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Cowboy Chicken is a brand new restaurant coming to the sunshine state for the first time this summer. The new location will be within the ever expanding Promenade At Sunset Walk which is located within Margaritaville Resort in Kissimmee. Other restaurants already announced as coming soon to Sunset Walk are, Oor Wullie's Braw Fish & Chips, Fat Tuesday, and BR 77 Brazilian Steakhouse. Cowboy Chicken is best know for serving distinctive flavors and mouth-watering chicken. The restaurant specializes in cooking all-natural rotisserie chicken over a wood-burning fire, guaranteed to bring out your inner cowboy. The menu consists of choices for everyone in the family; rotisserie breast Ranch Hand sandwiches, Farm Fresh Salads, Chicken Enchiladas, and chef inspired Bolero Bowls, along with home style sides including Famous Twice Baked Potaters, spicy Ranchero Beans, homemade peach cobbler and more. With a 'cowboy cool' culture and dedication to guests and communities, Cowboy Chicken aims to exceed the expectations of guests each and every time they visit. The warmth andcomfort of that culture are at the heart of everything at Cowboy Chicken. We love Sunset Walk, and this new restaurant is just one more reason to keep on visiting again, and again. For more details on Cowboy Chicken click here, and for more details on Sunset Walk, check out their website. With the opening of this first restaurant in Florida, the Dallas-based rotisserie chicken chain Cowboy Chicken have plans for up to four Central Florida locations planned. The Kissimmee location will be the first, will locations in Winter Park, Altamonte Springs and Oviedo also in the works.

One of our favorite coasters at Universal Studios Florida, Revenge of the Mummy has been closed since January 9 for a lengthy refurbishment. Universal Orlando Resort had said the popular ride would not reopen until late summer. Well according to WDNT, sources from within the park indicate that the refurbishment is moving faster than planned and the much loved Universal attraction may be reopening in time for the July 4 holiday weekend! Lets hope this is true, and we can then find out if the rumors are true or not that the rides queue and preshow are having major changes.

Continued good news for Central Florida tourism this Easter as Orlando International Airport has being seeing big crowds as more and more people return to the Sunshine State after the COVID-19 Pandemic. MCO as expected for one of the busiest airports in the world has been experiencing long lines and busy flights throughout the last week. Because the airport is so busy, if your flying out of MCO in the next few days, the airport is recommending checking in at least three hours before your flight. The good news is the airport reported no major delays or cancellations over the last few travel days. Orlando International Airport say peak travel runs through Tuesday, and Monday is going to be the peek travel day for traveling. Safe travels!

In what seems to be a regular move these days, Walt Disney World have extended their theme park hours again, this time the hours have been extended in the first week of May. We're sure Mickey will be creating some more magic, and making more changes to future hours! Here are the most recent changes: Magic Kingdom May 1: Park hours extended 9am to 10pm previously 9am to 9pm May 2, 4-7: Park hours extended 9am to 11pm previously 9am to 9pm EPCOT May 1-7: Park hours extended 8:30am to 9pm previously 10am to 9pm Disney’s Hollywood Studios May 1-7: Park hours extended 8am to 9pm previously 9am to 9pm Disney’s Animal Kingdom May 1-7: Park hours extended 7:30am to 8:30pm previously 9am to 7pm

As we get even closer to Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opening on May 27, Imagineer Zach Riddley has shared a little more more detail from inside the Wonders of Xandar Pavilion which will be home to the new ride. Riddley shared a closeup of the Wonders of Xandar sign showing off the purple lit lettering against a silver triangle-patterned background. Riddley wrote in his social media post, “These moments in any Imagineering project are unique. You are putting finishing touches on ideas that have been years in the making. Spending time in the attraction and walking with our team, you see new details that weren’t even there the day before. Things speed up, get richer, get more complete. “It’s emotional and it’s super exciting to think of what YOU will say after YOUR first visit. You can’t really describe the experience, there aren’t words. It’s a feeling. And that’s something we made. Its amazing seeing our Cast and partners get their first glimpses, and soon the world! “Today I am sharing a few images I captured walking around and looking at the details and texture of this experience. None capture the true wonder and sheer audacity of this undertaking. It defies explanation, you just have to feel it.”

Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom has been closed for refurbishment since early January, and the great news is that it's back up and running once again! The roller coaster is now be available via Disney Genie+ The ride initially opened on the morning of April 15 for Cast Members and then re-opened to guests early in the afternoon. We all knew the Yeti animatronic wouldn’t be fixed, and yes... she's not fixed! But hey, one of our favorite Walt Disney World rides is now back up and running, and we're very happy!

