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Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

The new groundbreaking attraction inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, opens Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. Guests join the Resistance in a climactic battle with the First Order, including a face-off with Kylo Ren.  

The journey begins aboard a full-size transport shuttle and continues on a nearby Star Destroyer during a thrilling adventure that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality.  

Here's the back story:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …
It is a dark time for the RESISTANCE. Following the devastating Battle of Crait, the freedom fighters have fled with General Leia Organa to an undisclosed location. Meanwhile, hunted by the FIRST ORDER and Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, a band of Resistance supporters has established a temporary outpost on the remote planet of Batuu, thanks to scouting by Resistance spy Vi Moradi. Here on the Outer Rim, the Resistance is rebuilding and searching for recruits to join the cause and help save the galaxy from tyranny …

This new attraction inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge draws guests into a sprawling Star Wars narrative that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, as jaw-dropping sights brimming with vivid detail create surprises around every turn. In one of the longest Disney attraction experiences ever, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance delivers thrilling action driven by cutting-edge technology and innovative design that gives guests the feeling of stepping inside a Star Wars film.

What to expect:

• Guests exploring Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge find the Resistance’s temporary encampment in the forested area along the outskirts of Black Spire Outpost on Batuu.
• The gateway to the encampment is marked by a large turret. From there, a pathway leads deeper into the forest toward towering cliffs and the crumbling remains of an ancient civilization. Guests weave through low stone walls, timeworn pillars and tight corridors as they progress farther into the base, hearing military communications chatter along the way.
• In a makeshift briefing room, Rey – a hero of the cause – appears via holo-transmission alongside dutiful droid BB-8 to welcome the new Resistance recruits. She shares a plan to reunite with General Leia Organa at an off-planet location that must be kept secret from the First Order.
• Guests then board a nearby Intersystem Transport Ship (I-TS) and have to make their rendezvous quickly to avoid a First Order Star Destroyer on its way to Batuu. They should have a bad feeling about this …

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance throws out the rulebook for traditional attraction design, eschewing and/or blending industry notions such as “queue,” “preshow” and “ride” to create a seamless, holistic experience full of rich details and breathtaking excitement on a cinematic scale. • When guests board the I-TS, they’ll feel as if they’re lifting off the surface of Batuu and blasting into space alongside Poe Dameron in his signature black-painted X-wing starfighter, Black One.

Before the I-TS can make the jump to lightspeed, it’s caught in the tractor beam of a Star Destroyer and pulled into a massive hangar bay. Guests make their escape from the Star Destroyer aboard eight-passenger First Order Fleet Transports piloted by reprogrammed R5-series astromech droids.

The attraction features grand set pieces – including the hangar bay that is filled with 50 menacing stormtroopers and a docked TIE fighter. At various points, guests dodge blaster bolts from stormtroopers and AT-AT walkers, scurry past huge turbolaser cannons, and stumble into the Star Destroyer’s bridge.

Throughout their journey, guests are hunted by Kylo Ren, who uses the Force in an attempt to pry from their minds the location of General Organa’s secret base. Guests feel Ren’s tremendous malevolent power as they narrowly avoid his attacks.

Authentically Star Wars

• Actors from the current Star Wars film trilogy reprise their roles for new scenes and dialogue in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, including Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) and Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux).
• Many scenes were filmed at the same time “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” were in production.
• Poe Dameron’s X-wing is one of several vehicles from the Star Wars galaxy appearing in the attraction.
• Disney cast members adopt personalities of First Order and Resistance troops throughout the attraction to further deepen the immersive experience for guests.
• Walt Disney Imagineering worked hand in hand with Lucasfilm in writing the attraction’s script, ensuring characters and storylines were properly integrated into the broader Star Wars galaxy.
• The attraction introduces a new featured character: Lieutenant Bek is a Mon Calamari
• Resistance officer who helps guide the Resistance recruits through their harrowing journey.

Cutting-Edge Technology Powers Immersive Storytelling

• Walt Disney Imagineering combined multiple ride systems to tell the story of Star Wars: Riseof the Resistance. In one sequence, a new simulator experience gives the sensation of falling from space to crash land on Batuu.
• The trackless ride vehicles in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance are some of the most advanced ever used in a Disney attraction, with a sleek, low profile and the ability to move in all directions.
• Disney A-1000 Audio-Animatronics figures appearing in the attraction provide a deep level of immersive storytelling through their lifelike and dynamic movements.
• To fully realize this Star Wars story, Imagineers created thousands of special effects, from slashing lightsabers and whizzing blaster bolts to exploding walls and massive star fields – just to name a few.

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Winter Park traditionally kicks off the holiday season at Winter on the Avenue. Be there as Park Avenue is transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with a tree-lighting, carolers and holiday movies under the stars, presented by the Enzian Theater. This year’s movies? “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” followed by “Elf.”

