Thursday, February 2, 2023

Flurry of theme park fests | Epcot Arts Fest podcast | Garden Rocks concert lineup

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

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February 2, 2023

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It's a flurry of theme park festivals

Theme park festival at Epcot, SeaWorld and Universal feature art, parades, beads and lots of food.

PODCAST: Epcot arts fest shines with Figment, brie and bread in France and a $4K painting (Ep. 175)

It's the most brows-able of the Epcot fests. The International Festival of the Arts showcases Disney artists, culinary dishes that look as good as they taste and Broadway musicians.

Disney: Garden Rocks concerts include Daughtry, Plain White T's, Switchfoot, more

Disney lineup for Epcot's Garden Rocks concerts include Switchfoot, Daughtry, Plain White T's, Piso 21, more

Disney: Tron ride will open with virtual queue, no standby line

Disney says Tron Lightcycle / Run ride will use virtual queue, Lightning Lane, double-sided lockers at April 4 opening

Legoland parks reach certified autism center status

All Legoland theme parks in North American have been designated as certified autism centers

Chester, Gatorland's notoriously rowdy rescue alligator, has died

Chester, longtime resident of Gatorland and former dog terrorizer, dies. He was the attraction's rescue alligator.

Theme Park Rangers Radar: Swig of Figment smoothie, sound of 'Star Wars,' Animal Kingdom parking (again)

Theme Park Rangers Radar goes to Disney World for Figment drink, listens to Star Wars land, ponders Animal Kingdom parking

It will be lit: Museum of Illusions turns on Life In Neon after-hours party

Museum of Illusions Orlando cranks up Life In Neon, an after-hours event mixing mind-bending exhibits, trippy lighting.

History center sets Black History Month activities

Orange County Regional History Center plans Black History Month events in downtown Orlando

5 things you might not expect Joe Rohde to say

Joe Rodhe, former Imagineer, talks about his Disney experiences, Marty Sklar, Adventurers Club, Animal Kingdom, more

ICON Park's Wheel is still closed after New Year's Eve power failure

Technicians have been looking at "thousands of components" on the attraction to determine what caused the ride's power failure and sudden stop on Dec. 31.

Comcast looks toward expansion of Universal theme parks

The company plans to increase its theme park spending budget by $1.2 billion this year compared with 2022.

SeaWorld promotes 8 executives in a bid for more growth

SeaWorld CEO Marc Swanson said in a statement that the transitions will help SeaWorld increase revenue, improve its theme parks and better manage operations and costs.

Disney unions urge 'no' vote on proposed contract, seeking better pay

The unions that represent Disney employees are urging workers to vote to reject Disney's most recent wage offer.

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