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Get behind the scenes of Cable News Network (CNN), which is based right here in Atlanta, Ga. A 50-minute guided walking tour lets you peek into the newsroom, control room and much more. Be sure to keep your eyes wide open; there’s no telling who you might see while walking the halls.

Reasons to take the CNN Studio Tour

• Your tour begins on a long ride up the world’s largest freestanding escalator (which, before CNN, used to take visitors up to “The World of Sid and Marty Krofft,” an indoor amusement park). In fact, during the Sid and Marty Krofft days, the space that is now CNN’s main newsroom was a human pinball machine. The escalator is 196-feet long and eight stories high.
• You’ll see how a teleprompter works.
• You’ll find out how the weather map works.
• You’ll watch the action inside Studio 7, the largest studio CNN has ever built anywhere in the world.
• You’ll get a better understanding of how newsman John King moves things around on the touch-screen on election night. 

Insider tips

• Although the tour is permanently closed, you can still see the iconic CNN sign outside CNN Center. It is a popular photo spot.
• The food court at CNN Center provides many options for dining.

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Where is CNN Studio Tours located?

CNN Studio Tours is located inside the CNN Center at the corner of Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Downtown Atlanta at:

One CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. 30303.

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This tour of the world's largest newsgathering organization is lots of fun and a uniquely Atlanta experience. The CNN Center is headquarters for CNN, CNN International, and Headline News. During 50-minute guided walking tours, visitors get a behind-the-scenes look at the high-tech world of 24-hour TV network news in action.

You'll find the tour desk in the main lobby near the base of an eight-story escalator. While you're waiting for the tour to begin, you can have a videotape made of yourself reading the day's top stories from behind a CNN anchor desk. The tour starts in an exhibit area where you'll find timelines covering the history of CNN and Turner Broadcasting, interactive kiosks where you can surf the CNN websites or access clips from the top 100 stories that CNN has covered, memorabilia from some of those events, and a journalism ethics display. A theater that re-creates CNN's main control room allows you to experience the behind-the-scenes elements of a news broadcast.

Next, you'll enter a special-effects studio and get a glimpse of the technology that goes into the production of global news. Here you'll discover the magic of a high-tech Blue Chromakey system (it's what's used to broadcast that big map behind the weather folks), see how on-air graphics are made, and learn the secrets of the TelePrompTer.

On another level, visitors get a bird's-eye view of the main CNN newsroom from a glass-walled observation station. From here, you'll see the hustle and bustle of writers composing news scripts. If a live broadcast is in progress -- and chances are good that one will be -- you can see CNN newscasters at work. Tour guides are knowledgeable and can answer virtually any question.

The longer, more extensive VIP tour allows visitors to actually step out onto the main CNN newsroom floor and explore production areas not normally accessible to the public.

After your visit, stop by the Turner Store, which carries network-logo clothing and gift items, along with MGM movie paraphernalia. For sports fans, there's the Braves Clubhouse store, featuring the Atlanta Braves logo on every item you can imagine. There are several restaurants and numerous fast-food outlets in the atrium of the CNN Center, as well as a few shops. Remember that the tour includes quite of bit of walking and a very steep escalator ride, which carries you to great heights to begin your visit. Those afraid of heights might want to consider skipping the tour.

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Inside CNN Studio Tour

190 Marietta St NW, Atlanta , Georgia 30303 USA

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Journey into the heart of CNN Worldwide and get an up-close look at global news in the making! Inside CNN is a 55 minute guided walking tour with exclusive views of Atlanta’s CNN studios and an exciting glimpse of news and broadcasting in action from the world headquarters of the Worldwide Leader in News. Take the Inside CNN VIP Tour for expanded access to CNN’s working studios! The Inside CNN VIP Tour runs daily (except Sunday) and includes a visit to the CNN newsrooms! And on Thursday mornings we’ll take you behind the scenes of HLN's morning show, Morning Express with Robin Meade, on our exclusive Morning Express with Robin Meade Tour. You’ll see the HLN Control Room and go inside HLN’s Studio H to watch a portion of the live broadcast in action!

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Get a behind-the-scenes peek into the studio and everything that goes into producing global news. Tours start at $12 for a 55-minute tour with VIP and morning news tours also available.

