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Dewayne Bevil

Dewayne Bevil has covered Orlando’s theme parks, including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando for the Orlando Sentinel since 2007. His beat includes other attractions, including Legoland Florida, Gatorland and the International Drive area. He has worked as an editor, designer and adviser with stops at the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer in Kentucky and the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky.

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A new Disney theme park, created with Miral, will have a waterfront location on Yas Island of the United Arab Emirates.(Walt Disney Co.)

Disney planning theme park resort in Abu Dhabi

Walt Disney Co. is planning a theme park resort for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the company confirmed Wednesday. The attraction will be on the waterfront of Yas Island,...
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How Disney will tweak Epcot’s holiday celebrations

The holidays, of course, have not been literally canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. But how they are celebrated will probably look different, and that includes festivities at Walt Disney...
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Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby rhino

A male white rhinoceros has been born at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. And there are more on the way. Mother Kendi gave birth to an as-yet-unnamed calf Sunday, weighing...
FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the parking lot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is closed in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, "Song of the South," which many view as racist. Instead, the revamped ride will be inspired by the 2009 Disney film, "The Princess and the Frog," which has an African-American female lead. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Disney World: What to know before you go back

Dear future Walt Disney World theme parks visitor, the long-awaited reopenings are near. The next time you go to a Disney theme park, it will look and feel different as...