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Fun Spot America Opens Their New Expansion Area!

By Agent K on May 10, 2013 / Fun Spot Orlando / Leave a comment

Today just after 5PM Fun Spot America opened their gates to the new back area of their new expansion. Although the coasters are not quite ready, there are new rides, such as the Enterprise (formally the Wheelie at Six Flags Over Georgia), Rip Tide, and Tilt – A- Whirl with new locations for the Paratrooper and the double decker carousel topped with the Statue of Liberty. The new kiddy coaster was also under construction. The area had a midway feel with brick pavers along the path. The Sky Coaster was also not ready, but a new eating/party area was open and

SkyScreamer Opens at Six Flags Over Georgia

By chris on May 10, 2013 / Six Flags Over Georgia / 1 Comment

Yesterday Destination South was invited to attend the Media Day preview of Six Flags Over Georgia’s new for 2013 attraction, SkyScreamer. SkyScreamer is billed as a 24-story version of the popular Starflyer style ride. The ride is a tower in which 32 riders swing at 40 miles per hour. SkyScreamer takes the spot formerly occupied by the Wheelie, and will open to Gold Passholders this weekend (May 11-12). The ride will have a second preview for all Season Passholders next weekend (May 18-19), followed by the official grand opening during Memorial Day weekend. Destination South was able to get in

Major Expansion Announced For Universal Studios Florida

By chris on May 8, 2013 / Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida / Leave a comment

Today Universal finally announced what many in the theme park world have been anxiously awaiting: an all new expansion to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Dubbed The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, guests at Universal Studios Florida in 2014 will be able to step into the shoes of Harry Potter as he viewed the Wizarding World for the first time. Potterverse favorites such as the Leaky Cauldron, and Gringotts Bank are sure to be staple must-see experiences in this new area. So far there are two attractions confirmed for the area. The first will be a

The World Visits Dollywood As The 2013 Season Begins!

By eriktn on March 23, 2013 / Dollywood / Leave a comment

- Saturday: March 23, 2013 - Dollywood opens for the 2013 season by welcoming the World, and the lovely country singer herself! Here’s what’s happening at Dollywood now as the park kicks off the new season in grand fashion. Festival of Nations 2013: The start of the new season means the start of the park’s very popular Festival Of Nations, which runs every Spring. New additions to this year’s F.O.N. include Cirque Shanghai (pictured above) which will be an incredible Chinese acrobatic show. Other new additions include Mystic India, Mariachi Divas from Mexico, Glass Duo from Poland, and Ugandan Children’s

New Disney World passholder card gets you into parks faster

By Agent K on March 23, 2013 / Walt Disney World / Leave a comment

LAKE BUENA VISTA – Getting into Walt Disney World just got easier for annual passholders. Wednesday, Disney unveiled a new card for passholders to replace their current paper passes. The new card takes advantage of the new touch-to-enter feature Disney has been adding to the theme parks’ entrance gates. A photo posted on the official Disney World Passholders’ Facebook account shows what appears to be a plastic card being swiped across a round sensor containing the iconic Mickey Mouse symbol. It sure looks a lot faster than entering your pass into the ticket slot. So, when can passholders get their new card?

End is near for Disney Channel Rocks show, Countdown to Fun parade at Hollywood Studios

By Agent K on March 23, 2013 / Walt Disney World / Leave a comment

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March 21, 2013|By Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel Disney World is pulling the plug on two of its live-entertainment options at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park next month. The last day for the Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun parade and the Disney Channel Rocks street show will be April 6, a Disney World spokeswoman confirms. Countdown to Fun features characters from animated films such as “Toy Story,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “The Incredibles,” “Up,” “A Bug’s Life” and “Ratatouille.” It debuted in early 2011, taking over for a similar presentation known as Block Party Bash. Countdown to Fun reused many of the costumes and altered

LEGOLAND Florida Announces New Park Expansion

By chris on March 20, 2013 / LEGOLAND Florida / Leave a comment

Yesterday, LEGOLAND Florida announced an expansion to the park centered around their Legends of Chima LEGO brand line which will inclue a new attraction. The area, dubbed World of Chima, is set to open this summer. The centerpiece of this new area will be the Quest for CHI interactive water ride. Full details can be found in the press release/video from LEGOLAND: LEGOLAND® FLORIDA ANNOUNCES MAJOR PARK EXPANSION OPENING SUMMER 2013 – THE WORLD OF CHIMA PRESENTED BY CARTOON NETWORK Immersive new interactive water ride being built simultaneously with roll out of major new product line and

Walt Disney World Announces Disney Springs Transformation for Downtown Disney

By chris on March 15, 2013 / Walt Disney World / Leave a comment

Disney Springs will feature new highly themed areas, such as the Landing (pictured)

Yesterday the Walt Disney World Resort announced major changes coming to its Downtown Disney area of the resort. Dubbed Disney Springs, this multi-year, multi-phase transformation of the Downtown Disney area will bring new shops, restaurants, activities, and easier convenience to visit the area with consolidated bus areas and new multi-level parking decks. The announcement was made on the Disney Parks Blog: Announcing Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort Earlier today, we unveiled plans for Disney Springs, the exciting, multi-year transformation of Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort, and I’d like to give you all a glimpse

Fun Spot Update

By Agent K on March 15, 2013 / Fun Spot Orlando / Leave a comment

Tags: Fun Spot, GCI, Phase

Fun Spot America is looking great! A green arch now welcomes guests on the North side of I-4 acting as a beacon to fun. This green arch is towering over 3 go cart tracks, and a lot of construction. A VERY picture-es suspended kiddy coaster with yellow track, trimmed with supports of blue, “Rocket Man” looks nearly completed. The GCI Wooden coaster themed to a train is living up to the wonderful architecture a GCI tends to provide. There is a 4th go-cart track (green track) has winding supports in the new construction area, and signs around the existing park countdown less than 50 days

Upload with Shaquille O’Neal was filmed in front of a live studio audience at Universal Studios Florida

By Agent K on February 21, 2013 / Universal Studios Florida / 1 Comment

Tonight at 10:30pm Universal Studios Florida will have another production in the books with the premier of Upload with Shaquille O’Neal on TruTV. The series is hosted by Shaq with co-hosts Gary Owen and Godfrey as they review and comment on some of the funniest videos on the internet. The series will also show the the hosts create their own viral videos, prank others and make parodies of recent pop culture stories. Each week also feature a guest comedian. It is the concept of Tosh . O but in a Sports Center setting.