Macy’s Christmas holiday parade at Universal Studios picture gallery

December 18, 2009 by

Macy's Christmas parade at Universal Studios

Each year at Christmastime Universal Studios Orlando puts on a nightly parade. They use some of the same parade floats that are in the Macy’s parade, so they call it the Macy’s holiday parade at Universal Studios. They have lots of characters in Christmas outfits and funny ones, including many on high stilts.

I liked the girls in skin tight candy cane outfits myself! I took a lot of pictures of the Macy’s holiday parade and made a slide show here for you. It starts at 5:00 PM and they come out from the back by the starbucks place. Then they make a circle up to the front and back down and out again. It has some great music to go with it.

So if your going to Universal from now until Jan. 1st make sure you take in the parade, it’s well worth it. I took these pictures across the street from the Terminator show. Click the first thumbnail to start the slide show, then click the picture in the slide show to exit it when your done. I hope you enjoy these pictures from the Macy’s holiday parade at Universal Studios Orlando!

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Take In A Fun Mystery Dinner Show In Orlando At Sleuths

December 16, 2009 by

Orlando mystery dinner show

Do you feel a kinship with Sherlock Holmes? Enjoy good comedy? Reserve your spot at Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows in Orlando for a mysterious evening of fine dining and crime solving fun!

Suspicious characters and detectives alike roam three climate-controlled theaters, scattering clues to assist you in solving one of thirteen original comedy mysteries. Be especially watchful as you may even be snatched up to be a guest star in the show!

The price of the 2 ½ hour mystery show includes dinner, dessert and drinks (unlimited beer, wine and soft drinks), with group rates available for guests numbering 15 or more. Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows also offers schedules student field trips, with shows designed for two different age groups to satisfy the crime solving curiosity of younger detectives.

And what pint-sized super sleuth wouldn’t love a birthday party filled with mystery? The pizza party comes complete with costumes and fingerprinting, with special birthday memories guaranteed to last a lifetime. Have a banquet or party you’d like to spice up a bit?

Sleuths has eight Traveling Mystery Shows that can be brought to your location to throw in a bit of mysterious fun to any special event. Don’t forget to bring home a souvenir of the evening’s detective work at Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows.

Puzzles, books and other novelties can be found in the gift shop on site. Tickets may be purchased online, and gift certificates and discounted annual passes may be ordered by phone or fax. Be sure to grab your magnifying glass to search for discount coupons online also.

What:
Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows

Where:
8267 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
407-363-1985 or 800-393-1985

Sleuths mystery dinner show in Orlando


Click here for Sleuths Dinner show tickets!

Written by guest author Marie Anne St. Jean, who writes on a variety of topics on the internet. Visit the author’s bio page and see more of her work here.

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New pictures of Wizarding world of Harry Potter park at Universal Studios

December 14, 2009 by

Harry Potter World at Universal Studios

A few days ago I was at Universal Studios here in Orlando. So I took a few more pictures of the construction going on at the new Wizarding world of Harry Potter park. A theme park within a theme park at 20 acres in size, it sure looks to me like they have a long way to go. Yet they are still saying it will be open in the spring 2010.

Harry Potter World at Universal Studios

I sure hope so, as many are planning their vacations around the opening of Harry Potter park. I do think it will be amazing, and look very true to the buildings in the Harry Potter movies. As you can see the castle is looking pretty cool, as is the other buildings. You can’t seem them in these pictures but I saw some of those buildings with fake snow on the roof.

Harry Potter World at Universal Studios

You can see the long chimneys too, just like how they were on the town buildings in the Harry Potter movies. So I think your really going to feel like your walking right through town. The last picture shows a good closeup of Hogwarts castle. That’s where the star attraction ride is suppose to be, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.

So, it all looks great so far. I think they will do a good job on making it all look very real and true to the town and buildings in the Harry Potter movies. The question is, can they get it all going by spring! If worst comes to worst I think they will make sure the main part and rides are working, and finish up any other parts of the place if they fall behind on time.

