Walt Disney World may have been the biggest, but it wasn’t the first high-profile development to put once-sleepy Orlando on the map. Before rows of orange trees gave way to roller coasters — even before there was an Interstate 4 — leaders of this small citrus town declared that the Glenn L. Martin plant would be just the thing to
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Orlando Sentinel theater writer Matthew J. Palm joins tourism reporter Dewayne Bevil to discuss the longevity of the frontier-styled dinner show, likely tweaks and the strawberry shortcake.
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Disney announces dates for 2022 Epcot food and wine festival
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Disney workers are expected to walk out of work in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s “don’t say gay” bill.
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Disney World is coming under fire for hosting what activists called a racist depiction of Native American culture.
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Even after CEO Bob Chapek said the company opposed the measure, the criticism of Disney has endured and even grown.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek is pausing all of the company’s political donations in Florida following the passage of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a major escalation in his feud with Gov. Ron DeSantis. Chapek also apologized to his employees for his “silence” over the months-long debate on the bill, which he called “not just an issue about a bill in
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Disney has been criticized by employees, fans and legislators for not taking a firmer position against discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
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The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party is moving a tax break through the state Senate that aims to make the Sunshine State a production hub of streaming content for the Walt Disney Co. or another entertainment giant.
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Disney Cruise Line’s new ship won’t be sailing from Port Canaveral until July, but it dipped its toes into the water for the first time today.
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