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Madame Tussauds adds pop icon Justine Bieber to its Orlando museum

06/26/2017

Madame Tussauds Orlando’s museum now includes a wax figure of pop star Justin Bieber. The likeness of the 23-year-old was unveiled last week on National Selfie Day. It is one of 11 Bieber figures at Madame Tus... Read More

Universal plans two hotels on former Wet ‘n Wild site

Terry Roen

06/19/2017

Hotels, Universal

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Universal Orlando has submitted plans for two hotels with 4,000 rooms, three pools and a parking garage that will fill the 36-acre former home of Wet ‘n Wild. The plans will be considered Tuesday by Orlando’s ... Read More

Double-decker sightseeing buses to tour Orlando

Terry Roen

05/19/2017

Orlando Tourism

Orlando’s Tourist Corridor is joining the bigtime cities across the world with its own double-decker sightseeing tours. The red and yellow buses will offer stops throughout the International Drive area and a... Read More

Thirty cars broken into at I-Drive hotels

Terry Roen

05/08/2017

SeaWorld/Busch

Orange County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after 30 vehicles were broken into early Monday at several hotels near the International Drive tourist corridor. Two cars were broken into at 2:15 a.m. at the... Read More

Car burglaries nearly triple in the tourist corridor

Terry Roen

03/27/2017

Hotels

Car break-ins increased 164 percent last year in Orange County’s tourist corridor, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office records. Deputies responded to 1,136 auto burglaries during 2016 in a 23-square-... Read More

iSquare will add ritzy rooms to Orlando’s tourist corridor

Terry Roen

03/06/2017

Hotels

A megamall called iSquare promises to bring luxury hotel accommodations, a helicopter landing pad and a rotating rooftop restaurant to Orlando’s tourist corridor. Developers of the $400 million project plan ... Read More

Fun Spot Orlando plans to expand

Terry Roen

01/23/2017

Other Theme Parks

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Fun Spot America is expanding its footprint to include 12 acres of undeveloped property across the street from its Orlando park. A new skyway ride, more roller coasters, water rides and a parking garage are ... Read More

John Morgan’s WonderWorks thrives in the shadow of the big theme parks

Terry Roen

12/13/2016

Orlando Tourism

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John Morgan, big time lawyer, businessman and entrepreneur, is just a bit player in the theme park industry but don’t tell that to the man who dressed up as Mickey Mouse’s pet at Walt Disney World. Morgan know... Read More

Mario Andretti-themed indoor karting track coming to International Drive

Terry Roen

11/16/2016

Orlando Tourism

A Mario Andretti-themed indoor karting track with more elevation changes and banked turns than any other in the world will be built in International Drive’s Tourism Corridor. The 164,000-square-foot facility w... Read More

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