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Harry Potter attraction marks millionth butterbeer
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Turns out butterbeer is just as popular with Muggles as with witches and wizards. Universal Orlando officials said Thursday that the one-millionth mug of the delicious frothy, butterscotchy libation was sold over the...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Fiction, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling
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Universal Studios to add restaurants and shops based on 'The Simpsons'
Borrowing a page from its Harry Potter playbook, Universal Orlando said Thursday it will soon add a collection of shops and restaurants with a common theme drawn from the world of the long-running animated television show "The Simpsons." The area, which...
Tags: Orlando Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Universal parks 1st with 1-day pass above $90
Universal Orlando raised ticket prices once again over the weekend, becoming the first of Orlando's big theme-park operators to lift base prices above $90. The price of a one-day, one-park Universal ticket is now $92, before tax. That's a 3.4 percent...
Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Prices, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Universal Studios Orlando
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SeaWorld's Antarctica could further tilt Orlando's tourism market
Three years ago, Harry Potter loosened Mickey Mouse's grip on Orlando's theme-park market. Now, Puck the Penguin is ready to try pulling Mickey's fingers even farther apart. After more than a year of construction, SeaWorld Orlando this week will...
Tags: Jim Atchison, Corporate Officers, Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Universal Orlando: Harry Potter expansion to open in 2014 at Universal Studios
Universal Orlando has revealed details about its much-anticipated expansion of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It will open in 2014 at Universal Studios, the company said today. The new area, under construction atop the old Jaws ride and Amity...
Tags: SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Universal Studios Orlando, Trips and Vacations, Movies
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Universal Studios: Now, about that Harry Potter dragon ...
If you've stared at the new rendering for Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter -- Diagon Alley, you probably noted a dragon, a fire-breathing one, perched atop what looks like the Gringbotts Wizarding Bank, high above the tourists visiting the...
Tags: Halloween Horror Nights, Amusement and Theme Parks, Fiction, Universal Studios Orlando
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What may come to Wizarding World of Harry Potter 2.0 at Universal Orlando
After a year of construction, Universal Orlando has finally admitted that the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will expand in 2014 with a detailed re-creation of London's Diagon Alley from the wildly popular series of books and movies. Photos: Top 10...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Artists, Harry Potter (fictional character), Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Robert A. Iger, Kentucky Derby
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10 burning questions about Universal's Harry Potter expansion
Universal Orlando has revealed some details about its Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion: It is under construction at Universal Studios and will be made to look like London scenes, including Diagon Alley -- from the popular Potter films, keeping...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Theme Park Vacations, Amusement and Theme Parks, Fiction
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Local parks report 12 injuries in 1st quarter
Orlando's big theme parks disclosed a dozen injuries combined during the first three months of 2013, according to updated state filings. Included in the latest report: a rare reported injury from SeaWorld Orlando, which said a 72-year-old woman...
Tags: SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Travel
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Frommer's: SeaWorld's Antarctica, Universal's Transformers among 'most exciting' 2013 additions
Two under-construction Orlando theme-park attractions are among the eight "most exciting additions of 2013," according to a post on Frommers.com, a national travel website. The story, written by Jason Cochran, lists SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica --...
Tags: Antarctica, Six Flags Over Georgia, SeaWorld, Six Flags Inc., Amusement and Theme Parks
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Universal Studios: Inside the Transformers ride
Summer is coming, and so is the Transformers ride at Universal Studios. Transformers: The Ride -- 3D remains on target for a summertime opening, Universal Orlando officials said during a brief tour through the ground level of the structure on Friday. ...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Transformers (movie), Universal Studios Orlando
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