Orlando News - Part 47

Historic Launch Blasts SpaceX Rocket Dragon Into Space

May 22, 2012 Comments Off

At 3:44 a.m. this morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at last from Cape CanaveralAir Force Station on its way to a rendezvous with the International Space Station and possibly heralding a new era of space transportation. On Thursday the Dragon should reach the station, orbiting the Earth at 17,000 mph. If a series […]

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US National Soccer Team at ESPN Wide World of Sports

May 21, 2012 Comments Off

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has brought his team to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World to begin training for their upcoming matches against Scotland, Brazil and Canada. The team will train in Orlando until May 25, when Klinsmann will select a final 23-man roster for the upcoming […]

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Lance Armstrong wins Central Florida Ironman triathlon

May 20, 2012 Comments Off

Lance Armstrong, the seven time Tour de France champion, won today’s Ironman 70.3 Florida at Lake Eva Park in Haines City as he dominated the field to finish in a time of 3 hours, 45 minutes, 38 seconds. After the race Armstrong said : “It feels good. I can’t lie that I didn’t want to […]

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Orlando Solar Bears Announces Partnership With NHL’s Minnesota Wild

May 10, 2012 Comments Off

Orlando Solar Bears partners Jason Siegel, Joe Haleski and Bob Ohrablo joined Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to welcome the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild and the AHL Houston Aeros as affiliates for the Solar Bears as they begin their Out of Hibernation season in October 2012. The announcement was made this afternoon at RDV Ice […]

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Sad News as Visit Orlando CEO Gary Sain Dies

May 5, 2012 Comments Off

It’s a sad day for the Orlando community today as news has reached us that Visit Orlando CEO Gary Sain has died from a suspected heart attack after collapsing at a Boys and Girls Club event that he was speaking at. Gary was the top executive at the Visit Orlando organization and we had several […]

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Florida Leisure Announces Guest Blogger Michelle Salyer

March 29, 2012 Comments Off

For the best part of the last five years this blog has mainly existed because of the posts I have created. It’s been a fun time as we’ve explored some of the great things to do in Orlando and Central Florida together. In that time we’ve gone from just a few people following or “liking” […]

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Explosion in Orlando and Amway Arena Disappears

March 25, 2012 1 Comment

One of Orlando’s landmark buildings is no more. Demolition crews imploded the old Amway Arena at 7.30am this morning with a series of blasts that deliberately left standing four corners of the structure that will be removed later. Sirens warned the crowd of the event about to happen and a huge plume of dust rose […]

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First Lady Visits ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney

February 11, 2012 Comments Off

First Lady Michelle Obama, Disney Channel stars Debby Ryan (“Jessie”), Roshon Fegan (“Shake It Up”), and Disney XD stars Doc Shaw and Kelsey Chow (“Pair of Kings”) and Olivia Holt (“Kickin’ It”), and the hugely popular “Phineas and Ferb” character Perry the Platypus, along with choreographer Rosero McCoy, joined nearly 1,500 kids and families at […]

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Osceola County Fair – 10/19 February

February 9, 2012 Comments Off

The Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show and Osceola County Fair will kick off with a spectacular Demolition Derby on Opening Day, tomorrow, Friday, February 10 at 7 P.M. The hard hitting, fast paced action is an interesting start to the fair that runs through 19th February and one that is sure to be a lot of […]

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Mecum Breaks Records In Kissimmee

February 1, 2012 Comments Off

In the wake of the 2012 Mecum Kissimmee auction, the list of shattered records continues to grow. The Florida auction kicked off Mecum’s 25th year and a staggering 2,158 vehicles crossed the block, the most in company history. The six-day event, held at Osceola Heritage Park on January 24-29, 2012, achieved a 30% increase in […]

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