Move over Kingda Ka, a new coaster is about to take the World’s Tallest Roller Coaster title! In 2017, “Skyscraper” is scheduled to debut at 570 feet tall. It will feature the worlds tallest inversion just before the coasters first drop at the rides maximum height. Joshua Wallack, a Florida developer, also dreamed of taking this vertical coaster design to Atlantic City, New…
Tonight we experienced the final farewell of the famed Christmas lights display at Walt Disney World. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has shined one last time with a VERY EMOTIONAL ENDING! Osborne lights have been a fan favorite and shining bright since 1995. Disney fans from around the world showed up for…
Quench your thirst for action at this 1940’s airplane hangar turned dive bar… which happens to be the ex-home of Indiana Jones’ sidekick and pilot! How did Indiana Jones’ barnstorming pilot Jock Lindsey end up in Disney Springs? The two globetrotters stumbled on Disney Springs in 1938 while chasing down a mythology-based tip in central Florida….
Are you visiting Walt Disney World for New Year’s Eve? Did you stay home? Here’s the skinny on what’s happening at each park and how to watch… EVEN FROM HOME! Epcot: It’s a night-long party throughout Epcot, with unique entertainment including a DJ and light show at the Future World Fountain Stage, dancing under flame…
Staying home for New Year’s Eve? We have the perfect way to ring in the new year! Disney fans can celebrate in their own living room while LIVE STREAMING Disney’s “Fantasy in the Sky” fireworks display LIVE from Magic Kingdom! That’s right, on December 31st at 11:45pm(est) fans can click start on the live stream for a magical countdown!…
Last week we stopped by Disney’s Magic Kingdom to visit the new Jungle Cruise themed restaurant, Skipper Canteen. The first we heard about the new restaurant was at the D23 Expo 2015. Since then, the jungle cruise themed restaurant has been built and had it’s official grand opening. The Jungle Navigation Co., Ltd. Skipper Canteen table service restaurant…
Pandora–The World of Avatar is a themed area currently being constructed in the south-west portion of Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World, Florida. Sunday we made a quick visit to the park, mainly to check out the progress on Avatar Land. Construction walls surround the new area. Now, take a look beyond the…
This past week, the big Orlando area parks (Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Orlando) are utilizing metal detectors that all guests must pass through before entering the parks. The walk-through metal detectors installed at Disney are similar to the ones that Kennywood, Six Flags, and Cedar Fair parks have been using for the past several years. A…
Universal has been inviting their guests to start a new “nontraditional” holiday tradition at Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure. If you checked out Universal’s holiday season schedule, you may have noticed that the celebration dates have changed for 2015. Celebrations are taking place from December 5 – January 2 (whereas before 2014, the celebration…
Every November, more than 28,000 attraction industry leaders, decision makers, and visionaries, make their way to Orlando for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo, also known as IAAPA. This Expo is the premier conference and trade show for the $39.5 billion global amusement park and attractions industry. The IAAPA Attractions Expo is the global…
KONG IS COMING! The all new immersive ride has been under construction for quite some time now, but is on schedule to debut at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure in 2016. The new attraction will take riders into the jungle island home of the gargantuan beast rather than the streets of civilization. Universal has worked with Peter Jackson…
Every year new rides and new technology is debuted at theme parks and fun centers around the world. Before those parks purchase and reveal the rides, they have a lot of planning and shopping to do.. usually around 5 years ahead of time. So right now, parks are looking at possible attractions etc for the year…