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Universal Studios to add restaurants and shops based on 'The Simpsons'
Borrowing a page from its Harry Potter playbook, Universal Orlando said Thursday it will soon add a collection of shops and restaurants with a common theme drawn from the world of the long-running animated television show "The Simpsons." The area, which...
Tags: The Simpsons (tv program), SeaWorld, Islands of Adventure, Orlando Restaurants, Travel
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Public Transportation, Beaches, Starbucks Corp., Government, Museums
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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, SeaWorld, Islands of Adventure, Amusement and Theme Parks, Entertainment
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Universal Studios: Twister attraction carries on, despite disaster in Oklahoma
Universal Studios' tornado-themed attraction has remained in operation at the theme park in the wake of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma. Twister -- Ride It Out is based "Twister," a 1996 film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. The pre-show,...
Tags: Tornadoes, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Blue Man Group: Revamped show debuts at Universal CityWalk on Feb. 24
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Blue Man Group officially introduces its refurbished Universal CityWalk show on Feb. 24 with about 50 percent new content and 50 percent "classic" routines, says Blue Man co-founder Phil Stanton. Many fan favorites survive the retooling but missing...Tags: Universal CityWalk, Amusement and Theme Parks, Concerts, Entertainment, Music
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Despite concerns, Jacobs will pool campaign donations for re-election effort
Before she was elected Orange County mayor, Teresa Jacobs pushed to ban corporate political donations and stop supporters from pooling their money beyond the $500 individual-donor limit. Jacobs lost the fight for those reforms — and now she...
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Velvet Sessions: The Fixx set for Universal's Hard Rock Hotel on May 30
The Fixx is in again. The English new wave band returns to perform at Velvet Sessions, a monthly lobby concert/cocktail party hybrid at Universal Orlando's Hard Rock Hotel on May 30. The group is best known for the hit "One Thing Leads to Another,"...
Tags: Music Industry
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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: SeaWorld, Gardens and Parks, Islands of Adventure, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Universal Studios: Now, about that Harry Potter dragon ...
If you've stared at the new rendering for Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter -- Diagon Alley, you probably noted a dragon, a fire-breathing one, perched atop what looks like the Gringbotts Wizarding Bank, high above the tourists visiting the...
Tags: Islands of Adventure, Fiction, Amusement and Theme Parks, Halloween Horror Nights
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Video: Universal Studios' construction beyond Harry Potter expansion
Now that Universal Orlando has shared some details about its Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion at Universal Studios, how about a little love for under-construction area across the lagoon? Previously, there was an eatery called International Food...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks
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10 burning questions about Universal's Harry Potter expansion
Universal Orlando has revealed some details about its Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion: It is under construction at Universal Studios and will be made to look like London scenes, including Diagon Alley -- from the popular Potter films, keeping...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Trips and Vacations, Gardens and Parks, Islands of Adventure, Fiction
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What may come to Wizarding World of Harry Potter 2.0 at Universal Orlando
After a year of construction, Universal Orlando has finally admitted that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will expand in 2014 with a detailed re-creation of London's Diagon Alley from the wildly popular series of books and movies. Photos: Top 10...
Tags: Google Inc., Gardens and Parks, Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Tourism and Leisure
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