Filed under: orlando, Orlando Shows, orlando vacation, Vacations | Tags: Bacchus Bash, Bacchus Bash 2010, Orlando Events, Orlando Festivals, Orlando Premium Outlets, Orlando Shopping
Sponsored by The Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association (CFHLA), Bacchus Bash 2010 will take place at Orlando Premium Outlets on Friday, April 9, 2010. Billed as “Orlando’s largest street party,” Bacchus Bash will feature food, specialty drinks and live entertainment from premier hotels and restaurants. Samples range in price from $2 – $5 in “Bacchus Bucks.” All net proceeds benefit the CFHLA Educational Trust Fund, which provides scholarships and grants to local hospitality students and schools. More than 25,000 people are expected to attend Bacchus Bash 2010. Don’t miss it! For more information about Bacchus Bash 2010, visit www.bacchusbash.org.
Filed under: orlando, Orlando Shows, Winter Park | Tags: Central Park, Winter Park, Winter Park Festivals, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
The 51st-annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival will take place March 19-21, 2010, at Central Park in Winter Park. Hours are Friday and Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM and Sunday from 9 AM to 5 PM. Approximately 300,000 people are expected to attend the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival. For more information about the 2010 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, visit www.wpsaf.org.
Filed under: disney, Disney World, Disney World Video, ESPN Wide World of Sports, orlando, Orlando Attractions, orlando vacation, theme parks, Vacations, Walt Disney World Resort | Tags: Disney World, ESPN, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort
Filed under: Arnold Palmer Invitational, orlando | Tags: 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Arnold Palmer, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Bay Hill Club, Bay Hill Invitational, Bay Hill Lodge, Orlando Golf Tournament, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods Video
The 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational will take place March 22-28, 2010, at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida. Although there is no official word yet whether six-time tournament champion Tiger Woods will join the field, here is a impressive list of current player commitments for the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational:
Robert Allenby/Stephen Ames/Byeong-Hun An/Cameron Beckman/Jonathan Byrd/Micahel Campbell/Stewart Cink/Tim Clark,/Ben Crane/Brian Davis/Jason Day/Jason Dufner/Fred Funk/Jim Furyk/Robert Gamez/Brian Gay/Retief Goosen/Paul Goydos/Nathan Green/Tim Herron/Charley Hoffman/J.B. Holmes/Charles Howell III/Trevor Immelman/Dustin Johnson/Zach Johnson/Jerry Kelly/Mike Keymont/Martin Laird/Marc Leishman/Andrew Magee/Hunter Mahan/John Mallinger/Steve Marino/Troy Matteson/George McNeill/Phil Mickelson/Bryce Molder/Colin Montgomerie/Ryan Moore/Kevin Na/Mike Nicolette/Sean O’Hair/Ryan Palmer/Rod Pampling/Pat Perez/Kenny Perry/Tim Petrovic/D.A. Points/Brett Quigley/John Rollins/Justin Rose/Rory Sabbatini/John Senden/Webb Simpson/Vijay Singh/Heath Slocum/Brandt Snedeker/Henrik Stenson/Steve Stricker/David Toms/Bo Vant Pelt/Scott Verplank/Camilo Vilegas/Nick Watney/Bubba Watson/Boo Weekley/Mike Weir/Mark Wilson
For more information about the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational, visit www.arnoldpalmerinvitational.com.
Filed under: disney, Disney World, Disney World Video, Epcot, orlando, Orlando Attractions, Orlando concerts, Orlando Live Entertainment, Orlando Shows, theme parks, Walt Disney World Resort, Westgate, Westgate Destinations, Westgate Resorts | Tags: Disney World, Epcot, Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, Flower Power Concert Series, Walt Disney World Resort
Jose Feliciano (video above) helped launch the 2010 Flower Power Concert Series at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 5-7, 2010. Below are the remaining concerts in the 2010 Flower Power Concert Series. Concerts take place at the America Gardens Theatre Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5:15 PM, 6:30 PM and 7:45 PM.
