Scott PowersMay 26, 2020
5min275
Some places could require 14-day advance tickets to pre-monitor health.
Tag: theme parksLas Vegas Strip transforms into a Grand Prix.
Scott PowersMay 26, 2020Scott PowersMay 19, 2020
4min776
DeSantis said theme parks' reopening plans should be 'endorsed' by local officials.
Scott PowersMarch 13, 2020
5min629
Recommending cancellation of meetings of more than 250 people.
Associated PressMarch 9, 2020
10min334
'I can't see anything that is different.'
Peter SchorschAugust 27, 2019
4min471
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens.
Scott PowersApril 18, 2019
4min1212
The Uber app's "Taxi" option will be available only in Orlando.
Jim RosicaJanuary 31, 2018
7min357
A trio of alcoholic beverage-related bills moved through a House panel Tuesday: — Beer advertisements in theme parks would be allowed under a bill approved by the Careers and Competition Subcommittee. That measure (HB 669) was approved 13-2, with chair Halsey Beshears, a Monticello Republican, and Rep. Larry Ahern, a Seminole Republican, casting ‘no’ votes. […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 10, 2018
4min391
A key Senate panel said “beer me” on Wednesday, as it cleared legislation to allow ads for brewskis in Florida theme parks. The bill (SB 822), backed by GOP Sen. Travis Hutson of Elkton, won over the Regulated Industries Committee by a vote of 7-2. Republican Sens. Greg Steube of Sarasota and Dorothy Hukill of Port Orange voted […]
Jim RosicaDecember 4, 2017
2min557
A change to the state’s “lost and found” law could help needy Floridians, its sponsor says. State Rep. Bobby Olszewski, a Winter Garden Republican, filed a bill (HB 851) to allow “lost or abandoned personal property” at a “theme park or entertainment complex” to be donated to charity. Specifically, his measure—which also includes zoos, museums and aquariums—allows […]
Jim RosicaNovember 27, 2017
4min236
Legislation that critics said would allow theme parks to “extort” advertising dollars from beer companies has been re-filed for the 2018 Legislative Session. The bills (HB 775, SB 822), filed by Republicans Rep. Mike La Rosa of St. Cloud and Sen. Travis Hutson of Elkton, generally would allow “cooperative” advertising in theme parks. Hutson, chair of […]