Harry Potter World at Universal Studios

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Christmas Holiday Pictures From Universal Studios

December 12, 2009 by

Christmas pictures from Universal Studios

Many people have seen Christmas Holiday pictures from Disney. But few have seen many Christmas holiday pictures from Universal Studios. Since I was there the other day riding the rides before the big Christmas crowds got here, I took a bunch of them. Universal decorates different than Disney. It’s more ritzy and hip, with not that many lights since they close at 6:00 PM.

So it’s not as pretty as Disney, but it’s still nice to see the holiday decorations. These pictures are from both Universal Orlando park and Islands Of Adventure. Some parts of the parks are not done up like Christmas at all, because they want to keep the theme going that is there. For instance, the Jurassic park part of Islands Of Adventure has no decorations.

Right now the park has very few people in there. I was able to get right on all the rides in 5 minutes or less. However starting around the 18th the Christmas crowds will start, and it will be busy until the new year. Then after that it will be slow again until Easter. So if you want to avoid lines go before the 18th, or wait till after new year.

Below is my Universal Studios Christmas slide show. Click on the first thumbnail to start the show. Click the arrow on the lower right screen once it starts to go to the next one. Click the picture in the show at any time to exit the slide show. I hope you enjoy these holiday pictures from Universal Studios!

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Christmas holiday leather jacket sales

December 10, 2009 by

Ladies western fringe orange flame leather motorcycle jacket
Price: $188.00
Holiday sale till 12/25/09!
Only $149.00!

I don’t talk about it much on here, but I actually own a leather jacket website besides this one. So I thought I’d toot my own horn a bit here and let you know that if your looking for high quality leather motorcycle jackets as a gift, check out my site, Leather Supreme. I’ve got really good leather jackets made from cowhide, pigskin and buffalo hide.

Right now I’ve got my most popular ladies leather fringe jacket on sale above. Clicking the picture will take you right to that one. I’ve also got a blog on my leather site that talks a lot about the care and cleaning of leather jackets and apparel. So you can learn a lot about how leather is made, the different types of leather, thicknesses of leather and much more.

I plan to put lots more in there, whenever I get some free time! A leather jacket makes a great gift for someone. A top quality leather jacket will show how much you care about them, so don’t buy those cheap ones! And please don’t buy any patchwork or bonded leather jackets, those are junk. Check out my leather site and learn things you never knew about leather! 😉

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Medieval Times Dinner Show in Orlando

December 8, 2009 by

Medieval Times dinner show

One of the great things about an Orlando vacation is all the cool dinner shows you can choose from. One of the most popular dinner shows is Medieval Times in Kissimmee, close to all the theme parks. The place is build like a dark ages castle complete with drawbridge and huge entrance door. In case you don’t know what a dinner show is, it’s simple.

You and your family go in and sit at your assigned seat. Then as your served your meal you get to watch a live action show. In the case of Medieval Times it’s a dark ages jousting tournament between six knights. The shows has lots of horses with knights doing fantastic feats of horsemanship. There is sword fights, hand to hand combat, falconry and even a love story mixed in with a beautiful princess.
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Orlando Gaylord Palms hotel holiday Ice show!

December 6, 2009 by

Gaylord Palms
Click here to book a room at the Gaylord Palms hotel

If you love looking at ice sculptures, you don’t want to miss one of the most beautiful displays in the Orlando area! Each year the exclusive hotel resort Gaylord Palms puts on a fantastic ice sculpture display housed inside a giant hall inside the hotel. This room is kept at a cool 9 degrees and showcases colored ice sculptures made from 2 million pounds of ice!

Gaylord Palms hotel ice show in Orlando

Made by 40 artisans from China, they hand carve everything you see inside. All guest are given over-sized parkas to keep warm as they explore this winter wonderland. A big hit with the kids is a giant Santa’s ice slide all made out of ice. Called ICE! at Gaylord Palms, anyone can buy tickets to see this amazing display of ice artwork.

