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Tips for navigating Diagon Alley, opening Tuesday at Universal

May 12, 2019 at 4:36 a.m.

After months of anticipation, Diagon Alley will open Tuesday morning at Universal Studios Florida, offering parkgoers shopping, dining and a 3D thrill ride in a setting that faithfully re-creates scenes...

A view of the main alley during the media preview at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley - Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B583808825Z.1

Gringotts ride an ambitious centerpiece for Diagon Alley

May 12, 2019 at 4:35 a.m.

There will be a lot riding on Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts when Diagon Alley opens Tuesday. The Gringotts thrill ride is the centerpiece of Universal Orlando's expansion...

Theme parks get creative to help visitors beat heat

May 12, 2019 at 4:35 a.m.

When Walt Disney chose Orlando for his entertainment mecca, he picked a place with a strong road network, lots of available land — and weather that can be brutally hot...

Appetite wanes for children’s meals at restaurants

December 24, 2018 at 1:38 a.m.

At lunch at Chick-fil-A recently with her 6-year-old daughter, Ava, Cindy Metzger of Orlando skipped the pint-sized kids' nuggets and ordered a regular chicken sandwich."She all of a sudden one...

Restaurants look at another year of battling for customers

December 23, 2018 at 8:37 p.m.

High unemployment, low consumer confidence, rising food costs. Sound familiar? The same obstacles that restaurants fought in 2011 will be back in 2012, forcing them to fight one another for...

Floods follow Frances’ deluge

August 18, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.

As Seminole County waited for the St. Johns River to crest in Sanford, homeowners throughout Central Florida saw their yards slowly fill with water from Hurricane Frances. Officials from the...

NEXT STOP, CHECKOUT AISLE: OFFICIAL’S CLOSE ENCOUNTER ALIENATES SKEPTICS

August 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

On the day she became a universal star, Lynne Plaskett said she doesn't believe she has alienated voters. The Volusia County (Fla.) Council member was deluged Wednesday by phone calls...

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