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More details revealed for upcoming Disney attraction Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Including the return of 200-year-old Voodoo queen Mama Odie and her snake friend, Juju
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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.’
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Gov. DeSantis announces plan to revoke Reedy Creek development agreement
DeSantis said his hand-picked board to replace the former Reedy Creek leaders will consider how undeveloped Disney land can be used
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Rollins College dining workers formally file for a union election
Rollins College could gain a union on campus for its dining workers
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Universal Orlando to shutter Poseidon’s Fury in May
It’s been there since Islands of Adventure’s opening day in 1999
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Orlando’s former Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith announces bid for Florida Senate in 2024
He’s running for the seat currently held by Sen. Linda Stewart, who’s term-limited from seeking re-election to office.
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Orlando abortion clinic faces fines over 24-hour waiting period law
The case centers on a waiting-period law that passed in 2015 but did not go into effect until April 25, 2022
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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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Vote now in the first round of the Best of Orlando® 2023
Shoot your shot! You have until May 15 to write in your favorites
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Walt Disney World to resume sales of annual passes this month
Can you hear the distant, ecstatic screams of Disney adults everywhere?
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The LGBT+ Center Orlando opens 2023 scholarships for area students
The deadline for applications is June 1
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Orange County school board member Alicia Farrant claimed the district prioritizes LGBTQ students. That didn’t go over well
After the Moms for Liberty member got pushback from colleagues, she complained ‘Since day one, I’ve only been attacked’
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How to file your taxes for free — without TurboTax
Time to dig your receipts out from under that stack of beach towels — you’ll need both in the next couple weeks.
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Join Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer in Bike to Work Day this week
Pump up your tires and roll those khaki slacks
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Disney World workers approve new contract delivering an $18 minimum wage in 2023
Disney World workers approve new contract delivering wage raise and paid family leave
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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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Oh, now Florida Sen. Blaise Ingoglia wants to carve transit workers out of his anti-union bill
When the Teamsters speak against you, it’s probably time to hang it up
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Starbucks illegally withheld credit card tipping option from union workers, NLRB complaints allege
The NLRB alleges that Starbucks illegally withheld credit card tips from union baristas, while paying it to nonunion workers
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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