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Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a special extra ticket, after-hours event at Disney’s Magic Kingdom on select nights from Sept. 14 through Nov. 1, 2010.

Perfect for children of all ages, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party runs from 7 pm til midnight and guests of all ages are encouraged to dress up in their favorite Halloween costumes and collect candy while trick-or-treating around the Magic Kingdom theme park.

In addition to many favorite Disney attractions, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is filled with special entertainment such as Mickey’s “Boo-to-You” Halloween Parade featuring Disney Characters and the stars of the park’s Haunted Mansion attraction. The parade begins with a spooktacular ride by the Headless Horseman.

Throughout the park, you’ll find a wide variety of your favorite Disney characters and Disney Villains in special Halloween costumes. In addition, the park will offer special lighting, music and themed effects to transform some areas of the Magic Kingdom into happy haunted hallows.

There’s also a special Happy HalloWishes fireworks spectacular show featuring Disney Villains trick-or-treating in the sky.

2010 EVENT DATES:  September 14, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30  October 1, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31  November 1

For details on this and other fun-filled Halloween events in Orlando as well as Disney tickets and vacation packages, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com or www.WestgateReservations.com

Get ready for another blast from the past at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.

On July 2, Disney will bring back the 3-D sci-fi movie, “Captain EO,” starring the late Michael Jackson.

The film which originally ran at Epcot from 1986 to 1994, will take over the Imagination Pavilion’s 570-seat theatre that had housed, “Honey I Shrunk the Audience.”

The 17-minute, 3-D movie was one of the first films ever to incorporate 4-D, in-theatre effects like wind, water and lighting. The movie will have only minor tweaks from its original version. Even the show’s original marquee sign is back. Captain EO is also playing at Disney parks in California, Tokyo and Paris.

Epcot will open its gates early at 8:30 am on July 2 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony prior to the re-opening of the show.

The movie, which co-stars Anjelica Huston, features two Jackson songs and lots of dancing. For more information on Epcot and Disney World Resort or Disney tickets, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com.

Star Wars fans unite. This year marks the 30^th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and fans of all ages can share in the annual Star Wars party also known as Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Star Wars Weekends, which runs four consecutive weekends (including Fridays) beginning May 21, offer enthusiasts a host of activities including meet-and-greets, motorcades, star conversations, costumes, characters and other events.

Hosts for the 2010 weekends will be Ashley Eckstein of The Clone Wars and Jeremy Bulloch who was Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Additional guest stars for the upcoming weekends include:

May 21-23: Temuera Morrison, Daniel Logan and Dee Bradley Baker

May 28-30: Matthew Wood, Lorne Peterson and Tom Kane

June 4-6: Billy Dee Williams, Ray Park and Dave Filoni

June 11-13: Ray Park, Peter Mayhew and James Arnold Taylor

Visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com for details on upcoming Disney events, Disney tickets and Disney vacation packages.

Disney lovers delight. 

Disney has announced that it will begin selling new annual passes good for admission to both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland theme parks.

The new pass, called the “Disney Premier Passport” will cost $700 plus tax and include admission to all four major theme parks and both water parks in Orlando as well as both theme parks in Anaheim, CA.

Spring is in the air and Major League Baseball is back in Central Florida. Orlando might be the theme park capital of the world, but when it comes to Spring Training baseball, there’s no better place to catch all the Grapefruit League action.

Fourteen different major league teams call Central Florida their home for spring training. As a result, baseball fans don’t have to look far for the next game throughout the month of March.

Two teams - the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros - have training camps right in the middle of the greater Orlando area. The Braves play at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista while the Astros take the field just down the road in Kissimmee.

From there, just a short drive down I-4 takes you to Lakeland, spring training home of the Detroit Tigers. And farther west along the Gulf coast, you’ll find the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, the New York Yankees in Tampa, the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte and the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater.

On the Atlantic coast side of Florida’s peninsula, you can catch spring training games and workouts for the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter and the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie.

There’s no better way to see and interact with your favorite MLB stars up close than at a highly affordable spring training game. For spring training schedules of your favorite team, or for any of the Grapefruit League teams, visit www.MLB.com.  

