Busch Gardens Tampa Bay ~ Motown Hits added to 2011 Entertainment Lineup

Motown Entertainment at Busch Gardens Tampa

Motown Entertainment at Busch Gardens Tampa

 

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay introduces a new show to its already amazing daily entertainment lineup. Sweet Music: The Sounds of the Motor City features more than a dozen singers and dancers paying tribute to popular songs of the Motown era. Continue reading

Walt Disney World Marathon 2011 ~ Inspired To Run

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2011

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2011

 

Often people are inspired by someone or something to run a marathon. And their inspiration can also be inspiring to many others, which was the case this past weekend during the 18th Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. The stories that played out during the marathon weekend were amazing. Continue reading

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Announces Big Thrills and Big Names for 2011 Events

Exciting Line-Up For The 2011 Season

Exciting Line-Up For The 2011 Season

 

Big names in country, Latin, contemporary Christian and classic rock, plus a NEW extreme sports series and Florida’s first triple launch coaster are coming to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in 2011. Continue reading

Kennedy Space Center Weekly Update

Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex

Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex

 

Experience exhibits dedicated to our nation’s astronauts, including the world’s largest collection of personal memorabilia and realistic astronaut training simulators. Explore a rare collection of astronaut artifacts and see remarkable displays, exhibits and tributes dedicated to the heroes. Continue reading

Arabian Nights Dinner Show ~ Black Stallion Literacy Foundation Serving Children Since 2000

Orlando's #1 Dinner Show Also Has A Big Heart On Literacy

Orlando's #1 Dinner Show Also Has A Big Heart On Literacy

 

Did you know that the owner of Arabian Nights Dinner Show in Orlando, FL., Mark Miller, also co-founded The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation? That’s right, he did with Tim Farley, author Walter Farley’s son. The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation is based on the classic books of Walter Farley and the natural connection between children and horses. Continue reading

Epcot Center ~ A Look Back At Their Theme Park Merchandise

A very cool blast from the past from Epcot Center

A very cool blast from the past from Epcot Center

 

If given the option to live in a Theme Park, I would move to Epcot this afternoon. My family first visited then EPCOT Center in July 1983, and I was immediately hooked (perhaps it was the dream of tomorrow, seeing “John Hench purple” everywhere, or that Figment of Imagination). Of the things I collect, I love EPCOT Center merchandise from pre-opening to around 1985. After reading the many incredible memories shared in “The Florida Project” post, I thought a follow-up post about my favorite park was in order. Continue reading

Walt Disney World ~ Happy New Year 1966

Walt Disney Happy New Years

Walt Disney Happy New Years

 

Walt Disney was the Grand Marshal of the 1966 Tournament of Roses Parade, and together with Mickey Mouse, he brought in the new year with thousands of fans along the five-mile parade route in Pasadena. The theme that year was “It’s A Small World.” Continue reading