Universal Studios has several events to send out 2014 and bring in 2015 with DJ M-Squared spinning throughout the night for the second consecutive year. Universal Studios Citywalk New Years Eve Each year, Universal Studios throws a giant party in it’s entertainment district called Citywalk that is made up of many barsRead More →
New Years Eve at the Magic Kingdom includes two different fireworks shows, an electric parade, and a new years eve countdown to make a lasting memory with party hats and noisemakers. We present three different videos showcasing the New Years Eve Fireworks at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. NewRead More →
Hollywood Studios at Disney World features a different kind of New Years Eve show in Orlando with live rock-and-roll music choreographed to fireworks. Heavy beats and riffs on electric guitars blast popular songs from the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s while fireworks blast overhead. Hollywood Studios New Years Eve For theRead More →
If you’d rather bring in the new year with confetti at Disney World instead of fireworks, DisneyQuest at Downtown Disney offers a family-friendly New Years Eve Party for an affordable price. Downtown Disney New Years Eve Downtown Disney used to celebrate New Years Eve every night when Pleasure Island was stillRead More →
When it comes to holiday parades, Thanksgiving Day may belong to Macy’s in New York City but Christmas day belongs to Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in Anaheim. While the Thanksgiving Day Parade is filmed live on Thanksgiving day, the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is filmed in earlyRead More →
Beginning on select nights in the early part of November and continuing through December 18th, 2015, Disney World offers a separate-ticketed Christmas party at the Magic Kingdom called Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. With fireworks, stage shows, parades, holiday character dance parties, complimentary hot cocoa and cookies, and snow, MickeyRead More →
One of Disney World’s hidden gems during the Christmas Season is the Voices of Liberty Christmas Caroling that takes place from the day after Thanksgiving through the end of December. A Capella Christmas Caroling Before there were popular television A Capella shows like Glee, there was the Voices of Liberty.Read More →
During the holidays of Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve, and the weeks in-between, the Gaylord Palms Resort resembles an Orlando attraction more than it does a fancy resort (which it is). With breakfast experiences with Shrek, Cirque performances, Dreamworks Animation Meet and Greet Experiences, and a signature Ice Sculpture attraction,Read More →
When thinking about multi-day resort theme park vacations in Orlando, Disney World and Universal Orlando may be the first parks that come to mind when planning a vacation but SeaWorld offers an enticing experience as well with the original SeaWorld Adventure Park, Discovery Cove boutique park, and Aquatica Water Park.Read More →
Disney World is all about the kids but there is one day out of the year that the focus should shift over to dad. Whether your kids are younger and you want to experience some of the more jaw-dropping rides together or they are older and a dinner at a nice restaurantRead More →
Walt Disney World is implementing one of their boldest technical advances and implementations at their theme parks this year and it’s not even anything that you can ride or watch. As our society has grown very dependent on our smart phones and tablets the last few years, Disney made theRead More →
Topiary Displays and Disney World have always gone hand in hand as Walt Disney, the person, got the idea of creating Disney character inspired topiary displays by seeing traditional topiary gardens in Europe. In 1963, Disney asked his landscaping team to create the now famous topiary displays for his Disneyland Park in California that wouldRead More →
The Festival of the Masters is Disney’s large annual art festival held at Downtown Disney in November each year that features over 150 award-winning artists. Festival of the Masters Participating artists in the Festival of the Masters must be award winners at other regional events in order to participate atRead More →
Ripley’s Believe It or Not Odditorium on International Drive will help celebrate Halloween a little bit early in the month of October with a free event on October 12th, 2013 called Oddtoberfest from 12 pm until 5 pm. The Oddtoberfest event features free entertainment including trick roping and karate and otherRead More →
There is a new character dance party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios that runs from 4:30 pm until 8:30 pm that features many classic characters and ones not often seen at the parks that dance with guests in front of Mickey’s Sorcerer’s Hat called the Hollywood Character Dance Jam. Hollywood CharacterRead More →
There comes a point in everyone’s lives, between their mid 20’s and mid 30’s, where individuals enter that transition period with their friends and future spouses when the weekly bar crawl in Downtown Orlando is traded-in for Pampered Chef parties on a monthly basis. It’s the period where married couplesRead More →
There is no way around it – Orlando is hot during the summer! To survive the season, water is a must for summer plans. Each of the big three amusement parks in Orlando have water parks that are a great way to cool off in the summer: Disney World WaterRead More →
On February 6th, 2013, SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team transported “Slip” the Manatee from it’s park in Orlando to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida in the northern part of Orlando. After being rescued by SeaWorld’s team on January 4th, 2012 in Palatka, Florida, “Slip” was able toRead More →
In 2007, my wife and I visited New York City for the first time ever during Thanksgiving and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Spending a week in the big apple, we wanted to take in the classic, historical experience and booked our week in New York at the historic WaldorfRead More →
Visiting Disney World during the Christmas Holiday each year is one of the best times to visit the parks as special holiday shows, lights, and fireworks are on display each year as Disney celebrates the season and rings in the new year. During the holidays, the Magic Kingdom holds aRead More →
Part of the main allure of any Disney vacation for children at Disney World is watching the classic Disney Characters perform on stage in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom. During the Christmas Season, the characters put on a show with comedic performances of the Nutcracker and ChristmasRead More →
Disney World has two great fireworks shows to celebrate the season with a holiday tag to it’s Illuminations show at Epcot and Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season at the Magic Kingdom. Whereas the Illuminations edition is a short segment added to it’s traditional Fireworks show, the HolidayRead More →
The Gaylord Palms resort has several shows and activities to celebrate the Christmas season in the months of November and December and a highlight of those events is Christmas Caroling in the main atrium of the resort. The highlight of the caroling shows is the Christmas Tree Light Show called LuminescenceRead More →
The Gaylord Palms Resort is known for their holiday ICE! attraction during the Christmas season but another hidden gem not publicized as much is their Christmas Tree Lighting and Light Show that is held on select nights at the resort. With a live band and caroling bringing the season toRead More →