I had the pleasure of meeting Erika and Amanda at their booth this week at the Orange County…read moreConvention Center. I have attended trade shows for years here and have never taken advantage if this service, for sure "my bad"! These ladies rocked it, provided me a LOT of info and insight into Disney as well as making a great off-site lunch recommendation, The Hampton Social where we were pleasantly pleased with the food and service, spot on! I appreciated them, they loved what they do and here to help in any way they can - THANK YOU LADIES!

Tried buying tickets to Disney and Universal through them. It's been 7 weeks, multiple phone calls,…read moreand multiple emails, where they either don't respond or promise to issue them in a few days or the following week. Weeks later and still no tickets. I'm reporting them for the fraud and scam that they are.

Today is the 12 day of 12 Days of giveaways of Christmas. Such an exciting time & meet such…read moreinteresting ppl. All the gifts were so amazing & useful. Thanks to all the people, volunteers, sponsors for this amazing event.

recently discovered this place I loved it. Attention the different events they do. Clean bathrooms…read moreand sooo mild hand soap. Be careful there is a playground and sometimes you can see a snake.

Unfortunately, I purchased tickets from this company. When I discovered that I could purchase the…read moretickets for over $50 less, per ticket, they did NOT honor their word of issuing me a credit for the difference. The person I spoke to on the phone was rude and unprofessional. If I were to return the tickets, they were going to charge me a 15% restocking fee or $80! Please learn from my mistake and go someplace else for your tickets!

Convenient(Sand Lake and I-Drive), friendly, and big value. Last time we stood in line at Disney…read morefor 35 minutes at 8 am, watching others who arrived later walk past. Not this time. Thanks to the group. Jordan especially. Saving time and money rocks. Good advice topaz. Some helpful tips.

There are some amazing things about this theatre space…read more I love the way the doors can slide open so on nice Orlando nights it's like an open air entrance. I love how beautiful the stairwell is going up to two. I love how much they have expanded their food and beverage line up over the years. The sound tends to be pretty good, the communication from the theatre is always amazing. They waive fees if you come to the box office to buy your tickets. The seats are comfy and almost every seat has a solid view. The box seats are the exception so be warned. The volunteers are always amazing and they are so nice. It would be cool if they opened a second location that served coffee because that line for espresso beverages is always really long. I love the breadth of show types. There's always something for everyone.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026…read more Front Row, Center Tickets to Ms. Diana Ross' Concert Performance I've been to numerous events at the Dr. Phillips Center but nothing beats having the opportunity to see a legend perform within arms-length to where you're seated. And when that "Icon of Icons" is none other than Ms. Diana Ross...well, nothing else need be said. It was a dream come true to say the least. In my most previous update of the Dr. Phillips Center I indicated meeting with and having my photograph taken with the incredible soprano Sarah Brightman was an entertainment highlight of 2025. 2026 has just begun but I will have to use the superlative "spectacular" once again. As in a spectacular show from start to finish. Diana Ross may be 81 years old!...but she still has the voice and ahem...the moves of a much younger performer. Just think of this, she was performing with the Supremes in the 1960's. I wasn't even born and by the time I was she had 12 number one singles with the OG of girl groups! And she is still working it to this day. Ms. Ross sung a multitude of her hits which kept the crowd, and my sister and I, dancing and singing throughout the evening. However, when she started to belt out Gloria Gaynor's anthem "I Will Survive" that really got the audience out of their seats. An Icon singing and Iconic piece of music is an experience second to none. Ms. Ross, you and your mark on music history is unmatched...blessings to you and your family!

