Cinco de Mayo 2026 in Orlando: Best Events & Block Parties
The ultimate guide to Cinco de Mayo 2026 in Orlando, featuring the Wall Street Plaza Block Party, Celebration Street Party, and the Epcot Mexico Pavilion celebration.Read More →
The ultimate guide to Cinco de Mayo 2026 in Orlando, featuring the Wall Street Plaza Block Party, Celebration Street Party, and the Epcot Mexico Pavilion celebration.Read More →
Halloween Horror Nights stands alone as the biggest Halloween event for the older kids. Universal doesn’t recommend the event for kids under the age of 13 but 16 and older may be a more appropriate age. The event can be pretty intense as the entire Universal Orlando theme park isRead More →
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando has taken the traditional haunted house celebrated during Halloween and ran with it. For more than 25 years, Universal has served up screams and scares with several haunted houses, scream zones, and shows. Halloween Horror Nights 2018 Haunted Houses Each year, Universal offers an entirely newRead More →
Rock The Universe is the annual Christian rock and roll festival that is Universal Studios’ answer to Disney’s Night of Joy. Most recently, Universal has added a new theater to host all of their concerts. Some of the artists to play Rock the Universe in recent years include Switchfoot, CastingRead More →
Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant at Disney Springs in Disney World is the missing Ireland pavilion that Epcot never had, with live Irish music and dancing placed in the old Pleasure Island area of Disney Springs. On St Patrick’s Day, Raglan Road goes all out to celebrate the event.Read More →
A Celebration of Harry Potter returns to Universal Orlando on Friday, January 28th, 2016 through January 31st, 2016 that celebrates all things Harry Potter with the movie stars of the films making appearances. A Celebration of Harry Potter The 2016 edition of A Celebration of Harry Potter will feature Rupert GrintRead More →
Wall Street Plaza in Downtown Orlando will be having their annual Super Bowl Block Party for the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 7th, 2016 and is the best place in Orlando to watch the Super Bowl. Admission is free and they will have a 16 foot LED Screen to watchRead More →
In New Orleans, the celebration of Mardi Gras is defined by the final three days prior to Ash Wednesday, when the lenten season begins leading up to Easter, but at Universal Studios Orlando, Mardi Gras is extended out beginning on every Saturday night and other select event nights beginning on Saturday,Read More →
Diana Ross, Fall Out Boy, 3 Doors Down, and Shawn Mendes highlight an impressive concert lineup for the 2016 Universal Studios Orlando Mardi Gras event that will be held on every Saturday Night and three Sunday nights beginning on Saturday, February 6th, 2016 and continuing through Saturday, April 16th, 2016. Concerts have started atRead More →
After the Halloween Parties in October, New Years Eve is the best time to check out Downtown Orlando. The city already comes alive each weekend as it is, but throw together the event of New Years Eve, and college students and alumni of the four schools playing in Orlando’s twoRead More →
The fourth annual Dance, Dream & Inspire will be held at the Hard Rock Live on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 at 6:30pm with a VIP party and silent auction. At 8pm, the ballroom dancing competition begins with several local leaders and celebrities that will benefit the Community Based Care of CentralRead More →
Not traditionally thought of as a spring break spot, Orlando has been making major inroads as a major spring break destination over the last few years with new attractions like the Wizard World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando. In fact, Orlando overtook Las VegasRead More →
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 →
For the last year and half, I have been visiting many restaurants and delicatessens around Orlando searching for the best Reuben sandwich, a hot sandwich made up of corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and a thousand-island type dressing. The sandwich bread is made up of grilled slices of pumpernickel or rye. Jason’s DeliRead More →
For years, Universal Studios has left the nighttime fireworks spectaculars to its competition to the south but in 2012 the theme park launched its Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular fireworks and fountain show to celebrate the movie studio’s 100th anniversary. Universal Studios Fireworks Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular is a fireworks show that celebratesRead More →
A Muffaletta is a popular sandwich that originated and is most famous in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also spelled sometimes as muffuletta, the muffuletta is a type of sandwich with round Sicilian sesame bread and is known to be rather large where most restaurants will offer a quarter or half muffaletta toRead More →
Harry Potter is the biggest attraction that has happened to Orlando since the Magic Kingdom opened at Disney World in 1971. During the weekend of November 11th through November 13th, 2011, Universal will be celebrating the Wizarding World of Harry Potter even more than they normally do with with theRead More →
Screamscape is the best theme park news and rumors site that covers the major Orlando theme parks of Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World. Screamscape Started in the Internet’s early days of 1997 by Lance Hart, Screamscape has been a trusted source of news and rumors about Orlando themeRead More →
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