Posted inArts & Entertainment The $1,200 in your coronavirus stimulus check is exactly how much you need to build a guillotine Heads are rolling. by Daniel Hill April 3, 2020August 4, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment The coronavirus outbreak is forcing Florida-based cruise lines to face the consequences of shady business practices The long history of questionable practices seems to have finally caught up to the industry. by Ken Storey March 31, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment SeaWorld just furloughed over 90 percent of its workforce “The Company looks forward to welcoming back its ambassadors and guests when it is safe to open again.” by Dave Plotkin March 27, 2020March 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment SeaWorld Orlando will close following concerns over coronavirus On Wednesday, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, SeaWorld offered Florida resident discounts of up to 60 percent. by Dave Plotkin March 13, 2020July 1, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will temporarily close due to coronavirus Officials said the closure starts on Monday, March 16. by Colin Wolf March 13, 2020June 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando will close due to coronavirus pandemic Disney Cruise Line is also shutting down all departures starting Saturday for the rest of March. by Dave Plotkin March 12, 2020March 23, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Disneyland and Universal Hollywood close due to coronavirus, but Florida theme parks remain open Walt Disney World is waiving its $50 fee for visitors to postpone their trip to another date in 2020. by Seth Kubersky March 12, 2020April 27, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment America’s first dual tailspin water slide opens at Tampa’s Adventure Island next month If you’re a pass holder you get to ride a day early. by Jenna Rimensnyder February 25, 2020April 15, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Land permits reveal exciting new details about Universal Orlando’s new park Epic Universe The park will be the most expensive Universal has ever built, with a price-tag expected well north of six billion dollars. by Ken Storey February 24, 2020October 11, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment SeaWorld agrees to pay $65 million settlement in shareholder lawsuit over ‘Blackfish’ Internal emails revealed SeaWorld executives had been complaining about Blackfish hurting sales from late 2013 to early 2014. by Dave Plotkin February 11, 2020August 18, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment With 117 new ships on the way, Florida’s cruise industry faces new challenges The era of the mega-liner is over. by Ken Storey February 11, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay named among top new attractions by USA Today Noticeably absent from this list was any mention of any new Disney attractions. by Kat Piccolo February 10, 2020April 23, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment PETA, which owns stock in SeaWorld, takes credit for ending controversial dolphin show PETA said that it hopes SeaWorld will continue to act further by completely phasing out the use of live animals in their shows. by Lillian Hernández Caraballo February 7, 2020August 1, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Disney parks almost never close, but the company is taking unprecedented steps to address coronavirus Disney parks have only ever closed ahead of weather-related issues, or in response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. by Ken Storey January 30, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment The cast of ‘The Office’ will reunite at Orlando’s MegaCon this spring The cast will appear at a free spotlight panel, and photo ops and autographs will be available for an additional fee. by Colin Wolf January 28, 2020April 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment One of the rarest rollercoasters in the nation may come to SeaWorld Orlando, new documents hint The project name “Penguin” has some suspecting this project might be a drop coaster similar to Bolliger & Mabillard’s SheiKra, found at SeaWorld Orlando’s sister park Busch Gardens Tampa. by Ken Storey January 28, 2020April 15, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment After years of rumors, Universal officially confirms Super Nintendo Land is coming to Orlando “I think the next big thing on the horizon is Nintendo,” said executives on the call. by Dave Plotkin January 24, 2020April 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment A Saved By The Bell reunion, Weird Al, and more coming to Orlando’s upcoming MegaCon Time out…. by Kat Piccolo January 20, 2020August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment You can turn in your Gasparilla beads for free admission to the Florida Aquarium Just depends on how many pounds of beads you bring in. by Kat Piccolo January 20, 2020April 24, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment ZooTampa just welcomed a new endangered baby white rhino The calf is the seventh white rhino born at the zoo as part of their Species Survival Plan. by Kat Piccolo January 17, 2020March 6, 2025