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John GregoryMay 10, 2018

The list of new Orlando theme park attractions set to open in 2019 has gotten a little bit longer. Legoland Florida announced Thursday that next spring it will open a new area based on “The Lego Movie.” Labeled as the park’s largest investment ever, the section will feature two new rides, character meet and greets […]

Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2018

Former circuit court judge Ashley Moody and state Rep. Jay Fant went after each other hard Saturday over third-party ads charging her as “liberal,” exchanging charges during an Attorney General’s forum held during the Federalist Society Conference at Walt Disney World Saturday. Moody and Fant were among four Republicans and one Democrat debating their campaigns […]

Scott PowersOctober 27, 2017

Incoming Senate Democratic leader Jeff Clemens is not going to be at the Florida Democratic Party’s convention in Orlando this weekend. Clemens, dealing with the breaking news that he engaged in an extramarital affair with lobbyist Devon West, is spending time with family instead of with the party, spokesman Christian Ulvert said Friday. The news broke […]

Associated PressOctober 6, 2017

Sean Baker‘s “The Florida Project” takes place in a blindingly purple low-budget motel named the Magic Castle, just down Route 192 from Disney’s Magic Kingdom. For the children of single parents who live there, the Kissimmee, Fla., motel is a playground — even if they’re living in poverty. “The Florida Project,” which opens in theaters […]

Terry RoenNovember 29, 2016

Bioluminescence, the sparkly glow that lights up the ocean and local rivers, is coming to a theme park near you. Both Walt Disney World and SeaWorld have unveiled plans to use technology to create nature’s glittery display. Walt Disney World will offer a ride down a river in a bioluminescent rain forest called the Na’vi […]

Scott PowersNovember 23, 2016

As Orlandoans gather round dinner tables with family and close friends, let us start by being thankful that those of us who can be are there to gather. Let’s give thanks for a community that found comfort, faith, and strength in each others arms during the dawn following our darkest day, and for the commitment […]

Associated PressOctober 31, 2016

The Interstate 4 corridor stretching from the Tampa Bay area through Orlando to Daytona Beach is a bellwether of the nation’s largest swing state, where both candidates campaigned vigorously last week and President Barack Obama on Friday called on voters here to support Hillary Clinton. North Florida is predictably Republican, and South Florida remains strongly […]

Associated PressOctober 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew sideswiped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to more than 800,000 people but sparing the most heavily populated stretch of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. Authorities warned that the danger was far from over, with hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and […]

Associated PressOctober 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew scraped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, toppling trees onto homes and knocking out power to a half-million people but sparing some of the most heavily populated stretches of shoreline the catastrophic blow many had feared. Authorities warned that the danger was far from over, with hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia […]

Associated PressOctober 6, 2016

Voldemort couldn’t stop Harry Potter, but Matthew did. Three of the world’s most popular tourist attractions, Universal Studios (home to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter), Walt Disney World and SeaWorld all made a rare decision to close their theme parks Thursday ahead of Hurricane Matthew’s arrival. Soggy tourists rushed to cram in a few […]

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With ‘Lego Movie World,’ Legoland adds to loaded 2019 theme park opening list

During AG debate, Ashley Moody, Jay Fant go after each other over ‘liberal’ attacks

Jeff Clemens not attending Democrats’ convention

‘Florida Project’ shines a bright light on hidden homeless

Theme parks mimic nature’s bioluminescent glow

Orlando’s cornucopia of thanks runneth over for area leaders

Florida’s I-4 corridor is where the election could be won

‘This is not over’: Hurricane sideswipes Florida coast

Hurricane Matthew spares South Florida, pushes north

For tourists, storm is Hurricane Who Shall Not Be Named