Posts Tagged ‘Winter Haven’

The Ledger is reporting that LEGOLAND Florida has selected their contractor and design firm. Normally, this wouldn’t merit a post on our blog, but since we have had several inquiries from sub-contractors looking to do work at the new theme park, we thought it would be good to post this update as an answer to [...]

It is never a bad thing to have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and apparently Polk County’s orange juice makers have secured those bragging rights. Yahoo is currently featuring an article by Good housekeeping where they selected the best tasting orange juice brands and Florida’s Natural and Noble Juice  took two of the top [...]

Cypress Gardens and Splash Island Waterparkare making it easier to get away and relax this Labor Day Weekend with another great offer. This holiday weekend, when you visit the parks, you can Buy One Admission and Get One FREE. That’s right, this Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, when you purchase a Splash Island Waterpark [...]

Just in time for summer vacation, Splash Island Waterpark at Cypress Gardens is now open 7 days a week for the summer.  Beat the heat and enjoy the thrills of water slides or simply float away on the lazy river.  In addition, half-price admission is offered for the water park after 3 p.m. everyday in [...]

As the new Cypress Gardens takes shape and prepares to open on March 28, there is a lot of work going on behind the scenes to get the park ready for opening in just a few weeks. There have been a lot of rumors out there that the botanical gardens and topiary gardens are overgrown and [...]

A press conference was held at 10:00 a.m. this morning at Cypress Gardens and a new management team and changes were announced for the attraction.
Cypress Gardens has announced that the world famous Florida attraction will resume operations on Saturday, March 28. The opening of the renowned Botanical and Topiary Gardens and the wildly popular Splash [...]

Ten new sculptures have been selected to be displayed in the Central Park area of Downtown Winter Haven, and they’ve already started to arrive!
The new sculptures include full scale humpback whale tail made from laminated reclaimed mahogany, a large group of objects that look like oversized children’s toys, a female figure made from copper leaves, [...]

As Christmas gets closer, every weekend gets busier and busier with activities. This weekend is no exception with a long list of events and activities for you to enjoy (the shopping can wait another week).
Friday

First Friday: Holiday Happenings   6pm-9pm    Downtown Lakeland: Shopping, Santa, Lights, Music and More
Comedy Buffet   8pm    Richard’s Cafe & Deli    Winter Haven Airport
Theater: [...]

As promised, here is a list of all the scary stuff going on for Halloween around Central Florida this weekend:
Thursday
Haunted House: Buckingham Terror     Starting at 7pm     Camp Fire USA      2600 Buckingham Ave.  Lakeland     $6 for adults   $3 12 and under
Friday
Haunted House: Buckingham Terror     Starting at 7pm     Camp Fire USA      2600 Buckingham Ave.  Lakeland     $6 for [...]

There will be no shortage of things to do around Central Florida this weekend, that is for sure. With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, that certainly adds some events to the calendar, but there is a lot more going on than just Halloween events (we will list those events in a separate post [...]