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SeaWorld's Antarctica could further tilt Orlando's tourism market
Three years ago, Harry Potter loosened Mickey Mouse's grip on Orlando's theme-park market. Now, Puck the Penguin is ready to try pulling Mickey's fingers even farther apart. After more than a year of construction, SeaWorld Orlando this week will...
Tags: Comcast Corporation, Travel, International Travel, Coca-Cola Co., Antarctica
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Universal parks 1st with 1-day pass above $90
Universal Orlando raised ticket prices once again over the weekend, becoming the first of Orlando's big theme-park operators to lift base prices above $90. The price of a one-day, one-park Universal ticket is now $92, before tax. That's a 3.4 percent...
Tags: Prices, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Amusement and Theme Parks, Entertainment, Islands of Adventure
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Florida water park guide
Special CorrespondentNot only does Florida have spectacular coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico but the state also has plenty of other opportunities for relaxing, refreshing, renewing H2O fun -- at many water parks around the state. Here's a selection of...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Orlando Hotels, Discovery Cove, LEGO Group, Tampa
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Florida's Fourth: Red, white, hot and boom!
Special CorrespondentWith July 4 landing on a Thursday this year, it is easy to put together a four-day getaway that costs us only one workday. If the idea of a mini-vacation in Florida to take in the Fourth festivities is appealing to you, here are some popular...Tags: Festive Events, Orlando Hotels, Trips and Vacations, Music, Holidays
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SeaWorld Orlando: 'American Idol' alum Lauren Alaina to sing Antarctica's theme song
Former "American Idol" contestant and country singer Lauren Alaina has recorded the official theme song for SeaWorld Orlando's upcoming attraction Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. She recorded two versions of the song called "Antarctica: One World,...
Tags: Antarctica, Lauren Alaina, Scott McCreery, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Letters to the Editor: Jason Collins, jury duty, and background checks
Collins' 'coming out' My Valencia colleague and friendly acquaintance Jack Chambless is surely being purposely obtuse when he suggests that Jason Collins' coming out as homosexual is "no more significant" than Chambless admitting he's a straight,...Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, U.S. Air Force, Tim Tebow
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Don't miss: El Gran Combo at SeaWorld's Viva la Musica
WHAT: Viva la Musica festival is wrapping up at SeaWorld Orlando on Saturday. Featured performers are El Gran Combo, a salsa orchestra based in Puerto Rico. The fest also salutes Latin heritage and cuisine. WHEN: Concert at 3 p.m. Festival area opens at...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Letters to the Editor: SeaWorld's tax breaks, right to pray, Obama's Muslim joke
SeaWorld's tax breaks Scott Maxwell's column, "Tax breaks for SeaWorld shift burden to you," on Wednesday bashing SeaWorld for not paying current income taxes is a great illustration how the uninformed press is ruining our country with misleading...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, White House, Sports, Amusement and Theme Parks, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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SeaWorld's shares details of cuisine at Antarctica's new Expedition Cafe
Theme park foodies will soon have a new eatery to add to their list, with the opening of the eclectic Expedition Cafe, which is part of SeaWorld's new Antarctica expansion. The restaurant will feature a variety of food from around the world, mirroring...
Tags: Antarctica, Trips and Vacations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Research, Restaurants
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Universal Orlando: Harry Potter expansion to open in 2014 at Universal Studios
Universal Orlando has revealed details about its much-anticipated expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It will open in 2014 at Universal Studios, the company said today. The new area, under construction atop the old Jaws ride and Amity...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Islands of Adventure, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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This week at theme parks: All-American Rejects, Village People, Willie Colon
This week is backloaded with musical events at Orlando theme parks, including the wrap-up of Universal's Mardi Gras season. + The All-American Rejects are the final performers for this year's Mardi Gras celebration at Universal Studios. The group, known...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Mardi Gras, YMCA, Music, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Tourism lobbyists plead with House to kill hotel-tax legislation
Tourism industry officials scrambled through the weekend to out to members of the Florida House of Representatives to get them to kill a measure that would allow small coastal counties to spend their hotel taxes on lifeguards. "We have been in contact...Tags: Florida Legislature, Orlando Hotels, Tourism and Leisure, Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel
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