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One of Universal Studios’s most popular annual events, Mardi Gras, is almost here! On Saturdays and select nights from February 11 to April 14, come and experience the wonder and excitement of a New Orleans party right here in Orlando. The event attracts visitors from all over the country as well as all over the world. Mardi Gras at Universal Studios is family friendly, with Continue reading Mardi Gras Coming to Universal Studios Feb 11! Halloween Horror Nights 21 is still shrouded in mystery; but we know two things so far- the event seems to have a gambling theme this year, and the upcoming movie, The Thing, will have its own haunted house this year as well (there was one before, based on the original 1980’s movie; this one will focus on the new movie coming out this October). There has Continue reading Universal- Halloween Horror Nights 21, No New News Yet Some people out there might remember an old 1982 movie called The Thing. It had its own haunted house in Halloween Horror Nights Orlando in 2007, called The Thing: Assimilation. The movie is about a research facility in Antarctica, abandoned, where researchers find themselves infected by something out of this world. Well, Universal is rebooting it; it comes out in theaters October 14th of this year. Continue reading Universal – Halloween Horror Nights 21: The Thing Chances are, if you haven’t heard of Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, you will soon. Guests come from all around the world every year to this exciting, terrifying event, which is not suitable for children under 13. (There are even tons of websites all over the internet devoted to Halloween Horror Nights, active all year long!) Beginning in 1997, this year marks its 21st year. Continue reading Orlando Vacations: Halloween Horror Nights: 21 The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival 2011 has a long list of amazing HGTV celebrities. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at noon and 3:00 pm, guests can come see these presentations at the HGTV Designers Stage. It’s located at the Festival Center next to Epcot’s Future World’s Mission Space. From the past weekends, we have: Genevieve Gorder Continue reading Disney World Orlando – Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival The Aquatica water park by Sea World Orlando dining plan is also a very effective way of manage your meal expenses for a day on the sun, specially with kids and teenagers (they are ALWAYS hungry). The meal plan is separate from the park entrance and can be bought online at the Aquatica website. Banana Beach Cookout (All Day Pass): Enjoy unlimited visits all day for the Continue reading Aquatica by Sea World dining plan The Sea World Orlando dining plan is a very effective way of manage your meal expenses, specially with kids (and specially teenagers; they are ALWAYS hungry). The meal plan is separate from the park entrance and can be bought online at the Sea World website. SeaWorld Orlando All Day Dining Deal: PAY ONCE AND DINE ALL DAY! Make it easy! Purchase Continue reading Sea World Orlando Dining Plan Want to do something REALLY fun for spring break? Forget the beach- Universal Orlando’s annual Mardi Gras is already happening! This year, the concerts are louder, the parades are bigger, and the beads are… shinier? Mardi Gras at Universal Orlando started at the beginning of February and will run through the month of April every Saturday and select weekdays. There’s a huge concert line-up, tons of Continue reading Mardi Gras 2011 at Universal Orlando Disney has recently announced that as part of its “Let the Memories Begin!” campaign, it will begin to project guests’ photos and videos onto Cinderella Castle at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and It’s A Small World at Disneyland. The theme parks will use digital mapping techniques and high-power projection systems to project the images and videos onto the building surfaces. All in all, that sounds Continue reading Disney World Vacations – “Let the Memories Begin” Projection As I mentioned in my previous Orlando Vacation Store blog, SeaWorld isn’t doing too well lately; 350 employees will be laid off, 129 of them in Orlando. They will be notified this week, and the layoffs are effective immediately. The company’s headquarters and three theme parks are located in Orlando, where Universal Orlando Resort has had its best quarter since its opening; many people are Continue reading SeaWorld – Layoffs in Effect this Week |
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