Posted By Maria Briceno and Alex Galbraith on Fri, May 28, 2021 at 11:09 AM click to enlarge Image via The Museum of Illusions Orlando/Instagram Instagram-ready photos are hard to come by at proper Florida Pride celebrations. It s approximately a million degrees out and there s no guarantee that the draconian fun-haters at Instagram won t pull your photo for not being PG. Luckily the Museum of Illusions has you covered. The Icon Park attraction is hosting an Illusion After Hours event on Saturday, June 12, from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are now on sale, they are limited and reservations are required. A portion of the sales for this event (and of the museum s sales during the month of June) will benefit the National Pulse Memorial & Museum.
Posted By Alex Galbraith on Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:51 PM click to enlarge Universal theme parks will raise their starting wage to $15/hour next month.
In a win for their thousands of employees in Central Florida, Universal theme parks announced that they are raising their starting pay to $15/hour for all entry-level employees on June 27. The raise will immediately give the park s lowest-paid workers a $2/hour raise from their current base rate of $13/hour. The park also shared that they will grant commensurate raises for employees who already make more than their lowest hourly rate. The company said that 18,000 of these employees will receive a raise based around their time with Universal.
Posted By Maria Briceno on Tue, May 25, 2021 at 5:29 PM click to enlarge Image via Glow in the Park/Facebook
While we wouldn t have thought to do it on our own, soaring high above Apopka in a glowing hot air balloon this Memorial Day weekend sounds pretty nice. Glow in the Park is a free-to-see event offers fun hot air balloon and carnival rides for the Central Florida daredevils of all degrees. The festival runs from 4-10 p.m. every night from May 28-31. While the event is free, the rides will cost you. The fest is offering a number of different ticket levels depending on whether you want to take to the skies or enjoy the rides on the ground.