SeaWorld® is the world’s best-loved marine park! Take your seat for the awe-inspiring marine shows, delight in the close-up animal experiences and take the plunge on a thrilling roller coaster. [More]
9 November 2012 12:13 Brittany.McHugh
It's that time of year again! Are you ready for some amazing times in Orlando? Here's a quick list of things that will guarantee a great, unforgettable and magical Christmas and New Year's! 1. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.Fireworks, parades and live entertainment with favourite Disney characters all come together in this fantastic event! Children can meet and greet loved Disney characters, tell Santa what they want for Christmas, and indulge in some complimentary cookies and hot cocoa. They can even be surprised with magical snowfall on Main Street! There will also be special access to many popular Magic Kingdom attractions. Pamper yourself with the magic from November 9th to December 21st, held on select nights at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom attractions. 2. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights. Be amazed as you behold millions of glittering lights perfectly synced to holiday music! Sheets of multi-coloured lights cover the buildings and other decorations, guaranteeing a spectacular sight. Watch the lights dim and flare into life every ten minutes on the Streets of America, in Disney’s Hollywood Studios Theme Park. This wondrous event can only be seen between November 9th to January 6th, and you may be lucky enough to experience a flurry of snow at the end of the night! This attraction is included in the standard admission ticket. 3. Festival of the Seasons. Enjoy some holiday shopping in Downtown Disney amongst live entertainment, festive holiday décor, and holiday carollers. There are also fun photo opportunities and visits to Santa Claus! However, you can only experience it through November 16th to December 17th. 4. SeaWorld Christmas Celebration. If you want to see the Christmas tale told with carollers, large puppets and live animals, then SeaWorld Orlando is your next holiday destination! The SeaWorld Christmas Celebration also includes Shamu Christmas – Miracles which features seasonal music, a story of reflection and understanding, friendship and love, the everyday miracles around us…and, of course, the killer whales! Enjoy a special Sesame Street Christmas performance with fun music and celebration, Winter Wonderland with ice skaters who dazzle the senses, and more! However, these can only be seen through November 17th to December 31st. 5. Holidays around the World and Candlelight Processional. An international celebration of Yuletide traditions, this event put on at Disney World’s Epcot Theme Park includes festive decorations and live entertainment. The Candlelight Processional is held at the America Gardens Theatre and retells the story of Christmas with a guest narrator, 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir. This is a great way to celebrate Christmas and is an unforgettable experience. However you need to book in advance for this event, only available from November 23rd to December 30th. 6. Busch Gardens Christmas Town. Watch Tampa Bay transform into a wintry wonderland in Busch Gardens. Attractions such as Celebration Village, Candy Cane Lane, Miracle Way, Poinsettia Parkway and Sesame Street A Very Furry Christmas and many more are all available through November 30th to December 23rd. 7. Musical celebration of Holiday Fun and Excitement.Experience Christmas – or should I say, GrinchmasTM – at Universal Orlando Resort! Join in on the fun with Macy’s Holiday Parade with larger than life balloons from Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. The Celebration is included in your normal admission ticket, and can only be experienced from December 3rd to January 1st. 8. New Year’s Eve Party at DisneyQuest Interactive Theme Park. Fun, games and dancing are all included in this spectacular party, held in Downtown Disney! Five floors fuelled by electronic Disney innovation and imagination provides entertainment and includes access to all DisneyQuest attractions and video games. There will be a DJ dance party complete with party favours, New Years Eve countdown and confetti drop at midnight, as well as a coupon for select food and drinks! 9. New Years Eve at SeaWorld.Spectacular musical celebration and fireworks, done SeaWorld style! Celebrate a connection to the sea, sea life and the world in this beautiful event, a truly fantastic way to bring in 2013! 10. Busch Gardens New Year’s Eve.A great way to welcome the New Year! Busch Gardens’ New Year’s celebrations include special musical entertainment, DJs, rides all evening long, holiday events, and fireworks at midnight. All of this is included in the standard admission ticket.
12 July 2012 13:39 Meghan Hayden
With summer in peak-season and hotter than ever it is only appropriate that we provide some water park trivia to our Love Orlando Ticket fans.Did You Know? Wet ‘n Wild Orlando was the world's first “official” water park, opening in 1977. It currently remains one of America's only water parks to be open year-round. The winner for the tallest, fastest single-person, free-fall waterslide in the world is Disney’s Blizzard Beach "Summit Plummet" standing at 120-feet tall! Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando is #1 top waterpark in the World with the highest US and World attendance record of 2,059,000 per year. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando is the largest outdoor wave pool in the U.S. at 115 feet wide and about 395 feet long. The Dolphin Lagoon at Discovery Cove® hold 3 million gallons (11.3 million liters) of water. Comparable to filling up four Olympic-size swimming pools! SeaWorld® Orlando's Manta® roller coaster's first plunge provides all the power the flying coaster needs to speed through multiple loops, inversions and twists for the next 3,000+ feet (900-meter).