Some people say you can't really put a price on fun. But I'm guessing many of those people are billionaires and mortgage defaulters. ...more

December 7, 2008

The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood won the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea Award for Best Attraction at the 2008 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo in Orlando this week. ...more

November 19, 2008

Great gastronomic journey: Eating our way through seven major Orlando attractions to provide a primer on where to find the tastiest offerings. ...more

November 7, 2008

A former Plant City High student is organizing a community choir in part to fill the gap left by reductions in the school's music program. ...more

September 17, 2008

PLANT CITY A former Plant City High student is organizing a community choir in part to fill the gap left by reductions in the school's music program. ...more

September 16, 2008

As if there aren't enough tourist attractions in the Orlando area. Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. The company has built similar wheels in Berlin, Beijing and Singapore. ...more

June 27, 2008

Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. ...more

June 26, 2008

Busch Entertainment Corp, which operates Busch Gardens Tampa Bay along with nine other U.S. theme parks, could become an attractive buyout target if a Belgian brewer moves ahead with a $46 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., according to published reports. ...more

May 28, 2008

ORLANDO - About 1,000 young people turned out today at Disney's Wide World of Sport's Champion Stadium to audition for an ABC reality show based on "High School Musical." ...more

May 7, 2008

As many as 14 Hernando High School seniors were sent home Saturday for possession of alcohol during an annual class trip to Orlando theme parks. ...more

April 29, 2008