Universal Orlando Resort has announced that the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will celebrate its grand opening at Islands of Adventure on June 18, 2010. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will feature three themed attractions: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (which lies within Hogwarts Castle), Flight of the Hippogriff and Dragon Challenge. For more information about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, visit www.universalorlando.com.
Sponsored by The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA), Bacchus Bash 2010 will take place at Orlando Premium Outlets on Friday, April 9, 2010. Billed as “Orlando’s largest street party,” Bacchus Bash will feature food, specialty drinks and live entertainment from premier hotels and restaurants. Samples range in price from $2 – $5 in “Bacchus Bucks.” All net proceeds benefit the CFHLA Educational Trust Fund, which provides scholarships and grants to local hospitality students and schools. More than 25,000 people are expected to attend Bacchus Bash 2010. Don’t miss it! For more information about Bacchus Bash 2010, visit www.bacchusbash.org.
The 51st-annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival will take place March 19-21, 2010, at Central Park in Winter Park. Hours are Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM and Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Approximately 300,000 people are expected to attend the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. For more information about the 2010 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, visit www.wpsaf.org.
The 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational will take place March 22-28, 2010, at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Although there is no official word yet whether six-time tournament champion Tiger Woods will join the field, here is a impressive list of current player commitments for the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational:
Jose Feliciano (video above) helped launch the 2010 Flower Power Concert Series at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 5-7, 2010. Below are the remaining concerts in the 2010 Flower Power Concert Series. Concerts take place at the America Gardens Theatre Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5:15 PM, 6:30 PM and 7:45 PM.
Paul Revere & The Raiders - March 12-14, 2010 David Cassidy - March 19-21, 2010 Starship Starring Mickey Thomas - March 26-28, 2010 Tony Orlando - April 2-4, 2010 Ricky Nelson Remembered Featuring The Nelsons - April 16-18, 2010 Atlanta Rhythm Section - April 23-25, 2010 Fran Cosmo (Former singer of Boston) - April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010 Davy Jones - May 7-9, 2010 Chubby Checker & The Wildcats - May 14-16, 2010
For more information about upcoming events at Walt Disney World Resort, visit www.orlando-florida.net.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will tape two episodes at Univeral Orlando Resort on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Guests joining Ellen will include the always unpredictable Sharon Osbourne and Usher, who will perform both a song from his upcoming CD, Raymond v. Raymond, and one of his greatest hits. Episodes are set to air Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2, 2010. Ellen will her viewers inside Universal Orlando Resort and show them all of her favorite rides and attractions, including Universal’s newest thrill ride, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. Ellen also hopes to explore the highly anticipated attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The tapings of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will take place on the Lagoon Stage, located at Universal CityWalk in the heart of Universal Orlando Resort. The Lagoon Stage is an outdoor, waterfront amphitheatre, seating 1,000 people and overlooking the entrance to the Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure theme parks.
March 2, 2010 The 17th-annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will take place March 3 – May 16, 2010, at Walt Disney World Resort. Here are a few fun festival facts:
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will run 75 days and feature 30 million blooms, 60 tons of topiary and 600 butterflies.
At 14 feet tall, Goofy [...]
Universal to Host Halloween Horror Nights XX All new experiences mark the 20th year of the nation’s best, most intense Halloween event – Halloween Horror Nights XX at Universal Orlando Resort! For 24 nights beginning September 24 and running through October 31, Halloween Horror Nights will reveal Fear as he has never been seen or experienced before. Fear and what he has [...]
Mark Your Calendar for Central Florida Halloween Events Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Magic Kingdom Park September 14, 18, 21, 23, 28 & 30, 2010 Halloween Horror Nights XX (“Twenty Years of Fear”) Universal Orlando Resort September 24, 25 & 30; October 1-3, 7-10, 14, 17-20-21, 24, 27-28 & 31, 2010 Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens Tampa Bay September 24-25, 2010 (Freaky Preview) September 30; October [...]
Vero Beach Magazine Features Westgate River Ranch An authentic dude ranch that lies just 50 miles from downtown Vero Beach, Westgate River Ranch was featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Vero Beach Magazine: “Instead of mechanical park rides and automated animals, this old world – so near yet so far from the madding crowd – was populated by livestock and [...]
