Orlando Event Calendar

Orlando, Fla. (Feb. 2004) -- SeaWorld Orlando's 2004 calendar of events features a variety of exciting festivities planned throughout the year -- from a lip smackin' barbecue to a lively celebration of Hispanic culture. Best of all, every event is included with regular park admission, including Fun Card admission.

VIVA LA MUSICA
A Celebration of Hispanic Music, Food & Culture
September 25 - 26, 2004
SeaWorld Orlando hosts a vibrant Latino celebration during "Viva La Musica." It's two times the fun with two weekends of spicy and sensational music, concerts, dance, food sampling and crafts. Viva La Musica is a park-wide, two-day event featuring the sights, sounds and tastes of various Latino cultures.

September 25th, 2004 Noon to 8Pm - Event at SeaWorld to benefit Easter Seals of Florida. All proceeds will help Easter Seals provide more services to children and adults with disabilities in the Orlando area. Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band as well as The Caribbean Chillers are both set to perform. Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band tours Parrot Head events around the country including Meeting of the Minds, the annual Parrot Head convention in Key West. The Caribbean Chillers is a local Jimmy Buffet tribute band.Live and silent auctions, including packages based on Jimmy Buffet song titles, are planned for the day. Award-winning professional auction company Society Benefits will put on the auction. Click here for additional information and tickets.

SHAMU'S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
October 23 - 24 and 30 - 31, 2004
SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular is a swashbuckling good time for kids of all ages. Friendly pirates haunt the park as little goblins trick-or-treat for troves of treasures, participate in ghostly activities and enjoy Halloween-themed entertainment. Shrieks and giggles abound with thrilling new shows and event activities throughout the day and night.

CHRISTMAS AT SEAWORLD
December 2004
Create yuletide memories and celebrate season during " Christmas at SeaWorld." This holiday event features festive decorations, snowfalls at the Waterfront, a 48-foot-tall Christmas tree adorned with thousands of brilliant lights and stunning ornaments, Santa's readings of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," and live holiday music from classical musicians and carolers.

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The 11th annual EPCOT® International Flower and Garden Festival - This spectacular event is held at Walt Disney World's EPCOT at Lake Buena Vista. EPCOT will dazzle you with blooms, blossoms, elaborate gardens (over 30 million blossoms), Disney character topiary displays, behind-the-scenes tours, gardening workshops, flower power concert series and more. Begins 2 weeks earlier this year.. October 1st, 2004 More spectacular than ever.

Night of Joy
Date(s): September 10 and 11, 2004
Location: Magic Kingdom® Park
Feel the joy at live concerts by some of Christian Music's most praiseworthy performers.

FUNAI Classic
Date(s): October 21 - 24, 2004
Location: Walt Disney World® Resort
Watch Vijay Singh defend his 2003 FUNAI Classic championship in the 2004 Classic. The Classic features golf's greatest pros, challenging each other on Disney's magnificent Palm and Magnolia courses.

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Date(s): Select Dates in October, 2004
Location: Magic Kingdom® Park
Dress-up in costume and join the Halloween festivities by trick-or-treating in the Magic Kingdom® Park with all your Disney friends.

International Food and Wine Festival
Date(s): October 1 - November 14, 2004
Location: Epcot®
Sample delectable dishes and wonderful wines from around the world.

ABC Super Soap Weekend
Date(s): Early November
Location: Disney-MGM Studios
Indulge your passion for soap operas as you meet and greet popular stars from your favorite ABC daytime dramas.

Festival of the Masters
Date(s): November 12 - 14, 2004
Location: Downtown Disney® area
Inspire your artistic side at one of the most acclaimed and eclectic open air art festivals in the country. Voila! You're in the picture.

Festival of the Seasons
Date(s): November 26 - December 24, 2004
Location: Downtown Disney® area
Find every gift on your wish list (and some that you hadn't even thought of) at the most magical holiday shopping spectacular of the season.

Holidays Around the World 2004
Date(s): November 26 - December 30
Location: Epcot®
Discover the joy of holiday celebrations, customs and characters from different countries and diverse cultures all around the world.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Date(s): Select Dates in November and December, 2004
Location: Magic Kingdom® Park
Join the celebration and make your holiday the merriest with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party — the best gift that won't fit under your tree.

Atlantic Dance Hall New Year's Eve
Date(s): December 31, 2004
Location: Disney's BoardWalk® entertainment district
Move and groove into the New Year dancing and dining to the latest sounds in an atmosphere of timeless elegance.

