Associated PressApril 22, 2020
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Logistical and public health concerns abound,
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Associated PressApril 22, 2020
Drew WilsonOctober 17, 2019
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House Democrats will be in Disney World this weekend to raise money for the 2020 election cycle. The fundraiser, slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will be held at EPCOT. It coincides with the park’s annual International Food & Wine Festival. On tap to attend are co-Democratic Leader-designates Bobby DuBose and Evan Jenne, who will […]
Guest AuthorJune 3, 2019
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It's not a tax, it's a 'user fee.' Same difference.
John GregorySeptember 5, 2018
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More than 38,000 workers at Walt Disney World have a chance Wednesday and Thursday to vote on a new labor contract, which includes raising the resort’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. Members of the six unions represented by the Service Trades Council will be able to vote from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday […]
Associated PressFebruary 2, 2017
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A federal judge in California declined Wednesday to release the widow of the man who killed 49 people at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub after prosecutors said she accompanied her husband on scouting trips for potential targets that included the Disney Springs shopping complex. U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu in Oakland said she wanted a psychiatric evaluation […]
Associated PressDecember 28, 2016
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The massacre of 49 patrons of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has been voted Florida’s top story of 2016. The state’s newspaper editors said in an Associated Press poll that the second-biggest story of the year was Florida resident Donald Trump‘s defeat of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Florida by 1.3 percentage points in the […]
Associated PressJuly 20, 2016
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The parents of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World said Wednesday that they don’t plan to sue the Florida theme park resort over the death. Matt and Melissa Graves of Omaha, Nebraska, said in a statement that they want to focus on their family’s future health. A family spokeswoman, Sara Brady, […]
Associated PressJune 17, 2016
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Experts say it’s too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they’re committed to visiting. “I had more people worrying last year about, ‘Should I postpone my trip because of Ebola?'” than are worried […]
Associated PressJune 15, 2016
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The Latest on search for boy dragged away by alligator (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings says searchers have recovered the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy snatched by an alligator at Walt Disney World. The boy was attacked Tuesday night as he waded in shallow water at the edge of […]
Associated PressMay 2, 2016
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It’s a crowded world after all – at least in Orlando’s hotels and theme parks. Tourism officials announced Monday that the number of visitors coming to Orlando last year jumped 5.5 percent to more than 66 million visitors. That figure sets a record for tourists in Orlando and helps the central Florida city hang onto […]