So not a massively great 1st impression. My ticket said 6-10pm for event time, and so I got there…read moreat 6:30. But I had General Admission tickets and entry for that was from 7pm onwards so had to wait 30 mins!! I wish the tickets had the correct time printed on them. Luckily the rain had stopped but if I had known then would have come a bit later.   The location was great for this event - the always excellent Orchid Ballroom and so the food was spread out over 3 floors.   Ramblings and thoughts on the vendors for 2018 are as follows:   * Publix Aprons - The UnRav (fresh pasta with rock Shrimp). Tried this twice - the first time it was piping hot and silky, not so great when it got cold. * Hunger Street Tacos - Watermelon in Mezcal (brilliant!) also tried their octopus crudo which packed an unexpected punch but I didn't like as much as the Watermelon * Urbain 40 Tuna Tatiki was a miss for me. Too chunky and the tuna taste was dull. Acidity was too mild/ non-existent for me. * Publix Aprons Mahi Mahi Ceviche ditto as above. * All 3 items at The Stubborn Mule too were either too salty or bland for me and yet I thought their table showed the most thought (there was a chicken mojo with rice and beans for the meat lovers, a roasted balsamic vinegar cauliflower for the vegetarian and a lemon coconut cheesecake for dessert). * DeVine Wine & Grill's ahi tuna was meh when compared to some others served at the event. * I skipped Artisan Tables Kiebelsa sandwich as it was beef + Pork. (I don't eat Beef). * The Shrimp ceviche served by Ceviche restaurant may not also have the best showcase of their namesake item. * Orlando Meats had lovely tasting pork rillettes and donuts. Some of their toast pieces, on which the rillettes were showcased, got burnt to a crisp, and then the burnt flavor wasn't that great. * Castle Hills crudo was my fave of the night - bright, flavorful, wonderful acidity. I want to go back and try other things on their menu. * Best desserts - hands down The Glass Knife! So good! Each bite was a gorgeously rich hit of sugar. They had x4 and it was hard for me to pick my fave - they were all that good!   *  Tartine's menu was a revelation! French meets the South But not New Orleans! Restaurant most excited to go back and try. They had a Escargot pastry that was the most exciting bite of the night for me! Overall, I am pleased that I went and checked out this event, as have discovered some new restaurants (Tartine and Castle Hill, I am looking at you) to go and try. Also apart from wait-time issue, this is one event its okay to go GA rather than paying the extra VIP cost, as the food and goodies were still in plenty Yelp 115/2018

4 stars for a solid yearly Orlando Weekly event…read more For the last several years, Orlando Weekly has worked with several restaurants around the area to put together something called "Bite 30." It entails each restaurant offering a menu of pre-selected items for $30 for an entire month (usually in June). This month long event culminates with an event called "Bite Night." I have attended Bite Night for the last 3 years. While I won't go into specifics on previous years, I will generally say that the first year I attended was fantastic and the second year was pretty bad (overcrowded, food ran out, etc.). This review will focus on my 2017 experience. My wife and I arrived at the Bite Night event, which takes place at the Orchid Garden located at the intersection of Church and South, and stood in line to go inside. There is a 6pm VIP time to enter and a 7pm general admission time to enter. I would recommend getting there pretty early because the lines to get in can can be pretty long. Once we got inside (we went in to Garden entrance), we were greeted with some Orlando Weekly swag and a huge open area full of people, food vendor booths, and bars. Unlike last year (and some other Orlando Weekly events), this event had plenty of places serving alcohol and wasn't too crowded. Overselling has been a problem with Orlando Weekly events, so I commend them for selling just the right amount this time. My wife and I walked around to the various restaurant tables, which included places like Nova, Maxines on Shine (the meatball welllington was my favorite non-dessert item), Season's 52 (their chocolate dessert was my favorite item), and many more. The event was split up into the Garden room area (2 floors with about 10 vendors throughout) and the Ballroom area (about 10 vendors upstairs and 3-4 downstairs). In the Garden area, a set of ladies with electric light-up instruments (mostly violins) played various modern songs! They show up at various Orlando Weekly events and are always fun. During the event, a silent auction for various items was held in the lower Ballroom area. Around 9pm, a live auction was held where you raise up a sign with a pre-assigned number (don't forget to get yours beforehand) to bid. Bidding in an environment like this is a little frustrating, but super fun at the same time. We didn't win, but we enjoyed participating. Overall, Bite Night at the Orchid Garden presented by Orlando Weekly is a fun event that lets you eat and drink with some of Orlando's best restaurants and foodies in general. While a little chaotic, this event ranks as one of the better (non-alcohol centered) Orlando Weekly events each year and is worth checking out.