Gaylord Palms is one of the biggest and most exclusive hotels in the Orlando area. It’s just minutes away from Disney and has everything you could want in an upscale hotel. To get tickets to this show click here for ICE! at Gaylord Palms event.

I put together a slide show of past ICE! displays. Click the first thumbnail picture below to start the slide show. Click the slide show picture to exit it. Enjoy these fantastic ice pictures!

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Christmas Shopping At Downtown Disney Marketplace

December 4, 2009 by

Holiday shopping at Disney's downtown marketplace shops

If your looking for a very unique Disney World gift this Christmas holiday season, the best place to go is the Disney Downtown Marketplace. Located right in the east end of the downtown Disney area. This Disney entertainment and shopping area is filled with shows, great places to eat and lots of Disney shopping. For this article I’m talking about just the shopping stores.

As everywhere on Disney property, the Downtown Disney marketplace is alive with Christmas holiday decorations and lights right now. With plenty of free parking, this Disney shopping area has over 30 shops, all unique and wonderful. It features the largest Disney character store in the world among other things. You can find every Disney character toy, costume, accessory and more here.
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Christmas sales on luggage and bags at ebags

December 2, 2009 by


Save 20% at eBags.com!

Now that Thanksgiving is over everyone is having their big Christmas shopping sales! So I thought I’d throw out my own holiday sales here. Ebags is having a 20% off Christmas sale inside their store right now. They have nice affordable luggage, laptop and computer cases, bags and more.

I have a page of their luggage right here in my luggage sets page. It’s really good stuff yet not high priced like others are. You can find single carry-ons up to 8 piece luggage sets. They also have great computer cases and a wide range of bags.

So check them out for some great Christmas shopping sales on luggage and bags. Then book that Orlando vacation and enjoy a holiday stay here, taking in Disney, Universal Studios or Sea World. Disney World look fantastic on the holidays with decorations and Christmas lights. 😉

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Christmas Shopping At The Florida Mall In Orlando

November 30, 2009 by

Orlando Florida Mall map

If your on an Orlando vacation and want to find a place to do some Christmas holiday shopping, one of the best places is at The Florida Mall in Orlando. Located at 1187 Florida Mall Ave Orlando, FL 32809, it’s only around 10 miles from the Orlando airport.

The Florida Mall sits on the east-south corner of Sand Lake rd. and Orange Blossom Trail, or route 17-92. Click the map below to see a much bigger and more detailed map showing where the airport, Sea World and Disney is located from it. One of the biggest malls in Orlando, it has around 200 different shops, eateries and stores!
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Christmas Holiday Events At Universal Studios Orlando

November 27, 2009 by

Universal Studios Christmas holiday events

Like the other big theme parks in Orlando, Universal Studios is having some great Christmas holiday events going on now through New Years. Here are some of the highlights:

On Dec. 4-6, 10-13, 17-30, & Jan. 1-2 you and the family can have breakfast with the Grinch and friends at a holiday character breakfast at Confisco Grille in Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park.

Enjoy fluffy eggs, fresh fruit, cinnamon French toast, meats and more with The Grinch, The Whos and The Cat In The Hat. Please note: this event is not included in your regular theme park ticket.

At both Universal’s Islands Of Adventure park and Universal Studios Florida there will be The Grinch Meet and Greet stations as the Grinch dresses up as Santa Claus. Shake his hand and get your kids picture taken with him, every day now till Christmas.
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Christmas Holiday events going on at Sea World

November 25, 2009 by

Polar Express show plus other holiday events at Sea World Orlando

Sea World of Orlando has some new Christmas holiday events this year, along with some old ones. The Shamu show features new holiday music and festive lights, along with new tricks from Shamu and friends.

Clyde and Seamore, the funny, comical sea lions have a new Christmas show called “Countdown to Christmas” that is a hoot.

The gang from Sesame Street will be at Sea World putting on their own holiday show called “A Sesame Street Christmas.” The show will featuring our favorite yellow friend Big Bird and the other popular character as they show what Christmas is all about. There will also be a meet and greet after the show for kids.
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