It's great for a first-time visit to the city. Come see our other ideas, too!

Reviewed by Gwen and Mike Hertz

The 50 minute tour is very educational. We had a great tour guide. Control rooms are like what you see on NASA TV. Everyone has several monitors. The 8 floors of stairs wasn't too bad. You don't do them all at once.

The CNN center itself is pretty inpressive. Lots of fast food in the food court and one "sit down" restaurant- Dantanna's.

Parking at CNN Deck is the closest and costs $10. It is uncovered but easy walking distance.

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Inside CNN Tour

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Last updated on June 29, 2015

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• Best Attractions & Activities : "Follow up your visit with lunch at one of CNN's onsite restaurants."
• Recommended as Best Attractions & Activities Because: The around-the-clock news headquarters lets you look behind the curtain at its world headquarters. Perfect for news junkies and journalists in the making.

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We are going on a Saturday as that is the only day available and wondering if it is worth the difference, specially on a Saturday?

Perhaps you can get some information from the reviews. I've never done either tour, and it might be challenging to find someone who has done both and can offer a comparison.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60898-d108697-Reviews-CNN_Center_Inside_CNN_Studio_Tour-Atlanta_Georgia.html

You might also PM the people who wrote reviews about the VIP tours to get their thoughts.

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Coca-Cola, CNN & Civil Rights – 4 Days

4 days in Atlanta to explore the World of Coca-Cola, CNN as a VIP and historic Civil Rights sites

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Four days in Atlanta, the Gate City of the South exploring the World of Coca-Cola, CNN as a VIP and historic Civil Rights sites.

Program Highlights & Inclusions

• Professional Tour Manager with your group throughout the trip.
• Transportation throughout your trip.
• Visit to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
• Admission to the World of Coca-Cola
• Inside CNN VIP Tour
• Self Guided Tour of the Georgia Aquarium
• Six Flags Over Georgia

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4 days in Atlanta to explore the World of Coca-Cola, CNN as a VIP and historic Civil Rights sites.

Today you will begin your trip to Atlanta. If driving, you will board your bus, and if flying, you will head to the airport. Upon arrival, you will meet your Tour Manager and check in to your hotel. This evening, you will rest up for the exciting days ahead.

This morning, you’ll visit the World of Coca-Cola, where you’ll see the fully-functioning bottling line, view more than 1,200 never-before displayed artifacts, share a hug with a 7 foot tall Polar Bear and more!

Next, you’ll take the Inside CNN VIP Tour for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience with expanded access to the working studios at the Global Headquarters of CNN Worldwide!

After lunch, you’ll take a self-guided tour of the Georgia Aquarium. The Georgia Aquarium houses 120,000 animals, representing 500 species, in 8.5 million gallons of marine and freshwater and is the only institution outside of Asia to house whale sharks. During your visit, you’ll experience the Educational Dolphin Training Session, the AT&T Dolphin Tales Show and Deepos’s 3D Undersea Wondershow!

After dinner, you will return to your hotel for the evening.

This morning you’ll visit the childhood home and birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. You will hear his story, see where he played as a child, walk in his footsteps and hear his voice in the church where he moved hearts and minds. It is an experience to remember as you visit the places where Dr. King was born, lived, worked, worshipped and is buried.

You will spend the rest of the day experiencing Six Flags Over Georgia, a 100-acre park with awesome rides, great shows and incredible attractions!

This evening your trip to Atlanta comes to an end as you board your bus for an overnight right home, or head to the airport.

This morning you will arrive at your school.

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North Texas police, firefighters help 3-year-old battling rare brain tumor live out his dreams

By Caroline Vandergriff

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    COPPELL, Texas ( KTVT ) — A North Texas little boy who’s battling a rare brain tumor got to live out one of his biggest dreams Monday, thanks to Coppell police and firefighters.

The Coppell Police Department made three-year-old Benedict “Benny” Schiefelbein the honorary police chief for the day.

“To have this moment of joy – I think it’s for Benedict, and I think it’s for us too,” said Jeff Schiefelbein, Benny’s father. “That we can look back and see this. This is going to be a day we won’t ever forget.”

Benny will soon start radiation and chemotherapy. Before the Schiefelbeins enter a world of daily sedation and gut-wrenching side effects, they want to make as many good memories as possible.

