The Polar Express Experience
Opens Today at SeaWorld Orlando
Travel to the North Pole on your holiday Orlando vacation – “board” The Polar Express Experience at SeaWorld Orlando.
Embark on a magical adventure that takes you through your favorite scenes of the hit book and movie.
Journey into a winter wonderland of polar bears, beluga whales and walruses plus enjoy the sights, sounds and – yes, even scents – of the holiday season as you reach your destination.
You’ll even experience a magical greeting from Santa!
Located at The Wild Arctic attraction at SeaWorld Orlando, The Polar Express Experience runs today through January 3rd.
Enjoy These Halloween Treats on
Your Fall Orlando Vacation
Treat the family to these wonderful Halloween celebrations on your Fall Orlando vacation:
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Head to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World for this magical Halloween celebration.
Meet Disney characters dressed in costumes, enjoy Mickey’s “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade and thrill to the spectacle of the Happy HalloWishes fireworks display! You can also dress up and go trick-or-treating!
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party continues on select nights now through November 1st.
SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular
“Swim” in an ocean of Halloween fun at this wonderful SeaWorld Orlando celebration.
Search for sweets using a special trick-or-treat map, make your own “spooktacular” cookies, meet costumed sea creatures – plus enjoy music, interactive games and more!
SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular continues Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 10th – Oct 25th plus Friday Oct 30th & Saturday Oct 31st starting at 12:00 Noon each day.
“Dive in” to an ocean of Halloween fun at SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular on your Orlando vacation.
Included in regular park admission, this “must-sea” Halloween celebration features enjoyable family-friendly Halloween activities, including:
Trick-or-Treat Sea Sweets – Search for hidden “sea” sweets and healthy choice treats using Spooktacular maps!
Cookie Decorating Station – Create your own Halloween-themed cookies at a special decorating station!
Frozen Fun Zone – Celebrate the season with interactive games, DJ’d music and more at Wild Arctic Plaza!
Plus, meet costumed sea creatures like Swedish Fish Suzy, Gummy Worm Wanda and even “pumpkin fish”!
Starting each day at 12:00 Noon, SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular runs Saturdays and Sundays, Oct 3rd – Oct 25th plus Friday Oct 30th & Saturday Oct 31st.
Crank up your end-of-summer Orlando vacation – catch SeaWorld AfterDark, now through Labor Day, Monday September 7th at SeaWorld Orlando.
Rock to killer tunes and killer whales at Shamu Rocks. Laugh it up with comedic sea lions Clyde and Seamore at Sea Lions Tonight. And enjoy an explosive end to your evening at Reflections – an all-new dazzling fireworks display, now with seating at Bayside Stadium.
And while you’re there, brave the Manta – SeaWorld’s newest roller coaster – at night!
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind summer spectacular – head to SeaWorld AfterDark on your Orlando vacation.
Established by the Florida Commission on Tourism to recognize outstanding tourism marketing in Florida, the Flagler Awards honor the individuals and organizations that help maintain and improve Florida’s position as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations.
Last year’s founding “Discover Vacation Homes” campaign was pioneered by eight of the most well-established vacation rental management companies in the Orlando area which, together with its Ypartnership PR team, elevated consumer awareness of the region’s vacation rentals as a viable lodging option and as one of the hospitality industry’s fastest-growing categories.
Additional support for the nonprofit organization’s award-winning PR campaign in 2008 came from leading theme park brand Worlds of Discovery Parks through a landmark program sponsorship. In-kind partnerships also resulted in the creation of www.DiscoverVacationHomes.com through the supportive donation of skills and services from Orlando’s Metropolis Advertising and Idaho’s LiveRez, Inc.
ALL STAR Vacation Homes welcomes Kyle Post and Stacey Doornbos, Orlando’s 67 Days of Smiles Ambassadors, who arrived in Orlando Tuesday, August 25th.
The pair were selected earlier this month by the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau (OOCVB) to spend a 67-day Orlando vacation adventure where they’ll enjoy over 100 Orlando attractions.
Upon their arrival, Kyle and Stacey were introduced to their new home for the next 67 days: a two bedroom condo in downtown Orlando at The Paramount on Lake Eola.
They also received a rental car plus a variety of computer, video and other tech tools they’ll be using to document and share their 67-day Orlando vacation experience.
Splash, slide and cool off on your Orlando vacation at these hot Orlando water parks:
Aquatica by SeaWorld – enter a South Seas-themed world splashing, swimming and sliding excitement – including the Dolphin Plunge, where you actually waterslide through a lagoon filled with black-and-white Commerson’s dolphins!
Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park – chill at this “melted” ski resort-themed water park, as you slide down Mount Gushmore on the Slush Gusher, Summit Plummet and more!
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park – get swept away into a tropical paradise marked by the aftermath of a furious storm and brave the thrilling waters of the Gang Plank Falls, Humunga Kowabunga and more!
Wet ‘n Wild – brave a wild world of waves and waterslides including the Brain Wash, Disco H2O, The Storm and more!
“Water” you waiting for? Check out these exciting Orlando water parks today!
Get more Orlando vacation value with the Worlds of Discovery Eat and Play Combo Ticket.
The Eat & Play Combo Ticket gives you 14 days of unlimited admission to SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay – plus a dining certificate good for one meal at each park! Meals include one entree, an accompanying side and a non-alcoholic beverage. Plus, each Eat & Play Combo Ticket includes complimentary rides to and from SeaWorld and Busch Gardens on the Busch Gardens Shuttle Express!
Enjoy the latest exciting attractions including the thrilling new roller coaster Manta at SeaWorld Orlando – plus Jungala at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, where you can soar over the jungle on the new Jungle Flyers zip-line ride, play tug-o-war with a real, live tiger and more!
Have a blast on your Orlando vacation – don’t miss these great Central Florida July 4th fireworks celebrations:
Disney’s Celebrate America – A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky – thrill to spectacular pyrotechnics at night as well as patriotic parades during the day at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
Friday, July 3rd & Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 9pm.
SeaWorld 4th of July Celebration – head to SeaWorld Orlando for a rousing fireworks display as you embark on a 12-minute journey through American history via a huge movie screen featuring patriotic visual highlights, music and narration.
Saturday, July 4th, 2009 at 9:15pm and 10:45pm.
Also, check out “Flashback 4th of July” in Celebration at the Celebration Town Center on Saturday, July 4th, 2009 from 5pm – 11pm. Enjoy music food, fireworks and even a costume contest at this 70’s-themed celebration!
Orlando Seeks Greatest Smiles in the World
for 67-Day Orlando Vacation Adventure
Orlando is calling for the world’s greatest smiles in its 67 Days of Smiles in Orlando search.
The chosen pair will embark on a 67-day Orlando vacation adventure, enjoying more than 100 Orlando area experiences, including: swimming with dolphins, gator wrestling, roller coaster riding, hang gliding and race car driving – plus shopping, golfing and more!
The selected duo will also share photos and videos of their “67 Days of Smiles” in Orlando with the world via blogs and popular social media sites like Twitter and Facebook using a variety of cameras supplied by the Orlando Orange County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.
Don’t delay – apply today. The deadline is Tuesday, June 30th! For more details, visit 67 Days of Smiles in Orlando.
Turn up the volume this summer with these groovin’ Orlando vacation music events:
Sounds Like Summer Concert Series at Epcot
Enjoy tribute bands to the Eagles, Bon Jovi, U2 and more!
June 15th – August 9th
Summer Concert Series at Universal Studios Orlando – NEW!
Rock along at the all new Music Plaza with hot acts like Jordin Sparks, LL Cool J and more!
Saturday Nights
June 13th – July 4th
SeaWorld AfterDark
Crank it up with the rock-fueled night show Shamu Rocks, dazzling fireworks and more!
Now through September 7th
Amplify your Orlando vacation at SeaWorld AfterDark!
SeaWorld AfterDark, running now through September 7th, brings cool, one-of-a-kind entertainment for those hot summer nights.
Enjoy exclusive entertainment like:
Shamu Rocks – dance along with Shamu and friends to the beat of top rockin’ tunes and an electrifying light show in this high-energy killer whale extravaganza!
Sea Lions Tonight – enjoy parodies of your favorite SeaWorld shows, featuring the hilarious hijinx of sea lion duo “Clyde and Seamore” joined by a supporting a cast of otters and walrus!
Reflections – thrill to the dazzling all new fireworks display with dancing fountains, music and more! Now with seating at Bayside Stadium.
Crank up the volume on your Orlando vacation – don’t miss SeaWorld AfterDark!
Thrilling New Roller Coaster Manta
Opens Tomorrow at SeaWorld Orlando
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend comes Manta – SeaWorld’s thrilling newest and most innovative roller coaster to date!
Strap in, take a deep breath and prepare for the most exciting – and graceful – ride of your life…
With Manta, you’ll feel the power of these amazing “flying” underwater creatures and experience what it’s like to live the life of a manta ray as you swoop, dive and plummet – face down – over a giant lagoon filled with underwater wildlife – including over 300 manta rays!
