Kissimmee Gateway Airport … Location is Everything!
October 23, 2014 Comments Off on Kissimmee Gateway Airport … Location is Everything!
One of the hidden jewels of the Central Florida and Orlando area is Kissimmee. It’s a place where local people live and it’s also a place where people love to come on vacation. The City of Kissimmee has around 65,000 residents and is part of Osceola County. Located south of Orlando, Kissimmee is the closest […]
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The Orlando Eye construction on International Drive carries on at a frantic pace as nearly two thirds of the wheel is now complete. Over the last ten days we’ve visited a couple of times to keep an eye on progress and here are the latest photographs. The following photos were taken on 13th October 2014: […]
Continue reading …Orlando Eye Construction Continues Ready For Spring 2015 Opening
October 13, 2014 Comments Off on Orlando Eye Construction Continues Ready For Spring 2015 Opening
Over the last few weeks we have been keeping an “eye” on construction of the new giant observation wheel on International Drive. Known as “The Orlando Eye”, construction progress is now clearly visible from Interstate 4 and approximately half of the wheel is now complete. The 400 foot-tall cantilevered observation wheel is the “little sister […]
Continue reading …FREE Halloween Event Returns to Old Town This Weekend!
October 10, 2014 Comments Off on FREE Halloween Event Returns to Old Town This Weekend!
One of the best FREE events for Halloween returns this weekend as Old Town hosts it’s 4th “An Old Town Halloween” event. Billed as Central Florida’s Greatest Halloween value, the event is open on both Friday and Saturday nights throughout October. This year’s the event will feature four unique “Haunt Zones”, each with ghostly hosts, […]
Continue reading …New Narrators At Epcot’s Candlelight Processional Line-Up
October 3, 2014 Comments Off on New Narrators At Epcot’s Candlelight Processional Line-Up
New voices join an illustrious list of celebrity narrators when Candlelight Processional returns to Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort this holiday season. During this favorite holiday tradition, the rich sounds of a full orchestra and choir fill the America Gardens Theatre as a special celebrity guest narrator takes the stage for a stirring retelling […]
Continue reading …Brick-or-Treat Begins This Weekend at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
October 3, 2014 Comments Off on Brick-or-Treat Begins This Weekend at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
Guests invade LEGOLAND® Florida Resort beginning this weekend for the kid-friendly Halloween celebration of Brick-or-Treat presented by Wells Fargo! This spooky event takes place weekends in October, featuring trick-or-treating along the brick-or-treat trail, super brick build activities, the largest LEGO® Jack-O-Lantern in the world, Halloween entertainment and an all-kids costume contest with brick-tastic prizes! What: […]
Continue reading …Summer Travel Up at Orlando International Airport
October 2, 2014 Comments Off on Summer Travel Up at Orlando International Airport
Orlando proved to be a popular destination this summer as both domestic and international traffic increased nearly 4.2 percent at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in August. “The report of strong summer travel was good news,” says Frank Kruppenbacher, Chairman of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “International traffic numbers rose by double-digits each month in June, […]
Continue reading …Norm Lewis, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris to be the opening performers at Orlando’s new Dr. Phillips Center
October 1, 2014 Comments Off on Norm Lewis, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris to be the opening performers at Orlando’s new Dr. Phillips Center
Broadway star Norm Lewis (pictured above left) will join veteran country singer Emmylou Harris (pictured above right) and nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow (pictured above center) as headliners in a nearly three-week celebration of Orlando’s new performing-arts center. Dubbed the “Grand Premiere,” next month’s series of opening events at the downtown Dr. Phillips Center […]
Continue reading …Orlando’s Magical Dining Month is back!
September 9, 2014 Comments Off on Orlando’s Magical Dining Month is back!
September is a great month to be in Orlando as not only is it a quieter place to be, as the tourists go back to their normal lives, but it is a magical place to dine. September is the month where 70 local fine dining restaurants come together to provide savory appetizers, enticing entrees and […]
Continue reading …Rip Off Hotels … But Then, We All Know That!
August 26, 2014 Comments Off on Rip Off Hotels … But Then, We All Know That!
Earlier today Peter Greenberg was on CBS This Morning to discuss how many hotels are just like airlines in that they try to charge guests extra fees… lots of extra fees! In 2013, hotels earned an additional $2.25 billion from fees and surcharges, which increased by 6 percent from the previous year. That’s nearly double […]
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