Great Pizza at Via Napoli Italian Restaurant at Epcot in Disney World
2011-01-04
Wood-fired pizzas are on the menu at this new restaurant in the Italian Pavilion at EpcotRead More →
Swim with Dolphins and Snorkel with Sting Rays at Discovery Cove by SeaWorld
2011-01-04
Discovery Cove is SeaWorld’s boutique park that lets you experience an all-inclusive vacation experience for a day where you get to swim one-on-one with dolphins, sting rays, and tropical fish. It is the equivalent to a dolphin excursion that you might take on a Caribbean cruise but is a wholeRead More →
Are there fireworks at Lake Eola on New Years Eve?
2011-01-03
No, there are not fireworks at Lake Eola on New Years Eve. The only time of year that you can watch fireworks at Lake Eola is on the 4th of July and during special events throughout the year but there are no fireworks at Lake Eola on New Years Eve.Read More →
Where Can I Find Mrs. Claus in Orlando?
2010-12-16
Mrs. Claus can be found with her husband, Santa Claus, at the American Adventure Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World during the Christmas season. This is a great place to get a photo opportunity with both Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus together. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at EpcotRead More →
UCF Knights Upsets Florida Gators 57-54 in Basketball for it’s Biggest Win in School History
2010-12-01
UCF (University of Central Florida) has been getting a lot of attention lately for it’s football program but the basketball program is accelerating quickly to catch up. In 2009, Jermaine Taylor was drafted from the Knights in the second round of the NBA draft and currently plays for the HoustonRead More →
Arnold Palmer’s Orlando Legacy of Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer Hospital, and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
2010-11-15
In the early 1960’s, Bay HillClub & Lodge opened in Orlando and held a golf exhibition played by future golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Palmer was so impressed with the course at the time that he bought the course with a group of investors in 1976 and boughtRead More →
Bill Clinton at Lake Eola
2010-10-31
Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America, will be holding a night-time rally in downtown Orlando on November 1, 2010 on the eve of the 2010 elections at 9:30PM. The gates to the rally will open at 9:15pm. Clinton will be in Orlando to support democratsRead More →
Air Force Week 2010
2010-10-29
Air Force Week has been going on all week with shows at UCF, Sea World, and Disney World. The week culminates on Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, 2010 with air shows throughout the day at the Cocoa Beach Pier in Cocoa Beach, FL. Cocoa Beach is about aRead More →
New Thrill Park On Deck
2010-10-12
WFTV is reporting that there are discussions about building a new “thrill park” behind the Festival Bay mall on International Drive. It would not be a theme park, persay, as there will be very little theming to the park and will instead be focused strictly on thrill rides. Whereas theRead More →
Music at the Casa
2010-10-11
The Casa Feliz Historic Home opens its doors Sunday afternoons this fall for the public to enjoy a full schedule of performances by some of Central Florida’s most talented musicians. While at the manor, guest can capture a glimpse of life in the early 20th century as they tour theRead More →
Gartner Symposium
2010-10-05
The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo will be held at the Swan and Dolphin hotel in Disney World on Sunday, October 17, 2010 through Thursday October 21, 2010. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will be one of the keynote speakers along with John Chambers (Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems) and Marc BenioffRead More →
NFL Sports Bars
2010-10-02
Want to know where in Orlando you can cheer on your favorite hometown NFL team like the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, New York Jets, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Bucs)? Kelly Fitzpatrick of the Orlando SentinelRead More →
Amway Center Grand Opening
2010-10-01
ENTER LEGEND! The Amway Center officially opened it’s doors today, Friday, October 1, 2010. The new $480 million arena is now the most technically advanced arena in the entire country and comes in at 875,000 square feet as compared to the old Amway Arena’s 367,000 square feet. The center willRead More →
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park
2010-09-26
I had driven by the Albin Polasek museum many times over the years traveling east and west on Aloma Avenue between Lakemont and Park Avenue in Winter Park. Naively, I had always seen this small museum as a place that looked like someone had randomly staged their house with michaelengoRead More →
Parking Garage Application
2010-09-22
Downtown Orlando has a new IPhone Application that can be used to locate a parking garage in downtown Orlando. The free application shows images of the parking garages and can be sorted by price. On nights of the Magic games, it will be common for some of the parking garagesRead More →
Bounce U Indoor Children’s Bounce House Birthday Party Review in Sanford
2010-09-20
Bounce U is an inflatable bounce house childrens attraction that contains several large bounce houses and slides for kids to play around with. Orlando Local Guide recently held a birthday party for a group of 2 years olds at the Sanford location and all participants had a great time. BirthdayRead More →
T-Rex Restaurant at Disney Springs in Disney World
2010-09-18
There are things that you say that you will never do before you have kids and places you say you will never go…and then you have a child and that all goes out the door. T-Rex restaurant in Disney Springs is one of those places. When trying to think of someplaceRead More →
After School Outreach Ministry
2010-09-16
Downtown Orlando is a great place to visit, from it’s upscale dining and steakhouses, movie theater, the new Amway Center, and Lake Eola. It’s also becoming a great place to live as scores of new residents take over the downtown condo’s that have sprouted up the last few years. Also,Read More →
Trinity Downtown BBQ Festival
2010-08-27
Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando is hosting an annual BBQ family festival at their church on Saturday, August 28th, 2010 from 11am to 6pm. The festival is open to everyone and not just church members. Trinity Church is within walking distance of downtown Orlando and is a block awayRead More →
Lukas Nursery and Butterfly Encounter in Oviedo
2010-08-22
In the city of Oviedo, there is a small attraction called the Lukas Butterfly Encounter. The 4,000 Sq Ft encounter is part of a much bigger nursery that is well organized and probably the biggest in the central florida area. The Lukas family came to Oviedo in 1906 and theRead More →
High Speed Rail in 2015
2010-08-21
Update – March 4, 2011: On Friday, March 4, 2011, the governor of the State of Florida, Rick Scott, put his ideological ideas on how money should be spent at the national level, with his Fox News Press Conferences, at the expense of the citizens that elected him in theRead More →
Winter Park Cady Way Run
2010-08-18
Length: 10 miles Description: The Winter Park Cady Way Run is a very scenic run through Winter Park that will have you passing by exquisite homes, Park Avenue, and Rollins College. Other points along the way take you down Alabama drive where you run along Lake Maitland as well asRead More →
Attend a Live Taping of Family Fued at Universal Studios and be a Part of the Studio Audience
2010-08-15
Updated May 14, 2011 – The Orlando Sentinel has reported that Family Feud will no longer be taping at Universal Studios. Original Story The popular game show, Family Feud, has a new home taping their shows throughout the year in Orlando at Universal Studios. Comedian Steve Harvey is the newRead More →
Book Signings: Bobby Bowden; Chelsea Handler; Mick Foley
2010-08-12
Florida State Football legend Bobby Bowden and Comedian Chelsea Handler will be visiting the Borders in Winter Park for book signings this fall and Hall of Fame wrestler Mick Foley(Cactus Jack/Mankind) visits the Barnes and Noble on East Colonial. Bobby Bowden – Friday, August 27, 2010 7:00 PM ———————————————————– FromRead More →