Spaceship Earth is a slow-moving 16-minute ride through time and space for Guests of all ages. Located inside Epcot theme park’s spherical icon, the attraction’s Audio-Animatronic scenes depict the stirring story of human connection from the dawn of recorded time to the 21st century’s cyber age.
Bok Tower Gardens
1151 Tower Boulevard
Lake Wales, FL
7:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012
This inaugural event will be hosted by the Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the George W. Harris, Jr. Runaway and Youth Crisis Shelter. Participants will enjoy a gorgeous route, a dri-fit t-shirt and post-race refreshments! All participants and spectators will also enjoy the gardens after the race for FREE! The top three winners from standard age divisions will receive a trophy.
Keep an eye out for Chewy and the Wookiees! Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios kicks off this Friday. The power of the Force can be felt every Friday – Sunday from May 18-June 10.
Star Wars Weekends celebrates the Star Wars film saga and the hit animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. According to a Disney press release, more than 60 Star Wars characters – including Wookiees, droids, Rodians, Ewoks, bounty hunters and Jedi – roam the streets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios for meet-and-greet opportunities with guests.
Now’s a good time to pick up an autograph book. Star Wars celebrities will make themselves available to meet their fans. Guests can also see them in themed parades, talk shows, star conversations, and behind-the-scenes presentations.
Take a look at who’s on the schedule!
Weekend II (May 25 – 27)
Andy Secombe (Watto – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Ray Park (Darth Maul – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Tom Kane (voice of Yoda – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Weekend III (June 1 – 3)
Jake Lloyd (Anakin Skywalker – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Silas Carson (Nute Gunray/Ki-Adi-Mundi – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Catherine Taber (voice of Padmé Amidala – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
Weekend IV (June 8 – 10)
Michonne Bourriague (Aurra Sing – Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett – Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi)
Daniel Logan (Boba Fett – Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones)
Nika Futterman (voice of Asajj Ventress – Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
The Orlando Museum of Art is located at 2416 North Mills Avenue, Orlando, Florida. It houses local, regional, national and international works of art. The museum collections include a diverse range of pieces that cover a broad spectrum of subjects using a variety of artistic mediums.
Experience the theatrical magic that brings all 43 U.S presidents together for the first time. But first, watch an original film that illuminates our country’s origins, the formation of our Constitution and the hard-fought struggles, including the Civil War. President Lincoln recites the Gettysburg Address. Later the curtain rises and each president is introduced on stage, and Presidents Washington and Obama deliver stirring speeches that swell with patriotism.
Come feel the unique bond that exists between the American people and the Presidency in the Disney stage classic that was originally envisioned by Walt Disney himself!
For Tarpon Springs, the boom started in 1887 when railroad service to New York was initiated. Wealthy Northerners came to this popular destination and built beautiful Victorian mansions; established churches, schools and hotels; and started businesses.
Because the waters surrounding this area were teeming with sponges, divers from Greece came here and soon developed a flourishing sponge industry. The many Greeks who migrated here also set up enticing restaurants, pastry shops, and markets giving the area a Mediterranean mystique. The Sponge Industry helped build a Greek Community that is now famous not only for the worlds finest sponges, but for some of the finest Greek Restaurants, Markets, and Bakeries in the Country.
Sarasota, Florida, the Ringling Circus Museum is a treat for young and old. Situated on the grounds of what was once the winter home of the famed Ringling Bros. Circus, the museum touts the history of the circus and gives guest a chance to view rare artifacts and other items associated with “The Greatest Show on Earth” and its connection to this west central Florida town.
The Ringling Circus Museum was established in 1948 and was the first museum in the United States to document the history and grandeur of the circus, specifically, the Ringling Family Circus. Most of the items on display are from the early days of the circus though visitors will find a few modern items as well, and a forthcoming addition – set to open sometime in 2012 – will give the museum an updated look and provide visitors with a chance to be a circus performer and experience “the magic of the center ring.” That new exhibit will also profile the lives of some of Ringling’s most famous circus personalities.
