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wdw: Be Our Guest Restaurant – Magic Kingdom

Posted on December 24, 2012 by floridatraveler

The three room Be Our Guest Beauty and the Beast restaurant gets mixed reviews from us. It is a huge place where at lunch you get sandwiches and salads “with a French flair.” At night it is a traditional sitdown … Continue reading →

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St. Leo Abbey: Florida’s Shroud of Turin

Posted on December 18, 2012 by floridatraveler

The 1931 Benedictine Abbey next to the campus of St Leo College in Pasco County contains the 23,500 pound Tennessee marble crucifix modeled by sculptor Frank Aretz after the Shroud of Turin.

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Christmas In Florida: We Do Have Ernest

Posted on December 18, 2012 by floridatraveler

Florida is an unlikely spot for a Christmas movie, but the late Jim Varney of Orlando decided to film his third Ernest film in Orlando film and people might recognize Church Street and downtown and even parts of the old … Continue reading →

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