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Really? Wealthy reportedly hire handicapped tour guides to cut Disney World lines
Orlando SentinelAccording to The New York Post, wealthy Manhattan families are hiring handicapped tour guides to pose as family members so their families can cut lines at Walt Disney World. Wow. If this is true, it's not only exploiting the disabled -- even if some...Tags: Physical Disabilities, Tour Operations Industry, Manhattan (New York City)
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Busch Gardens celebrates opening of 'Madagascar' show
Busch Gardens is celebrating the opening of its stage show "Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation" with special events at the Tampa theme park Saturday and Sunday. + Animal expert Jack Hanna will make appearances at Gwazi Park at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m....
Tags: Tampa, Busch Gardens Orlando, Madagascar, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Disney's sexier, skinnier Merida to stay, despite protests
Despite an online petition that garnered over 200,000 signatures protesting the re-imagining of Pixar's "Brave" heroine Merida, Disney has no intention of abandoning its sexier version of the Scottish archer. The modified Merida was created specifically...
Tags: Pixar Animation
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Valuable lessons for children: The (Disney) World is not fair
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Are rich people devoid of all morality, or are they too clever for their own good? Wealthy Manhattan families are allegedly hiring tour services designed for disabled people in order to skip the long lines at Disney...... -
At Disney's Epcot, David Bromstad of HGTV reveals 'Power of Color'
Designer David Bromstad gives the green light — or at least a flashing yellow light — for using color in home decor. But proceed with caution: Folks can brighten rooms without merely painting the walls, he says. "I get my color through...
Tags: Festive Events, Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney World Resort, Interstate 4, Arts and Culture
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Amid the myths, searching for the real 'Bathhouse John'
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. In his time around the turn of the last century — a time...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Travel, Al Capone, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment
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This week at theme parks: Star Wars Weekends starts, Flower & Garden Fest ends, Madagascar hits Busch Gardens
Special events are coming -- and going -- this week at Orlando-area theme parks and attractions. + It's last call all week for the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. This year's event has been the first to feature food-and-drink...
Tags: Tampa, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Busch Gardens Orlando, Travel, Madagascar
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Florida water park guide
Special CorrespondentNot only does Florida have spectacular coasts on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico but the state also has plenty of other opportunities for relaxing, refreshing, renewing H2O fun -- at many water parks around the state. Here's a selection of...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, International Drive, Gardens and Parks, Tampa, Travel
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Calendar makes good quarter even better
The Walt Disney Co.'s theme-park division turned in an impressive second fiscal quarter, with operating income skyrocketing 73 percent from the same period a year ago, according to results announced last week. But Disney's parks got a big boost from...
Tags: International Drive, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, The Walt Disney Co., YMCA
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"Corporations don't pay taxes." Great talking point. Sorry logic.
Takiing NamesAs many of you know, America is currently experiencing a trend where the nation’s tax burden is being shifted away from corporations – and to individual taxpayers. This is largely due to companies taking advantages of tax breaks,...Tags: Personal Income, Taxation, The Wall Street Journal, Politics
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Disney marks golden age of topiaries
From the outside, Disney World's famed topiaries are elaborate greenery shaped into characters in playful poses to entertain theme-park guests. From the inside, they are engineering marvels, architectural challenges, math problems and horticultural...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Science and Technology, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Park
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Ponce de Leon looked for rejuvenation, so can you at Florida spas
Special CorrespondentExplorer Juan Ponce de Leon came to Florida 500 years ago looking for the fabled Fountain of Youth, but alas, he did not find it. Modern travelers, however, definitely have a better chance at rejuvenation at one of Florida’s many wonderful spas....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Personal Service, Tampa, Miami Beach, Mangos
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