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Grower to test disease-resistant trees
Southern Gardens Citrus in Clewiston said Thursday that it has applied for and received a permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Regulatory Services to field test citrus trees for resistance to canker and greening disease in its...Tags: Orlando, Brigham Young, Plant Diseases, Trips and Vacations, Six Flags Inc.
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'Wheel' to spin into SeaWorld
Sentinel Staff WriterFour days of hosting a game show at SeaWorld Orlando will result in four weeks of national exposure -- and an expanded stage -- for the theme park. The long-spinning Wheel of Fortune begins production of 20 episodes Thursday at the park's Bayside...Tags: Employees, SeaWorld, Dining and Drinking, Aquatica, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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A season of song and spectacle at area theme parks
Sentinel ColumnistOne year after incorporating the music of Mannheim Steamroller into its holiday celebration, Universal Orlando has the mega-selling group in the flesh to kick off this Grinchmas season. Steamroller will be in concert twice Saturday at Universal Studios...Tags: Cinderella, Religious Festivals, Fiction, SeaWorld, Christmas
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Christmas coming to Busch Gardens
247-7870 | 928-6479— With three weeks left before Christmas, Busch Gardens officials peeled back the wrapping on its plans to transform the park into a holiday winter wonderland — but visitors will have to wait until next year to experience it. On Thursday,...Tags: Religious Festivals, Tourism and Leisure, Holidays, Christmas, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Six Flags to license, build theme park in Qatar
Sentinel Staff WriterSix Flags announced today that it has struck a deal to build and license a theme park of some type in the emerging Middle Eastern tourist sector in Qatar. Six Flags President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Shapiro said the deal could involve more...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Personal Service, Six Flags Inc., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks
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NBC Universal cuts 500 jobs as part of $500 million cut; correspondents let go
AP Business WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — General Electric Co.'s media and theme park subsidiary, NBC Universal, this week laid off about 500 employees — about 3 percent of its work force of 15,000 — as part of a plan to trim $500 million next year, a person...Tags: Employees, Viacom Inc., NBC, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks
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New Wisconsin Dells theme park to create 65 jobs
The Kalahari Resort will open a theme park in Wisconsin Dells later this month, creating more than 65 midlevel jobs. The Indoor Theme Park is set to open Dec. 19. It will feature bowling, go-cart tracks, a carousel, miniature golf and climbing walls....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks, Trips and Vacations
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The markets in 60 seconds
Universal: Stay 3 nights, get 2 more free Universal Orlando has launched a buy-three-nights, get-two-free package, which includes accommodations and theme park tickets. Universal said a family of four can get a five-night package at an off-site hotel...Tags: Television Industry, Trips and Vacations, Cox Radio Incorporated, State Street Corporation, Mortgages
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In Orlando, school's out for tourism
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo years ago, Florida's tourism industry -- with a little help from thousands of angry parents across the state -- scored one of its most significant political victories in recent memory: A new law ensuring that children don't go back to school too...Tags: Heads of State, Orlando, National Government, Labor Day, Trips and Vacations
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Deal reached for Cypress Gardens passholders unhappy park is closing
Sentinel Staff WriterDeclaring that owners are continuing to develop a program for Cypress Gardens season passholders who lost their autumn and winter seasons to an unexpected early park closing, Rob Harper, co-owner of the Winter Haven amusement park, announced a deal Monday...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Cypress Gardens, Trips and Vacations
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Attractions-expo crowd takes a dip
Jason Garcia and Scott Powers, Sentinel Staff WritersAttendance dipped at this year's International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions conference and trade show. Organizers estimate that about 24,000 people attended the 2008 Attractions Expo last month at the Orange County Convention Center....Tags: Citrus Bowl, National Government, Gardens and Parks, Goofy, Trips and Vacations
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For SeaWorld's new roller coaster Manta, things are looking up (and down and sideways)
Sentinel ColumnistManta, the upcoming "flying" coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, remains on schedule for its summer debut. The rails already in place have changed the look of the park, and all of them are expected to be in place by the end of December, park officials say....Tags: SeaWorld, Norman Rockwell, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks, Design and Engineering
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