CoCo Key Water Resorts are adding Orlando to their portfolio of water resorts and hotels. Set to open in March at 7400 International Drive (near the convention center), the 58,000 square-foot canopy covered water park will be the company’s first outdoor water park. Other locations include Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Boston and more.
The water [...]

The Orlando Business Journal is reporting that a new comedy club and restaurant is coming to the Pointe Orlando shopping center next year.
From orlando.bizjournals.com:
The new Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theater, slated to open in spring 2010 on the second story of the lifestyle center, will feature 400 seats and resurrects a concept that [...]

Concluding our series of posts surrounding the 2009 Spooky Empire “Ultimate Horror Weekend” is an overall summary video of the events that took place on Oct. 9.
Seen here are celebrity meet-and-greets, including director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers), actors Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed), Tippi Hedren (The Birds), Jason Mewes (Clerks, Mallrats), Bill [...]

As part of the Spooky Empire “Ultimate Horror Weekend” 2009, hundreds of zombies and other ghoulish creatures walked up and down International Drive on October 9. The zombie walk and opening ceremonies were put on by the Deadite Empire.
Special guests at the event included John Landis, director of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video, and original [...]

As part of Spooky Empire’s “Ultimate Horror Weekend” 2009 in Orlando, two impressive reenactments of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” took place in the parking lot of Friday’s Front Row on International Drive.
Enjoy the full first performance here:

The above show was performed by the Rich Weirdoes and Cheryl Sington’s Dance Warehouse. Sington is one of the original [...]

Zombies invaded Orlando today – International Drive to be exact. Today’s Zombie Walk and Thriller Dance kicked off Spooky Empire’s “Ultimate Horror Weekend.â€� The event runs through Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Wyndam Orlando Resort. The zombie walk and opening ceremonies were put on by the Deadite Empire.
If you missed the walk, don’t worry. We’ve [...]

Fans of horror films and the paranormal are in for a treat this week in Orlando. Two events are bringing a “who’s who” of actors and other personalities to meet.

First, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango, stars of the SyFy Channel series, “Ghost Hunters,� will be at Halloween Horror Nights to experience the event and sign autographs [...]

The Summer 2009 issue of Orlando Attractions Magazine is now available for preview and pre-order.
It’s our first quarterly issue and the first of our new and improved editions featuring nearly 20% more pages, thicker paper, more high-quality photography, and more articles than ever before.
Feature articles in this issue include:
• COVER STORY: Hitch a Ride on a [...]

Last week, we attended the grand opening of the new Banshoo Sushi bar at the Rosen Centre hotel on International Drive and were treated to a sampling of the sushi and sashimi that are now regularly available there.
The Rosen Centre hotel is located across from the Orange County Convention Center on the southern end of [...]

(This was cross-posted on the Distant Creations blog)
Prior to moving to Orlando, I had a to-do list of thrilling activities that I wanted to try some day. It included skydiving, learning to fly an airplane, and zip lining through an exotic forest (amongst others). Having now lived in Orlando for several years, I’ve found that [...]