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REGISTER TO WIN. IT'S THAT EASY!!!
All you have to do is REGISTER for a chance to win (2) 7th Row Floor Tickets to The Pink Floyd Experience on March 6th, 2010 at the Sunrise Theatre. You will also recieve overnight accommodations the night of the show at one of our favorite places to stay on the east coast of Florida, The Sandhurst Hotel & Suites.
Stay Where The Stars Stay when they come to the Historic Sunrise Theatre. The 
Sandhurst Hotel & Suites is the ONLY Water Front Accommodations in Fort Pierce, Florida.
To make the prize even better, we are throwing in $50 DISNEY DOLLARS!!!
Subscribers have to register each month to be eligible to win.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY!!!
Congratulations to our November Winner, Mike F. from Parkville, Missouri!!!
He won (2) 9th row floor tickets to the always sold out
Engelbert Humperdinck show at the Historic
Sunrise Theatre in beautiful
Fort Pierce, Florida. Along with the tickets, he won a night stay at
The Sandhurst Hotel & Suites, the ONLY Water Front Accommodations in
Fort Pierce, Florida.
Mike will look very Stylish in his 100% Organic Cotton ToddsOrlando T-Shirt while he is spending all his Disney Dollars at the
Walt DIsney World Resort.
CONGRATULATIONS MIKE!!!
Welcome to
ToddsOrlando's 22nd Newsletter. This Newsletter will update you on upcoming Concerts, Shows, NASA Launches, Disney Events, and Sporting Events in Florida. We present the information in a
Fast and Easy way to read. If you see something that sparks your interest, click on the event for more information.
If you enjoy our Newsletters by keeping you informed on "Whats Happening In Florida" please tell your family and friends. Go to our Home Page and subscribe. We are always looking for new subscribers.
If you have any suggestions or comments please, Contact Us.
In the future, look for our store for Florida related items and Green Eco-Friendly Products. If you have a Florida Business you would like to promote with a coupon, or have a Florida or Green Product you would like to sell, Contact Us.
Look for Christmas Cookie Bear This Week with Bear The Green Dog's Green Tip of the Month and his pictures at the bottom of this Newsletter.
Disney Joke Of The Week
Why is
CAPTAIN HOOK like corn on the cob that costs $12 a dozen?
They both are a
BUCCANEER!!!
"WHERE'S TODDSORLANDO"
We had a suggestion from one of our readers to provide a picture somewhere in
"The World" (Walt Disney World) and see if you can identify where it is. Our subscriber suggested to call it
"Where's ToddsOrlando".
Let's see how big a fan you are of
The Walt Disney World Resort.
The only stipulation he proposed was that it has to be on
Walt Disney World Resort Property.
Thanks Lee J. from Huntsville, Alabama.
(See the answer at the end of the Newsletter after Bear The Green Dog. If you have any other suggestions or pictures you would like to submit for "Where's ToddsOrlando" please
CONTACT US).
The Candlelight Processional Is Fastly Coming To An End
This is a Special Holiday Event held nightly at the
American Gardens Theatre in the
Epcot Theme Park as part of
Holidays Around The World. The event retells the stirring story of Baby Jesus Born In A Manger. Each night there is a Special Celebrity Narrator accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir.
The Candlelight Processional is a great way to get in the Christmas spirit. The event has become a family tradition for many Guests.
Due to it's huge popularity, it often fills up quickly.
Here at ToddsOrlando, we highly suggest to indulge in one of the Candlelight Dinner Packages. It includes dinner at one of the participating restaurants in World Showcase and a guaranteed seat in the
Amerian Gardens Theatre.
There will be 2 Long Lines formed outside the American Gardens Theatre.
The Long Line on the left will be for
Candlelight Dinner Package Guests and the one on the right will be for the Non-Candlelight Dinner Package Guests.
They will make sure every one gets a seat in the Dinner Package line before they let the line on the right come in. It is not uncommon for guests to stand in the Non-Candlelight Dinner Package line and not get a seat. For more information or to make dinner reservations, call (407) WDW-DINE (939-3463).
Check out the remaining Celebrity Narrators for the Candlelight Processional.
STOP AND CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT!!! VERY COOL. ONLY 3 MINUTES LONG. COOL MUSIC TOO!!!
A MODEL DAY AT DISNEY PARKS - TILT-SHIFT VIDEO FEATURING THE MAGIC KINGDOM
This blog page was brought to our attention by our good friend Jack Spence. Jack Spence is AllEars #1 blogger. In our opinion he is the best blogger on the planet when it comes to Walt Disney World.
His information and writing are impeccable and his pictures make you feel like you've been there.
Click here if you would like to see Jack's latest blog.
THE FLORIDA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE IS OUT!!!
Visit the sleepy little town of Plant City, Florida during the
Florida Strawberry Festival and you will be
SHOCKED at the Stars that show up to perform on the festival main stage.
