Universal making room on Harry Potter ride for bigger guests

Universal making Harry Potter ride a bit roomier

ORLANDO, Fla. – Universal Orlando is tweaking an attraction to ensure even guests with butterbeer bellies can enjoy the park’s most popular Harry Potter ride.
After taking heat from ride critics and guests too big to squeeze in, the company said Monday it has started tinkering to make “Harry … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Universal making room on Harry Potter ride for bigger guests.

Airlines late more often in July, only 3 planes stuck on tarmac more than 3 hours

Airlines late more often in July than year ago

NEW YORK – U.S. airlines were late more often in July than a year earlier, but there were only three planes stuck for more than three hours, the government said Monday.
The nation’s largest airlines operated 76.7 percent of flights on time in July, down from 77.6 percent …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport plans reopening 6 years after destructive fire

Fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum plans reopening

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The fire-ravaged Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport plans to reopen next month.
The museum says in a statement on its website that its new Collections & Exhibit Building will open Oct. 9 with an Inaugural Gala. That’s six years to the date after a … Original article on : Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run Airport plans reopening 6 years after destructive fire.

3 fall festivals in Vermont: Foliage, cheese and harvest

It’s fall festival season in Vermont
PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. – It’s fall festival season in Vermont.

For leaf-peepers, there’s the annual Northeast Kingdom Fall Foliage Festival, which runs Sept. 27-Oct. 2. The festival, which is more than 50 years old, takes place in six towns over six days: Walden, Cabot, Plainfield, Peacham, Barnet and Groton. In addition …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 3 fall festivals in Vermont: Foliage, cheese and harvest.

U. of Mich. Museum of Art exhibition shows collections of wood creations & folk art

U. of Mich. exhibit shows wood creations, folk art

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A new exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art brings together collections of wood creations and folk art.
“Out of the Ordinary: Selections from the Bohlen Wood Art and Fusfeld Folk Art Collections” was scheduled to open this weekend at the museum … Read more : U. of Mich. Museum of Art exhibition shows collections of wood creations & folk art.