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We're spooked: Busch Gardens, Universal reveal Halloween plansTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:36PMBy Anne Glover, Times staff writer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Zombies vs. Morphing Aliens. Sounds like a great name for a movie or video game, but they're actually some of the heart-stopping, scream-inducing frights planned for the annual Halloween extravaganzas at Busch Gardens (zombies) and Universal Studios in Orlando (aliens) this year. Full details about ticket prices and other scare zones have ...

Universal Pictures' Upcoming Thriller "The Thing" to Become Haunted House Experience at Universal Studios' Halloween ...Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:19PMAn abandoned scientific research facility in the midst of a vast and frozen Antarctica will set the stage for "The Thing," an all-new horror maze inspired by Universal Pictures' upcoming film, at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights events, which begins on September 23 and continues on select nights through October 31.

We're spooked: Busch Gardens, Universal reveal Halloween themesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36PMBy Anne Glover, Times staff writer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Zombies vs. Morphing Aliens. Sounds like a great name for a movie or video game, but they're actually the themes for the annual Halloween extravaganzas at Busch Gardens (zombies) and Universal Studios in Orlando (aliens) this year. Full details about ticket prices and other scare zones have yet to be released, but teaser material is now ...

SeaWorld hiring blitz seeks to add 650 more employees to Orlando parksTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:40AMSeaWorld hiring blitz seeks to add 650 more employees to Orlando parks

Nonprofit CEO Showcase: Helen WerkingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:47AMMission Memories of Love serves the children of parents who are battling a life-threatening illness by sending the family to Orlando for five days and providing tickets to area theme parks and a room at a resort along with financial support.

Harry Potter Theme Ride Injury Costs Knuckleballer Zink Five Months of RecoveryTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:06AMThe Wizarding World of Harry Potter is one of the most popular attractions at Universal Studios . The theme park is enjoying a flurry of attention from the fans of the wizardry franchise. Both Muggles and pro-athletes cannot resist the magical world of Harry Potter. Former Red Sox knuckleballer Charlie Zink had a great time at Universal Studios with his fiancé. Unfortunately, the trip to ...

'Hiring blitz' this week for SeaWorldMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:44AMSeaWorld Orlando says it will conduct a "hiring blitz" this week as it seeks to bring aboard enough seasonal workers to handle the remainder of the busy summer months.

Brian J. O'Connor: Bizcations combine family trip with corporate travel, and they're becoming popularMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:27AMFirst we cut vacation costs with the "staycation." And now comes the "bizcation," where the kids accompany a parent on a business trip so corporate travel can double as a family getaway.

Give us back our big baby: Marine park in bizarre tug-of-love case over 17-foot killer whaleThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:21AMSeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, is demanding the return of Ikaika, a two-tonne, captive-born orca that it sent to Marineland in Niagara Falls, Canada, in 2006.