Friday, September 18, 2020

Central Florida theme parks start celebrating Halloween; Disney water park to reopen in spring; more

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

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First look: Disney dresses up Magic Kingdom for Halloween

The Halloween season feels different yet familiar at Walt Disney World this year. The resort canceled Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party events at Magic Kingdom in response to the...

SeaWorld drive-in to have Halloween movies — funny and frightening ones — in lineup

SeaWorld expands its drive-in movies concept to Halloween fare. There will be a family-friendly film early, followed by a more fear-inducing one as a nightcap.

PODCAST: How to celebrate Halloween at Disney, Universal and Seaworld (Ep. 66)

The Halloween season is officially here at area theme parks. Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld are rolling out plans that mix a pinch of past fan favorites with new...

Orlando haunted house roundup: Here's what's open this Halloween

While this Halloween won't quite resemble the holiday of years past, some attractions are finding innovative ways to open as drive-thru haunts or implementing reduced capacity and social...

Disney: One water park will reopen in March; passholder refunds on way

Walt Disney World is planning to reopen one of its closed water parks next spring, according to the resort's website. Both Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon have been closed since mid-March.

5,400 Universal Orlando workers go on extended furlough; resort warns recovery could take until 2021

Universal Orlando has alerted the state that 5,400 furloughed employees won't be back to work anytime soon as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is expected to stretch in 2021.

Universal theme park attendance is at about 25%, company chief says

"I'm optimistic for the long term" on Universal theme parks rebounding in the future, Comcast chief said.

9 very Orlando proposals and gender reveals

Here are nine unique places to pop the question or reveal your baby's gender in Central Florida.

New procedures, old favorites at Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival

What can Disney foodies and fans expect from this year's version of their favorite Epcot festival? Even with the pandemic-related policies in place, they'll find old favorites and new flavors.

Orlando's ugly secret is out: Poverty thrives in the shadows of tourism | Commentary

Orlando is a fantasy land of theme parks for visitors. But many of the workers here can't even make ends meet and end up living in sad-sack motels in Kissimmee.

Disney Plus review: 'Great Mouse Detective' clues us in on problem-solving, Sherlock

Disney's "Great Mouse Detective" mixes literature, science and scifi in a late 1800s setting. The 1986 film is a take-off on Sherlock Holmes and powers of deduction.

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