{"id":376065,"date":"2026-08-20T00:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376065\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T00:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:02:09","slug":"lunch-learn-a-deep-dive-into-defunct-water-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376065\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunch &#038; Learn: A Deep Dive into Defunct Water Parks \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            Friday, September 4, 2026, Noon \u2013 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Central Florida is world renowned for its theme parks, but not all of them can survive the competition. This month, take a deep dive into defunct local water parks, from Disney\u2019s River Country to Water Mania. We\u2019ll rediscover the state-of-the-art slides, giant wave pools, and other fun-filled attractions while also discussing why these parks just couldn\u2019t make a splash!<\/p>\n<p>About the Speaker<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11803 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/photos.fife_.usercontent.google.png\" alt=\"Headshot image of Kallie Turner. She is wearing a white and black blazer with a black shirt and silver tiered necklace. The background is a black and white abstract pattern\" width=\"190\" height=\"254\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kallie Turner is the curator of education at the Orange County Regional History Center. She received a bachelor\u2019s in Art History from Columbus State University in Georgia and a master\u2019s in Museum Education from Florida State University in Tallahassee. Her career includes experience in art, history, and even circus museums. Through her work, she aims to curate programs that are accessible, entertaining, and educational.<\/p>\n<p>Participate online or in person. Closed captioning is available online.<\/p>\n<p>History Center Members: Free<br \/>General Public: $5<br \/>History Center Members with lunch: $12<br \/>General Public with lunch: $17<\/p>\n<p>Lunch must be ordered by 9 a.m. on Thursday, September 3.<\/p>\n<p>Please call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistorycenter.org\/event\/lunch-learn-a-deep-dive-into-defunct-water-parks\/tel:4078368580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">407-836-8580<\/a> with questions.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/10828.blackbaudhosting.com\/10828\/Lunch--Learn---A-Deep-Dive-into-Defunct-Water-Parks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">REGISTER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday, September 4, 2026, Noon \u2013 1 p.m. Central Florida is world renowned for its theme parks, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376066,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-376065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}