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Study says Splash Mountain is still Disney World’s most popular ride, despite being shut down
MagicGuide’s new study names Walt Disney World as the most popular park
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Orlando Area News reports on politics, community issues, crime, and local stories shaping daily life across Central Florida.
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Central Florida leaders launch $6.7 million initiative to address veteran homelessness
Thanks to new funding from the VA, a beefed-up program will offer housing assistance and other wraparound services for veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness
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Florida Gov. DeSantis defends migrant flights to California
He called for states to be ‘more aggressive’ in immigration enforcement
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Young black bear finally captured in Lake Eola Park, released back into the wild
FWC captured the bear and released it to Ocala National Forest
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Orlando’s Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Drag to demonstrate against recent spate of Florida anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Show up for Orlando’s drag community this weekend
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Winter Garden’s MoonCricket Grille thought to be mocking Pulse victims with 49-cent Bud Light promo
‘It’s okay if you want to buy a bottle and have it poured down the drain.’
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Bear in Lake Eola Park spotted again for third day in a row
FWC is monitoring the bear’s activity
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Sodexo faces allegations of union-busting at a private college near Orlando
Labor union Unite Here has filed an unfair labor practices charge on behalf of Rollins College food service workers
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Judge disqualifies himself from Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis
The judge said he has a relative who is a stockholder in Disney
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Black bear spotted in downtown Orlando, hanging out in a tree at Lake Eola
OPD and FWC worked together to capture the bear
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‘F*ck DeSantis! F*ck fascism’: Orlando’s Maxwell Frost jumps onstage with Paramore in Washington, D.C.
“Rock music inspires a righteous rage in all of us.”
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Orlando International Airport places in top five for longest wait times, per new study
It can take almost an hour to get through Orlando International Airport check-in and security
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‘People love Disney’: Gov. DeSantis’ fight with Disney not expected to affect tourism numbers
‘That is a business decision that we don’t feel impacts the tourism product that Disney has.’
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Orlando’s Covenant House to close its shelter for homeless youth this summer
The nonprofit will continue offering other services to locals in need
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‘We were making Florida great’: Orlando workers, businesses join statewide protest against Florida immigration law
SB 1718 will lead to existential choices for the state; immigrants do the construction, agricultural, and service industry jobs that make Florida run
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Seminole County school offers to reprint yearbook without LGBTQ+ pages after parents complain
The pages feature photos of the school’s gay Straight Alliance club and definitions of LGBTQ+ terms
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Orlando hospitality staffing agency ordered to pay back wages after denying workers overtime rates
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $114,000 in back pay for 100 employees
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Orlando’s Cheez-It Bowl becomes Pop-Tarts Bowl with new sponsorship
We’re looking forward to those Pop-Tart giveaways
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An Orlando doctor gives anti-choice activists a way to more easily and thoroughly harass abortion clinic clients
Letting the pro-life camp in the private driveway and parking lot he shares with the women’s center gives them unfettered access to vulnerable patients
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New Orlando public park the Grove will be unveiled by Mayor Dyer on Wednesday
The ribbon will be snipped on Wednesday, with a kids’ party to follow on Saturday