More food and beverage changes are coming at EPCOT as the park gets ready to open the brand new Connections Cafe And Eatery. Walt Disney World have confirmed that the new Connections Cafe will be the new permanent location for Starbucks at EPCOT, and to help prepare for the transition, Traveler’s Café which has been the most recent location for Starbucks at EPCOT, will have its last day of operation on Sunday, April 17. Disney say that during the move from Traveler’s Café to Connections Café, Cast Members will be training in their new location and until the new Connections Cafe opens, Starbucks offerings will be temporarily unavailable at EPCOT. But could this mover mean that we see Connections Café opening earlier than thought, on or around April 18? We will have to wait and see!

Downtown Orlando's iconic swan boats have made a triumphant return to Lake Eola. The City of Orlando have built a new, enlarged, and much improved boat dock that can accommodate more swan boats and will provide a more enjoyable experience for boaters. The original dock had been in use for 30 years, and had outlived its lifespan, plus the city had purchased new boats to increase the size of the rental fleet and required more space. With the new swans, there will now be 12 rental swans in total, that should cut wait times for customers. As well as the changes to the dock, the biggest change is to the swan boats themselves, the new swan boats have been designed to visually reflect the different swan breeds at tLake Eola. On Friday 15 April, Mayor Buddy Dyer, alongside Commissioner Patty Sheehan unveiled the new dock and boats. Mayor Dyer commented "Upgrades to the park's dock and boats, which Commissioner Sheehan and I helped unveil today, will help make this an even more memorable experience for residents and visitors." We can't wait to try out the new dock, and Swan boats for ourselves soon!

As Walt Disney World prepares to bring back hugs and hug fives to its character meet and greets. Hollywood Studios is bringing back Sulley! Guests visiting Disney's Hollywood Studios will have the opportunity to join Monstropolis’s top scarer James P. Sullivan for a warm and wild welcome as they step inside the world of Monsters, Inc. Beginning Monday, April 18, Sulley will once again be available for photos and hugs at Walt Disney Presents. Sulley will be available daily from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Please refer to the My Disney Experience app for the latest operating hours.

SeaWorld Orlando is wasting no time in building the hype for its brand new roller coaster, as excited speculation is building about the brand new attraction coming to SeaWorld Orlando. Hot on the heels of the park's latest coaster Ice Breaker, which only opened on February 8th this year, the Orlando theme park has posted an image on social media showing light blue B&M roller coaster track being moved into the theme park. SeaWorld tweeted the photo together with the caption “Some beautiful palm trees right there…”. The post comes as construction began several weeks ago on an area just north of Bayside Stadium, with the parks social media team teasing a new 'landscaping project' in the area. So what do we know about this landscaping project? Well, the roller coaster tracks that are now on-site at SeaWorld Orlando are for the parks newest roller coaster, Surf Coaster. The coaster is expected to open in 2023 and will be a Bolliger and Mabillard coaster, with whom SeaWorld Orlando already have a great track record with the companies already working together on the popular Manta, Kraken and Mako, which are already at SeaWorld Orlando. There are several rumors about the actual ride, whether it will be a standing or sit-down roller coaster, but as SeaWorld Orlando haven't confirmed any details of this new Surf Coaster, it's is going to be a much anticipated and speculated on new coaster! What we do know is that it will be located around the Seven Seas Lagoon towards the entrance to the park. It's expected that the new Surf Coaster could be a more family friendly coaster that will bridge the gap between the smaller rides and the thrilling coasters such as Kraken, and there are rumors that it may include an inversion. There was a patent filed for an over the shoulder restraint which is expected to be used on the coaster. We are unsure if it will be a sit down or stand up coaster but with B&M we are guaranteed a very smooth ride with lot's of air time! With us just moving to Orlando, we're very excited to be here as this project get's underway, and we will be keeping you up to date as this new coaster at SeaWorld Orlando takes shape.

The Great Greek is expanding its presence throughout central Florida. Company franchisee owner Kevin Carmean is currently finalizing agreements to bring not one but three new locations to the area, with one each in Maitland, Celebration and Lake Nona. The Lake nona location at 14152 Narcoossee Road.was initially planned for the end of the year in 2021, but is now expected to be open in May. More information about the new locations in Maitland and Celebration are still being finalized The Mediterranean themed restaurant offers appetizers like hummus and tzatziki sauce with pita bread. Additionally, they serve souvlaki, rice bowls, gyros and much more for filling and healthy entrées.

Great news from Walt Disney World as Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom will reopen on schedule from it long refurbishment, returning to service on April 16 2022. Expedition Everest has been closed from January 4 2022 and was scheduled to reopen in mid-April. The refurbishment calendar was later extended and the reopening timeframe was then removed, suggesting the refurbishment would take even longer. Thankfully, the ride will be back this weekend, just in time for Easter. The rollercoaster has been closed for software updates to its ride control system, sadly the closure has not repaired the long broken Yeti animatronic figure! Expedition Everest will be added to Disney Genie+ service through August 7, 2022, offering more attractions during the busy spring and summer season. Lightning Lane entry will not be available as an individual, a la carte purchase at Expedition Everest during this period.