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| When Morimoto Asia opened in the early days of Disney Springs, that planter in front of the restaurant contained smaller oak trees. From the outset the trees blocked the view of the Morimoto sign to passersby and over the years the sign view became more-and-more blocked as the trees grew. |
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| That has now changed. The two trees closest to the springs were removed and replaced with a sabal palm tree which is far-easier to maintain and no longer blocks the sign. Long live Mannequins! |
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| The DJ lineup for the 2026 edition of Electric Daisy Carnival - Orlando was previously released but now the day-by-day lineups are out and single day tickets are on-sale. The 3-day event takes place at Tinker Field outside Camping World Stadium on November 6/7/8 and you can get more details and advance tickets HERE. |
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| The CityWalk Summer Music Series has been in progress for several weeks but we wanted to call you attention to Saturday, August 1st when they will be having an EDM Night ft. DJ Josh Lawrence (USA). The event takes place at 8PM, 9PM and 10PM at the CityWalk Waterfront Stage. |
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| We noticed that there has been no recent price change at the Aerophile-operated balloon ride in Disney Springs West Side. The attraction originally opened under the name Characters In Flight. Still $29.99 per adult. |
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| The interactive game facility Level99 did open for business a couple weeks ago and SPI was there to check it out. |
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| There was a pretty big crowd standing around for the opening although it wasn't clear to us how many would actually be going inside to pay and play. |
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| Level99 is in the building that previously housed the short-lived and ill-advised NBA Experience attraction. That replaced DisneyQuest. It remains to be seen how many Disney guests want to play games against other Disney guests, particularly when those guests are strangers. |
Greetings from Europe. Here is who I will be missing this coming weekend:
FRI 17JUL CELINE DJ Mary Droppinz (USA)
FRI 17JUL PALM TREE CLUB DJ Mike Nervous (USA)
FRI 17JUL SWIRLERY DJ Arcade Apocalypse (USA)
FRI 17JUL ALFIE'S HIFI DJ U Dig (USA)
SAT 18JUL IRON COW DJ Deekline (GB)
SAT 18JUL ELIXIR BAR DJ Simon Doty (CDN)
SAT 18JUL ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Justin Davis (USA)
SUN 19JUL ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Brian Burnside (USA)
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| Former garbage can from the Reedy Creek Improvement District. |
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| New garbage can from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. |
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| On the sail-away out of Budapest, Hungary last night, some of the amazing buildings that overlook the Danube River. |
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| Absolutely stunning. |
This is a good weekend not to be in Orlando as not much going on:
FRI 10JUL ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Just Jason (USA)
FRI 10JUL CELINE DJ Morgan Page (USA)
SAT 11JUL QREATE COFFEE House & Coffee 8am-2pm
SAT 11JUL ELIXIR BAR DJ duo Tomi & Kesh (D)
SAT 11JUL SWIRLERY DJ Superfly Jeff (USA)
SAT 11JUL VANGUARD DJ Kai Wachi (USA)
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| The lines continue at Gideon's Bakehouse, located at "The Hub" at the bottom of Hill Street. |
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Meanwhile, construction continues at sister property 6 Ravens which is near the top of Hill Street. This adjacent to the bathroom complex at West End Plaza. |
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| An opening date has not yet been announced for the place but it's imminent. The latest edition of the Disney Springs Guidemap has it already listed and says "New!" After a two year gap, 6 Ravens replaces Art of Shaving in this location. |
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| Construction walls surround the Waterview Stage on Pleasure Island. |
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| Apparently they are constructing a roof to cover the concrete seating area facing the stage. We're told the project was supposed to be completed by the end of May but as of early July, it remains unfinished. |
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| We're on a European Vacation and got to hear some Techno music on our very first day. DJ Monokyma (A) was on the decks during our visit to Salzburg, Austria. The pics can be found on sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
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| Old photo but the message remains the same. No fireworks tonight at Disney Springs. |
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We're headed to Europe for a couple weeks so our Blog articles may not be daily and/or could post at odd times. We'll be posting some Trip Report articles along the way too. Planned Flights: DL MCO-DTW DL DTW-MUC W4 OTP-RMO RO RMO-OTP RO OTP-AMS DL AMS-BOS DL BOS-MCO |
Happy Independence Day Weekend
THU 02JUL WILL'S PUB DJ Young & Sick (NL/USA)
FRI 03JUL MORSE CODE DJ The Reverend (USA)
FRI 03JUL CELINE DJ Ranger Trucco (USA)
FRI 03JUL BROKEN STRINGS DJ Losman (USA)
FRI 03JUL VANGUARD DJ/Rapper Mike Posner (USA)
FRI 03JUL GOOD TIMES Abyss: DJ Lavidicus (USA)
FRI 03JUL HARD ROCK LIVE ROOFTOP Silent Disco 7pm-10pm
FRI 03JUL ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Just Jason (USA)
FRI 03JUL TACO KAT DJ Jacob Machin (USA)
SAT 04UL WALL ST PLAZA DJ Matroda (HR) & DJ J.Worra (USA)
SAT 04JUL TACO KAT DJ Dylan Payne (USA)
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We all know that Pleasure Island clubs closed for the last time the night of September 27, 2008. But earlier that year on June 27, 2008, Disney dropped the bombshell about the clubs closing in three months. Sadly, the link below the Orlando Sentinel article no longer is operational. The Party Is Over at Pleasure Island
On Friday, June 27th the news broke that PI was being closed entirely,
except for the few shops. The press announcement was late enough in the
day that we have to think Disney didn't want a lot of bad press. But
the Disboards website broke the news and the Orlando Sentinel.com posted
within minutes. There was a front page article in the Sentinel on
Saturday morning: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-disney 2808jun28,0,2367595.story
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These were the Pleasure Island rumors we published in late-June, 2009:
Every few months the rumor mill cranks up again about Pleasure Island.
We're never really sure if old rumors are just recirculating or if these
are actually new rumors. Certainly all those buildings sitting empty
when they could be earning revenue, even temporarily, does lend itself
to speculation. So since it's been awhile since we've visited the
mill, I thought it would be a good time to do so.
1. The Adventurers Club reopening in some form (dinner show?) rumor is still floating around out there.
2.
The 8TRAX/Mannequins reopening in some form rumor is still out there.
We know the clubs have been gutted but that doesn't mean someone
couldn't put new, modern electronics in and reopen it. Supposedly the
dance floor in Mannequins is still there. The latest version of this
rumor had 8TRAX reopening again as a 70's Club and Mannequins reopening
with the dance floor but perhaps with a different music format. The
magic in Mannequins has always been that revolving floor!
3. A source says the rumor about Disney Quest shutting down to be replaced with an ESPN Zone is true.
4. Soundstage and Motion become restaurants under the latest rumors.
5. Sources indicated that there might be a PI announcement in July.
6.
Finally, and this is really whacky beyond belief....the Virgin
Megastore is going to house a display of gowns formerly owned by....get
this...Princess Diana. No, quit laughing! That's the rumor.
