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Universal Orlando ups starting pay to $17 an hour as Disney wage talks go on

Universal Orlando is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $17 an hour starting June 4, boosting the theme park company’s base pay to $2 more than Walt Disney World’s current rate.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney World’s struggling $5,000 Star Wars hotel slashes prices, cancels summer dates

Walt Disney World’s highly hyped Star Wars hotel that debuted to months of sold out “voyages” has seen demand cool so dramatically that the Florida theme park giant has been forced to offer steep discounts on the pricey experience and cancel dates in the middle of summer.

The Orange County Register

Super Bowl winners have shouted ‘I’m going to Disney World!’ for 36 years. Here’s how prices for the park have changed between now and then

A look at prices, then and now.

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Disney’s Iger reveals 7,000 layoffs in restructuring move

Disney World CEO Bob Iger revealed plans Wednesday to lay off 7,000 workers of the company’s global workforce, about 3% of the workforce.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney faces losing control of its kingdom with Florida bill

Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World

The Independent UK

Disney World unions vote down offer covering 45,000 workers

Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida

The Independent UK

Disney World's Splash Mountain runs dry, as the iconic ride closes for good

Sunday was the last day for the ride in the Florida park. Controversy surrounded the ride, based on the 1946 film Song of the South and its racist themes. It will relaunch as Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

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Splash Mountain at Disney World shuts as punters queue for last day at major attraction

The log flume ride Splash Mountain, which opened at Disney World in Florida in 1992, was based on the animated sequences of the 1946 Disney film Song of the South

Daily Mirror

Disney sets opening date for futuristic TRON coaster

After a nearly two-year delay caused by the pandemic, Disney World has finally announced an April 4 opening date for the futuristic coaster TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom.

Tribune News Service

Find your car in Dory 445: Disney renames Epcot parking lot sections for characters

ORLANDO, Fla. — Say farewell to Journey, Amaze, Imagine, Discover, Create, Explore and Wonder. Walt Disney World is changing the names of Epcot’s parking lot sections from those words to the names of characters seen in films, mostly animated ones.

Orlando Sentinel

Disney sets dates for ‘Happily Ever After’ return, ‘Harmonious’ farewell

ORLANDO, Calif. — Walt Disney World has announced the return date of “Happily Ever After” fireworks show at Magic Kingdom and revealed an update on its nighttime spectacular plans for Epcot.

Orlando Sentinel

Reedy Creek discusses Disney expansion as DeSantis fight looms

With Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature angling to take control of it, Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District leaders met this week to discuss the future of Disney property, including the potential building of another major theme park by 2032.

Orlando Sentinel

Disneyland issues ‘Courtesy’ warning after increase in fights at Disney theme parks

Disneyland has followed the lead of Walt Disney World in issuing a new “Courtesy” warning after a string of fights, brawls and screaming matches in recent months have damaged the family-friendly reputation of Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim and Florida.

The Orange County Register

Woman falls foul of surprising Disney World dress code rule

Commenters branded it a ‘hack’ for a free t-shirt

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Generous boss sends 10,000 staff to Disney World after ‘record year’

Workers jetted off to Orlando for three days

The Independent UK

Hedge fund CEO’s employee gift of three days at Disney World stirs controversy

Celebrations come as Wall Street firms prepare for leaner times and cut back

The Guardian - US

‘Grossly underpaid’: Disney workers demand higher wages as living costs soar

Employees at Florida’s Magic Kingdom say paychecks have not kept up even as company records $3.6bn operational profit

The Independent UK

Walt Disney World faces backlash for tweeting ‘1939 was a vibe’ after people point out what happened that year

‘Are we sure 1939 was a vibe???’ one person replied

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Orlando Sentinel

Disney workers rally for better pay as unions bargain new contract

If it weren’t for the assistance of their parents, Disney World worker Amethyst Bennett said she and her husband, a Universal employee, would be unable to afford formula and diapers for their 9-month-old daughter despite both working full-time.

Tribune News Service

5 new or revamped Disney World attractions, from Blizzard Beach to ‘Fantasmic!’

Disney World’s Blizzard Beach water park reopened this month with new features from the film “Frozen,” but that’s not the only news to make a splash at the Florida theme parks in recent months.

Daily Mirror

Man downs two beers in under 30 seconds before scrap with police at Disney World

The 30-year-old Merritt Island man peaked the authorities' attention as he seemed drunk, and was later ordered to leave the theme park after getting into a scrap

Orlando Sentinel

Disney World increases price of park tickets, annual passes

Disney World on Tuesday revealed increases in theme-park ticket prices and said for the first time it will charge extra for one-day tickets based on which park a customer reserves.

Orlando Sentinel

Will Disney layoffs, hiring freeze affect Disney World?

Layoffs and a hiring freeze are coming within the Walt Disney Co. soon, according to a memo from Disney CEO Bob Chapek, but it is unclear if Walt Disney World will be affected by the cutbacks.

Daily Mirror

Hurricane Nicole batters Florida with 75mph gales after mass evacuation order

Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, airports and Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago club have all been forced to shut after a rare November hurricane continues to hit Florida

Orlando Sentinel

Disney, other tourism workers need $18 minimum wage, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando’s tourism workers, long among the lowest paid in the region’s economy, must earn at least $18 per hour to meet basic needs, a hospitality industry union argues in a report released Thursday.

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