The
Florida Strawberry Festival is an annual event that
was started in 1930 by the local Lions Club to celebrate the bountiful harvest of the local Strawberries. Hillsborough County is one of the largest agricultural counties in the Country.
There are around 2,600 farms in the county with over 5,000 acres of Strawberries planted annually.
The
Florida Strawberry Festival serves to enhance the agricultural and historical legacy of the Strawberry.
The festival celebrates Central Florida’s Agriculture Industry, Commerce, Livestock Industry, Fine Arts, Crafts, and Horticulture.
Come experience the fabric of America!!!
They don't call the area the
"Winter Strawberry Capital of the World" for nothing. Come and enjoy the many Strawberry Delights available at the festival including Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Milkshakes, Strawberry Sundaes, Strawberry Cobbler, Strawberry Ice Cream, and just plain, ripe, luscious, delicious Strawberries brought to you by the local Berry Farmer.
Look on
ToddsOrlando's Full Florida Strawberry Festival Schedule for the dates, show times, and who is coming.
Headliner show times are always 3:30pm or 7:30pm daily
. For Tickets & More Information Call 813-752-9194.
The concerts will be held at the Florida Strawberry Festival Soundstage, which seats around 4,000.
You will need a separate ticket to get in to the Headliner Concerts.
Plant City is an easy 50 mile drive down I-4 from the Walt Disney World Resort between Orlando and Tampa, Florida.
Don't miss the chance to see some of the
Biggest Stars in Music at the
Florida Strawberry Festival.
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Our calendars provide all the Home Schedules for the Florida teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, United Football League, National Lacrosse League, and the 5 large Universities in the State of Florida.
We also provide the dates and venue information for all the Big Sporting events in the state of Florida including the PGA Tour, Pro Tennis, Racing Events, and more.
ALL THE COLLEGE BOWL GAMES ARE SET!!!
Check out
"Who's Playing Where" in the
6 Bowl Games played in the State of Florida.
Also, the PGA schedule is out. Check out the early
PGA Events played in the State of Florida.
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THE 2009 SPHERION ORLANDO CITRUS PARADE IS ALMOST HERE!!!
Come and Experience the Pageantry of the
2009 Citrus Parade in
Downtown Orlando.
The parade will take place on Wednesday, December 30th at 11:00am in
Downtown Orlando. You can watch the parade for FREE along the parade route through
Downtown Orlando or watch from the Grandstand Area by purchasing a ticket through
www.ticketmaster.com.
This annual tradition occurs each year between the
Champs Sports Bowl and
Capital One Bowl and has grown to become one of the largest sports affiliated parades in the nation.
The parade will feature floats made from over 100,000 pieces of Citrus and will be led by High School Marching Bands, Equestrian Units, Participating Capital One Bowl University Bands, and
Grand Marshal, Lisa Leslie.
Lisa is a
Three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player and
Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist. She will be joined by fellow gold medalist
Shawn Johnson and Entertainers
Joey Fatone and
Cheryl Burke as a part of this 30th Annual Parade. If you are unable to attend, look for the
2009 Citrus Parade on your ABC Network.
For the most up to date information on Downtown Orlando, sign up for the Weekly Newsletter,
Downtown Confidential.
If you have some time, please stop by the
Downtown Orlando Information Center and see our good friend Char. She loves to see new faces walk through the door.
Since they opened in January of 2008, over 11,000 visitors have come through her doors to utilize the many FREE services they porovide.
They are located at 201 South Orange Ave and they can give you the skinny on everything happening in Downtown Orlando.
Want to know the most updated information on the New Amway Center?
They Got It.
Enjoy a Night Out On The Town and a Movie at the New Plaza Cinema Cafe Theater in Downtown Orlando.
It is located at 155 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. For more information go to their new website at
Plaza Cinema Cafe.
Don't forget to come by the Plaza Cinema Cafe for Monday Night Football on the Big Screen for FREE.
Bear The Green Dog's Green Tip Of The Month
Christmas Cookie Bear
When you want to give your Friends and Loved Ones something special for the Christmas Season,
BAKE SOME COOKIES!!!
This is one of my favorite things to do on a snowy day during the Christmas Season.
Every year my human Mom and Dad let me bake some
Christmas Cookies for all my friends and family. I try not to drool while I am preparing the cookies, but sometimes I can't help it. They look and smell sooooo good while baking in the oven.
Buying local ingredients and baking your own cookies at home cuts down on the cost and helps your local economy. Using local products is a greener choice because these product's carbon footprint is
significantly reduced.
Home Made Christmas Cookies using local ingredients not only require less shipping, they also tend to be less resource intensive than mass-produced Christmas Cookies.
Take it from me, there is nothing my Friends and Family want more during the Holiday Season than my delicious Christmas Cookies.
If you are lucky enough to get some of my cookies, don't mind if some of the icing on a few cookies is licked off. Thats my way of quality control.
Answer to this issue's "Where's ToddsOrlando".
The
"Walk Around The World" walkway between
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and the
Magic Kingdom Park entrance.