Earth day Celebrations in Orlando include ‘Party for the planet at Disney’s Animal Kingdom’ April 22nd 9am to 3pm.
At Universal Orlando special events with the theme of conserving the environment will be held around the park through the week starting 17th April 2011 to April 24th 2011.
At Lake Eola Orlando ‘Central Florida Earth Day’ will be an organised free event on April 23rd 2011.
The Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be building a new exhibit to house the space shuttle ‘Atlantis’ when the shuttles retire. The announcement was given earlier this week.
The exhibit should open in 2013 at The Cape Canaveral location.
The remaining shuttles will go to museums in Washington and California. The prototype will be exhibited in New York.
For more information go to….
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/apr/HQ_11-107_Orbiter_Disposition.html
If you want to stay at a lavish hotel and be in walking distance of Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Universal City Walk there is a choice of three outstanding AAA Four Diamond Award hotels.
The Loews Portofino Bay Hotel…With an Italian theme, based on the seaside village of Portofino, its outdoor cafe’s and cobbled streets create an Italian Riviera feel.
The Hard Rock Hotel…Is in the style of a Californian Mansion with the theme of Rock and Roll, stay here and pretend you are a Rock and Roll celebrity and be surrounded by memorabilia.
The Loews Royal Pacific Resort Hotel…Feel like you are staying on an Island in the South Seas when you reside at this tropical themed hotel were you can sit on it’s white sandy beaches surrounded by palm trees.
Each hotel has its own complimentary water taxi or shuttle bus service and you can enjoy access to the attractions all through the day by showing your hotel room key at each express entrance.
Pie lovers will gather from around the country to bake, compete and taste award winning treats, children can also take part in activities and competitions.
It is a free event, but if you want to enjoy The Never Ending Buffet there will be a charge of $10 for adults $5 for children.
The Location is Lakeside Park, Celebration.
Opening times
11.00am-7.00pm on Saturday April 9th 2011
12.00pm-5.00pm on Sunday April 10th 2011
More information can be found at…….
A ride has been re-opened at Universal Islands of Adventure after closure due to a fire on New Years day.
The water flume ride Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls is now operating again after it was evacuated because of a fire.
The Orlando Fire Dept. made the area safe and there were no injuries.
After two months maintenance work on the ride it is now safely up and running.
The International Flower & Garden Festival presented by HGTV is now being held at Epcot, Walt Disney World, Florida until May 15 2011.
There will be themed weekends, presentations from gardening experts and a Flower Power concert series, with live music hosting artists from the 1960s and 1970s including Davy Jones and The Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone
Toy Story 3 will be included in the topiary section which has 100 topiaries throughout Epcot, depicting Disney’s favourite characters. There will also be special events laid on for children including a bee scavenger hunt and Bambi’s butterfly house with gardening workshops etc.
Disney horticulturists will be holding seminars for those seeking garden advice and ideas.
When visiting Florida you can check beforehand if there are any transportation projects coming up, traffic alerts, lane closures and other information needed when driving.
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