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2013 Lineup:

• February 9th, 2013 – Lifehouse
• February 16th, 2013 – Steve Miller Band
• February 17th, 2013 – Boys Like Girls
  
• February 23rd, 2013 – Trey Songz
  
• March 2nd, 2013 – Demi Lovato
  
• March 9th, 2013 – Montgomery Gentry
• March 15th, 2013 – Sean Kingston
  
• March 16th, 2013 – Matchbox Twenty
• March 22nd, 2013 – Austin Mahone
  
• March 23rd, 2013 – Phillip Phillips
• March 30th, 2013 – Pat Benatar
• April 6th, 2013 – Kool & The Gang
  
• April 13th, 2013 – Pitbull
• April 20th, 2013 – The All-American Rejects
  

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New documents filed with the South West Florida Water Management District last month have revealed Legoland Florida’s 2013 expansion plans: a new section of the park dubbed “Pirate Shores”. The documents detail the new area, which will occupy roughly 1.6 acres of land located just behind the main entrance, and feature two new attractions, two new water playgrounds, and a smattering of  games, retail and food offerings.…

While we’ve all been busy following the construction in the former Amity area of Universal Studios, new permits have been filed for the demolition of the long vacant Building 44 near the front of the park.…

On May 2nd, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the owners/operators of Busch Gardens Tampa, filed a new trademark application for the name Desert Dive and registered the domain name DesertDive.com. Since the park’s new drop tower planned for 2013 will be going into the Timbuktu section of the park, it would only seem logical that these registrations are for the new attraction.…

UPDATE 3/14/2012: The concept art and vehicle renderings have been removed from their source websites, so we have removed them from our article as well.

In November of 2011, SeaWorld Orlando announced their new expansion for the 2013 season, an entire Antarctic re-theme of their existing Penguin Plaza area to be called Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin.…

* UPDATE 5/7/2012 – New Trademark filing and domain registration for a potential name of the new drop tower, Desert Dive. Full story here: http://parkrumors.com/desert-dive-busch-gardens-2013/ *

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Plans filed with the South West Florida Water Management District last week confirm the rumors that Busch Gardens Tampa will be adding a drop tower style attraction for the 2013 season.…

We previously reported that the plans for the 2013 attraction at Busch Gardens Tampa called for the relocation of the Sandstorm ride, which is currently located in the Timbuktu section of the park.…

UPDATE 2/27/2012: Permits reveal new location of Sandstorm attraction.

It’s been rumored for the past few months that Busch Gardens Tampa would be getting a new attraction for 2013, an attraction that would likely replace the Sandstorm attraction in the Timbuktu section of the park.We got confirmation of this today, thanks to new permits filed with the City of Tampa.…

If you’ve been keeping up with the latest Central Florida attraction news and rumors, then you’ve probably heard the buzz surrounding Fun Spot’s plans to expand their Orlando facility. If not, we’ll recap… during IAAPA in November of 2011, they announced their plans to open a new water park.…

Two of the world’s most recognized brands extend an alliance that will create a new experience for millions of Guests at Epcot.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Jan. 6, 2012 – Disney and General Motors have renewed their long-term business relationship with a new multi-year corporate alliance.…