Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Hogwarts Castle Night Lights | SeaWorld Seven Seas Food Fest | Disney Bridal Showcase

The latest happenings at Disney, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and other Central Florida attractions.

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January 30, 2018

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First look: 'Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle' at Universal

Monday, Jan 29

Map projection show features all four houses of Hogwarts and is narrated by the Sorting Hat

SeaWorld Orlando's Seven Seas Food Festival returns

SeaWorld Orlando's Seven Seas Food Festival is returning with new dishes and markets, live entertainment and more fun Saturdays and Sundays from Feb. 17 to April 15. 

Disney tries to tempt couples with Bridal Showcase

Customized, experiential weddings are a growing trend. Disney World's next bridal expo shows off Dole Whip cakes and other options for happy couples.

Did Ellen DeGeneres really come face-to-face with her Epcot animatronic?

Her talk show writers found a life-size (and wild-haired) birthday gift for the host, who is turning 60

Rock Om! Yoga instruction comes to Hard Rock Hotel rooms

Three videos have original tracks by DJ Drek and instruction from yogi Marti Nikko

Disney expands scavenger-hunt lineup with Spike the honey bee

New activity in Epcot's World Showcase will have participants staking out plants during flower and garden festival

Discovery Cove adds nighttime buffet, dolphins in action

SeaWorld's day resort expands with Paradise Nights event on select evenings

Universal, Peyton Manning team up for Super Bowl ad

Two-time NFL champion touts theme parks, appears as the "vacation quarterback."

ITEC announces construction begins for Ripley's Believe It or Not! first Chinese location

Experts have called pointed to Asia — especially China where a growing middle class is emerging — as a hot spot for the attractions industry.

Hey, idiot! Stop taking flash photography on dark rides

In December, I took a trip to Walt Disney World. I'm a bona fide Disney nerd and semi-frequent park guest. (I aim to go at least once a year.) I had an amazing

SeaWorld partners with OCEARCH to share data

SeaWorld has announced a partnership with marine-data specialist OCEARCH, which tags sharks, in an effort to help animals.

Disney to give $1,000 bonuses to over 125,000 workers

Walt Disney Co. will give $1,000 bonuses to 125,000 of its workers and put $50 million toward higher education for them, the company said Tuesday.

Universal: Volcano Bay helps boost theme parks' revenue in Q4

The company's theme park division is coming off a strong third quarter when revenue grew by 7.7 percent to $1.6 billion, the company said in October.

Marvel releases trailer for 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'

Marvel Entertainment released the trailer for the "Ant-Man" sequel "Ant-Man and the Wasp."

Legoland Florida: Island in the Sky closed permanently

The observation wheel was installed in 1984, back in the Cypress Gardens days

Getting a leg up on Lego Ninjago Days

Legoland Florida's newest Ninjago event features ninja action, new film, character meet-ups and group builds on weekends through Feb. 3. And it's in the home of Ninjago: The Ride.

Aventura, Universal's next hotel, goes for clean, contemporary, distinct look

The hotel, near Interstate 4 and Cabana Bay Beach Resort, is scheduled to open this summer

Mark your calendar with some foodie events

The next few months are packed with foodie-related events, from festivals to galas to prix-fixe dinners in Central Florida.

'Need kidney' T-shirt at Walt Disney World goes viral, earns single dad a life-saving organ

He wore the shirt for a week at Disney, prompting countless park-goers to snap photos and videos of the message to share to their social media feeds. It worked.

Disney's gondola system picks up $3.8 million worth of electrical work

The cost for part of the Disney Skyliner project, a gondola system that will link Disney World hotels with Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios, will include $3.8 million earmarked just for related electrical services.

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