News and Updates

From Friday, January 26th through Sunday March 3rd, 2024 — guests at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg can enjoy some great food and beverages while letting the good times roll — (but only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays — plus President' Day, Monday February 19th, 2024). There's over 40 food and beverage items on this year's festival menu and the popular Mardi Gras Sampler Lanyards are back too! A 5 Item Sampler Lanyard is available for $40 (plus tax) while a 10 Item Sampler Lanyard is ... ( read more ... )

If you've ever been to one of those all-inclusive, big "walk around chef tasting and beverage pairing" events like the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic or bygone Party for the Senses that used to be part of the Epcot Food and Wine Festival — and said to yourself… "gosh, I wish there was something like that in the early spring" — then you're in luck!The 9th Annual Field to Feast event held at Long & Scott Farms in Mount Dora is just around the corner. Taking place on Saturday, ... ( read more ... )

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's longest running concert series "Real Music " is back in 2024 with seven different bands and will take place on Tuesdays through Sundays (so theres no bands on Mondays) from January 9th, 2024 — February 25th, 2024. All the shows will happen in the (air conditioned) Stanleyville Theater — and these cover bands work just as hard (and often times, even sound better) than the original acts!The "Real Music" concerts are included with park admission. Event dates, showtimes, ... ( read more ... )

If you're searching for Christmas Day dining options, Café Gauguin at the Rosen Centre on International Drive has a special buffet planned for that day. The Christmas Day buffet is being served on Monday, December 25, 2023 and from 11am - 4:30pm only. Here's the pricing details...$64.95** Per Adult$27.95** Per Child (Ages 4-12)Children 3 & Under Eat FreeFree Self-Parking (Valet Parking Discounted at $15)Unlimited Champagne and Mimosas**Keep in mind… all prices plus taxable 22% service ... ( read more ... )

We've got another Thanksgiving Day Buffet menu to look at this year and it's from the Renaissance Orlando near SeaWorld. The special buffet will be available from 1pm - 6pm and on Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 only. Here's the pricing info… $70 Per Adult$23 Per Child (Ages 12 and under)I don't know anything about parking at the Renaissance Orlando (so I'm not sure if there's a fee). It's also safe to assume that tax and gratuity are not included in the above prices. Walk-ins are ... ( read more ... )

If you're still searching for Thanksgiving dining options, Café Gauguin at the Rosen Centre on International Drive has a special buffet planned for that day. The Thanksgiving buffet is being served on Thursday, November 23, 2023 and from 11am - 6:30pm only. Here's the pricing details...$64.95** Per Adult$27.95** Per Child (Ages 4-12)Children 3 & Under Eat FreeFree Self-Parking (Valet Parking Discounted at $15)Unlimited Champagne and Mimosas**Keep in mind… all prices plus taxable 22% ... ( read more ... )

If you're going to Aquatica Orlando on any given Saturday from October 28th, 2023 through December 23rd, 2023 — there are a couple bonus hours and a fun movie series that have been added to the lineup. It's something Aquatica calls "Beach Nights" and just as soon as it gets dark (the actual time changes a bit because it gets darker earlier on each Saturday over the course of the series) — there's a different holiday movie shown on… the beach. (I've never been to Aquatica, so I'm ... ( read more ... )

One of the main attractions in the Antarctica section at SeaWorld, Orlando is a really cool penguin habitat — that used to have a ride (Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin), that was set up a bit like a "pre show" journey into the cold depths of Antarctica. At some point though, the ride part — disappeared and the empty trail-o-missing-ride became a walk-through path, and sometimes even a walk-around, past and skip entirely. While this is totally an editorial comment on my part — I ... ( read more ... )