people stroll under a blue sky at Disney Animal Kingdom

Arts + Culture

The best of this year’s theme park holiday celebrations, and a few lumps of coal to avoid

Highlights include Jollywood Nights, Candlelight Processional, Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s, Grinchmas and more

by Seth Kubersky December 17, 2025December 16, 2025

a trio of women dressed in white singing under a large star made of twinkle lights

Arts + Culture

Four Orlando holiday shows to keep you warm during the coming weeks

Central Florida’s performing arts community keeps the home fires burning with live entertainment

by Seth Kubersky December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

Arts + Culture

The Star Princess cruise liner hides a very special secret

The magic is tucked below and beyond the ship’s original shows, sophisticated performance venues and abundance of dining options

by Seth Kubersky November 24, 2025November 24, 2025

Arts + Culture

Q Fest at The Center spotlights queer artists in Central Florida

‘More than ever, we need to be loud, proud and visible’

by Seth Kubersky November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

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Insa dispensaries’ Central Florida cultivation complex is modern and massive

The Massachusetts-based cannabis company’s grow lab looks like Willy Wonka’s candy factory as designed by Stanley Kubrick

by Seth Kubersky November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

Arts + Culture

Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Drawn to Life’ at Disney Springs turns 4

We speak to Chloe Diane Polson about creating the role of tween protagonist Julie

by Seth Kubersky October 29, 2025October 31, 2025

Arts + Culture

Orlando actress Jennifer Bonner has a thing or two to show you about Kissimmee

“A way to write a love letter or postcard to Kissimmee, without selling it hard”

by Seth Kubersky October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

Arts + Culture

As ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ celebrates its jubilee year, a new documentary explores its roots

Andreas Zerr’s unauthorized ‘Sane Inside Insanity’ captures the film’s unique interactive nature

by Seth Kubersky October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Arts + Culture

Kyona Levine Farmer is always looking for a ‘message of redemption’

The producer-director presents ‘Next to Normal’ at the Dr. Phil’s Pugh Theater this weekend

by Seth Kubersky October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Arts + Culture

Clowning around in the kitchen with Todd Zimmerman, the Orlando-based winner of Food Network’s ‘Worst Cooks in America’

‘When we walked in on circus day, that’s where my panic was’

by Seth Kubersky September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

Arts + Culture

This year’s Halloween Horror Nights is the best iteration this decade

But it’s almost impossible to take in everything in just one visit

by Seth Kubersky September 11, 2025September 12, 2025

Arts + Culture

A visit to Quebec’s La Ronde, the northeastern-most theme park in the newly merged Six Flags-Cedar Fair chain

After fantasizing about fleeing floundering Florida for Canada, an unintended weeklong stay in Quebec puts fantasy to the test

by Seth Kubersky August 27, 2025September 1, 2025

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Dark rom-com ‘Slaymaker’ comes to Orlando’s Imagine Performing Arts Center

Bethany Dickens Assaf and Whiskey Theatre Factory create and celebrate new plays

by Seth Kubersky August 20, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts + Culture

The Bracket Brothers leverage the passion of fandom to turn arguments into live comedy

Ranking what’s important in Orlando at Sak Comedy Lab

by Seth Kubersky August 13, 2025August 28, 2025

Arts + Culture

Here’s what Disney and Universal ought to bring from their West Coast to their East Coast resorts

A tale of two Orange counties

by Seth Kubersky August 6, 2025August 28, 2025

Arts + Culture

Mystery Fun House, one of Orlando’s greatest memories from the 1980s, returns to life

Westgate Vacation Villas revives the seminal attraction as a tribute to late founder David Siegel

by Seth Kubersky July 16, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts + Culture

Disney Legend Tom Nabbe, who practically grew up on Tom Sawyer Island, talks about the closure of parts of Frontierland

Saying farewell to Magic Kingdom’s TSI, the Liberty Belle riverboat, and the Rivers of America

by Seth Kubersky July 9, 2025September 1, 2025

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Orlando Mama’s Comedy Show troupe opens variety show ‘Papa’s Cirque du So Lame’

Comedy-forward, but stacked with cirque-style specialty acts

by Seth Kubersky July 2, 2025September 1, 2025

Arts + Culture

Halloween Horror Nights 34 in Orlando will be permeated with a ‘late-1800s emo aesthetic,’ creatives say

Expect an immersive Gothic-conservatory vibe, with stained glass and creeping vines everywhere

by Seth Kubersky June 25, 2025August 4, 2025

Arts + Culture

Orlando themed entertainment superstars Anitra Pritchard and Patrick Braillard helped create Epic Universe’s shows and attractions

This week we’re giving them the spotlight

by Seth Kubersky June 11, 2025August 3, 2025

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The best of this year’s theme park holiday celebrations, and a few lumps of coal to avoid

Four Orlando holiday shows to keep you warm during the coming weeks

The Star Princess cruise liner hides a very special secret

Q Fest at The Center spotlights queer artists in Central Florida

Insa dispensaries’ Central Florida cultivation complex is modern and massive

Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Drawn to Life’ at Disney Springs turns 4

Orlando actress Jennifer Bonner has a thing or two to show you about Kissimmee

As ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ celebrates its jubilee year, a new documentary explores its roots

Kyona Levine Farmer is always looking for a ‘message of redemption’

Clowning around in the kitchen with Todd Zimmerman, the Orlando-based winner of Food Network’s ‘Worst Cooks in America’

This year’s Halloween Horror Nights is the best iteration this decade

A visit to Quebec’s La Ronde, the northeastern-most theme park in the newly merged Six Flags-Cedar Fair chain

Dark rom-com ‘Slaymaker’ comes to Orlando’s Imagine Performing Arts Center

The Bracket Brothers leverage the passion of fandom to turn arguments into live comedy

Here’s what Disney and Universal ought to bring from their West Coast to their East Coast resorts

Mystery Fun House, one of Orlando’s greatest memories from the 1980s, returns to life

Disney Legend Tom Nabbe, who practically grew up on Tom Sawyer Island, talks about the closure of parts of Frontierland

Orlando Mama’s Comedy Show troupe opens variety show ‘Papa’s Cirque du So Lame’

Halloween Horror Nights 34 in Orlando will be permeated with a ‘late-1800s emo aesthetic,’ creatives say

Orlando themed entertainment superstars Anitra Pritchard and Patrick Braillard helped create Epic Universe’s shows and attractions