Superhero Park Slated for Korea
From usatoday.com:
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EOUL — Universal Parks & Resorts and a local partner signed an agreement Tuesday aimed at establishing a Universal Studios theme park in South Korea that they want to see up and running in 2012.
“What we are hoping to do is to bring in a world class attraction not only for the Korean people but to draw tourism to this country,” Frank P. Stanek, president of USKOR & Associates Co., Universals South Korean partner, said at a press conference, citing the attraction of possible visitors from nearby China.
Other than the proposed date for opening the park, other details were vague, including how much the project might eventually cost. No site has been decided and financing remains in the planning stage, officials said.
“We are in the process of evaluating our options,” said Stanek, a former Walt Disney Co. executive involved in setting up Disney them parks in the United States, Japan and France.
He said that officials hoped to decide on a location by the end of this year.
Fun Ad for Typhoon Lagoon
From orlandosentinel.com:
TweetI just thought the Typhoon Lagoon ad on this website is fun — to see it, you may have to open this link a few times in a row since they roll through a bunch of ads and it only seems to change on opening.
SeaWorld Orlando new nighttime shows start Saturday
From buschgardens.com:
Shamu Rocks is a rock n’ roll concert of unprecedented proportions combining improvisational movements of killer whales with music remixed with some of the hottest rock stars in the industry including Jennifer Lopez, Savage Garden, Lifehouse and Shakira.Â
Driven by an urban beat and colossal effects, Shamu and a team of skilled trainers take center stage as killer whale performances transform the arena into joyous frenzy. Pushing the limits of a stadium performance through technical magnitude, animal feats and creative prowess, Shamu Rocks provides guests with a one-of-a-kind experience only SeaWorld could create.An evening at SeaWorld culminates with the largest finale in the park’s history. Mistify brings to life the majesty of the sea in a way only SeaWorld can, by immersing guests in a vivid underwater adventure that encompasses both sea and sky. SeaWorld’s center lake is stage to the spectacular, featuring larger-than-life marine creatures on 60-foot mist screens.
I’m going to try to make it there this weekend. If I do go, I’ll post video and pictures.
TweetMan fined $400 for using cafe’s free Wi-Fi without being a customer
From woodtv.com:
It’s a lunch hour ritual at the Re-Union Street Cafe’. Customers regularly log onto the internet using the cafe’s wireless network to check their e-mail and surf the web while they enjoy the coffee and ambience.
Sam Peterson II did the same thing. “I knew that the Union Street had WiFi,” he told 24 Hour News 8. “I just went down and checked my e-mail and didn’t see a problem with that.”
But Peterson did it everyday, and from his car. He drove up, parked, and piggybacked onto the Union Street network. Piggybacking – using someone else’s WiFi without their permission – isn’t legal.Sparta Police Chief Andrew Milanowski was suspicious of what Peterson was doing in his car every day and talked with him. He didn’t issue a ticket, but he did hit the books. “I had a feeling a law was being broken,” the chief said, “but I didn’t know exactly what.” He found a relatively new and rarely used law. “Unauthorized use of computer access,” he said.
This is just ridiculous. If you set up free unprotected Wi-Fi, you have to expect people to use it, inside your store or out.
Dare I tell you that while I was on vacation in New York City, I used one of the many Wi-Fi signals my laptop picked up?
Iger Speaks
From latimes.com:
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Walt Disney Co. believes Anaheim should have more affordable housing — but not as close to Disneyland as some local officials and developers propose, Chief Executive Robert Iger said Monday.
Speaking before a group of journalists at Disneyland Hotel, Iger called the theme park the “best neighbor Anaheim has ever had.”
Iger noted that the citys resort area occupied less than 5% of the land in Anaheim but generated 50% of the citys revenue. He added that Disneys position was supported by “a number of unions” in the area.
But Iger declined to talk about Disneys plans for the area, other than to say that the company “continues to look at the opportunities” there.
“As Walt [Disney] said, Disneyland will never be completed. We will continue to build and grow,” Iger said.
Iger did say that there were no plans for a fifth Disney property in Florida. He touted the 25th anniversary of its Tokyo park, the 15th anniversary of Disneys park in Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland, which has had disappointing attendance numbers since opening in 2005.
During the question-and-answer period, Iger joked that the companys ill-fated ESPN phone was a great idea — except for its high price, poor marketing and “flawed retail strategy.”
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