IZEAFest 2009, the blogger conference that I have been telling you about since IZEAFest 2008, is happening October 1-4, 2009 and it includes multiple parties, amazing speakers and a blogger takeover day of SeaWorld! Did I mention the whole Blogging Conference will take place at SeaWorld? I didn’t, well it is!
I took a quick run through the new site and I think it is amazing. Of course, it is missing yours truly as one of the speakers this year. I’ll miss that, but my good friends Julie and Brett are going to be moderators this year! I can’t wait to see them on stage. I’m also a little bummed not to be seeing Robert Scoble speak but Ted Murphy has stepped up and will be keynoting Friday morning with a session called Developing Your Personal Brand. I couldn’t think of anyone better to talk about that. I’ve been to many blogging conferences with Brett, Julie and Ted and they are going to knock your socks off. I’m confident now more than ever that when you take a look at the IZEAFest.com site you are going to be climbing the walls to get in to the event.
This was a sponsored post from IZEA. I’ve also posted quite a bit about IZEAFest in the past. Some of my past posts about IZEAFest 2009 were 10 Great Reasons to Go! and 10 Items to Bring With You to IZEAFest 2009. I’ll be posting more about IZEA in the future and more about IZEAFest 2009 as well. That is because I’m a big fan of IZEA and also because I have some passes to IZEAFest 2009 give away. The “I’m Not A Famous Blogger” IZEA Insiders Crew and my readers will get first crack at those passes.
On May 22, 2009 an incredibly amazing new roller coaster will be opening at SeaWorld. This new coaster is called Manta and it creates for the rider the experience of soaring beneath the outstretched wings of a giant Manta Ray. Riders will be head first and face down beneath a giant ray on roller coaster rails which attains speeds of 56 miles per hour. From all that I have seen about this coaster it is simply amazing and something I cannot wait to experience when I head to IZEAFest 2009.
Of course, if I chicken out there are plenty of things that I can do in the Manta experience itself without riding the ride. For one thing there are 10 aquariums within the experience. These aquariums offer kids a 360 degree views of the 3,000 animals that will call the place home. This includes a “fever” of 300 rays. With a set up like this the ride, while amazing, is but part of the whole package. As much as I’d like to see everything in the aquarium I’d love it even more to be able to win a “Front-of-the-line” pass to Manta.
You could win yourself a “front-of-the-line” pass as well at ridetheflyingray.com. This site has six activities that you can participate in so that you can get your own pass. The activities range from a Manta related quiz to creating a Manta mask and even being a twitter follower of @RealShamu. If you do all six of the activities you will win the pass and if you do two of the activities you will win a one complimentary electronic photograph from your Manta ride experience at SeaWorld Orlando. What are you waiting for? Head over and get your pass today.
