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A History of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights - Part I

As Universal prepares to (belatedly) celebrate HHN’ 30th year of fear, the Boardwalk Times is wishing a Happy Dirty 30 to the iconic haunt.

6 min readApr 12, 2021

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A History of Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights - Part I

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Moana-themed rooms at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort: First Look & Secrets Revealed

Another bit of info dropped may give an insight into when some fan-favorite restaurants and lounges may re-open at the Poly.

3 min readMar 5, 2021

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Moana-themed rooms at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort: First Look & Secrets Revealed

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#HHN30 Take Two: Beetlejuice house announced for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights

The thirtieth edition of America’s Number 1 fright fest returns in 2021.

2 min readMar 5, 2021

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#HHN30 Take Two: Beetlejuice house announced for Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights

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Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios cancels 30th annual fright fest

In a tweet at 11 a.m. on July 24, 2020, Universal Parks & Resorts confirmed the cancellation of Halloween Horror Nights.

1 min readJul 24, 2020

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Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios cancels 30th annual fright fest

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Ample Hills Creamery will not re-open at Walt Disney World

The Brooklyn-based specialty ice cream shop, lent a bit of aptly-themed mid-Atlantic flavor to WDW’s BoardWalk Resort Area.

2 min readJul 22, 2020

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Ample Hills Creamery will not re-open at Walt Disney World

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Universal Orlando Resort reopening theme parks the first week of June

Universal Orlando Resort projects their theme parks to open as soon as June 1.

2 min readMay 21, 2020

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Universal Orlando Resort reopening theme parks the first week of June

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Disney Parks in U.S. update options for Annual Passholders due to COVID-19

WDW and Disneyland APs can choose a partial refund option or an expiration date extension

3 min readApr 3, 2020

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Disney Parks in U.S. update options for Annual Passholders due to COVID-19

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Why Disney’s BoardWalk is the True Destination for Disney Fans

In honor of the Boardwalk Times’ third anniversary on April 2, Austin Vaughn invites us into his memories of the site’s namesake resort.

4 min readApr 2, 2020

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Why Disney’s BoardWalk is the True Destination for Disney Fans

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#HomemadeDisney is the way to parkhop in the era of COVID-19

Armchair Imagineers are using their armchairs to become Imagineers!

2 min readMar 23, 2020

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#HomemadeDisney is the way to parkhop in the era of COVID-19

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Disney+ Binge Watching for Social Distancing: The Renaissance Part II

In this time of social distancing and self-quarantining, what better to do than fire up the Ol’ Disney Plus.

6 min readMar 20, 2020

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Disney+ Binge Watching for Social Distancing: The Renaissance Part II

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Austin Vaughn

Austin Vaughn

Living for things that excite me be they pastry or lobster or love. Theme park nut. Georgia Bulldawg. Parrothead. Swiftie. TW: @AVaughnTS IG:here4butterbeer

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