Florida Events
June 19th, 2010
The wait is over, Wizarding World of Harry Potter is now open at Islands of Adventure in Universal Studios Orlando and we were there. Our journey started very early in the morning, took us through a long, hot four hour wait but when we did get in it was all so worth it. Estimates were that over 5,000 people were vying for entrance to the grand opening of the Wizarding World and some people didn’t get in, the crowds were that large.
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June 15th, 2010
Florida Keys – Get ready to “Ooh” and “Aah” as the waters surrounding the Florida Keys reflect bursts of color during the 2010 4th of July celebrations along the 120-mile chain of islands. Families can gather for beachside fun as events throughout the Keys coincide with spectacular fireworks shows.
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June 14th, 2010
Florida Keys – The Florida Keys & Key West tourism council launched a new Web and social media-based feature Monday designed to communicate an accurate status of Keys tourism offerings during the BP oil spill disaster.
Each weekend, videographers are to tape visitors enjoying water-related and other vacation offerings in the Florida Keys. The one-minute-long video is to be edited and posted to the official Keys tourism council’s website at www.fla-keys.com well as social media venues by about 4 p.m. on Mondays. The videos are to be date stamped with no archival footage used in their production.
The debut video is now webcasting as the tourism council’s Video of the Week, as well as in a special Gulf oil spill section at www.fla-keys.com/oilspill. It has also been uploaded to the tourism council’s You Tube channel.
With the BP Oil Spill disaster continuing, the oil spill affecting Florida beaches is worrying local tourism officials. “The Keys have received so much news coverage during the past month and many travel consumers mistakenly think our islands are suffering the same horrific and tragic impacts being seen on some northern Gulf coast shorelines,” said tourism council director Harold Wheeler. “We fortunately are not and need to make the travel consumer understand that.”
The tourism council is also adding live webcams throughout the region. The latest is a webcam installed at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park beach in Key West.
June 14th, 2010
Grab your sunglasses and beach blanket and plan your trip to Florida now because nobody celebrates our nation’s birthday like we do in the Sunshine State. From the Panhandle to the Florida Keys and everywhere in between cities and towns will be celebrating with a day of family fun topped off with fabulous fireworks displays. Check out these events to find one near you.
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June 11th, 2010
 Tampa, FL – Think green and save some too while going on an adventure in your own backyard with a “Summer Family Fun Pass” to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. The Summer Family Fun Pass includes unlimited daytime admission to the Zoo June 1-August 31, 2010 with unlimited mechanical rides for $75 for a family of four. Specifically, the pass covers up to two adults/seniors and two dependents (ages 3-17) in the household; additional family members in the household are $20 per person.
The Summer Family Fun Pass is value-priced, set at the same price as Zoo one-day admission for a family of four (two adults/two children), and priced well below the cost of one day admission plus individual ride wristbands for all guests. Parking at the Zoo is free.
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June 6th, 2010
Ride Coasters in the Dark, Stay for an Awesome Night-Time Finale
Tampa, FL – Busch Gardens amps up the fun in 2010 during Summer Nights with MORE contemporary entertainment, MORE special effects and MORE reasons to stay and play each night from June 11 through Aug. 15. This year, the rides are even wilder and, each night, in Tampa, Busch Gardens goes out with a big, rock-style bang when Kinetix explodes onto the stage in Gwazi Park at 9 p.m.
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June 6th, 2010
Orlando, FL – The $9.99 Florida Resident Special is back at Gatorland for a limited time only! In celebration of the theme parks 60th anniversary, Gatorland has lowered the admission price for Florida Residents to just $9.99 for adults and children from May 29, 2010- September 6, 2010. That’s a savings to you of over Sixty Percent!
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June 4th, 2010
Lake Buena Vista, FL – Summer nights at Walt Disney World Resort will enchant theme park guests when glittering light magic, high adventure, dance fever, thrills and chills set the after-dark scene. From June 6 through Aug. 14, “Summer Nightastic!” lights up the entertainment experience at the Orlando Attraction with a megawatt parade, a fireworks extravaganza, a rockin’ dance party, concerts and other surprises.
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June 2nd, 2010
Navarre Beach, FL – Construction on the new 1,545-foot fishing pier on Navarre Beach, the longest in the state, is essentially complete and a grand opening celebration has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday. Afterward, Santa Rosa County will suspend admission fees to the pier for the weekend to allow the public to walk along or fish from the new pier for free. The newest Florida pier will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. It will normally cost $1 a day to walk on the pier, and adults will pay $7 a day to fish; weekly and annual passes are available.
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June 1st, 2010
 Orlando, FL – Visit Universal CityWalk in June for Red Bull Manny Mania and some of Florida’s most talented skateboarders as they compete for a shot at global skateboarding fame. Orlando CityWalk is an eclectic collection of themed restaurants, nightclubs, specialty shops and a 20-screen movie theatre, Universal CityWalk is Orlando’s hottest spot for entertainment, boasting the biggest names in live music, dining, dancing, movies and more.
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