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Disney bites back with numbers, facts to refute DeSantis’ rationale for ‘hostile takeover’
‘In 2022 … the Walt Disney Company was the largest single taxpayer in Central Florida.’
Orlando Theme Parks
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SeaWorld and Busch Gardens running a Florida resident ticket deal for a very limited time
Two parks, two days, a hundred bucks.
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PETA calls out SeaWorld Orlando after obtaining records of dolphin and trainer injuries
They have called on SeaWorld Orlando to send its animals to sea sanctuaries
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Tron Lightcycle/Run is officially open at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
A mere 2,089 days after it was first announced
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Florida House lawmakers want to cut funding for Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency
Tourism officials warn the changes would harm efforts that last year helped lead to tourism numbers topping pre-pandemic levels
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‘Disney Defenders’ launch ballot initiative to put Reedy Creek in Florida Constitution, restore its powers
The political committee would need to submit 891,589 valid petition signatures to the state to get on the 2024 ballot
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Disney World unions reach tentative deal delivering $18 minimum wage in 2023
Disney World cast members score a better ‘best’ offer from Walt Disney World, celebrated as a victory on Thursday
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DeSantis gives control of Reedy Creek to state, with a handpicked board of Republicans including one of his largest donors
The move effectively punishes Disney for speaking out against the governor’s Republican agenda
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After Orlando Disney workers overwhelmingly reject a paltry pay raise, Disney comes back with a worse offer
This comes on the heels of Universal Orlando’s announcement that they’ll increase their minimum wage to $17.
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Universal Orlando says it will raise starting wage to $17 an hour and add more benefits
The raises come while Walt Disney World unions remain locked in pay negotiations
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Brightline announces plans for service to Orlando this year
The 170-mile expansion connecting Orlando to South Florida stations is 90% complete.
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Under new proposal, Disney’s Reedy Creek would be renamed, and DeSantis would handpick its board
The bill is expected to be heard Wednesday by the House State Affairs Committee
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Disney World workers overwhelmingly ‘stand together, vote no’ on company’s offer, planning to fight for better pay
Disney World workers in Orlando sent an unambiguous message to the company, whose Parks division made an operating profit of $12 billion last year
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Orlando Disney World workers mobilize fellow cast members to ‘stand together, vote no’ on Disney’s contract offer
‘A living wage is not a gift. One dollar is not enough. We make your magic.’