For details on discount theme park tickets and discount Orlando vacation package specials, please visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com. For discount resort or hotel packages, go to www.WestgateReservations.com/sweepstakes.cfm.

Spring is in the air as the annual Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival kicks off at Disney World on March 3 and runs thru May 16, 2010,

This year’s event features more than 100 colorful and fun topiaries ranging from a 14-foot tall Goofy fishing to Lion King characters and, of course, Mickey and Minnie. Enjoy millions of blooms, hundreds of butterflies in the butterfly garden, and more. There’s also experts ready to provide gardening tips and demonstrations, and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the festival, you can also enjoy the Flower Power Concert Series featuring music from the 1960s and 1970s.

For more information about Disney World, Epcot and other Orlando theme parks, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com. You’ll find discount tickets, discount Orlando vacation packages and discount Orlando hotel and resort accommodations.

ESPN’s annual fan-fest continues this weekend (Feb. 26-27-28) at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL.

 With 35 superstar athletes, two dozen sportscasters, live shows, special motorcades, interactive sports zone and more, it’s sure to be a fun-filled weekend for sports fans of all ages.

Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal with stars from the NBA, NFL, major league baseball, golf and more. Plus look for all of your favorite ESPN personalities.

Of course, you’ll also enjoy a full day of fun at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park which offers a wide range of thrill rides, shows and other attractions.

For information on Disney’s Hollywood Studios, discount Orlando vacation packages and discount Orlando theme park tickets, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com. Or for discount Orlando resort and hotel accommodations, go to www.WestgateReservations.com/sweepstakes.cfm.

The classic Main Street Electrical Parade is slated to return to Disney’s Magic Kingdom in June and run throughout the summer as part of a Summertime Nightastic! promotion.

The longtime favorite originally found its way down Main Street U.S.A. back in 1977 and ran until 1991 when Disney introduced the SpectroMagic parade. The Electrical Parade returned again from 1999-2001 but has been part of the fun at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim the last few years.

As part of the return to Disney World, the classic parade will feature a new Tinker Bell presentation at the start of the parade. Also new to the Main Street Electrical Parade will be Snow White and Pinocchio floats.

In Disney’s ongoing effort to “go green,” the thousands of lights in the parade have all been replaced with LED bulbs.

Visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com for information on all the Disney parks as well as discount Orlando vacation packages and discount theme park tickets. Or visit www.WestgateReservations.com for discount Orlando hotels, resorts and accommodations for the entire family.

Now your little princess can have lunch with a real Disney princess. Actually, you can enjoy any meal of the day, thanks to the new Fairytale Dining attraction at Disney World’s Cinderella Castle inside the Magic Kingdom.

Guests with reservations can now greet Cinderella in the Castle lobby prior to having breakfast, lunch or dinner inside the Castle dining area. While dining, additional princesses will stop by your table to chat, pose for photos and sign autographs.

While there is no guarantee as to which princesses circulate on any given day, you can usually expect to see Snow White, Jasmine, Aurora and Belle.

For more information on attractions at Disney World or for discount theme park tickets and hotels, please visit www.WestgateReservations.com or www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com today.

Each spring Florida bursts into bloom with a variety of eye-pleasing garden festivals — from butterfly celebrations to one of the nation’s most ambitious flower and garden fests.

A short drive from Orlando, you’ll find beautiful Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales. The Gardens present Butterflies at Bok from March 3-31, 2010. Special areas of the gardens feature plantings specifically designed to attract the beautiful wings of a variety of butterflies.

For information, you can visit www.boktowergardens.com.

Meanwhile, Disney’s Epcot also opens its annual flower festival on March 3. The 17^th Annual Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival remains one of the largest such events in the world, with more than 30 million blooms spread across 300 acres of Epcot’s World Showcase.

The event runs thru May 16 and visitors will experience themed gardens, floral floating islands, gardening seminars, planting demonstrations, exhibits, hands-on activities and a wonder series of Flower Power concerts. The concerts feature music from the ‘60s and ‘70s at the American Gardens Theatre each Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the Festival.

Concerts and most festival activities are included in regular park admission. Visit www.disneyworld.com/flower for additional details. For information on Orlando Disney theme park discounts or savings on Orlando vacation packages and Orlando hotels near Disney, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com.