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Starbucks Is Coming to Disneyland

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:54:00 CDT

Starbucks is about to perk up "the happiest place on Earth." The Seattle-based coffee chain is today announcing a partnership to open a store inside each of the six Disney properties in California and Florida. The first will open this summer at Disneyland California Adventure in Anaheim. The other locations...

Disney Shuts Obesity Exhibit Because It Insults Fat Kids

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:44:14 CST

Disney World, that purveyor of churros, cotton candy, and ice cream bars shaped like Mickey Mouse's head, recently installed a childhood obesity exhibit at Epcot, and critics quickly blasted the theme park … for stigmatizing overweight children. "We're appalled to learn that Disney, a traditional hallmark of childhood happiness and...

Disney World's New Ride: Luxury Speedsters

Mark Russell — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:34:05 CST

From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the Ferraris of Florida—one ride at Disney World will get a lot more horsepower in January. The park plans to add "exotic driving" to its repertoire, reports the Orlando Sentinel . Along with two Ferraris (which go from zero to 60 in 3....

Now You Can Live in Disney World

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:22:00 CDT

For the child in all of us who happens to have a very adult-size bank account, Walt Disney Co. will offer vacation homes in its Florida theme park. The company, which unveiled the proposed 980-acre Golden Oak development today, is gambling on a rebounding luxury real estate market in a...

China OKs Shanghai Disney

Rob Quinn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:40:43 CST

The Magic Kingdom is coming to the Middle Kingdom after nearly 20 years of negotiations, Disney announced yesterday. The massive Disneyland-style theme park to be built in Shanghai will dwarf the one in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, and will eventually rival the size of Florida's Disney World. Analysts believe the $3....

Disney to Slash Theme Park Jobs

Rob Quinn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:04:04 CST

Tomorrowland holds unemployment for an undisclosed number of Disney employees, reports the Orlando Sentinel . The company is restructuring its theme park division—which employs 80,000 people—and plans to cut jobs by consolidating its East and West Coast operations. Analysts believe Disney can make substantial savings this way but...

Fla. Developer Offers Investors Green Cards

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:12:36 CST

Foreigners still interested in the American dream can get permanent residence in the US by investing $1 million in a Florida condo-hotel project starved for credit. The government-approved offer gives investors a conditional visa in exchange for the investment, the Orlando Sentinel reports. If the foreigners can prove within two...

Hey, at Least Travel Costs Are Plunging

Matt Cantor — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:28:00 CST

There’s a spot of good news for travelers amid the barrage of dire economic reports: Those looking for a flight, cruise, or hotel stay may find surprisingly good deals. As financial woes keep many Americans grounded, the travel industry is forced to drop prices to fill space, the Los Angeles...

Dead Rats Stink Up Orlando Airport

Jessica Mackowick — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:00:31 CDT

Dead rats are stinking up a portion of Orlando International Airport, and the smell has workers crying foul. Construction crews renovating gates earlier this month scared the rodents into the airport, the Orlando Sentinel reports; exterminators followed, and after rats died in walls and ceilings the stench sent workers and...