Events, News & Things Nearby

On February 29, Leap Day (2012 is a Leap Year), both Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif. and the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., will remain open to guests for 24 hours straight - the first time both parks have ever done so together. Entrance into the parks will be open as of 6 a.m. that day.

Autobots and Decepticons will soon battle in California as Universal Studios Hollywood this week revealed its new theme park attraction Transformers: The Ride 3D will open in May 2012.

Disney has plans to bring James Camerons film franchise Avatar to Disneys Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney world. In a long-term creative partnership and exclusive deal, Cameron and his team will act as creative consultants with Walt Disney Imagineering with construction on the new land beginning by 2013 with a projected opening by 2016