The city of Orlando is known for its theme parks and resorts, conventions, technology companies, and our growing local food and art scene. People come here for work or fun, but return because of the great hospitality they experience at our world class attractions and resorts. Each encounter is a…
It may never snow in central Florida, but the holiday season brings an extra dusting of pixie dust to your favorite theme parks and resorts at Walt Disney World. The Disney Blog was recently invited to participate in a special backstage tour that highlighted Walt Disney World’s year-round efforts to…
The end of summer is a magical time in Orlando for foodies. It marks the return of the Orlando Magical Dining Month which features 100+ restaurants offering great rates on special dining menus. There are 19 new additions for 2018 and special vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free menu options. Update: I…
You can now explore Walt Disney World and Disneyland like never before by using the Play Disney Parks mobile app, a new digital entertainment offering that brings to life unique interactive experiences that enable visitors of all ages to access a wide range of activities including themed games, Disney trivia,…
As you walk by in your flip flop, fanny pack, Mickey Mouse t-shirt take a moment to enjoy one of the more unique restaurants to ever open at Walt Disney World – The Edison. The Edison occupies roughly the same footprint as the fondly remembered Adventurers Club and with its…
If Orlando’s food scene is known outside of Central Florida a significant part of that work was done by James and Julie Petrakis. Their award winning restaurants “The Ravenous Pig,” “Cask and Larder” and the Disney Springs exploration of all that’s great from the barbecue “The Polite Pig,” bring their…
Scott Joseph’s Orlando Food Blog is our favorite goto website when we’re looking for new and interesting food adventures in town. In addition to his consummate professional food reviewer hat, Joseph operates a yearly ‘Foodster’ Award to find the best restaurants in a multitude of genres with overall prizes for…
There’s been some talk locally that Orlando should be bidding for more big sporting events as we have many facilities already constructed to support an event like the Olympics. While it’s unlikely the USA will get another Summer Olympics for at least a few decades after Los Angeles hosts in…