Theme Parks

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando are thanking military members and veterans for their service by offering free one-day admission to their theme parks.

Disney’s self-governing special district, the Reedy Creek Improvement District, says Florida’s move to dissolve the district next year is not legal unless the state pays off Reedy Creek’s debts, which amount to about $1 billion. But Gov. DeSantis says Disney's debts won't be dumped on taxpayers.

One month after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell to his death on Icon Park's FreeFall Ride, more than a half-dozen businesses – from Icon Park operators to the manufacturers of the ride, the harnesses, and the seats – are cited as defendants in the wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday in Orange County.

Disney is taking out "ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls" from their recorded theme park greetings in the company's push to promote gender inclusion and create a more welcoming environment for guests who do not identify as male or female.

The 'Boozy Bunny' at Disney Sprigs is a chocolate bunny that is hollow on the inside, filled with a chocolate drink, and topped off with bourbon.

Workers at Walt Disney World are planning their very first full-day walkout Tuesday to protest the company's slow response in publicly criticizing Florida's controversial Parental Rights in Education Bill, which prohibits instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in Kindergarten through third grade.

Members of the "Indianettes" drill team chanted "scalp 'em, Indians" while marching down Main Street USA, the video showed. They could also be seen tapping their hands over their mouths and whooping, as a drum pounds in the background, in what is stereotypically called a “war cry.” Disney said the team's performance was "not consistent" with their audition tape, and that it "did not reflect our core values."

The wait is finally over. After a two-year pandemic delay, Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens is officially open to all ticketholders.