Paul Revere & The Raiders - March 12-14, 2010
David Cassidy - March 19-21, 2010
Starship Starring Mickey Thomas - March 26-28, 2010
Tony Orlando - April 2-4, 2010
Ricky Nelson Remembered Featuring The Nelsons - April 16-18, 2010
Atlanta Rhythm Section - April 23-25, 2010
Fran Cosmo (Former singer of Boston) - April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010
Davy Jones - May 7-9, 2010
Chubby Checker & The Wildcats - May 14-16, 2010
For more information about upcoming events at Walt Disney World Resort, visit www.orlando-florida.net.
Filed under: Islands of Adventure, orlando, Orlando Attractions, Orlando Live Entertainment, Orlando Shows, orlando vacation, theme parks, Universal CityWalk, Universal Studios, Vacations | Tags: Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen DeGeneres Show, Florida Theme Parks, harry potter, Harry Potter Ride, Islands of Adventure, Orlando Theme Parks, Roller Coaster, Sharon Osbourne, theme parks, Universal CityWalk, universal orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal Studios Florida, Usher, Usher album, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will tape two episodes at Univeral Orlando Resort on Sunday, March 28, 2010. Guests joining Ellen will include the always unpredictable Sharon Osbourne and Usher, who will perform both a song from his upcoming CD, Raymond v. Raymond, and one of his greatest hits. Episodes are set to air Thursday, April 1, and Friday, April 2, 2010. Ellen will her viewers inside Universal Orlando Resort and show them all of her favorite rides and attractions, including Universal’s newest thrill ride, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit. Ellen also hopes to explore the highly anticipated attraction, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
The tapings of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will take place on the Lagoon Stage, located at Universal CityWalk in the heart of Universal Orlando Resort. The Lagoon Stage is an outdoor, waterfront amphitheatre, seating 1,000 people and overlooking the entrance to the Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure theme parks.
Filed under: orlando, orlando vacation, travel, Vacations, Westgate, Westgate Resorts, Westgate River Ranch | Tags: Florida Dude Ranch, River Ranch, Unravel Travel TV, Westgate, Westgate Resorts, Westgate River Ranch
For more information about Westgate River Ranch, visit www.wgriverranch.com.
Filed under: disney, Disney World, Epcot, orlando, Orlando Attractions, Orlando concerts, Orlando Live Entertainment, Orlando Shows, orlando vacation, theme parks, Vacations | Tags: Atlanta Rhythm Section, Chubby Checker, David Cassidy, Davy Jones, Disney World, Disney World Events, Epcot, Epcot Festival, Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, Fran Cosmo, Goofy, Herman's Hermits, Jose Feliciano, Mickey Thomas, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Peter Noone, Ricky Nelson, Starship, The Nelsons, Tony Orlando
The 17th-annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will take place March 3 – May 16, 2010, at Walt Disney World Resort. Here are a few fun festival facts:
- The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will run 75 days and feature 30 million blooms, 60 tons of topiary and 600 butterflies.
- At 14 feet tall, Goofy is the tallest character topiary ever created.
- More than 500,000 plants, trees and shrubs are planted for the festival; 250,000 of those are annual blossoms installed for the festival.
- Festival plants include 60 different species of trees, 47 types of palms and 48 varieties of bedding plants.
- The festival will feature 198 hands-on gardening demonstrations and seminars.
- Forty-four “flower towers” of impatiens will line Innoventions Plaza.
- The festival’s weekend Flower Power concert series will include 11 artists and groups with 126 Top 40 hits, including 16 No. 1 songs. This year’s lineup includes Jose Feliciano, Paul Revere & The Raiders, David Cassidy, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, Tony Orlando, Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone, Ricky Nelson Remembered featuring The Nelsons, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Fran Cosmo, Davy Jones and Chubby Checker & The Wildcats.
For more information about the 17th-annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, visit www.disneyworld.com/flower.
Filed under: disney, Disney World, Disney World Video, orlando, Orlando Attractions, orlando vacation, travel, Vacations | Tags: Disney World, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Walt Disney World Resort
