Jason Garcia

Top Disney exec says Avatar Land remains on track

May 12, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

On the same day Walt Disney World formally unveiled most of the elements in its Fantasyland expansion, the head of the company's theme-park business reaffirmed Disney's faith in another project...

Disney opens first phase of $350 million Art of Animation Resort

May 12, 2019 at 8:32 a.m.

Walt Disney World welcomed the first guests to its newest hotel Thursday morning, after a quick character-and-confetti-filled ceremony. Disney World President Meg Crofton framed the opening of the $350 million...

New Disney Art of Animation hotel opens door to technological upgrades

May 12, 2019 at 8:32 a.m.

What may be the most interesting feature in Disney's Art of Animation Resort can be found in the most mundane of places: the doors. All of the hotel rooms in...

Disney to build multiple-attraction ‘Avatar’ land in Animal Kingdom theme park

January 16, 2019 at 5:06 p.m.

The Walt Disney Co. will build a theme-park "land" based on the movie "Avatar" in Disney's Animal Kingdom as the first step in a broader licensing deal that will lead...

Four Seasons finalizes deal for $360M hotel at Disney World

August 23, 2019 at 3:16 p.m.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts said Tuesday it has secured financing for a $360 million luxury resort at Walt Disney World and will begin construction of the long-planned project in...

Some ex-trainers say SeaWorld downplays risks of working with killer whales

December 24, 2018 at 2:56 p.m.

The February 2010 death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled underwater and killed by the 12,000-pound killer whale Tilikum, triggered the most exhaustive safety review in SeaWorld...

SeaWorld to keep Tilikum — he may even perform again

August 23, 2019 at 12:30 a.m.

SeaWorld Orlando said Thursday that it intends to keep Tilikum, the 12,000-pound killer whale that has now been involved in three fatalities in 19 years, but it hasn't decided whether...

Revamped ride keeps you in the dark

August 22, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

After a seven-month makeover, Walt Disney World is about to formally reopen Space Mountain, its famed indoor roller coaster. Crews have installed video games in the waiting area of the...

Walt Disney World makeover: Magic Kingdom getting new Fantasyland with Little Mermaid ride

May 12, 2019 at 7:28 a.m.

Walt Disney World is about to embark on a sweeping facelift for the Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom, in what the resort calls the biggest overhaul in the theme...

NTSB to probe crash of Disney monorail

August 22, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday it will investigate the deadly collision on Walt Disney World's monorail, an unprecedented move by a federal agency best known for probing airline...

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