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Central Florida Tourism District employees will get $3k annual stipend after DeSantis-appointed board nixes free park passes
Spend that money however you like!
Walt Disney World
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More than 300 baby animals have been born at Disney World so far this year
The new babies range from zebras and Shetland ponies to cuttlefish and more
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Disney’s First Amendment lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis moves forward
Disney filed a narrowed lawsuit that alleges the company’s rights were violated by the state for voicing opposition to a 2022 law
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All of Florida’s major theme parks saw drops in attendance last quarter. Why?
Well, Florida, among other things
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CEO Bob Iger says Disney World business has slackened amid a ‘softening’ of tourism
Iger didn’t address the entertainment giant’s continuing fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Walt Disney World reveals dates for Disney100 celebrations happening at Epcot this fall
The somewhat quiet soiree kicks off in September
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‘Preposterous’: Disney CEO bites back at DeSantis’ claim that the company is ‘sexualizing children’
Iger also defended the company’s right to question Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools
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Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival will have a Muppet-themed booth serving chicken wings and pickle milkshakes
Muppet Labs features Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker hosting a taste-testing headquarters
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Judge to hear arguments in lawsuit between Disney and DeSantis over special districting feud
Judge Margaret Schreiber will face a tangle of legal issues as she considers Disney’s request to dismiss — or at least put on hold — the lawsuit
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Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Orlando theme parks ranked most visited in the world in 2022
Universal’s Islands of Adventure also knocked out three Disney parks for the No. 3 spot in North America
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Looking forward to Disney’s new deliciously musical and immersive Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
The ride is shaping up to be an immersive love letter to New Orleans
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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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‘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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Disney lawyers argue judge should not be disqualified in lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis
Lawyers for Disney argued that Walker’s remarks didn’t meet the high standards for judges to be disqualified
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Disney shuts down any talk of expanding operations with ‘miniparks’ around the country
It could’ve been bad news for Orlando tourism
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Disney cancels $1B Lake Nona campus plans amid grueling power feud with Florida Gov. DeSantis
The plan would have moved more than 2,000 workers from California to Florida
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Disney World photo op turns into multi-family brawl at Magic Kingdom
It was a not-so-magical day
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Epcot’s Eat to the Beat concert lineup this year includes Baha Men, Boyz II Men and Ray Parker Jr.
Hear ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’ and the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme while getting blotto at the theme park
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Disney World plans to loosen reservation requirements, bring back Dining Plan
Coming off a power battle with Gov. DeSantis, Disney wants to ‘improve guest experience’
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Florida lawmakers pass bill for Disney monorail inspections, amid feud
The monorail inspections are included in a broad transportation bill that is headed to DeSantis