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Memorial Day weekend means summer is just around the corners! It also means there are plenty of great entertainment options throughout the Orlando and central Florida area theme parks and attractions.

For those looking to get an early jump on the weekend fun, you can start with the monthly concert series, Velvet Sessions, at Universal’s Hard Rock Hotel. This special rock ‘n’ roll cocktail party and lobby concert features musical guest Ed Kowalczyk. The fun gets started at 6:30 pm with food and specialty themed drinks. The musical guest is Live’s Ed Kowalczyk. For tickets and additional details, visit www.velvetsessions.com.

Star Wars fans can enjoy the second of four Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The annual Star Wars celebration features dozens of your favorite Star Wars characters, special motorcades and events and more. This weekend’s special guests include actor Anthony Daniels who portrayed C-3PO, Bruce Spence who played Tion Medon and Dee Bradley, the voice of Captain Rex in the animated television show Clone Wars.

The Disney park also features a newly revamped Star Tours ride. Now in 3-D, the Star Wars ride now includes multiple missions, making it a new adventure every time. 

Meanwhile, just a short drive from Orlando, you’ll also find some new excitement at Busch Gardens Tampa where the theme park’s newest roller coaster, Cheetah Hunt, is scheduled to open on Friday. The park’s longest coaster, the Cheetah Hunt attraction also includes an adjacent cheetah habitat called Cheetah Run.

For more information about Orlando area theme parks and attractions, visit www.westgatereservations.com.

Grab your lightsaber because droids, alien creatures, Darth Vader, Sith Lords, and Jedi warriors have all returned to Orlando.

There’s no need to travel to a galaxy far, far away when Star Wars Weekends have returned to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The annual summer event celebrating the epic space fantasy series started last weekend and continues May 27-29, June 3-5 and June 10-12. Regular theme park admission allows guests to enjoy Star Wars celebrities, special shows, presentations, parades and Star Wars memorabilia.

Children can work on their lightsaber skills at the Jedi Training Academy and prepare to do battle with the dark one himself - Darth Vader. The Academy offers a 30-minute live show featuring music and amazing lightsaber duels. You can train to become a junior Jedi Knight and might even be selected from the audience to put on a brown robe and learn battle skills from a Jedi Master before the dreaded arrival of Darth Vader.

There are also Star Wars trivia contests, the Star Tours attraction, autograph sessions and motorcades filled with celebrities and visitors from Naboo, Endor and other planets. Everywhere you look you’ll find Ewoks, Wookiees, Stormtroopers and Jawas.

You can also blast into the universe of Star Wars aboard the newly enhanced Star Tours attraction. The ride now features an all-new 3-D adventure offering a variety of possible missions.

At the end of each day, you find all your favorite Star Wars characters at Hyperspace Hoopla, a party filled with music, comedy and dancing.

May the Force be with you at Disney’s Hollywood Studios during Star Wars Weekends. For information on these or other special Disney World events, go to www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com or www.WestgateReservations.com.

The new year is bringing a new parade adventure to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

The popular, high-energy Block Party Bash made its farewell performance at the Disney theme park on Jan. 1, 2011. The parade featuring dance routines with synchronized choreography and acrobatics, plus scooter riders, pogo jumpers and trampoline artists had been running at Hollywood Studios since spring 2008.

Park guests can now look forward to a new parade experience: The Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun! parade is scheduled to begin Jan. 16.

For more information on Disney’s Hollywood Studios and disount Disney vacation packages, go to www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com or visit www.WestgateReservations.com.

The popular Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster: Starring Aerosmith at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is scheduled to close briefly in May for refurbishment. The ride is slated to close from May 15 through May 20, 2010.

The roller coaster, which initially opened in July 1999, accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 2.8 seconds. Each of the coaster trains feature a different Aerosmith song and those songs contain some new lyrics written specifically for the attraction. For example, “Love in an Elevator” is sung as “Love in a roller coaster.”

Another attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is also scheduled for an upcoming refurbishment. Jim Henson’s MuppetVision 3-D will close from April 24 through May 14, 2010.

For additional information about Disney’s Hollywood Studios, or any of the other Disney World parks in Orlando, FL, visit www.OrlandoThemeParkVacations.com. Or go to www.WestgateReservations.com for details on discount Disney vacation packages and hotel or 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.

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The New Year is just around the corner and there’s plenty of New Years Eve excitement brewing in Orlando, FL!

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and all of Disney’s favorite characters are set to help ring in 2010 throughout Walt Disney World® Resort. The Disney parks are decked out in all their holiday glory as we reach one of the resort’s busiest and merriest times of the year.

The Disney parks will offer extended hours on New Years Eve and there will be plenty of year end fireworks to light up the night sky throughout Orlando.

At Disney’s Epcot, the park will remain open til 1:00 am while featuring a special version of the Illuminations at 11:40 pm.

Magic Kingdom Theme Park will also remain open til 1:00 am with a special showing of the Fantasy in the Sky fireworks taking place at 11:50 pm. Meanwhile at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, New Years Eve guest can stick around until midnight and enjoy the Lights! Cameras! Fireworks show starting at 11:50 pm.

Across town at Universal Orlando Resort, there’s also plenty of New Years activity on the horizon. Islands of Adventure theme park will offer extended hours til 10:00 pm while its sister park, Universal Studios Florida remains open for late night fun til 1:00 am. Best of all, Universal CityWalk will help rock in 2010 with a separate ticket event that offers live entertainment in every club, gourmet cuisine and a fabulous concert featuring the legendary music of The Temptations and The Four Tops and a midnight champagne toast!

Not to be outdone, SeaWorld® Orlando offers up its own special New Years Eve memories by staying open til 1:00 am. From 9:00 pm til 12:30 am, SeaWorld will offer continuous entertainment, music and an amazing midnight fireworks display.

Of course, the fun in Orlando rolls right on thru to New Years Day where the parks will again be filled with thrills and adventure. And sports fans will be delighted with a trip to Orlando’s nearby Citrus Bowl stadium where Penn State University is set to battle Louisiana State University in the annual Capital One Bowl. This high profile football game pits two of the most prominent and storied collegiate programs in a battle of highly ranked teams.

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Disney’s Hollywood Studios has brought a little bit of Hollywood from California to Orlando, FL. This park is very different than other Disney theme parks as it gives you a taste of Hollywood. For example, one favorite attractoin is the new American Idol Experience. Guests can audition for a spot on the stage, and sing for a real audience and win prizes. You can also go behind the scenes of many Disney productions to see how a movie was made or enjoy other related stories. Add a little extra magic to your next Orlando vacation with a visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

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