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Check the cool attractions at the theme parks before the heat hits
April is a sandwich month for Orlando attractions, resting between the spring break and summer vacation crowds. It's a tasty time for locals because the theme parks are less congested and the temperatures aren't as high as they will be. Here are five...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations, Gardens and Parks
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Chocolate Kingdom: Near Orlando, a new attraction is a sweet repast
Disney's Animal and Magic Kingdoms offer visitors a theme-park experience with a touch of whimsy. Before it was torn down, Skull Kingdom on International Drive offered guests frightening fun. And there are countless structures in Central Florida...
Tags: Arts and Culture, International Drive, Alfred Hitchcock, Old Town (Osceola, Florida), Travel
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History Center's exhibit lifts Universal's curtain
A new exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center flashes back to the early days of Universal Orlando and demonstrates the relentless churn of theme-park entertainment. "A Year in the Life: Backstage to Onstage at Universal Orlando Resort"...
Tags: Universal CityWalk, Entertainment Events, Holidays, Universal Orlando Resort, Mardi Gras
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Best of the new — and renewed at Orlando theme parks
Here are my picks for the best happenings at theme parks and attractions for 2012. •Best new costumes: Storybook Circus, Magic Kingdom. Step right up and see the red, ringmaster-inspired costumes — complete with tails — that fit the...
Tags: Diana Ross, Discovery Cove, Trips and Vacations, Mardi Gras, SeaWorld
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Shamu may not loom so large in future
If SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment's new foray onto the big screen and other new businesses like hotels and more boutique parks are a success, the company will certainly see an increase in attendance and profits.
And, perhaps, this important side effect...Tags: Blackstone Group, L.P., Orlando Hotels, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Aquatica
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CEOs give thanks for family, colleagues
This week begins the fourth holiday season since the start of the recession — and the almost-as-ruthless recovery.
Foreclosures are still a mess. The federal deficit looms over the government's budget like a TSA agent, ready to pat down Social...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Winter Garden, Amway Center, Corporate Officers, Florida Hospital
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Will Disney’s magic beat Potter’s?
Orlando's theme park ecosystem is changing. Like organisms that once fed off of one another in a relationship that was more symbiotic than competitive, Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando are now hunting on a recession-altered...Tags: Marketing, Conservation, Orlando Hotels, Aquatica, Environmental Issues
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Corporate parties stay low key
Less is still more on the corporate holiday party circuit this year.
Filet mignon and sushi are out. Gussied-up macaroni and cheese and tomato soup are in.
A Sentinel story over the weekend reported that some of the lavish celebrations that used to be...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Art Basel, Auction Service, Economy, Business and Finance, Holidays
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Macy's Holiday Parade at Universal Studios: A little New York, big time
While visiting Universal Studios two years ago, for a microsecond, I thought I spied Mr. Snuffleupagus from "Sesame Street."
It was a gentle, lumbering being, not as big as a mammoth, alright, but it wasn't Snuffy. Instead, it was an elephant —...Tags: Natural Resources, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Trips and Vacations, Environmental Issues
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New year brings new theme park options
Big deals are coming to Central Florida's theme parks and attractions. In the coming years, we'll be able to visit an "Avatar"-based land within Disney's Animal Kingdom, see even more of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter somewhere at Universal Orlando...Tags: Discovery Cove, Natural Resources, Mardi Gras, Roberto Clemente Jr., Busch Gardens Orlando
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Senate committee to scrutinize tax breaks for CSX, Universal Orlando, Publix and others
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Florida Senate’s Finance and Tax subcommittee plans to scrutinize a dozen different tax-incentive programs this afternoon. The list includes several programs that have been the subject of Orlando Sentinel stories in recent months. Among them: ...
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