christmas holidays events and shows 2011

October 1, 2011 by

SeaWorld Christmas holiday events for 2011

Once again it’s time to see what will be going on at SeaWorld for the Christmas holidays events and shows for 2011. Each year it gets bigger and better and this year is no exception.

Starting in November, SeaWorld Orlando will kick off its annual Christmas celebration, with the total transformation of the popular park. The festivities will include Winter Wonderland on Ice, A Sesame Street Christmas, Clyde and Seamore’s Countdown to Christmas, Shamu Christmas Miracles, the Makahiki Christmas Luau, and The Polar Express Experience.

If you’re at SeaWorld on New Year’s Eve, you’ll be treated to some great live music and a spectacular fireworks display to help you bring in the new year.
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Pet friendly Flagler beach resort, Si Como No Inn!

September 27, 2011 by

I recently had the pleasure of staying at a cool pet friendly beach resort with some friends, so I thought I’d tell you a bit about it. More and more people are traveling with their pets these days and good pet friendly resorts can be hard to come by.

This resort is called Si Como No Inn and it’s located right on the beach at Flagler beach. That is north of Daytona beach and just south of Palm Coast. Like I said it sits right on the beach, you only have to cross Oceanshore Blvd. and go down the steps to the beach!

Not only is Si Como No Inn resort very pet friendly but so is the beach right across from it. As you can see in the video I made above that stretch of beach is beautiful with not that many people around. So it’s perfect for pets, just please clean up after them. 😉
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Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2011

September 23, 2011 by

Disney Mickey's very merry Christmas party 2011

The holidays are always special at Walt Disney World, and one of the biggest and best events there is Disney’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party held at the Magic Kingdom theme park each year at night. For 2011 it’s even better!

For millions of children around the world, Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse has long been associated with Christmas. It probably began with some of the Mickey Mouse Christmas cartoons, especially Mickey’s Christmas Carol. With a trip to Orlando’s Magic Kingdom, your kids can be a part of the Disney Christmas magic.

During the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2011, the Magic Kingdom is transformed into a winter wonderland, with all the lights, music, and props you’d expect from Disney. Cinderella’s Castle is spectacular donned in its holiday lights!
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Disney Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Golf Classic

September 19, 2011 by

The Disney children's miracle network golf classic

If you’d like to see some world-class golf and support a great cause at the same time, plan on attending the Disney Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals golf Classic, held on October 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2011. The tournament will be played on the Magnolia Golf Course and the Palm Golf Course, both of which are Walt Disney World championship venues.

Part of the PGA Tour, this exciting event has a history of featuring some of the world’s top golfers, including Jack Nicklaus, Payne Stewart, Vijay Singh, and the legendary Tiger Woods. The competition will be fierce and the stakes will be high, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money.

These are beautiful golf courses, and Disney has some special treatment in store for spectators of the event. On the back nine of the Magnolia Course, guests can enjoy the Wine and Dine Walk. Here, the Disney World resort chefs will be offering food and wine at five different stations, each with a commanding view of the action.
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SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular Party for 2011

September 15, 2011 by

SeaWorld Spooktacular Halloween party 2011

If you associate SeaWorld just with summer vacation, you’re missing out on loads of fun throughout the year! Take, for example, their Halloween Spooktacular event that takes place every weekend during the month of October.

It’s amazing fun for all ages, so bring the whole family! At SeaWorld’s Spooktacular Halloweeen party 2011 The gala begins at noon each Saturday and Sunday in October, and it continues until 8 p.m.

At Orlando SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular, the underwater gang gets in on the action. Visitors to the park during the event will walk through schools of pumpkin fish as they encounter and interact with more than thirty whimsical sea creatures, including sea witches, sea fairies, Saltwater Taffy, and Suzy the Swedish Fish.
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Disney’s Mickey’s not so scary Halloween party 2011

September 11, 2011 by

Disney Mickey's not so scary Halloween party 2011!

Now that fall is here there are lots of special events going on at the Disney theme parks. One of the most popular ones is the Disney Mickey’s not so scary Halloween party for 2011!

What could be more exciting for a kid than dressing up, trick-or-treating, and visiting Disney World – all at the same time? It’s all possible at Mickey’s Not-so-Scary Halloween Party! The event is the fun type of spooky, and not the kind that’s full of blood and gore, so it’s great for all ages.

In fact it’s one of the best Halloween parties for very young ones because it’s not scary at all, and has their favorite Disney characters all around to make them happy.
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Walt Disney World Golf Courses now Palmer Golf Courses

September 7, 2011 by

Disney turns golf courses over to Arnold Palmer group

Well everyone, looks like the next time you play some golf on one of Disney’s golf courses, they really are not Disney’s anymore. Seems as thought with many other golf courses around the area it’s not as profitable anymore for Disney.

At least not as profitable as they want to be for the time they put into them. So they are turning over the day to day operations over to the Arnold Palmer Group management company.

Yes that is the same famous Palmer golf player. It will be Disney’s 5 golf courses; the Palm, Magnolia, Lake Buena Vista, Osprey Ridge and Oak Trail golf courses.
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