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  1. Transformers will invade Universal in Orlando this summer

    05/22/13 FloridaBy Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Time Staff Writer

    By SHARON KENNEDY WYNNE

    Times Staff Writer

    The hugely popular Transformers 3D ride that makes passengers feel like they've been dropped into a movie chase scene is opening June 20 at Universal Studios Orlando — and so is a record-breaking price increase.

  2. Gatorland: Panther siblings join the sights in Orlando

    05/22/13 FloridaBy Jay Cridlin, Times Staff Writer

    By Jay Cridlin

    Times Staff Writer

    Danielle Lucas cautions Gatorland visitors to temper their expectations when visiting the park's new 2,000-square-foot habitat Panther Springs habitat.

  3. Legoland: Prepare to get wet on the Quest for Chi

    05/22/13 FloridaBy Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer

    By Robbyn Mitchell

    Times Staff Writer

    Prepare to get very wet in the pursuit of the all-powerful Chi energy source at Legoland Florida.

  4. What's new at local attractions

    05/22/13 FloridaBy Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times Staff Writer

    Here's what's new this year at local attractions.

  5. Space shuttle Atlantis exhibit to open at Kennedy Space Center

    05/22/13 FloridaBy Susan Thurston, Times Staff Writer

    BY SUSAN THURSTON

    Times Staff Writer

    TITUSVILLE — Don't tell employees at the Kennedy Space Center the U.S. space program is grounded. Quite the contrary, they say, pointing to the latest rocket launches and deep-space missions.

  6. Busch Gardens: Kids dig 'Madagascar' show, adults love AC

    05/16/13 FloridaBy Sean Daly, Times Pop Music Critic

    TAMPA — There's a fantastically subversive moment in the first Madagascar 'toon when Alex the lion — an escaped New York zoo critter freaked out by his newfound freedom — gets zapped with a tranquilizer dart. He immediately spins into a hallucination soundtracked by Sammy Davis Jr.'s Candy …

  7. Now it's $6 Day at the Zoo

    05/16/13 EventsBy Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times Staff Writer

    Please, a moment of silence for $5 Day at the Zoo. This Sunday it bumps up to $6. Why? You can thank the increasing costs of hay and lettuce. For manatees, natch. Lowry Park Zoo has taken in 21 new manatee patients in the last four months because of Red Tide, compared to 20 manatees taken in all of last year, says …

  8. Raise a Toast to the Pier

    05/16/13 EventsTimes Staff

    The funky inverted pyramid has been a part of St. Petersburg's waterfront since 1973, so no one could let its final days tick off without a party. The festivities begin at noon Saturday with local artists, live music, water ski shows, bagpipes and children's activities. Then the real fun begins at 6 p.m., with sunset …

  9. Baby rhino born at Lowry Park Zoo

    05/16/13 KidsSpecial to the Times

    The Lowry Park Zoo has a new baby rhino to squeal about.

  10. Nifty at 50: Fort De Soto Park

    05/09/13 EventsKelly Smith, Times Entertainment Editor

    It's home to one of the most beautiful, pristine beaches in the world. Just a seashell's throw from strip malls, condos and cheesy T-shirt shops, it has stood sentinel along southern Pinellas County, a 1,136-acre spit of land practically untouched. Unbelievable. And on Saturday, Fort De Soto Park turns 50. When it …