It's another Party Weekend!
FRI 19APR BARBARELLA Indie Night: DJ Smilin' Dan (USA)
FRI 19APR CELINE DJ Galo (USA)
FRI 19APR VANGUARD DJ NGHTMRE (USA)
SAT 20APR ELIXIR BAR DJ duo Cocodrills (USA)
SAT 20APR BARBARELLA DJ trio Smilin' Dan, Lavidicus, Rob Bates (USA)
SAT 20APR ARENA ART BAR: DJ JROK (USA) , DJ MS MF (USA)
SUN 21APR IRON COW DJ Phibes (GB)
SUN 21APR ELIXIR BAR DJ Kolter (D)
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| Was having a discussion recently about the cheapest places to eat in Disney Springs. Of course nothing there is inexpensive but there are several cheaper options. We believe the absolutely cheapest option in the Springs is the B.B. Wolf's kiosk where you can get a hot dog, chips and a drink for under $20. Of course you'll have to find somewhere nearby to sit. |
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| Slightly higher in price would be Chicken Guy, where you can get a hot food chicken strips meal including a drink for around $20. And here they have both indoor and outdoor seating. Not pictured is the Earl of Sandwich where a hot sandwich, a bag of chips and a drink will be in that $20 price range. Lots of people eat in Disney Springs. Not many people eat cheap in Disney Springs. |
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| While we are working on our 8TRAX Reunion event, Winter Park nightclub Morse Code held a 70's Night of their own last night and Orlando Entertainment News visited. The pics are here. |
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| It's always a great night of music when Stanton Warriors (GB) is playing in Orlando. Friday night pics are on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here. |
More good stuff this weekend!
THU 11APR MCQUEENS DJ Pacho Berrocal (USA)
FRI 12APR CELINE DJ Alberto Dimeo (USA)
FRI 12APR BARBARELLA Memento Mori: DJ Lavidicus (USA)
FRI 12APR IRON COW DJ duo Stanton Warriors (GB)
SAT 13APR MORSE CODE DJ Mighty Shari (USA)
SAT 13APR VANGUARD DJ Timmy Trumpet (AUS)
SAT/SUN 13-14APR CEN FL FAIRGROUNDS Florida Groves Music Festival
SUN 14APR ELIXIR BAR DJ Seth Troxler (USA)
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| Looking at some more April, 2014 pics.....ten years ago! |
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| People hanging out beside Mannequins; ignoring the place, as though it never existed! |
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| People walking past BET Soundstage, ignoring the place, as though it never existed! |
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| View of downtown Boston from Logan Airport. |
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| View of downtown Boston from Marina Bay. |
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| SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 29th. |
An 8TRAX Reunion is coming and you won't want to miss it!
Details & Flyer soon.
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| When we last visited Pleasure Island a couple weeks ago, even at 10PM, there was a long line of customers in the queue for cookies and sweet snacks at Gideon's Bakehouse. We've still never actually tried their products because the line is always so lengthy. Some day! |
Orlando remains busy this weekend!
WED 03APR OLE RED DJ Chino (USA) tonight
THU 04APR CELINE DJ Ian Asher (USA)
FRI 05APR CELINE DJ Will Clarke (GB)
FRI 05APR VANGUARD DJ INZO (USA)
FRI 05APR LEVEL 13 EVENT CENTER DJ duo Golf Clap (USA)
FRI 05APR MORSE CODE DJ Knightlife (USA)
SAT 06APR ELIXIR BAR DJ Moblack (GH/USA)
SAT 06APR IRON COW DJ JASK (USA)
SAT 06APR BARBARELLA DJ Smilin' Dan (USA)
SUN 07APR ELIXIR BAR DJ Latmun (GB)
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| During last month's trip to South Africa and beyond, I had the occasion to fly 4 new (to me) airlines. My brand of choice is Delta which was flown MCO-ATL on a Boeing 757-200 and then ATL-CPT on an Airbus A350-900. Delta was the only U.S. based airline flown on this trip. Pictured above: Delta on arrival at CPT. |
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| For the one day trip to Windhoek, Namabia, we flew on Airlink which is a South African airline. One day the route was CPT-WDH, returning the next day WDH-CPT. Both days involved the same aircraft, an Embraer E-135. Pictured above on the tarmac at WDH. |
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| Returning home involved 3 airlines, all new to me. This is a South African Airways Airbus A320 flying from MRU to JNB. The service was extremely friendly and exceeded expectations. Pictured at MRU. |
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| Lastly from FRA to MCO, the flight was flown by German carrier Discover Airlines on an Airbus A330-200. Lufthansa used to fly the Orlando route but a couple years ago they switched it over to Discover, a low cost carrier they own. Discover also flies to Fort Myers and Tampa, other leisure markets while Lufthansa flies to Miami, a business market. The service was also good. Aircraft pictured at WDH. |
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| We originally posted this story on April 1st, 2011. Downtown Disney officials confirmed in a press conference early Thursday evening that the former Mannequins Dance Palace night club is going to be converted into a revolving International House of Pancakes restaurant slated to open by December, 2011. According to Downtown Disney Vice-President Keith Bradford, this will be the first IHOP ever on-property and first revolving IHOP in the world. He called it an exciting new addition to Pleasure Island. "Surveys continue to show that our Guests want more restaurant options when visiting Walt Disney World
and there has been in particular requests for something open 24/7. We
listen to our Guests and are thrilled to be able to offer this option." Describing the upcoming renovations, three sides of the building will have mostly glass walls to give diners an extensive view outdoors as the central area of the restaurant completes one full revolution every four minutes. "Evening diners will be able to view the dancing fountains in Village Lake as well as activities at the waterfront Amphitheater." "The thousands of lights that transform the area into an electric wonderland will be fully visible," he said. Likely to become a tourist attraction in its own right, the IHOP will feature Mickey-shaped Belgian Waffles. When questioned about his reference to Pleasure Island, Bradford conceded that when they learned that the cost to replace that huge Pleasure Island sign on top of the Mannequins building alone was over $8 million, they decided that there was no real need to change the name to Hyperion Wharf. |
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| DJ Bakke (CO/USA) was one of the DJ highlights last night and Orlando Entertainment News was there to take pictures. Check it out here. |
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| Our Friday night outing included seeing DJ Jason Brown (USA) at our first stop. The pictures are on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here. |
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| SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 29th |
We're going to have an 8TRAX Reunion event.
Details & Flyer coming soon.
