It is the first major theme park in eight years, at Orlando, USA, but SeaWorld's Aquatica water park has excited tourism officials who have visited the park for a preview. The park is preparing for a "soft" opening March 1, with a grand opening set for April 4, 2008.
Mark McHugh, president of Gatorland and chairman of the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, summed up the collective view, saying, "What an awesome, awesome park. I just can't wait for this thing to open up." Read more.
Here's a fun vid on which to end the week, from Theme Park Review. It does a great job of recreating the atmosphere at Universal Studios Orlando, Islands of Adventure & Halloween Horror Nights. Including Incredible Hulk, Dueling Dragons and some of the best roller coasters footage I have seen.
The producers note that the onride footage in this video was taken with permission from the park and filmed by professional ride photographers. They stress that you should never attempt to take video on roller coasters without proper permission from the park because filming on rides can be extremely dangerous. I would add that the danger is not just to yourself.
Back in May, 2007, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Universal Orlando Resort, announced that they are constructing a Harry Potter theme park at Universal Studios (Islands of Adventure) in Orlando, Florida, occupying over 20 acres, it is described as a theme park within a theme park and is to be called "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter". It is Scheduled to open in 2009.
We try to cover as many different activities and special interests as possible and if you have ever tried to keep a Yo-Yo going up and down, this is for you. It is a video posted by hanakuso997 of Hiroyuki Suzuki (mickey) and the performance that won him the 2006 World Yo-Yo championship. Remarkable.
The championships are held each year, at the beginning of August and the 2007 World Yo-Yo Contest will be held in the Rosen Plaza Hotel convention center, Orlando, USA, Wednesday August 1 through Saturday August 4, 2007. Beginning at 5pm on Wednesday evening, the event site will be open 24 hours a day, but note that there will not be any events on Sunday August 5, 2007 and that the championship is one week earlier than last year.
