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NASA officials are getting ready to launch their new spacecraft Orion atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The mission, called Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) is set for December 4. Continue reading “The first test launch of Orion: one step closer to Mars”
The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts officially opened its doors in downtown Orlando after a 25-year period of planning and fundraising. Construction works began three years ago.
Hundreds gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held at the corner of South Street and Orange Avenue on Thursday morning. Mayors Buddy Dyer and Teresa Jacobs, governmental officials, donors, members of the arts and over 100 representatives of the media attended the event. Dyer called the grand opening of the center “once-in-a-lifetime event” for the city. While speaking at the ceremony, officials said they expect the center to host 300 events a year and emphasized the positive economic and cultural impacts on the Central Florida community. Continue reading “The $500 million Dr Phillips center finally opened its doors”
The Chinese government has formally approved the development of a $3.25 billion Universal Studios theme park in the Chinese capital.
Tom Williams, chairman and chief executive officer of the Universal Parks and Resorts, announced plans and unveiled some details for the new theme park at a launch ceremony two weeks ago. Continue reading “Universal Studios to open a theme park in Beijing”
A flight from Houston was delayed at Orlando Airport, after a traveler began showing signs of illness. The plane was bound for BWI.
The incident happened at 3 pm last Monday on flight 718 of Southwest Airlines, according to airport officials. Immediately after it was revealed that the passenger had traveled to Kenya in West Africa in August, the pilot notified the Center for Disease Control. The man was isolated and removed from the flight. Continue reading “Ebola scare delayed flight at Orlando Airport”
The billionaire founder of Virgin Group has been set under fire in a new campaign by animal rights groups for its partnership with SeaWorld. Richard Branson’s company is criticized to sell packages to SeaWorld where whales and dolphins are kept and perform in tanks for tourists. The campaign is held by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), a wildlife charity which is dedicated to the worldwide conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises. Continue reading “Richard Branson under attack to stop selling SeaWorld trips”
Orlando International Airport is the first airport in the US to use Lockheed forecasting software, officials announced a week ago. The new software is being already used by more than 20 Europe and Asia airports. Continue reading “Orlando Airport to use Lockheed software”
Loews Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to open a 1,000-room hotel at Universal Orlando.
Loews Sapphire Falls Resort will debut in the summer of 2016. The hotel will be located between the recently opened Cabana Bay Beach Resort and Loews Royal Pacific Resort Continue reading “Loews Hotels & Resorts to bring a 1,000-room hotel to Universal Orlando Resort”
Disney is planning to use drones as part of their theme park shows. Last week, the mega-amusement park filed for three drone patents, envisioning flying robots that could animate giant puppet Disney characters, carry large aerial projection screens or act as floating pixels in virtual fireworks shows.
According to the three recently published patent applications, the first one describes the use of multiple drones that pull the strings on super-large marionettes, moving their limbs. In the second patent application, Disney suggests drones that carry flexible projection screens Continue reading “Drones coming to Disney World”
After the iSquare Mall + Hotel project has been approved by the Orlando City Council on August 11, Abdul Mathin, chairman and CEO of The Blackmine Group unveiled more details on the new development. Mathin said after his company bought the site, he had a vision for the project in 2007. However, Continue reading “Mathin’s Vegas-style multimillion-dollar complex is set to come to Orlando’s I-Drive by summer 2017”
The popular franchise, Alien vs. Predator, has been added as an all-new maze to the 24th Halloween Horror Nights line-up at Universal Orlando, the theme park announced a week ago.
This year is the 10th anniversary of the iconic film and the 35th anniversary of the original film “Alien”. Continue reading “Alien vs. Predator – the new addition to Universal’s 2014 Halloween Horror Nights”