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News Articles: Disney World

A woman has sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for negligence, claiming a ride down a water slide at Florida's Disney World left her severely injured.

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  • National

A woman sues Disney World over severe injuries on a water slide

A woman was hospitalized after a ride down Typhoon Lagoon's tallest water slide left her with severe vaginal lacerations and internal organ damage, according to the lawsuit.

October 05, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Walt Disney World's <em>Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser</em> hotel is modeled after the fictional Halcyon ship, shown above. The hotel will be closing down, the company has announced.

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  • Business

Disney World is shutting down its $2,500-a-night Star Wars-themed hotel

The hotel starts at about $4,800 for two people for two nights. Package includes lodging, meals and passes to Hollywood Studios, one of Disney World's four parks.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
An entranceway to Walt Disney World pictured on Feb. 8 in Orlando, Fla. Disney quietly blocked a move by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to strip the company of its control over a special taxing district.

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  • National

Disney blocked DeSantis' oversight board. What happens next?

The board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney World announced on Tuesday that they didn't quite have the power they thought they had.

March 30, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
People visit Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on April 18, 2022.

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  • National

Disney World board picked by DeSantis says predecessors stripped them of power

Board members picked to oversee the governance of Disney World said their predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.

March 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Visitors walk along Main Street at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in September 2022. Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to move Disney World's special tax district under quasi-government control.

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  • Politics

5 DeSantis allies now control Disney World's special district. Here's what's next

A parents' rights activist, a Christian nationalist and three lawyer donors now have control over Walt Disney World's development capabilities, thanks to a bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

March 06, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
In an aerial view, Walt Disney World's iconic Cinderella Castle is seen on the grounds of the theme park this February. On Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took control of Disney's special tax district.

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  • National

How (and why) Gov. Ron DeSantis took control over Disney World's special district

DeSantis dealt another blow to Walt Disney World's autonomy by signing a bill on Monday to take control of the company's development board. Critics say the move looks like retaliation.

February 28, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
James Demetriades has been to Disney World in Florida more than 30 times. Demetriades (right) went with his boyfriend to Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at the park in 2019.

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  • Pop Culture

For some adults who love Disney, it's like a religion

For "Disney adults" — people who love all things Disney and spend vast amounts of money and time on Disney-related products and experiences — the brand is a lifestyle.

June 11, 2022
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  • Deanna Schwartz
Florida is set to dissolve Walt Disney World's special district next summer — but many questions are unanswered about what will happen to the resort's nearly $1 billion in debt.

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  • National

Disney says Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve special district

The Walt Disney World complex's governing board says that when Florida created its special district, the state pledged not to alter that status unless all its debts are paid off.

April 28, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Disney operates like its own county government in Florida — but that could change, now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new bill lawmakers approved this week. Here, tourists walk through Disney Springs at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., last month.

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  • National

DeSantis wanted to punish Disney. Repealing its tax status may hurt taxpayers instead

Orange and Osceola counties could take on a massive debt held by Disney now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill revoking Disney World's special regulatory status.

April 22, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Guests stroll along Main Street at the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World. The park celebrates its 50th anniversary on Oct. 1, 2021.

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  • National

50 years ago, Disney World opened its doors and welcomed guests to its Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney secretly bought 40 square miles of land in the Sunshine State, then unveiled plans that would reshape the theme park industry and central Florida.

October 01, 2021
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  • Greg Allen
People visit Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California on July 9, 2020, the first day the outdoor shopping and dining complex was open to the public since closing in March amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Business

Disney Will Begin Requiring Masks Again Indoors At Its Theme Parks In The U.S.

With cases of the coronavirus back on the rise in Florida and California, guests two years of age and older at Disney World and Disneyland will again be required to don masks starting on Friday.

July 29, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
When Disney World opened on Oct. 1, 1971, tickets for adults were just $3.50. Here, William Windsor Jr. carries his son Lee, past Cinderella's castle on opening day.

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  • History

1971: The Year That Gave Us Starbucks, Disney World — And A Lower Voting Age

What a big year 1971 was. Here, we break down the 50th anniversaries of some of the biggest health initiatives, some serious industry game-changers, and more.

June 19, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Visitors take photos at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., in March 2020. Jungle Cruise, one of the original Disney parks' rides, is getting a 21st century remodel by "imagineers" at the Disneyland park in California and the Magic Kingdom park in Florida with a new storyline and characters that "reflect and value the diversity of the world around us," Disney said in a blog post last week.

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  • National

Disney Revamps Jungle Cruise Ride To Remove Racist Depictions Of Indigenous People

The ride's negative depictions of Indigenous people will be removed as part of a national reckoning on race and reconciliation.

February 02, 2021
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  • Danielle Prieur
Disneyland and other California theme parks remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic... even as theme parks in Florida have been open for months.

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  • National

California's Theme Parks Won't Reopen Anytime Soon

Thousands of workers at California's theme parks won't be able to get back to work anytime soon. New guidelines from the state require coronavirus numbers to be at "minimal risk."

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Allen

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