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VideoSeaWorld Orlando’s Christmas Celebration Brings Back Its Orca Show
The orcas are back at SeaWorld Orlando’s Christmas Celebration. Come along for opening weekend with outdoor ice skating, snow flurries and fireworks over the…
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VideoYour Halloween Playlist Needs a Little Florida Pop-Punk
Two new Halloween songs from local Florida band Three Chords Deep bring pop-punk energy, spooky-season fun and, most importantly, full-size candy.
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Banana Ball Is Coming Back to Disney World — and It’s Bringing Everybody
Banana Ball is returning to Walt Disney World in April 2027, and this time all six teams are coming along for a four-day baseball…
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Elves, Aquariums and a Missing Sea Star: Christmas Is Coming to SEA LIFE Orlando
The elves need backup! Help save an underwater Christmas at SEA LIFE Orlando with six festive challenges and a take-home ornament. Included with admission,…
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So, 184 Witches Took Over the Orlando Eye
If you happened to be driving down I-Drive Wednesday evening and thought the Orlando Eye looked a little more witchy than usual, you weren't…
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5 Orlando Hotels We’d Pick Over Staying at Disney
You don’t have to stay inside the Disney bubble to have an incredible Orlando vacation. These five resorts offer more space, great pools, strong…
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Why a Karaoke Party Is Perfect for a Stay-In Night at Your Florida Vacation Home
Turn a night at your Florida vacation home into a family karaoke party—no reservations, no crowds, just music, laughs, and memories.
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5 Things to Keep You Charged on Your Florida Vacation
Long park days, hotel rooms with too few outlets, and a whole family of dying devices can get old fast. These five charging essentials…
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How Winter Garden Became Winter Garden
Winter Garden started with fertile farmland, citrus groves and a railroad beside Lake Apopka — then survived fires, pollution, devastating freezes and downtown decline.…
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