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Although Central Florida has never quite lived up to its reputation as “Hollywood East,” many classic – and some extremely medicore – movies have been shot in the Orlando, Florida area over the years. The brief list below highlights some of the more notable films that were partly or wholly shot in Central Florida, as…
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Take a safari adventure at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, watch killer whales perform at SeaWorld Orlando, swim with bottlenose dolphins at Discovery Cove and witness the world-famous “Gator Jumparoo” at Gatorland. All of these once-in-a-lifetime opportunities and much more are available in Orlando – “The Vacation Capital of the World.” Make Disney’s Animal Kingdom…
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Below are the top 10 most popular U.S. theme parks based on 2011 attendance figures: 1. Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park – 17.1 million visitors 2. Disneyland – 16.1 million visitors 3. Epcot – 10.8 million visitors 4. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park – 9.8 million visitors 5. Disney’s Hollywood Studios – 9.7 million visitors 6. Universal’s Islands of Adventure – 7.7 million visitors 7. Disney California…
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12 O’Clock High (1944) – Eglin Air Force Base A Flash of Green (1984) – Fort Myers A Guy Named Joe (1943) – Tampa Absence of Malice (1981) – Matheson Hammock Park, MIami Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993) – Miami, Orange Bowl Adaptation (2002) – Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Homestead Any Given Sunday (1999)…
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From 1971 to 1982, Disney’s Magic Kingdom offered ticket books that categorized attractions based on an “A” to “E” scale. E tickets were used for the eight most popular Magic Kingdom attractions: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Country Bear Jamboree, Hall of Presidents, Haunted Mansion, It’s a Small World, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean…
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CYPRESS KNEE MUSEUM – Palmdale, Florida (1951-2000) AFRICA U.S.A. – Boca Raton, Florida (1953-61) MIRACLE STRIP AMUSEMENT PARK – Panama City Beach, Florida (1963-2004) SIX GUN TERRITORY – Silver Springs, Florida (1963-84) PIRATE’S WORLD – Dania, Florida (1966-75) CIRCUS WORLD – Haines City, Florida (1974-86) MYSTERY FUN HOUSE – Orlando, Florida (1976-2001) XANADU: HOME OF…
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Big Shoals State Park in White Springs features the largest whitewater rapids in Florida. Wakulla Springs Lodge at Wakulla Springs State Park was built in 1937 by financier Edward Ball. Royal Palm State Park was created in 1916 as the first protected area in the Everglades. The Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park features one…
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6. The boats used for the Plaza Swan Boats attraction, which operated seasonally at Disney’s Magic Kingdom from 1974-1983, now float in Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. (The Lake Eola “swan boats” are two-person pedal boats as opposed to the Plaza Swan Boats, which were 26-passenger, natural gas-powered boats that were put up for sale…
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“. . . EPCOT will always be a showcase to the world for the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise.” – Walt Disney Epcot, which originally stood for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow,” opened on October 1, 1982, as Walt Disney World Resort’s second theme park. Learn all about the fascinating history of Epcot…
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The 1964-65 New York World’s Fair featured the extensive use of Disney’s state-of-the-art audio-animatronic technology at exhibits such as Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and It’s a Small World. As part of his “Florida Project,” Walt Disney secretly started purchasing 27,433 acres of swampland in Central Florida for approximately $180 an acre…