Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Monday that overhauls the special district that oversees Walt Disney World by giving the governor power to appoint its board, saying he was get...
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DeSantis Set To Control Disney World’s Special District Under New Bill—Here’s What It Would Do
Topline Florida lawmakers are expected to pass legislation as soon as this week that would overhaul the special district that oversees Walt Disney World by giving Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) power to appoin...
DeSantis Denies Reports That Florida Lawmakers Are Backtracking On Punishing Disney
Topline Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office denied a bombshell report Friday morning claiming that state lawmakers were considering reversing their earlier fight with Walt Disney World, insisting the state will...
Disney’s Splash Mountain To Close In Florida In January Amid Racism Concerns—Nearly Three Years After Company First Announced It
Topline Disney’s Splash Mountain ride will close in Walt Disney World in January, the company announced Friday, shuttering the attraction more than two and a half years after Disney initially announce...
Disney World In Florida Reopening On Friday After Hurricane Ian
Topline Disney plans to reopen its Walt Disney World theme park and Disney Springs shopping area in Orlando, Florida, starting on Friday in a “phased approach,” the company said Thursday, after Hurric...
Walt Disney World Theme Parks Closing Due To Hurricane Ian
Topline Walt Disney World’s theme parks will be closed for two days due to Hurricane Ian, the company announced Tuesday, as the hurricane shutters tourist attractions throughout central Florida before...
Disney’s CODE:Rosie Brings Inclusion And Gender Diversity To Technology Roles
CODE:Rosie logo The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company is known around the world for its impressive theme parks and groundbreaking movies. But behind the castle facade and superhero fight sce...
DeSantis Wants State Government To Control Disney World’s Special District
Topline The Florida government could assume control of the special district that oversees Walt Disney World, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday, after he and state Republicans abruptly voted to wrest c...
Two Creators Share What It Was Like Participating In The Disney Creators Lab
Disney Creators Lab The Walt Disney Company The Disney Creators Lab has finished its inaugural session that brought together 20 social influencers and content creators to learn more about the craft of...
Most Americans—Even Republicans—Oppose Florida GOP’s Attacks On Disney, Poll Suggests
Topline A bipartisan majority of U.S. adults oppose laws that go after companies for their political positions and the politicians who support them, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, indicating efforts ...
Florida Punishes Walt Disney World As DeSantis Signs Bill Dissolving Special District Into Law
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into law Friday that abolishes special districts in the state including the Reedy Creek Improvement District that governs Walt Disney World—potentia...
Disney World Losing Its Special District Status Could Be ‘Catastrophic’ For Local Taxpayers
Topline Local officials in Central Florida are grappling with the state legislature’s decision to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District that oversees Walt Disney World, which one local mayor s...
Florida Lawmakers Punish Walt Disney World By Passing Bill Dissolving Special District
Topline The Florida legislature passed a bill Thursday that abolishes special districts in the state including the Reedy Creek Improvement District that governs Walt Disney World—potentially totally o...
Cosmic Rewind Will Open May 27 At Walt Disney World
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, an all-new family-thrill coaster, launches May 27 at EPCOT … [+] at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The first-of-its-kind attraction wi...
Here’s How Florida Republicans Could Punish Disney For ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Opposition
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican state officials are lashing out at Disney for its opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act (referred to by critics as the “Don’t Say Ga...
Disney Expresses ‘Regret’ Over H.S. Drill Team’s Offensive Depiction Of Native Americans In Magic Kingdom Parade
Topline Disney said Friday it “regret[s]” a high school drill team performance at Walt Disney World this week that was widely condemned for its racist depiction of Native Americans, claiming it did no...
Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort Will Have A New Addition In 2024
Artist rendering of the new Disney Vacation Club Villas planned for Disney’s Polynesian Village … [+] Resort The Walt Disney Company Disney has announced a new expansion for the popular Di...