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Universal Studios to add restaurants and shops based on 'The Simpsons'
Borrowing a page from its Harry Potter playbook, Universal Orlando said Thursday it will soon add a collection of shops and restaurants with a common theme drawn from the world of the long-running animated television show "The Simpsons." The area,...
Tags: Bars and Clubs, SeaWorld, Orlando Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Health Insurance, Tim Tebow, Tea Party Movement, Government Health Care
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United Way's 2013 campaign raises $17.6 million for Orlando-area residents
The local United Way celebrated the final tally for its yearly community fundraising campaign Thursday —$17.6 million. The donations will help about 360,000 residents of Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties who need health care, housing,...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Employees, Political Fundraising, Career and Workplace
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SeaWorld hopes new ride ready for the spotlight
After more than a year of construction and two years of hype, SeaWorld Orlando's Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin formally opens Friday to what the marine park expects will be a sea of excited guests. They're betting the icy attraction won't slip up...
Tags: SeaWorld, Antarctica, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Discovery Cove
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SeaWorld's Antarctica: Does it pass the sniff test?
Hundreds of penguins have moved back into SeaWorld Orlando thanks to the new Antarctica - Empire of the Penguin ride. That's prompting a question about the birds' new home: Does it smell? Penguin Encounter, the previous habitat that was leveled to make...
Tags: SeaWorld, Antarctica
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SeaWorld's Antarctica by the numbers
12 flags, representing the countries in the 1959 Antarctic treaty, featured in the Expedition Café 25 minutes to get through the queue, 4-minute ride and penguin habitat 30 degrees Fahrenheit, the air temperature at ride's end 45 degrees...
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SeaWorld's Antarctica: Cool location designed for warm welcome
SeaWorld Orlando's newest attraction turns the planet on its side. Just look at the globe at the entrance: The South Pole is at the equator with a "You are here" designation. And there are glacial reefs standing right here in sunny Central Florida, next...
Tags: Services and Shopping, SeaWorld, Restaurants, Antarctica, Dining and Drinking
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Don't miss: 'Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation' at Busch Gardens
WHAT: Busch Gardens has a new stage show. "Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation" features characters from the "Madagascar" movies, plus singers, dancers and a live band in the Tampa theme parks' newly renovated Stanleyville Theater (now enclosed and...
Tags: Madagascar, Busch Gardens Orlando, Tampa
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Little Puck steals show in SeaWorld's new wild ride to Antarctica
A young black-and-white bird soon will take SeaWorld Orlando guests for a spin on the theme park's new ride, Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. Little Puck, an animated creation who's the star of the ride, met dozens of SeaWorld's business partners...
Tags: SeaWorld, Antarctica, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: Shootings, Law Enforcement, Murder, Peter T. King, Tamerlan Tsarnaev
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Busch Gardens parent: Rising sales in 1st earnings report
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT Regional News)Reporting financial results for the first time as a publicly traded company, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday that its first-quarter sales jumped 12 percent, powered in large part by higher prices. SeaWorld is the parent company of Busch Gardens...Tags: Services and Shopping, SeaWorld, Antarctica, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Companies and Corporations
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Reinventing the brownie
Baking brownies has made Sheila G. Mains more than popular among friends and family. It has turned her into an entrepreneur as founder and chief executive officer of Sheila G Brands, LLC, based in West Palm Beach. Mains grew her passion into a food...Tags: Media Industry, McCormick Place, Consumers, Windermere, Google+
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