Trick Or Treat Bear
Welcome to ToddsOrlando's 19th 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.
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In the future, look for our Photo Contest of your favorite Florida Excursions, so get them ready. Also we will be adding a 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 Trick Or Treat Bear This Week with Bear The Green Dog's Green Tip of the Week and his pictures at the bottom of this Newsletter.
ATTENTION!!! PRIZES!!! ATTENTION!!! PRIZES!!! ATTENTION!!! PRIZES!!!
ToddsOrlando is having their 1st Photo Contest during the month of November & everyone can enter. Upload your favorite
FLORIDA PICTURE & have others decide if it is worthy of their vote.
The picture with the most votes in the month of November will receive (2) 9th row floor Tickets to one of
Sunrise Theatre's Biggest Shows of the Year,
Engelbert Humperdinck on Friday Night, February 19th, 2010. It is a sellout every year.
The winner will also receive 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.
Rules for the Photo Contest:
1. Upload one of your favorite Florida Pictures on the ToddsOrlando Fan Page & see if it inspires someone to vote for it. It could be a recent or not so recent picture. All we stipulate is that it was taken in the state of Florida. It could be a Funny Picture, a Serious Picture, a Family Picture, or a Pristine Landscape.
2. The first Photo Contest starts at 12:01am November 1st, 2009 and ends at 11:59pm November 30th, 2009.
3. Call your family and friends, they can vote as often as they like.
Prizes for the First ToddsOrlando Photo Contest:
First Place - (2) 9th row floor tickets to see
Engelbert Humperdinck at the
Historic Sunrise Theatre on Friday Night, February 19th, 2010 & accommodations for 2 the night of the show at
The Sandhurst Hotel & Suites,
Fort Pierce's ONLY waterfront hotel.
Second Place - (1) 100% Organic Cotton ToddsOrlando T-Shirt & $20 Disney Dollars.
Third Place - (1) 100% Organic Cotton ToddsOrlando T-Shirt & $10 Disney Dollars.
Fourth Place - (1) 100% Organic Cotton ToddsOrlando T-Shirt & $5 Disney Dollars.
We will also conduct Photo Contests for the month of December, January, and February. For the month of the December the tickets will be for
The Pink Floyd Experience on March 6th, 2010, January will be for
Gordon Lightfoot on March 13th, 2010, and February will be for
One Night Of Queen on April 2nd, 2010. All of the tickets will be good floor seats. Other Prizes will be similar to our First Photo Contest.
The Sandhurst Hotel & Suites has also agreed to provide accommodations for the night of the shows for the upcoming Photo Contests so get your pictures ready, it should be a lot of fun.
Fort Pierce, Florida is our Favorite Destination away from the busy Orlando Landscape. The People are Friendly, the Weather is Great, and the Scenery across the Indian River Lagoon is Refreshing.
Even if you don't win the
Sunrise Theatre Tickets and the night stay at
The Sandhurst Hotel & Suites, we highly recommend visiting
Fort Pierce, Florida. We know you will be glad you did.
Disney Joke Of The Week
Mickey: Minnie, I can't find Pluto. I think he is lost!!!
Minnie: Why don't you put an add in the paper?
Mickey: Don't be silly Minnie, Pluto can't read.
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.
"GIVE A DAY, GET A DISNEY DAY."
Disney is offering a FREE day's admission to 1 million guests who complete a day of volunteer work next year.
The "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program will provide certified volunteers with a one-day ticket to any park at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, or Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, in 2010.
Disney is partnering with HandsOn Network, a clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities, to connect people with projects and to certify that the work was done. This is a great program for the non-profit organizations because of their increased needs in this weak economy.
HandsOn Network has 70,000 affiliated agencies, from Habitat for Humanity to local food banks, churches, health care centers, and educational programs. Once their service is verified by HandsOn, volunteers print out an online certificate that can be redeemed at a Disney park.
Volunteers must register online with Disney and must be residents of the United States, Canada or Puerto Rico to be eligible for the FREE admission. The work must be performed in 2010, and the park visit must take place by December 15th, 2010. Participants must be 18 years old or older to sign up for the program, but volunteer work done by children ages 6-17 qualifies for a FREE ticket as long as kids are accompanied by an adult when volunteering. Un-used admission certificates can be donated to a charity designated by Disney.
CLICK HERE to sign up and get more information.