“He’s running around, he’s happy, he hasn’t started treatment, so we’re going to celebrate him,” said Amanda Schiefelbein, Benny’s mother.

The little boy’s dream job?

“He likes to switch between police officer and firefighter,” his dad said.

Monday, he got to be both.

“The whole ordeal is weighing on them more than we even realize,” said Coppell Police Chief Danny Barton. “So if we can give them even one great day, one great memory, just to make one hour or one minute feel a little better, then it was well worth it.”

The fire department also rolled out the red carpet for Benny with his very own firefighter uniform. After a VIP tour of the engines, the ambulance and the station, he even got to spray the fire hose.

“This has been a dream come true for everybody in our family,” Schiefelbein said. “I feel a little overwhelmed by all the support and love from all the people who made this possible.”

Schiefelbein and his wife Amanda knew 2024 was going to be a busy year, but they never expected to receive an unexpected diagnosis for one of their seven children.

Their youngest baby was born in late January, and they moved into a new home in Coppell the following week. In the unpacking process, their oldest daughter rediscovered her golf clubs.

“I didn’t think much of it, but she didn’t put the golf clubs away and the little boys got a hold of them,” Schiefelbein said. “The four-year-old Ambrose swung the golf club and hit the three-year-old Benedict in the back of the head.”

Schiefelbein took Benedict to the clinic to get him checked out, thinking they’d be home that night.

“That was towards the end of February, and what happened next changed our whole world,” he said.

Scans found a rare brain tumor that would need to be removed within 48 hours.

“It was one of those life-defining moments, where everything stops,” said Amanda. “I know that from this moment forward, it’s what happened before the brain tumor and what happens after the brain tumor.”

Tests have shown the tumor is a combination of several different types of cancer. Because it’s so rare, it’s not clear what the best protocol or treatment plan will be.

“The miracle was the beginning,” Amanda said. “Being able to find this tumor before any symptoms set in is almost unheard of.”

Now, the Schiefelbeins are leaning on their faith and on each other to get through the next phase of this journey.

“We’re prayerful, hopeful, faithful, and we’ve been going through the stages of grief and it’s exhausting,” Schiefelbein said. “We’re grateful we have such amazing friends and family and a home team to help us keep together, but it’s still really hard.”

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See inside Trump's prized $100 million Boeing 757 private jet he's managed to hold onto despite his costly legal battles

• Donald Trump has a Boeing 757 private jet outfitted with gold-plated seatbelts and a bedroom.
• The ex-president has used the $100 million plane to fly to rallies and criminal indictments.
• Trump has owned the jet since 2011 and has held onto it despite his expensive legal battles.

Although he's facing four criminal indictments, former US president Donald Trump  is still flying in style.

According to data from the aircraft-tracking website JetSpy , Trump's prized Boeing 757 private jet arrived at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Saturday evening ahead of his hush-money trial that started on Monday .

Trump paid $100 million for the jet , registered N757AF, in 2011 and has since decked it out with luxuries like a private bedroom and gold-plated seatbelts.

The ex-president, who is now the Republican nominee for the 2024 election, has managed to hold onto his VIP airplane despite the steep $454 million civil penalty he owed New York after losing a recent fraud case, the Associated Press reported in March.

Trump agreed to pay a lower amount than initially asked while he appeals the ruling, per the AP . However, he could have lost key assets — including his aircraft — had he failed to come up with the cash.

Considering the 757 has not only become a staple of Trump's wealth but also acts as a grandiose backdrop at his presidential rallies, it's unlikely he'll easily part with the VIP plane.

Here's a closer look at "Trump Force One."

During his time as president, Donald Trump flew around the world in Air Force One, a specially-modified Boeing 747 used for presidential transport.

Source: The White House

The flying Oval Office is luxurious, with several staterooms and meeting rooms.

31 photos that show how Air Force One has changed through the years

But, as a multi-billionaire and business tycoon, Air Force One was not Trump's first time using a private aircraft.

