Archive for the 'Florida' Category

Spaceship Earth (Epcot)

Spaceship Earth is one of the most recognizable structures from all the Disney theme parks. It is located at the entrance of the Epcot theme park. It is 18 stories tall and has a ride inside by the same name. The ride features the evolution of human communication over the years.

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Space Mountain (Walt Disney World)

Filed under: Florida, Theme Parks

Space Mountain is a roller coaster that is at five Disney theme parks. The one above is from Walt Disney World in Florida. It has two roller coaster tracks inside the structure. There are 13 trains for each side.

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Busch Gardens

Filed under: Florida, Theme Parks

Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a division of Anheuser-Busch. One of the parks is in Tampa, Florida and the other is in Williamsburg, Virginia. The one pictured above is located in Tampa, FL.

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Versace Mansion

Filed under: Celebrity Homes, Florida

The former home of Gianni Versace is now a private club.

One July morning in the summer of 1997, returning from his customary walk on Ocean Drive, he was gunned down outside his ocean-front mansion in Miami Beach, Florida. He was murdered by spree killer Andrew Cunanan, who committed suicide shortly after the murder. Police reported that Andrew Cunanan had committed suicide using the same handgun that had been used to murder Gianni Versace. He was buried in Lake Como, Italy.

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Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World

Filed under: Florida, Theme Parks

Cinderella Castle is the faux fairytale castle at the center of two Disney theme parks, the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort and Tokyo Disneyland at the Tokyo Disney Resort. Both serve as worldwide recognized icons for their respective theme parks.

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American Airlines Arena

Filed under: Florida, Stadiums

The AmericanAirlines Arena is an arena located in downtown Miami, Florida along Biscayne Bay and is used for basketball games and concerts. It was constructed as a replacement for the Miami Arena and was designed by the architecture firms Arquitectonica and 360 Architecture.

The AmericanAirlines Arena is home to the Miami Heat of the NBA. Also located at the arena site is a Bongo’s Cafe which is owned by Glorida Estefan. It is just out of the picture above to the bottom right. You can see a giant pineapple on top if you click through to the live map.

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