3.5 stars for a fun foodie event at City Hall…read more My wife and I decided to check out the Taste of Downtown event due to seeing it randomly pop up on our Facebook newsfeeds (guess it knows we Yelp). Taking place on Orange Avenue in front of City Hall, the Taste of Downtown Orlando event involved about 15-20 restaurants and vendors that were giving out food and drinks in exchange for pre-bought $1 dollar tickets. The food and drinks range from 1 to 8 tickets, and most items average about 4 tickets. We arrived at the event around a little after 6 so that we could avoid the crowds. After getting through the security gate, we went up to the table and bought about 40 tickets to ensure we could try everything we wanted to try. We then proceeded to walk around the outside area, where about 1/3 of the vendors were located. Rather than get all the food and drinks at once, we mostly tried to look over all the vendors once and buy food and drinks on our second round. However, some of the food and drink from the vendors really stood out. The 4Rivers table was giving out tasty chicken sandwiches for about 3 tickets, which seemed like a good deal, and the Chef Nite table convinced us to spend 5 tickets on some spicy yet tasty jerk chicken (which was a pretty decent-sized portion). Also outside were several blowup basketball courts, free Red Bull stands, and other random non-food vendors. After about 15 minutes, we proceeded inside, which is where most of the food vendors were located. We walked around from table to table looking at the various foods offered by places like Kasa, Artisan Table, and The Boheme. Aside from the tables, there was also a huge pile of free shrimp offered by Red Lobster! One of the best deals of the night was a 1 tickets seasoned pork stick from Dovecote (good way for a young restaurant to draw attention). While it was fun going from table to table, many of the options usually weren't some of the restaurants' better options. Additionally, when you think about giving 4 or 5 tickets (aka 4 to 5 dollars) for what was essentially a glorified sample, it did give us a little pause. However, the food was decent and the experience was fun. After walking around and trying some options, we went back outside to give a second look at those vendors. What turned out to be the best option of the night was some ahi tuna nachos from Ferg's Depot, which were tasty, messy, and huge! World of Beer (which had two tables for some reason) was offering drinks for 2-4 tickets and free food tickets at their Lake Eola location if we signed up for their raffle/email list. The final option that we grabbed was from City Diner (probably the only food vendor there we haven't dined at), who made a deal with us to get their brisket and cuban for a combined discount ticket price. While we thought things were pretty much over when we went outside, our second run-through was probably equally as fun as the inside experience with the higher-class restaurants. We finished around 7:15 and headed home with full and satisfied bellies. Overall, Taste of Downtown Orlando is a fun and relatively cheap (compared to other similarly-constructed events) 2-hour festival that lets you try some of Downtown's better restaurants. While the food offered is pretty average to your more dedicated foodies and the event pales in comparison to Yelp-sponsored events, the price, location, and experience make this a festival worth checking out each year.

Delicious delectibles, free Stella Artois, and all the food your hungry heart could desire. All…read morethe food was really good. Standouts were shrimp ceviche from Hue, waygu meatballs from Kres, and the best was waygu carpaccio from The Bohemian Hotel! I know they treat their cows better than most humans, but DAMN! That beef is goood. It was a bit smaller than most tastings I've been to, but it was a professional/business focus in mind, and not so much the general public-feed your face extravaganza. Of course that didn't stop me from scarfing food like a wildabeast. My only regret was coming here dressed in sandals and shorts, bc I seriously was the only one, and felt like i had snuck into the event through a sidedoor.

The band in Animal Kingdom was awesome! We didn't really need it, but it was a fun stop for some…read moremusic and dancing. Everyone was really enjoying themselves, and even got to sing along!

One of my favorite things in all of Disney World! The live music really adds to the atmosphere of…read morethe park and the music is great!

Love! What did I…read moreget/watch I watched the Disney Beauty and the Beast and also watch Evil Dead. Though it is a small production the cast was very professional and I really enjoyed the plays. The theatre was so small you can hear the actors very clearly. Oh and there also serve snacks and drinks! .....which is on donation bases... not sure if thats a positive or negative. Snacks available like popcorn, chocolate, pretzels and drinks like soda, beers and wines. Environment A very very very small place! There are a very limited about of space inside! Very old but cute location. I don't think there is a box office. Both times I went I reserved my tickets online. Niceness of the staff Staff was really really nice! The check in was really quick, she didn't ask for the ID which was a little strange... Dollar Very affordable. Really cute for a date or any night hang out Yes? Definitely would go again once I find the next attractive play to watch. #WendyWanders #WendyAnd

If you love going to the theater and supporting local artists? Then Moonlight players is a place…read moreyou will want to return to again and again. The most recent performance I went to enjoy was 1776. This group of men and ladies were outstanding! The gentleman representing our founding fathers were a fantastic representation of a pivotal moment in America's history. Might I add, the actors playing John Adams and Benjamin Franklin were incredible! The actor playing Lee brought many laughs to not only myself but also the audience around me. I certainly look forward to the new season starting this fall with Disney's Newsies! Let's all go to the theater!!!