Two new features promise to bring extra fun: In partnership with the City of Winter Park, snow slides in the West Meadow will be provided by the Winter Park CRA and Parks & Recreation Department and s’mores roasting stations will be up and running with help from the Winter Park Fire-Rescue Department. And, of course, it wouldn’t be Winter on the Avenue without a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus – a treat for the young and old.

The annual Holiday in the Park Presented by Advent Health Centra Care lights up downtown Lake Mary with a beautiful holiday tree lighting, thousands of twinkling lights, a dancing light show, "Snow Zone" in Central Park & a visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus!

DJ Entertainment
Face Painting
Balloon Artist
Traditional Holiday Carolers
"Snow" Zone
Food Vendors & MORE…

You and your family won't want to miss this FREE & fun-filled event to celebrate the season! Don't forget, SunRail is a great way to avoid the traffic and parking and is only a few short blocks from the event!

Enjoy everyones favorite dysfunctional family for a Christmas classic under the stars! You may bring a dinner picnic basket and seating. Alcohol is permitted.

Garden Admission: $6 adult, $3 child (4-17 years of age), Leu Members receive free admission, Membership Card and ID required. Admission is collected at the door. Major credit cards accepted. All members of your party must be present at time of ticket purchase.

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Come out and browse Vintage & Modern Toys, Games, Artwork, Pops, and more to find those super special gifts to put under your tree this year!

Date: 12/7/19

EARLY BIRD Entry: 9am-10

Show Time: 10am-4pm

Early bird entry: $10

Regular Entry: $5

• Action Figures & Playsets
• Video Games, Consoles, Artwork
• Video Game Artwork
• Hot Wheels & Die-Cast Cars
• Slot Cars (Live Drag Track Demo)
• Remote Control Vehicles
• Plus Everything in Between!

Stuff for Lady Collectors:

• Barbie
• Fisher Price
• Strawberry Shortcake
• My Little Pony
• & More!

LOCATION:

Ramada by Wyndham Lakeland (right off i-4)

3260 US Hwy 98 N,

Lakeland, FL 33805

It's a Winter Wonderland on Saturday, December 7, 2019 from 11am-2pm. Join us in The Grove's piazza which will transform into a winter wonderland with none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus! We'll have fresh blown snow, face paintings by Santa’s helpers, stilt walkers, train rides and more!

The holidays are here again and you can celebrate with this FREE event!

Open to the public and will beginning at 3 p.m. with east Orlando’s premier holiday parade and wrap up at 9 p.m. with a fireworks show. The day will feature community performances, pictures with Santa, bounce park, real snow, vendors and train rides.

Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and friends to enjoy an evening of holiday fun.

Downtown Avalon Park is conveniently located in east Orlando, 5 miles south of the 408 Expressway on Alafaya Trail at 3651 Avalon Park Blvd. East. For more information on free family events in Downtown Avalon Park, visit www.DowntownAvalonPark.com or call 407-658-6565.

Tis’ the season for joy and celebration! Stop by the Winter Springs Town Center and enjoy the festivities this holiday season at Winter Wonderland presented by AdventHealth!

It all kicks off with one of the longest-running traditions in our city, the 38th annual Holiday Parade featuring local talent and business. Gather around the Christmas Tree for the 15th annual Christmas tree Lighting!

The Winter Wonderland event will follow with Entertainment by local youth and our Winter Springs Dancers with Class. Santa will visit with the local children by the tree, and a fun-filled kids playland will keep your little ones merry all evening long

Jingle Jam in Sanford has become one of the largest family events in downtown and draws thousands from all over Central Florida!

Featuring five stages of live music, food trucks, carnival games, holiday artisanal vendors, a magic show, live wrestling, a giant snow globe and a kids zone!

See Santa himself and take some pictures with him and enjoy storytime!

Plenty of free parking, pet and family friendly!

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Holiday on the Drive is a free community event celebrating the holiday season and is College Park Main Street’s gift to the community.

Complimentary activities include:

Snow Slide

Rock Climbing Wall

Bungee Jumping Stations

Batting cage

Train rides

Horse-drawn Wagon Rides

Arts & Crafts

Bubble Snow Blowers

Santa Claus in the Albert Park Gazebo

The local shops and restaurants along Edgewater Drive will be open onto the street, along with local artisans for holiday shopping, along with festive food vendors.

STREET CLOSING: On Thursday, December 12, Edgewater Drive (from Smith Street to Clayton Street) will be closed to vehicles from 12pm (noon) to 10pm.

Kelly's Fifth annual Holiday party with Santa at our Corrine Drive location!

Bring the family by for free photos (bring your own camera), crafts & activities!

