Share 11-11-11. This perfect calendar reading comes just once every one hundred years and promises a day filled with love and luck. Eleven couples – including Orlando hometown couple, Bob and Liz– are ready to make it count! The 11 pairs of sweethearts are preparing for the big day in Times Square and will be [...]
ShareOld Town, popular for its weekly car cruises, is introducing exciting changes to the Kissimmee adventure park that will bring visitors to new heights. The new Pepsi AMPVenture Experience offers a 300-foot-long zip line, four-story ropes challenge course and 35-foot rock climbing wall. The zip line, more than 45 feet above ground, takes adventurers zooming [...]
Share While coaches of the Arena Football League’s Orlando Predators remain active in their pursuit of free agents for the 2012 season, the Preds front office staff has been busy assisting the local community. On Friday the Preds joined local dignitaries, including Orange County Commissioner Lui Damiani, for a special fundraiser at Orlando Executive Airport [...]
ShareActor Michael Roark, who was featured in the recurring role of Frank on TV’s The Vampire Diaries, faces a sin-city clan of bloodsuckers in the new Ultimate Gamble: Vampire Casino haunted house at Howl-O-Scream. The actor, who also a graduated law school at the University of Florida, visited Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream on Thursday night with [...]
ShareIt’s the Hollywood premiere of Puss In Boots’ new 3D movie and YOU are his personal guest of honor! Walk the red carpet lined with paparazzi and have your picture taken with Puss in Boots himself. Enjoy gourmet theater food and beverages in the pre-function area, while rubbing shoulders with other beloved DreamWorks stars such [...]
ShareThe Pub Orlando, a British inspired restaurant and bar, has been announced as the newest tenant at Pointe Orlando. Located on the property between The Oceanaire Seafood Room and Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar, The Pub Orlando will occupy 7,975 square feet and seat approximately 220 patrons. The venue is scheduled to open during the first [...]
ShareThe Digital Bookmobile National Tour (www.digitalbookmobile.com) will showcase the free eBook and audiobook download services from Orange County Library System in the Orlando area on November 11. At this free event, readers of all ages will learn how to download digital books from the library through interactive demonstrations and high-definition instructional videos. A gadget gallery [...]
Share Fusing elements of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop and punk, Southern California-based band Slightly Stoopid has earned a reputation as one of the great party bands in the business. So bid farewell to 2011 and welcome 2012 with Slightly Stoopid at Hard Rock Live Orlando. starts at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 [...]
ShareActually, cheetahs are strict carnivores, but the residents of Busch Gardens’ Cheetah Run were curious to explore the new smells and textures that three oversized pumpkins provided. Busch Gardens’ zookeepers introduced the pumpkins to the cheetah habitat on Tuesday for some special Halloween-themed enrichment for Kasi and Mtani, and Cheetah Run’s adolescent female cheetahs. [...]
ShareAn all-new track driving experience, featuring some of the world’s fastest and most exotic supercars, is coming to Orlando in January, 2012. This heart-pounding exotic car driving experience is being designed by Petty Holdings LLC, best known for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, the undisputed leader in automotive ride and drive entertainment in the U.S. [...]
