Joel Magee, noted appraiser of toys, memorabilia and theme-park relics, is getting rid of his Disney collection. It’s so large that workers needed two weeks to move the items from his Florida house into five semis.
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Disney has paused its vaccine mandate for Florida employees in response to restrictions passed by the Legislature earlier this week limiting employers’ power to require worker vaccination.
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A hotel just northeast of Disney World has sold for $13.3 million and will be transformed into a Radisson.
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That’s the E ticket: Walt Disney World’s early ticket booklets have home in history center
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Nine companies have received more than $360 million in government incentives in the Lake Nona area over the past two decades.
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Disney’s move cements Central Florida’s status as the center of the theme park world, industry professionals say, and the local economy is already seeing signs of growth because of the relocation fueled in part by $570 million in state tax breaks.
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