Attention “Family Friendly” Polk County businesses and attractions, there is a new site where you can list your information — The Polk Family Fun Guide. If you are looking for family friendly dining, entertainment, shopping and more, the Polk Family Fun Guide is the place to begin your search. Visitors can start their search with [...]
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Here is a press release from Legoland Florida. POLK COUNTY, FL (Feb. 24, 2010) – The excitement is building since the announcement of LEGOLAND® Florida in January, and now future guests and job seekers can follow the progress of the family theme park at www.LEGOLANDFloridaResort.com. The website includes a press page with photos and video [...]
I know I’m a bit behind with this, but the story is too good to ignore. I’ll be following the progress and reporting back to you. I guess I’m just a big kid, but I am so excited about Legoland coming to Florida. A front-loading tractor was positioned Thursday morning outside the Magnolia Mansion at [...]
Fantasy of Flight is a great place to visit for die hard aviation enthusiasts or people with just a casual interest. And now Florida residents can see it for less. Dads can get in free June 18 — 21 with the purchase of any full-price admission, including adult, senior or youth. Florida residents can take [...]
Trinity Broadcasting Network, the parent company of Orlando area attraction The Holy Land Experience, has purchased a seven acre office complex adjacent to the park. Trinity Broadcasting Network, which pulls in $200 million in annual revenue, said it has no immediate plans to redevelop the property, the Bay Colony Technology Center. Instead, it intends to [...]
Space Mountain, one of Walt Disney World’s most popular attractions, will close for renovations later this year. Disney reported today that the Magic Kingdom ride will close April 19 so that the 34-year-old attraction can be freshened up. Park officials expect the ride to reopen later in the year, but no date has been set.
Known as Florida’s first attraction, Cypress Gardens will be closing on November 17th. This morning Land South Holdings LLC, the company that owns the park, announced Cypress Gardens would close after this Sunday for major renovation, with a reopening scheduled for March 2009. Plans call for a renewed focus on three areas — the ski [...]
Winter Haven’s Cypress Gardens theme park is changing their hours of operation. Via the News Chief: Cypress Gardens Adventure Park’s weekend-only schedule of open days in September might stop at the end of that month, but it also could stretch into October. “Right now, we’re not sure,” park co-ower Rob Harper said Sunday. [...] Harper [...]
More and more Floridians are staying close to home and keeping their vacation dollars in the state. Joe VanHoose wrote for the Ocala Star Banner: Vacations are expensive. Some tourists are cutting back, and it’s not just at the racetrack. Attractions in Central Florida are feeling the sting felt by their clientele. Daytona Beach Visitors [...]
An announcement will be included as part of today’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex according to the Orlando Sentinel. Officials from Disney and Jostens Inc. will announce the construction of a 70,000-plus square-foot arena today as part of 10th-anniversary celebrations for Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. The [...]