Over the years, the former president has owned several personal aircraft, like a Cessna Citation X…

Here's how the Trump family spends their billions, from a $15 million beachfront estate in St. Martin to a $32 million fleet of private helicopters and airplanes

…a Boeing 727 tri-jet…

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…a Sikorsky S76 helicopter…

Trump is selling his iconic $7 million helicopter that was a frequent guest on 'The Apprentice' and the campaign trail — see inside

…and his prized Boeing 757 narrowbody aircraft, which he named "Trump Force One." JetSpy data shows the ex-president still has the Cessna Citation X.

Source: JetSpy, Trump's beloved Boeing 757 private jet is finally flying again after a year of maintenance work and a new paint job

The 757 first flew in 1991 and was previously operated by defunct carriers Sterling Airways of Denmark and TAESA Airlines of Mexico.

It also spent time as a corporate aircraft for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen before being sold to Trump.

Trump bought the more than three-decade-old plane in 2011 for a reported $100 million, and it became an icon at his campaign rallies all over the US.

And, it was no secret whose plane was flying overhead as it sported a giant "T" on the tail and "TRUMP" written in large letters on the fuselage.

However, when Trump won the presidency in 2016, he was required to use the government transport fleet while in office.

He traded in his beloved 757 for the presidential aircraft, but the plane was still used by members of the Trump Organization from 2017 to 2019.

The gold-plated Boeing 757 owned by former President Trump is sitting empty at a New York airport, amid reports that the plane requires costly repairs

In 2019, the plane was parked at Stewart International Airport in New York where it sat for two years before flying to Louisiana in November 2021 for refurbishment.

Source: Insider , Insider

Trump announced on his website in May 2021 that the plane, which needed a new paint job and maintenance work, would be "fully restored and updated" in Louisiana and "used at upcoming rallies."

Source: Donald J Trump , Trump plans to restore his 'beautiful' Boeing 757 with Rolls-Royce engines and new paint job for future rallies

Although Trump initially said the plane would re-enter service at the end of 2021, it is finally back as of July 2022.

Eric Trump, at the time, posted a time-lapse video on Twitter of the 757's new paint job, which was completed by aircraft refinishing company Landlocked Aviation.

Source: Eric Trump ,   7News

Company president Tyson Grenzebach told local outlet 7News in July that the job took 40 people and about a month to complete.

Source:   7News

The fresh livery sports a black fuselage and an American flag on the tail...

...and the signature gold "Trump" lettering.

"Excellence requested, excellence delivered!" Grenzebach told Business Insider in 2022. "The great men and women of Landlocked Aviation are proud to always deliver superior aircraft refinishing work while providing exceptional customer service."

Although it has a fresh paint job, the interior was outfitted in 2011 when Trump acquired the jet. A video of Amanda Miller, the Trump Organization's SVP of marketing & corporate communications, giving a tour was posted to YouTube in 2011.

Entering from the back of the jet, you'll first see inside the galley, complete with glassware, a sink, and coffee makers, creating a small kitchen.

Source: The Trump Organization

The 43-seater jet can accommodate gourmet meals, but Trump has been seen eating Big Macs and french fries onboard.

Trump reportedly loves McDonald's because he has a 'longtime fear' of being poisoned

Beyond the galley are a first-class cabin and a dining area with loungers and a couch...

...and a table with four chairs, which Trump regularly conducted interviews from.

According to Miller, the seatbelts and other finishes are 24K gold-plated...

...and the headrests and pillows have been etched with the Trump family crest.

Moving through the jet, passengers will find the main lounge, which features seats, a couch, and the SkyTheater with a 57" TV and sound system that replicates a "Hollywood screening room," Miller said.

There is also a touchscreen system that controls the theater and has a special "T" list that shows Trump's favorite movies and CDs.

The plane would not be complete without a few bedrooms, including a guest room with wood finishings, a theater system, and two couches that convert into a double bed.

Meanwhile, Trump has his own private bedroom with a custom headboard, pillows, and comforter, as well as a theater system and work desk.

The former president also has a master bathroom with a green countertop and gold-plated sink...

...as well as a toilet that doubles as a seat, which is common on many private jets.

Toward the front of the jet is a VIP area with a couch and loungers, which is where the pilots or other important people can relax.

Although the plane is decked out, it's not much use without pilots. Longtime aviators John Dunkin and Jay Galpin head the controls in the 757's glass display cockpit in 2014.

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