Gabrielle Russon

Guests blur by on the at the Mad Tea Party spinning cups at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

What’s the Magic Kingdom’s worth? Disney World is suing over its property taxes — again

June 17, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

In what's become an annual event, Disney is suing Property Appraiser Rick Singh over its property taxes, arguing the 2019 appraisals are too high. Disney filed a dozen lawsuits this...

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, a crowd is shown along Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. As Walt Disney World prepares to allow some third-party shops and restaurants to open at its entertainment complex later this week, it's posting a warning.

Disney wants to reopen Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom July 11. SeaWorld aims for June 11. Masks and temperature checks required.

May 28, 2020 at 9:49 p.m.

Walt Disney World plans to reopen its four theme parks in two phases in July, while SeaWorld is moving ahead with plans to open its doors in just three weeks,...

An empty entrance on Western Way as Walt Disney World enters its second week of being shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, photographed Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

43,000 more Walt Disney World workers will be furloughed April 19

April 13, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

About 43,000 unionized Disney World workers will be furloughed starting April 19, the largest wave of employees in Central Florida to be sent home without pay because of the coronavirus...

Savannah Boan feeds alligators at Adventure Hour --
Gatorland employees take care of their many animals as the park remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Somebody still has to go feed the alligators even if Gatorland is closed

April 3, 2020 at 7:48 p.m.

Gatorland employee Michael Brown hollers to his favorite gator swimming off in the distance as if he is calling home his dog. "Buster!" he shouts. "Come on!" Brown tosses raw...

Crowds jam Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, March 12, 2020. Walt Disney World announced Thursday night that they will close their central Florida theme parks on March 16 through the end of the month.

Disney World, Universal Orlando closing theme parks for rest of March as coronavirus concerns swell

March 13, 2020 at 11:29 p.m.

Throughout its nearly 50-year history, Walt Disney World has closed briefly because of looming hurricanes and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but late Thursday, the company announced it will shut down...

The dancers that launch Magic Happens do so as if they're pouncing on a fashion runway.

Disneyland is closing for two weeks because of the coronavirus

March 13, 2020 at 11:28 p.m.

Update 9:30 p.m.: Disney World is also closing because of the coronavirus. Click here to read this story. Disneyland — the second busiest theme park in the world — and...

Walt Disney Co. headquarters in Burbank."Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was largelyresponsible for the company's successful fiscal first quarter.

As Disney seeks to reassure investors, one analyst firm predicts U.S. theme parks will need to close amid coronavirus pandemic

March 13, 2020 at 4:25 p.m.

As Bob Iger took the stage at Disney's annual shareholder meeting Wednesday he immediately sought to reassure investors over the coronavirus on the same day the World Health Organization declared...

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