Pleasure Island New Year's Eve
Date(s): December 31, 2004
Location: Disney's BoardWalk entertainment district
Make a resolution to dance the night away at the most stupendous New Year's Eve street party around.

Note: All dates and events subject to change without notice. Theme Park admission required for many events. Certain events may require special tickets; age restrictions may apply.

Walt Disney World: Epcot’s “Mission: SPACE,” is a one-of-a-kind thrill that will rocket guests to the galaxies in an out-of-this-world space adventure. Featuring breakthrough technology that creates an unforgettable launch sequence and interplanetary journey, Mission: SPACE takes amazed riders straight up into space and on to Mars.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 4 at Disney-MGM Studios has launched a new drop sequence that takes riders to a new level of terror. The cutting-edge technology of the Tower of Terror allows ride engineers to re-program new twists to the ride, in this case launching riders to the top of the tower in breathtaking speed then dropping them faster-than-free-fall to the bottom again and again -- more drops than ever before.

Universal Orlando® Resort Events: Theme Park Highlights

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UNIVERSAL ORLANDO PRESENTS FIESTA CALIENTE A CELEBRATION OF LATIN CULTURE, FOOD AND MUSIC AT CITYWALK

Starting on Saturday, September 18, 2004 Fiesta Caliente will takeover the streets of CityWalk for a two day celebration of Latin culture, food and music. Guests can party with the hottest names in Reggaeton - a new genre of dance music that originated in Puerto Rico - Salsa and Merengue including the rowdy and tempestuous Ivy Queen, the up and coming trio Trivales a nd one of the most popular acts in Puerto Rico -Wisin & Yandel. Incorporating elements of traditional Latin music with Reggae, urban dance and Pop Rock, these groups have created unique sounds that move the audience.

Tickets On Sale for Two-Day Festival Featuring the Hottest Names in Reggaeton, Salsa and Merengue..

FEAR HAS NO BOUNDARIES AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO: FOR FIRST TIME EVER, FAMED HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS EVENT TO DOMINATE TWO THEME PARKS

Twice the Size, Twice the Fear. As Universal Expands Halloween to Universal Studios And Islands of Adventure Theme Parks

Orlando, Florida - It is the Halloween everyone has wanted and talked about: a dream - or nightmare - come true. This year, Universal Orlando takes fear to an entirely new level as it unleashes its famous "scream team" across both Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure, creating a Halloween Horror Nights event bigger and more intense than ever before.

Fear will be everywhere. And it will challenge guests in entirely new ways. With two parks, a brand-new layout and all-new experiences, Universal Orlando will again change the face of Halloween terror. Halloween Horror Nights XIV will run for 18 select nights between October 1 and October 31, beginning at 7 p.m., on Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 8-10, Oct 13 - 17, Oct. 21 - 24, and Oct. 28 - Oct 31.

This year's Halloween Horror Nights event will be bigger and more immersive than ever before. It will include seven all-new haunted mazes; bigger, more intense scare zones; a Halloween parade; specially themed shows; hundreds of specially trained "scareactors" and a "haunted" cornfield now being grown on one of Universal's back lots.

"This is 360° fear," said Skip Sherman, Senior Vice President of Entertainment for Universal Orlando. "No one else can get inside the psyche of their guest the way Universal does during Halloween. Our guests will go home and leave their lights on - for many, many nights."

From the moment they arrive at Halloween Horror Nights, guests will be surrounded by an experience that is bigger, more intense and different than anything Universal Orlando has done before.

Universal's creative team is designing an event that will be about more than just what guests see. It will also be about what they feel. To do so, the team is weaving together environmental elements and specific experiences - all of which come together in powerful, new ways. Haunted mazes will be filled with Universal's interpretation of everything from vampire experiences to encounters with the undead to visits inside prisons-gone-wrong. The streets will be filled with a brand-new Halloween parade, hundreds of "scareactors" and newly themed scare zones. The ever-popular "Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure" stage show returns and there will be special screenings of the Halloween classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Advance tickets for Halloween Horror Nights are now available at several locations including Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure theme parks, TicketMaster, and Florida Spencer Gifts locations. Tickets are also available online at www.halloweenhorrornights.com or by calling (877) 284-GORY (4679). Because of the event's popularity, tickets for weekend nights are expected to sell out soon and should be purchased far in advance. Regular admission for all guests is $54.75.

Orlando Events Calendar

Florida Theme Park Events and Info:

SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando: 2004 Calendar of Events

Walt Disney World® Resort Events: (For Hotels and Resorts at Walt Disney World click Here)

Universal Orlando® Resort Events: Theme Park Highlights

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