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Goodbye Skull Kingdom - Hello Lame T-Shirt Shop

09/27/07 08:17 Filed in: Local Interest

International Drive has always been a hodgepodge of interesting places. Some are great (Wet-n-Wild), and some are....well, they're just there (Discount Discount Shop). One of the staples of I-Drive for the past decade was Skull Kingdom, located near Kirkman Road. If you just moved to Orlando, you're out of luck as Skull Kingdom is no longer - I have video to prove it:

Sometime in the 90s, haunted houses started popping up all over the place, no doubt influenced by the success of Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights. Terror on Church Street ran throughout the year, and was hugely successful, so it only made sense that having the same concept on I-Drive (tourist capital of Orlando) couldn't fail. Skull Kingdom never had the same following as ToCS and many locals attribute it to the fact that its location made it an obvious tourist attraction, and that brought too much competition from the big hitters like Disney and Universal. Many locals tend to stay away from International Drive, so it never really had the fan base and repeat business that kept Terror on Church Street going.

Well, the little haunted house that could, can't anymore. It was recently demolished, and will be replaced by yet another discount t-shirt shop (yawn). So how many t-shirt stores does one town really need? What do you think? Are you glad to see it gone?

Tags: International Drive, orlando, attractions

Relax - It's Monday - Let's Ride a Ride

05/21/07 09:05 Filed in: Local Interest

It's a Monday morning, and kids are getting out of school. You have plenty on your mind and shouldn't have to read today. I've spent some time on YouTube today searching for videos of some of the most popular rides at our theme parks, so instead of forking over the cash, sit back and enjoy the rides from the comfort of your desk!?!!??