Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa have a new concert series at their theme parks entitled “Bands, Brew & BBQ.” The name pretty much says it all. The concerts combine great bands, with Anheuser-Busch beer and some tasty barbecue. The good news for visitors to Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens [...]]]>

Sea World Orlando

Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa have a new concert series at their theme parks entitled “Bands, Brew & BBQ.” The name pretty much says it all. The concerts combine great bands, with Anheuser-Busch beer and some tasty barbecue. The good news for visitors to Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa is that there will not be an additional charge for the concerts. They are part of the regular ticket price. The concerts can be seen at Sea World Orlando on Saturdays and at Busch Gardens Tampa, the concerts are on Sundays.

The bands scheduled to perform at Sea World Orlando  include LeAnn Rimes on February the 6th, Montgomery Gentry on February the 13th, John Rich on February the 20th and Yes on February the 27th.

For Busch Gardens Tampa, the bands are Dennis DeYoung,  of Styx fame, on February 7th, Willie Nelson on February the 14th, Huey Lewis and the News on  February 21st and Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo on February the 28th.

So, if you are traveling to the Orlando area for vacation in February, be sure to drop by Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa to catch one of your favorite bands.

Disney World

The 2009 struggling economy is expected to make it well into 2010, and as we all may kn0w, the economy affected the number of visitors to Orlando theme parks in 2009. Estimates for this year predict that the number of combined visitors to [...]]]>

Disney World

The 2009 struggling economy is expected to make it well into 2010, and as we all may kn0w, the economy affected the number of visitors to Orlando theme parks in 2009. Estimates for this year predict that the number of combined visitors to Disneyland and Walt Disney World will decrease by about three percent in 2010 according to an independent Wall Street analyst and investment firm. One of the reasons for the decrease in attendance is Disney is believed to be cutting back on there special promotional pricing for tickets and hotels that they have been using in 2009.

It’s hard to believe that in the middle of a global recession that Disneyland in Anaheim, California had their attendance increase by 7% for the Disney fiscal year (which ends in October) and park attendance at Disney World in Orlando stayed the same for the fiscal year. Although attendance did well during the current recession, profit margins were greatly impacted because Disney cut back on their ticket prices. Another important statistic is that those who are traveling to Disney World are spending less money. Spending per visitor is down by about 6 percent. That is why Disney will be cutting back on all of their special promotions so that they can increase their profit margins in 2010.