Orlando Sentinel: Travel
- Universal Halloween Horror Nights offers the usual scares but with COVID-19 frights, too
Friday - 10/22/2021 - 04:44 PMHalloween Horror Nights returned this year to an enthusiastic fan reception after its cancellation in 2020, but its fake frights brought real fear for some fans who worried about contracting COVID-19 in packed lines and haunted houses.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - It’s official: Universal not reviving ‘Fear Factor Live’
Wednesday - 10/20/2021 - 11:47 AMUniversal Studios theme park is pulling the plug, permanently, on “Fear Factor Live,” a "sticky, ooey and gross" attraction that opened in 2005.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney Genie debut draws mixed reviews at Walt Disney World
Tuesday - 10/19/2021 - 06:17 PMDisney World’s new planning service Genie left its metaphorical lamp and launched in the resort’s app Tuesday to a mixed reception as guests praised its concept, but scrutinized its price points and accessibility.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney Wish exhibit open at Hollywood Studios
Monday - 10/18/2021 - 12:03 PMExhibit that spotlights Disney Wish, next ship in Disney Cruise Line, is in One Man’s Dream attraction at Hollywood Studios.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Legoland celebrates 10th birthday, announces boat ride with Cypress Gardens ties
Friday - 10/15/2021 - 03:33 PMLegoland Florida celebrates its 10th birthday with a giant Lego cake and announcement about new attractions.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PODCAST: In with the new and out with the ogre — Disney launches Genie and Universal bids farewell to Shrek 4-D (Ep. 115)
Thursday - 10/14/2021 - 02:20 PMDisney launches Genie park planning service and "KiteTails" show at Animal Kingdom. Universal Studios bids farewell to Shrek 4-D attraction and temporarily shutters Revenge of the Mummy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dinosaur poop, drones and butlers are among unusual things insured in Florida
Wednesday - 10/13/2021 - 11:16 AMFlorida's surplus lines of insurance cover the unusual risks, from dinosaur droppings to amphibious cars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Disney KiteTails’ makes for friendly skies at Animal Kingdom
Tuesday - 10/12/2021 - 10:41 AMLost in the hullabaloo of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration has been “Disney KiteTails,” a new show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World at 50: A look at attendance, price surges over 5 decades
Monday - 10/11/2021 - 09:35 AMOver 50 years Walt Disney World has seen massive changes in size and scale. See how attendance and price increases have grown since Oct. 1, 1971.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney Wish to feature kids Star Wars space where they take care of ‘critters’
Thursday - 10/07/2021 - 11:43 AMDisney Cruise Line decided to not let its younger Star Wars fans hanging with the announcement of a new themed space in its Oceaneer Club called Star Wars: Cargo Bay.
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- Small world: Attractions work on their preschooler appeal
Friday - 10/22/2021 - 06:26 AMAn emphasis on small children is expanding within the tourism industry, experts say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Icon Park: Orlando Free Fall drop tower gets its top
Wednesday - 10/20/2021 - 04:31 PMOrlando Free Fall at Icon Park topped out at 430 feet Tuesday as workers put a decorative “wind dancer” atop I-Drive ride.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Aquatica adding Reef Plunge, more lounge chairs, beach bar
Monday - 10/18/2021 - 10:59 AMAquatica, SeaWorld Orlando’s water park, building new body slide. Reef Plunge replaces Dolphin Plunge, opens in March.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney Imagineers see a world of new possibilities in giving customers what they want
Monday - 10/18/2021 - 12:40 PM“I hope we’re going to create things that I can’t even imagine right now. Isn’t that the real job at the end?” one Imagineer said. “... It’s the job to anticipate and predict what the audience would like, and give them something fresh, and give them something new and give them something exciting.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World at 50: Florida Panhandle could have been theme park’s home
Thursday - 10/14/2021 - 11:48 AMIn the 1960s, businessman Walt Disney was captivated by Wakulla Springs, one of the most beautiful natural sites in Florida. But the powerful financier who controlled the Panhandle site blew him off, according to lore.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World’s Genie park planner launches Oct. 19: Here’s how it works
Thursday - 10/14/2021 - 02:54 PMDisney Genie, Walt Disney World’s new park planning service, will launch on Oct. 19, the company revealed Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney: Passengers’ choices are keys to Galactic Starcruiser stays, Imagineer says
Thursday - 10/14/2021 - 05:26 AMWe're not far, far away from Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. How passenger options may affect story, the experience..
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Peppa Pig Theme Park sets opening date, ticket prices
Tuesday - 10/12/2021 - 02:46 PMPeppa Pig Theme Park set its opening date and unveiled ticket prices for the Winter Haven attraction near Legoland Florida.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World’s Genie park planner will launch on Oct. 19. Here’s how it works.
Friday - 10/08/2021 - 04:00 PMDisney Genie, Walt Disney World’s new park planning service, will launch on Oct. 19, the company revealed Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Universal: Grinchmas, Macy’s parade back for the holidays
Thursday - 10/07/2021 - 12:32 PMGrinchmas show, Macy's parade are returning Universal Orlando's holiday lineup
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- PODCAST: Mixed views on Disney Genie, new rides coming to Legoland and Aquatica and “Fear Factor Live” to close for good (Ep. 11
Thursday - 10/21/2021 - 04:13 PMFrom Disney Genie guest reaction to new rides coming to Legoland and Aquatica, Orlando Sentinel tourism reporters Dewayne Bevil and Katie Rice cover a lot of ground in this episode of Theme Park Rangers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 for 10: Looking back at Legoland Florida’s first decade
Thursday - 10/21/2021 - 05:30 AMA lot has changed (and been added) at Legoland Florida since it opened 10 years ago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World at 50: Meeting the first Mickey Mouse
Wednesday - 10/20/2021 - 07:32 AMThe first person to be Mickey Mouse at Walt Disney World was a secret. But not to Doug Parks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Guests hurt at Disney, Universal and SeaWorld’s Aquatica, injury report reveals
Monday - 10/18/2021 - 04:29 PMA 69-year-old man became unresponsive late last month after swimming in Roa’s Rapids, a fast-moving river at SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brightline revamps intercity rail with speedy nose, elegant seats, no coach class
Thursday - 10/14/2021 - 11:22 AMBrightline’s new trains come from a partnership with a Siemens factory in California. A look behind the scenes says volumes about Brightline, which is less about utilitarian transit for the masses and much about first and business-class hospitality on steel wheels.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney’s souvenir popcorn buckets are hot commodity
Friday - 10/15/2021 - 05:15 AMDisney fans have unusual collectible on front burner: Popcorn buckets
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Family sues Disney Cruise Line for $20 million, saying 3-year-old was sexually assaulted on ship
Wednesday - 10/13/2021 - 04:43 PMA Vermont family is suing Disney Cruise Lines for $20 million, alleging employees failed to recognize and intervene when their 3-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by another child inside the Disney Fantasy ship’s daycare center in January 2020, federal court records show.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World at 50: First visits lead to lasting memories
Wednesday - 10/13/2021 - 05:38 AMRecent launch of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration has folks remembering first visits and nostalgic moments.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Orlando travelers can now Hitch a ride for long drives
Friday - 10/08/2021 - 11:18 AMHitch, a ridesharing app which debuted in Florida last month, covers longer trips by connecting riders with people already traveling.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Disney World workers celebrate new $15 wage: ‘I can do the things that I’ve always wanted to do’
Thursday - 10/07/2021 - 05:47 PMDisney World workers reached the full $15 minimum wage Sunday, during the same weekend the resort began celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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