When Walt Disney's empire only was a little mouse, Dick Pope was birthing Florida's modern tourism industry on 16 acres of swamp in Winter Haven. Pope would be called an "aquatic Barnum.'' But he was ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A spokesperson for LEGOLAND Florida said it was not an easy decision to make to discontinue the theme park’s water stunt show, which was viewed as an homage to the park’s ...

Legoland Florida theme park is discontinuing its current water-skiing show, which has significant roots in the state’s tourism history. The final performance of “Brickbeard’s Watersport Stunt Show” ...

One of Florida's first theme parks, Cypress Gardens was known for its lush native plants, its water-ski show and young women dressed as Southern belles. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — In a blending of old and new, LEGOLAND® Florida paid tribute to the heritage of Cypress Gardens during a ribbon cutting ceremony to reopen the Florida Pool and Oriental Gardens.

Legoland Florida Resort is phasing out one of the last remaining rides from the Cypress Gardens era. Flying School, an inverted roller coaster, will offer its final rides on Aug. 16, National Roller ...

IT’S EPIC TO WATCH. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. A POPULAR ATTRACTION AT LEGOLAND IS BEING DISCONTINUED. THE PARK’S WATER STUNT SHOW, WHICH WAS VIEWED AS A HOMAGE TO THE ...

While Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration lacks nearly any reference to those intervening fifty years, Legoland Florida’s tenth-anniversary celebration includes many nods to the past, ...

Editor's note: Florida's first official theme park opened 90 years ago in January. This story originally ran as a Post Times column on May 26, 2019. When Walt Disney's empire only was a little mouse, ...