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UPDATE! SeaWorld has extended the Seven Seas Food Festival by two weekends!  The even now runs thru April 29, 2018. The 2018 edition of the Seven Seas Food Festival at SeaWorld in Orlando begins February 17th and runs each Saturday and Sunday through April 15th April 29th.  A dozen booths… Read More "2018 Seven Seas Food Festival at SeaWorld Orlando"

If you’re looking for thrill rides and roller coasters in Florida, there is only one park to visit – Busch Gardens in Tampa. With seven roller coasters and one kiddie coaster, this theme park is known as the “Roller Coaster Capital of Florida.” In 2011, Busch Gardens cut the ribbon… Read More "Cheetah Hunt Roller Coaster at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay – Front Row HD POV Video"

The first time I rode a teacups ride, it was at one of those traveling carnivals. You know the kind I’m talking about, the ones where you look at the rides and wonder how many times they’re been taken apart and put back together as they travel from carnival to… Read More "Mad Tea Party Ride at Disneyland – History and On-Ride POV Video"

When I was growing up, Sunday was the day when my father would spend the entire afternoon making the “Sunday Gravy.” On my parent’s way home from church, they would stop at the grocery store and pick up the ingredients for the sauce that simmered all day long and filled… Read More "“Butcher Block and Bleach” Or, “Hold the Wood, I’ll Take Dinner on a Plate.”"

Ask any Disney fan what ride is the most difficult to get a FastPass+ for in the Magic Kingdom and without a doubt, they’ll tell you it’s the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The family-friendly roller coaster opened in 2014 on a spot once home to the 20,000 Leagues Under the… Read More "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train On Ride Video at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom"

I wrote about Max’s Grille at Mizner Park in Boca Raton previously and still stand by my comments that it’s a restaurant that serves up some solid, classic American comfort food. However, things may be slipping. I’m going to chalk this last visit up to a one-off experience and hope… Read More "REVISITED: Max’s Grille, Boca Raton (Mizner Park)"

South Florida definitely has its share of pizza joints. Coal-fired, wood-fired, gas-fired, whatever-fired, there’s a place to find a pie cooked in an oven that matches your taste! Since moving here from the northeast more than a dozen years ago, I’ve struggled to find a pizza that rivals a slice… Read More "Tucci’s Fire N Coal Pizza, Boca Raton"

The holidays have arrived at Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World in Orlando! From the moment you arrive, the sounds of the season greet you at the front of the park and the iconic Mickey Mouse garden in front of the train station is transformed into a sea of… Read More "“A Frozen Holiday Wish” and Cinderella Castle Lighting at Magic Kingdom"

Slate on West Sand Lake Road in the Dr. Phillips section of Orlando is just a few doors down from one of our favorite spots in O-Town, Pharmacy. We’ve passed it several times and on a recent Saturday night, we decided to stop in. The restaurant bills itself as modern… Read More "Slate, Orlando (Dr. Phillips)"

When it comes to picking a place to eat at Walt Disney World in Orlando, you have plenty of choices! From African to Polynesian, quick service to sit down, nearly every cuisine is represented at the resort’s 140+ restaurants found in the theme parks, hotels and Disney Springs. The most… Read More "Tokyo Dining at Disney’s Epcot, Orlando"