Tickets Go On Sale For:
On Sale Place Event Date
Autumn Stroll 11/2/09 Leu Gardens 11/14/09
Gladys Knight 10/23/09 10am King Center 2/18/10
SEC/Big East Invitational 11/10/09 St.Pete Times Forum 12/1/09
Lord of the Dance 10/23/09 10am King Center 2/25&2/26/10
Not sure what you want to do for New Year's Eve?
Tired of the same old thing and the same old crowd?
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Do memories of your past New Year's Eves start running together?
Check out
ToddsOrlando's December Event Calendar for several unique events on the most celebrated Midnight Hour of the year.
High on our list is
The Wailers at the House Of Blues in Downtown Disney West.
The Wailers stayed together after Bob Marley's death in 1981 and have been Jammin' ever since. They are on their "Wailers 40 Years Of Fams Tour" and will bring down the house at the House Of Blues on New Year's Eve.
Just announced from Universal Orlando Resort is their ALL NEW HOLIDAY CONCERT SERIES on the Main Stage inside Universal Studios Theme Park featuring:
Mannheim Sreamroller, December 5th
Chris Isaak, December 12th
Natalie Cole, December 19th
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Megadeth at Revolution Live -
Nov 25, 2009
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Bill Maher at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center -
Dec 03, 2009
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Bob Saget at Hard Rock Live-Orlando -
Feb 19, 2010
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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.
The Countdown is on for the 2010 Daytona 500.
The 1:00pm start time has just been announced for the Super Bowl of Racing on February 14th. The fans asked for it, and NASCAR delivered.
This will be the 52nd Annual Race on the Sacred Grounds of
Daytona International Speedway. Ground was broken for the track November of 1957 and the Daytona International Speedway opened February 22
nd, 1959 to a crowd of 41,000.
Prior to the opening of the
Daytona International Speedway the original events were held at the Daytona Beach Road Course along the Atlantic Ocean.
Race promoter William France, Sr. and a few others founded NASCAR in 1947.
Want to ride a FREE limo the next time you visit Downtown Orlando?
Orlando is one of the first cities in the United States to provide FREE Rapid Bus Transportation in their downtown area. This system was developed to reduce car traffic and congestion in the downtown area, allowing people to park only once per day then ride the bus to different destinations in the city.
In 1997, Orlando converted their bus system to the LYMMO Bus Rapid Transit system. The LYMMO runs 7 days a week and it is FREE. The operations are funded through proceeds from downtown parking garages. The majority of the initial cost went towards purchasing vehicles and creating infrastructure such as street reconstruction, shelters and an automatic vehicle tracking system.
The LYMMO service features:
- Exclusive lanes for the entire route (2.3 miles), including physical barriers from general traffic
- Signal priority
- Stations with large shelters and route information
- Automatic vehicle location (AVL)
- Next bus arrival information at kiosks
- Clean-diesel, low-floor buses manufactured by Gillig
- Distinct marketing and image development through vehicle graphics, stations, ads and business tie-ins
- FREE fares
- Transit TV 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.
This coming Monday, October 19th, check out the Biggest Surprise of the year, The Denver Broncos take on The San Diego Chargers in Southern California.
The next monday, October 26th, come to the Plaza Cinema Cafe and watch Donovan (Can't Win The Big One) McNabb take on The Washington Redskins in the largest stadium in the National Football League, FedExField. (Seating Capacity 91,704)
Bear The Green Dog's Green Tip Of The Week
Trick or Treat Bear
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. It is a time when It's OK to try to scare humans and cats, which is right up my alley.
The best part of Halloween is when my human parents put a really cool costume on me and I get to go Trick-or-Treating. This year I wanted to be Captain Hook.
When your little ghosts and goblins go Trick-or-Treating this Halloween, have them use re-usable bags or containers that don’t need to be thrown away after this awesome night of people giving away snacks for free.
Cloth or canvas shopping bags, or even pillowcases, make good eco-friendly alternatives to paper or plastic bags.
Americans use more than 380 million plastic bags and more than 10 million paper bags every year. Plastic bags end up as litter, kill thousands of marine mammals annually, and break down slowly into small particles that continue to pollute soil and water. During production, plastic bags require millions of gallons of fossil fuels that could be used for fuel and heating. Paper bag production consumes more than 14 million trees annually in the United States alone.
Another Green idea for Halloween is to mix in some Apples and Oranges with your chocolate and candy treats. I would suggest to only give out eco-friendly Apples and Oranges, but you might get egged by the neighborhood kids when they don't get their candy.
I really enjoy a good Apple, especially with Carmel Dip!!!
