With new owners, Florida Project motel dwellers must leave
Residents at a motel along a tourist strip not far from Walt Disney World that was used as the setting for the 2017 film “The Florida Project” were told that they must vacate on short-notice because the complex has been sold to another owner.
Hillary Clinton lauds Madeleine Albright at dignitary-packed funeral
The Clintons and the Obamas join more than 1,400 people at the funeral of America's top diplomat Madeleine Albright in Washington, DC. Albright rose from child refugee to the country's first female secretary of state and served as US ambassador to the United Nations. She died last month at 84.
news.yahoo.comA top Florida state legislator said DeSantis dissolving Disney's special tax status is a 'smokescreen' to take media attention away from the state's new redistricting plan that splits up Black voters
The bill marks a third legislative win for DeSantis after he signed a controversial state education law and proposed a GOP-benefitting redistricting map.
news.yahoo.comFlorida Gov. DeSantis may repeal Disney's special tax status. But tax officials and legislators say the move could leave local taxpayers to cover more than $1 billion in bond debt.
The bill seeking to repeal Disney's special tax status is the latest development in the company's fight with lawmakers over the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
news.yahoo.comFlorida legislature passes bill repealing Disney’s special tax status
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washingtonpost.com4 springtime activities we love at Walt Disney World
The resort is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary celebration, and now is the perfect time to celebrate the season and upcoming Easter holiday. If you plan on visiting, we have uncovered a number of fun activities for families to experience while out exploring the theme parks and nearby resort hotels.
Disney 'regrets' performance by visiting school drill team
Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them," doesn't reflect the Florida resort's values. The performance this week in the Magic Kingdom by the “Indianettes" drill team from Port Neches-Grove High School “did not reflect our core values, and we regret it took place," Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said in an emailed statement. An audition tape that the school had provided in order to be selected to perform at the theme park resort was inconsistent with the actual performance, the statement said.
news.yahoo.comAnimatronic Biden joining Hall of Presidents at Disney World
Forget an inauguration ceremony. The true indicator of having made it as president is being added to the Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World in Florida, an honor President Joe Biden will soon receive. Disney World officials said Monday that they were putting the finishing touches on the animatronic Biden replica ahead of its debut next month at the Magic Kingdom attraction that features a tableau of the nation's presidents.
news.yahoo.comLatest unemployment boost is 'too little, too late,' workers say: 'They forgot about us a long time ago'
Workers in several states are beginning to see the latest enhanced unemployment benefits hit their bank accounts this week, following the long awaited Covid stimulus package that was finally signed into law Dec. 27, 2020. That's the sentiment of Debbie Fletcher, 57, who lost her job as a bartender in Massachusetts back in March 2020. While Senate Republicans and House Democrats spent the remainder of the year sparring over extending the supplemental aid, Fletcher said she resorted to opening new credit cards to pay her bills. The hospitality sector has still not recovered 3.9 million jobs lost to the pandemic, according to the latest jobs report. Roberts' son has epilepsy, so she sent her new employer documentation from her son's neurologist that showed her household was recommended to self-isolate during the virus outbreak.
cnbc.comAs the U.S. death toll hits 100,000, theme parks and casinos prepare to reopen
Ron DeSantis, SeaWorld will open June 11 and Disney World will reopen the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom on July 11. The parks will introduce new social distancing and cleaning policies, as well as training for employees. AdvertisementPeople recognize that we live in a different time today, said Marc Swanson, the interim chief executive of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Steve Sisolak signed off on the reopening of casinos on the Las Vegas Strip starting June 4. Many states and the District of Columbia have also clashed with the Trump administration over when theyll reopen.
latimes.comStuck at home? Take a tour through Disney's (empty) Star Wars, Pandora and space-age parks
Related: The best Disney Plus Star Wars, sci-fi and space movies and showsUpdates: The coronavirus pandemic impacts on space explorationWant to try Disney Plus? So imagine, if you will, showing up to immerse yourself in the "Star Wars" universe and the stress of parking completely evaporates. Disney's "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge." An early look at Disney's "Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser" hotel, which is still under construction. (Image credit: @bioreconstruct on Twitter)
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