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Mickey’s flashy dress, glowing castle mark Disney World 50th

ORLANDO, Fla. – Walt Disney World in Florida turns 50 in October. To help celebrate, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse will be wearing flashier threads and iconic structures such as t...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

With 75 million travelers, Orlando remains most-visited place

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando had 75 million visitors last year as the theme park mecca continued to be the most visited destination in the United States, tourism officials said Thursday. ...

DATE: May 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Train lovers forge lifelong friendships through rail travel

ORLANDO, Fla. – They’re aboard because they love trains: The pilot from New Orleans, the computer consultant from New Jersey, the retired tax lawyer from Florida, the computer accounting con...

DATE: Oct 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Record 72 million tourists came to Orlando last year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though Hurricane Irma forced the closures of its theme parks and airports and filled its hotels with displaced evacuees, a record-setting 72 million tourists still flock...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Orlando tourism grew in 2016, despite tragedy

Florida city keeps title as most-visited destination in U.S.

DATE: May 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Governor: 4 Zika cases likely came from Florida mosquitoes

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, the state’s governor said Friday. No mosquitoes in the state have tested...

DATE: Jul 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Parents won’t sue Disney over son’s death by gator

ORLANDO, Fla. – The parents of a toddler killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World said Wednesday that they don’t plan to sue the Florida theme park resort over the death. Matt ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Worst mass shooting in U.S. history: 50 slain at gay nightclub

ORLANDO, Fla. – It had been an evening of drinking, dancing and drag shows. After hours of revelry, the party-goers crowding the gay nightclub known as the Pulse took their last sips before ...

DATE: Jun 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

SeaWorld acknowledges planting worker in animal rights group

ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld acknowledged that it sent its own workers to infiltrate an animal rights group that opposed the practices of the theme park. The development comes months ...

DATE: Feb 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Reform Jews pass transgender resolution

ORLANDO, Fla. – The largest movement of Judaism in the U.S. passed the most far-reaching resolution in support of transgender rights of any major religious organization, saying Thursday that...

DATE: Nov 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormons plan big Florida development

Environmentalists object to Deseret Ranch, which could become state’s 10th largest urban area

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Construction picks back up, but it’s a different gig now

ORLANDO, Fla. – As Florida’s housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3 million others nationwide during...

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business