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

 You're Invited On An Incredible Journey! Prepare for the thrill of a lifetime! In honor of its new film, The Aeronauts—in theaters December 6 and available on Prime Video December 20—Amazon Prime Video is bringing the spirit and magic of 1862 to cities all across the country. Families, schemers, dreamers and altitude enthusiasts of all ages will be awed by The Aeronauts’ Incredible Journey—a sprawling Victorian fair featuring period performers, breathtaking exhibits, and two hot air balloons. Please find additional information at aeronautsjourney.com. 

Come marvel at the wonders in store!

- Hot Air Balloon Rides on a Replica of the “Mammoth” Balloon—as featured in the film
- Clever Cartoonists, Fantastic Fortune Tellers and Happy Hypnotists
- The Magic Of Science In All Its Glory
- The Finest Fair Food And Beverages
- Astounding Giveaways
- Games Of All Kinds
- Fun For The Whole Family

bring your family and friends to this special one-night event – a ride on the Ginberbread Express to a fun-filled family event at the Winter Park / Amtrak station!

To ride the Gingerbread Express, purchase your regular train fare and see the SCHEDULE page on SunRail.com to board one of the two trains below:

P332 Northbound from the following stations:

Poinciana, Kissimmee/Amtrak, Tupperware, Meadow Woods, Sand Lake Road, Orlando Health, Church Street, LYNX Central, AdventHealth

P335 Southbound from the following stations:

DeBary, Sanford, Lake Mary, Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Maitland

When the Gingerbread Express rolls into your station, a special character will greet you. Once on board the dedicated train car, the fun begins with distribution of a special keepsake lanyard that is your key to enter the event for fun activities and surprises at the Winter Park / Amtrak station. When you deboard the train in Winter Park, follow the special character to the event entrance.

After you’ve had your fun, stroll through beautifully decorated downtown Winter Park. Enjoy restaurants, coffee and desserts, shops and even a toy store! See the SCHEDULE page to plan for your return trip home.

All passengers must be ticketed.

All children must be accompanied by an adult, 18 or over to enter GingerbreadLand.

Lake Nona is kicking off the holiday season with its second annual Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival featuring a flurry of festive activities for the whole family. From Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, Lake Nona Town Center will transform into a true winter wonderland with one of Central Florida’s only outdoor, open-air skating rinks surrounded by Christmas trees, twinkly lights, a mailbox for letters to Santa and everything we love most about the holiday season.

Friday Schedule:

Skating Rink: 4-10 PM

Meet Santa: 6-9 PM. Complimentary digital downloads will be available.

Strolling carolers from the Merry Measures will lift your holiday spirits Thursday through Saturday evenings.

Boxi Park Lake Nona will also be serving up classic holiday treats and festive food and drinks throughout the festival. Additional food and beverage options are available from Lake Nona Town Center restaurants including Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine of Lake Nona, and Park Pizza & Brewing Company Lake Nona.

Complimentary parking for Oh What Fun! will be available in the five-story central parking structure.

Lake Nona’s Oh What Fun! A Holiday Festival will be open Thursdays/Fridays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Each week is packed with activities including classic holiday movies, jolly appearances from Santa Claus, strolling carolers, kid’s crafts and the occasional snow fall.

Canine Extravaganza, the nation’s largest celebration of dogs, returns to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center’s North/South Building this December 14th and 15th with exciting elements for all dog lovers. Tickets are on sale NOW, and one ticket lets you enjoy daytime and nighttime events.

Presented by the American Kennel Club® (AKC) and Royal Canin, this two-day event takes place on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., with plenty of fun events and thousands of dogs for the whole family to enjoy!

Have you heard? Santa is coming to Lake Nona (and he’s bringing waffles)!

Canvas Restaurant & Market on Tavistock Lakes Blvd. in Lake Nona is pleased to announce the return of their “Santa Brunch” event on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The buffet breakfast — with plenty of kid-friendly faves — will be headlined by The Big Guy, himself, as well as his elves, available for family photos in his makeshift “workshop” he’s set up at Canvas for the day. Reservations are strongly suggested for this event.

Menu items include housemade breads and cookies, made-to-order omelets and plenty of Canvas’s best brunch favorites, including Wagyu Beef Sliders, Meyer Lemon Pancakes and Cider-Brined Turkey with Cranberry Chutney. A full menu is attached to this e-mail for your convenience.

“Santa Brunch” at Canvas Restaurant & Market is $35 for adults and $12 for children.

RDV Ice Den's annual winter celebration is here!

Events include Ice Skating, Real Snow, Kids' Snow Slide, Bounce Houses, Face Painting, Curling & Family Fun! Tickets are $20 and price includes admission, skate rental, sales tax, and all outdoor activities.

Children two and under and seniors 65+ are free. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Call 407-916-2666 to make your group reservation. Coupons and passes are not valid during SNOWFEST.