Jan 26th, 2013 at 9:00AM: One of South America's top ski destinations is Valle Nevado, located just 20 miles east of Santiago, Chile. Already the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Valle offers access to over 7,000 acres of Andean terrain, as well as a full-service, self-contained resort.
North American and UK skiers can get in on some serious savings with purchase of Valle's Early Bird Promo packages before ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Chile's Valle Nevado Resort Launches Early Bird Promo For North American/UK Skiers
Jan 26th, 2013 at 9:00AM: One of South America's top ski destinations is Valle Nevado, located just 20 miles east of Santiago, Chile. Already the largest ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere, Valle offers access to over 7,000 acres of Andean terrain, as well as a full-service, self-contained resort.
North American and UK skiers can get in on some serious savings with purchase of Valle's Early Bird Promo packages before ...Orlando Braces For Decepticon Takeover, Wookiee May Intervene
Nov 2nd, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Universal Studios Orlando announced Thursday a new ride based on the Transformers movies to open next summer. That's big news for theme park fans around the world.
The new four-minute Transformers ride in Orlando will be entirely in the dark and use 3-D flight simulator technology, said to be the next generation of Spider man, much like Transformer rides already in motion at Universal ...'Star Wars' Fans Rally To Save Iconic Set In Tunisia
Jun 14th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Every single "Star Wars" movie, save "The Empire Strikes Back," uses the desert landscape and dusty villages of Tunisia as backdrops for the planet of Tatooine, the place where Luke Skywalker grew up. Specifically, Luke lived until the age of 19 at the Lars Homestead, the fictional name for a very real building that was, until recently, in danger of collapse.
To the rescue was neither Luke ...Legoland California announces Star Wars attraction
Jan 7th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Legoland California will be the first Legoland theme park to launch a Star Wars Miniland area. The Star Wars Miniland, which will have models of favorite Star Wars scenes constructed entirely of Legos, is set to open March 31.
Eight famous Star Wars scenes will be built in a 1:20 scale. The project will take more than 1.5 million Legos and, we're guessing, a dash of The Force.
The scenes ...American arrested for stealing 299 stuffed birds
Nov 13th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Here's a new low in the annals of crime. An American man has been arrested in England for stealing 299 stuffed birds from the Natural History Museum in Tring, Hertfordshire, England.
The unnamed 22 year-old has been arrested in connection with a break in at the museum back in June. The birds that were stolen were all rare and would have fetched a fair amount on the black market, showing that ...Topple the Evil Empire at LEGOLAND California's STAR WARS days
Aug 8th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Guests came face to face with pure evil at LEGOLAND California. Flanked by his 501st Legion of Storm Troopers, Darth Vader descended upon the park for LEGO STAR WARS Days. The two-day event, which ends today, consists of a number of geek-friendly activities (appealing to a guy like me) including a Droid Hunt, video game battles, building, trivia competitions and a costume contest.
According to ...Summer trips for Star Wars fans
May 17th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
There are several Star Wars-themed events in Alabama and Florida that should be worth the trip, so you won't have to crash on Dagobah or invade Naboo to feel the Force this summer.
Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May 21 through June 13
This annual festival attracts Star Wars fans of all ...Disney announces closing date for Star Wars rides at Disneyland, Disney World
May 14th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Disney Parks is overhauling the Star Wars-themed Star Tours rides at Disneyland and Walt Disney World later this year, and now Star Wars fans know when they can get that last ride on the original.
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Star Tours will close at Disneyland on July 27 and at Walt Disney World on Sept. 8.
The original Star ...Photo of the Day (10.20.09)
Oct 20th, 2009 at 8:00PM:
Today's beautiful Photo of the Day comes from Flickr user jrodmanjr. It's an interesting composition - the lush green hills in contrast against icy cliffs and sky, separated by a thin formation of low clouds. Having never been to Switzerland, this is exactly the scene that I visualize when I imagine the stereotypical beauty of the country.
The shot was taken in Grindelwald, Switzerland ...The Death Star in Minsk
May 28th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Star Wars fans, put Minsk on your destination list. The Death Star has totally landed there. This is no ordinary poly-dimensional structure; it also lights up. This is the most disco-loving, pimped-out car imitating, Force using library ever. That's right. It's a library. This library was built as the result of a 1989 contest, and it took 13 years to build. According to EnglishRussia.com, The ...
