Following on from Disney’s newly vamped Studios and the new rides at Universal comes some reviews of 3 more attractions. WHEN the SeaWorld and Discovery Cove folk build a water park, you know it’s going to be swimming in fun. And Aquatica, just down the road from its sister parks, has gone for a real biggie […]
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So SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are expanding eastward — to Dubai. Dubai intrigues me, I haven’t been there yet but several people I know have and all of them love it. This news, released yesterday by the Anheuser-Busch Companies and Nakheel, a major Dubai real estate developer, is sure to send shockwaves around Central Florida, San […]
Continue reading …ORLANDO IS A DREAM DESTINATION FOR FILMMAKERS
February 28, 2008 Comments Off on ORLANDO IS A DREAM DESTINATION FOR FILMMAKERSOne of my passions is acting, but unfortunately I am now limited to making small cameo appearances as an extra … or background entertainer. One of the movies I worked on last summer is now due for a release in March, but here is what Orlando’s movie critic thought of the preview last night. Last […]
Continue reading …SIMON IS BACK … MEANER AND NASTIER THAN EVER!
February 28, 2008 Comments Off on SIMON IS BACK … MEANER AND NASTIER THAN EVER!Last night “Sniping” Simon Cowell returned with a vengeance skewering contestants for their appearance, singing and attitudes … it was vintage Cowell, especially the way he rounded on Seacrest. It was like Muhammad Ali vs Stephen Hawking … no contest. It also set us remembering some of Simon’s classic zingers … here are just a […]
Continue reading …$20 Million…what price a reputation?
February 27, 2008 Comments Off on $20 Million…what price a reputation?MANAGER Leonard Ellerbe has defended a decision to have his unbeaten boxer, Floyd Mayweather, take part in a professional wrestling program in Florida next month. Mayweather, considered by some to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, claims to have been offered $US20 million ($21.45 million) to take part in Wrestlemania XXIV on March […]
Continue reading …Orlando flexed its muscle to land showcase WWE event
February 24, 2008 Comments Off on Orlando flexed its muscle to land showcase WWE eventCOUNTDOWN TO WRESTLEMANIA February 24, 2008 Like true wrestling theater, the City of Orlando knew it had to make a big splash to land WrestleMania 24. Enter Mayor Buddy Dyer, a trip to WWE headquarters and a borrowed catchphrase. Before we tell you how this all unfolded, let’s start from the beginning, to get the […]
Continue reading …We all know where the mind wanders when a project that includes the words “adult” and “night” is planned. Add the word “Disney” to it and the very meaning of those two words together can go for a toss. Yes, the beans have been spilled: Disney is planning a $520 million, adult theme park called […]
Continue reading …Last night I was dragged to a Rascal Flatts concert in Orlando by my wife and daughters and not being much of a fan I really wasn’t looking forward to it. But, life is sent to try us and we have to battle on… sometimes when you do things you don’t want to, it works […]
Continue reading …When Randy Jackson declared the amazingly average Carly Smithson “the best vocal of the last two days, the best vocal of the top 24 right there” he definitely played into the hands of the conspiracy theorists who wrote this article earlier in the week. Scandal sells though … Randy Jackson Using American Idol to Push His Failed Artists? […]
Continue reading …DISNEY “PRINCESS” LOHAN-INNOCENCE LOST (WARNING NUDITY)
February 21, 2008 Comments Off on DISNEY “PRINCESS” LOHAN-INNOCENCE LOST (WARNING NUDITY)From the “what were you thinking” files. I think Lilo has fallen overboard in a hard way … one for flaunting her imperfect body (she should’ve done 2 million sit ups, not 250) and two for believing she could compare to Marilyn Monroe. The only possible common ground is that Lohan is unlikely to see 40 […]
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