Orlando Science Center and Blue Man Group
National touring exhibit featuring Blue Man Group opening in Orlando Saturday, May 25 Blue Man Group—Making Waves, the national touring exhibit supported by Harman/Becker Automotive Systems, created by the Boston Children’s Museum and Blue Man Group, and powered by JBL®, will open at Orlando Science Center on Saturday, May 25. The 1,500-square-foot exhibit—designed to bring [...]
The Science of Wine Returns to Orlando Science Center
One of the largest collections of wines of any Orlando event is coming to Orlando Science Center on Saturday, May 11, 2013. The Science of Wine is not just another wine tasting, but an oenological odyssey with presentations on multiple aspects of wine growing and wine tasting as well as the opportunity to sample more [...]
Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog opens at Orlando Science Center
Board the Birdwell Island ferry and journey to the world of Clifford™, America’s beloved crimson canine, in Orlando Science Center’s newest traveling exhibit Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog. See Emily Elizabeth™, a life-size Clifford and many other residents of Birdwell Island when the exhibit arrives on Saturday, May 4. Inspired by Scholastic Entertainment’s [...]
“The Last Lions” at Orlando Science Center
Special Engagement Showing of National Geographic Movies’ “The Last Lions” at Orlando Science Center
Orlando Science Center will host special showings of National Geographic Movies’ “The Last Lions” this weekend only in the Digital Adventure Theater: A National Geographic Experience. Friday, April 19 – 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20 – 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 21 – 3:15 p.m. Monday, April 22 – 3 p.m. In Botswana’s Okavango Delta, an [...]
Celebrate Science with Jim Henson’s Sid the Science Kid at Orlando Science Center
Orlando Science Center is participating in the first-ever national Celebrate Science with Sid the Science Kid event. This fun, family interactive event aims to get young children excited about science. Event includes screenings of “Sid the Science Kid: The Movie” in the Digital Adventure Theater: A National Geographic Experience and giveaways. It all happens on [...]
Last chance to see Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
This is your last opportunity to view the exhibit before it travels to a science center far, far away. The exhibit’s last day is Sunday, April 7. Orlando Science Center will host six R2-D2 units represented by the R2 Builders Club plus costumed members of the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion and the Mandalorian Mercs to [...]
Interview with Star Wars Clone Wars Star Ashley Eckstein
Final Weeks of Orlando Science Center Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
With less than two weeks remaining to see the most exciting exhibit in Orlando Science Center’s history, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination is jumping to hyperspace and leaving this galaxy on April 7. Don’t miss your last opportunity to view and explore the out-of-this-world technologies seen in all six Star Wars films, how they [...]
Meet Ashley Eckstein—hometown hero at Orlando Science Center
Meet Ashley Eckstein—hometown hero, voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars®: The Clone Wars™ and founder of the popular female sci-fi merchandise line, Her Universe™—at Orlando Science Center on Saturday, March 23 as part of the final days of the blockbuster exhibit Star Wars®: Where Science Meets Imagination. Eckstein will participate in question-and-answer panels, autograph [...]
Astronaut Robert Springer Returns to Orlando Science Center
On Saturday, March 9, 2013, former NASA astronaut Robert Springer will speak at the Orlando Science Center to discuss how science fiction can inspire real space exploration and technology. Springer will speak from 1 p.m.–2 p.m. Springer has spent more than 20 years dedicated to space exploration, including performing as Mission Specialist aboard Space Shuttle [...]
“Meerkats 3D” Premieres at Orlando Science Center on March 2
The Orlando Science Center will partner with National Geographic Cinema Ventures (NGCV) to rebrand their newly-renovated Digital Adventure Theater as the “Digital Adventure Theater, Presented by National Geographic.” The partnership will launch on Saturday, March 2 with the premiere of “Meerkats 3D.” With this branding partnership, the Science Center will gain special access to one [...]
Meerkats 3D Coming to OSC
Orlando Science Center and National Geographic Partner on New Digital Theater; Premieres “Meerkats 3D” on Saturday, March 2 The Orlando Science Center will partner with National Geographic Cinema Ventures (NGCV) to rebrand their newly-renovated Digital Adventure Theater as the “Digital Adventure Theater, Presented by National Geographic.” The partnership will launch on Saturday, March 2 with [...]
Last Two Days to See “Star Wars Episode I 3D”
Today and Tomorrow—Last Two Days to See “Star Wars®: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D” on the Big Screen of the Digital Adventure Theater Next Week, Prepare for “The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey 3D” Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:50 p.m. Orlando Science Center The first Hollywood feature film to [...]
Otronicon Update
Experience the Virtual World with Virtusphere Virtusphere consists of a 10-foot hollow sphere which is placed on a special platform that allows the sphere to rotate freely in any direction according to the user’s steps. Wearing a wireless, head-mounted display, the user is able to walk and run while being immersed in a virtual environment. [...]
Four-Day Otronicon Event Starts Today
The eighth annual Otronicon is in full swing at Orlando Science Center. Multiple industry partners join the Science Center to celebrate the impact of interactive technology in the way we live, learn, work and play. Otronicon is the Science Center’s largest annual event with an average of 2,500 visitors each day – more than 10,000 [...]
Get Your TRON On At Otronicon!
Pay homage to the movie franchise that launched video games into the mainstream consciousness by seeing “TRON: Legacy 3D” in the new Digital Adventure Theater during Otronicon. Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde and directed by Joseph Kosinski, the sequel to its cult film predecessor is presented in high definition 3D [...]
Level Up! Otronicon Returns to Orlando Science Center
For the eighth consecutive year, multiple industry partners join Orlando Science Center to celebrate the role interactive technology plays in the way we live, learn, work and play during Otronicon January 18–21, 2013. This year, partners including EA SPORTS, University of Central Florida and Florida Hospital for Children demonstrate Orlando’s impact on the world of [...]