The ride – Orlando’s newest roller coaster – features over a half-mile of hair-raising twists and turns. Manta features ray-shaped coaster cars with 12-foot wing spans and reaches speeds of almost 60 miles per hour as it soars through the air and over the “sea” – even grazing the water with its giant wings at times!
Manta opens tomorrow, Friday, May 22nd.
Be one of the first to experience this one-of-a-kind Orlando attraction – ride Manta at SeaWorld on your Orlando vacation!
Start the summer early on your Orlando vacation with these exciting May events and attractions:
Epcot Flower & Garden Festival – Explore a wonderland of floral fun, meet gardening celebrities and enjoy classic rock acts. Now through May 31st.
Manta – Ride SeaWorld’s newest, most innovative coaster to date – Manta. Swoop, dive and plummet – face down – over a giant lagoon filled with over 300 manta rays! Opens May 22nd.
Star Wars Weekends – Journey to a galaxy far, far away at Disney’s Hollywood Studios where you can train to become a Jedi, explore the “force” behind the Clone Wars cartoon and meet celebrities like Ray Park (Darth Maul), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and more! Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays May 22nd through June 14th.
SeaWorld AfterDark – Rock the night away at SeaWorld with special shows like Shamu Rocks and an all new fireworks display extravaganza! May 23rd through September 7th.
“What a perfect place to relax, bask in 5-star amenities,
and enjoy Florida’s beautiful weather!”
The ALL STAR Story of the Month for March is from the Moorey Family of Michigan.
Mrs. Moorey and her husband celebrated a “delayed honeymoon” at one of ALL STAR’s 5-Star Vista Cay Resort vacation rental condos.
“We swam in the huge infinity pool, enjoyed the hot tub at night, and used the provided Internet access to plan other activities. We visited nearby SeaWorld and took a roundtrip shuttle to Busch Gardens. More than anything, my husband and I were grateful to stay at such an impressive resort that made our honeymoon well worth the wait.”
Get special discounts on attractions tickets through Kissimmee Guest Services by booking with ALL STAR Vacation Homes!
You’ll save on great Orlando vacation attractions tickets like: Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Gatorland and Arabian Nights. Kissimmee Guest Services will even deliver them straight to your ALL STAR Orlando vacation home!
Book your Orlando vacation home rental with ALL STAR Vacation Homes and you’ll receive a special e-coupon code good for a savings of 4% off your entire Orlando attraction ticket order!
SAVINGS EXAMPLE: A family of five can save $58.20 on their 5-Day Park Hoppers. And if they add Orlando Flex Tickets, they’ll save over $100.00!
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Add some spice to your Orlando vacation – head to Viva La Musica at SeaWorld Orlando. Move to the flavorful sounds of Latin music and enjoy delicious Latin food in this annual celebration of Hispanic heritage.
Viva La Musica starts this Saturday, March 7th and runs every Saturday at SeaWorld Orlando and every Sunday at Busch Gardens Tampa through March 29th. The Viva La Musica concert series kicks off with El Gran Combo – performing March 7th at SeaWorld and March 8th at Busch Gardens.
Other featured SeaWorld performers include: Tito El Bambino on March 14th, La India on March 21st and Fonseca on March 28th.
Celebrate your Orlando vacation with music food and fun – don’t miss Viva La Musica at SeaWorld!
Save on Disney Tickets With ALL STAR Vacation Homes
Get great savings on Orlando vacation attraction and Walt Disney World tickets when you stay with ALL STAR Vacation Homes.
ALL STAR Vacation Homes is proud to offer discounted attraction tickets through Kissimmee Guest Services.
In addition to great Disney ticket deals, you’ll SAVE big on these and many other Orlando vacation attractions: SeaWorld, Universal Studios, Kennedy Space Center, Gatorland and Arabian Nights!
Kissimmee Guest Services can even arrange to deliver them straight to your ALL STAR Orlando vacation home!
Plus, when you book your Orlando vacation home rental with ALL STAR Vacation Homes, you’ll get FREE Disney ticket upgrades or FREE Orlando vacation attraction upgrades with your vacation home reservation!
Here’s a sneak peek of one of the most exciting roller coaster attractions coming soon to Orlando, Florida: Manta at SeaWorld Orlando. This truly unique thrill ride is a must-see on your 2009 Orlando vacation!
Travel to the North Pole on your holiday Orlando vacation – “board” The Polar Express Experience at SeaWorld Orlando.
Have a blast on your Orlando vacation – don’t miss these great Central Florida July 4th fireworks celebrations:
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