Man injured on Dragon Challenge Roller Coaster at Universal Orlando Islands of Adventure park

Earlier today a man riding in the front row of the Dragon Challenge Roller Coaster at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure theme park was injured and possibly blinded, when an object hit him in the head as he rode the dueling roller coaster attraction.

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Universal Orlando surprises Harry Potter Midnight Showing Guests with WWoHP visit

Well, this is cute, and a great idea.

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Universal Orlando surprises Harry Potter Midnight Showing Guests with WWoHP visit

Well, this is cute, and a great idea. This morning, the Universal Orlando Resort surprised guests who attended the midnight film screening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” at AMC Universal Cineplex 20 with exclusive, complimentary access to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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SeaWorld Pictures Presents Turtle: The Incredible Journey debuts in Orlando

Friday morning more than 150 kids from local Boys and Girls Clubs attended a private premiere of SeaWorld’s new movie, “Turtle: The Incredible Journey.” The 3D debut was held at Pointe Orlando on International Drive. For many of these children it was their first 3D film and a lot of fun was had by all

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TEA Theme Park Attendance Report Released

The Themed Entertainment Association(TEA) and Economics at AECOM have released their joint publication, the TEA/AECOM 2010 Theme Index today.

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Screamin’ Gator Zipline officially opens at Gatorland

Disclaimer: My wife is an employee of Gatorland, however we attended as part of the media for this story, and her employee status has not changed our editorial review of the attraction. Early this morning while the fog was still wafting across the swamp, Gatorland officially opened their newest attraction the Screamin’ Gator Zipline with Gatorswampblast (every other cool word concoction was apparently taken)

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The Grand Reef now open at Discovery Cove

This weekend marked the opening of a large expansion to SeaWorld Orlando’s neighbor park Discovery Cove.

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The Grand Reef now open at Discovery Cove

NBCUniversal to Buyout Blackstone Group’s half of Universal Orlando Resort

In a move that would put the two domestic Universal Studios theme parks back on the same track and under unified ownership, Comcast owned NBCUniversal has opted to agree to the Blackstone Group’s offer to sell their half of the Universal Orlando Resort. This also solves some potential licensing issues if Blackstone decided to sell their half to someone other than NBCUniversal

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Gatorland To Open Screamin Gator Zipline, over 1,200 feet of thrills

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Gatorland To Open Screamin Gator Zipline, over 1,200 feet of thrills

Legoland Florida sets out to hire 800 more Model Citizens

The announcement that LEGOLAND Florida would be coming to Polk County was greeted with the happy realization that the park would mean plenty of jobs for a region that had been hurting a lot in the recession. There have been hundreds of construction jobs created, a couple hundred of management and maintenance positions have been filled, and finally, the bulk of the expected 1000 jobs required to operate the theme park on a day to day basis are now open for applications. If you’re interested in one of those jobs you must apply online at www.LEGOLAND.com/jobs .

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