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Family of Tyre Sampson files wrongful death suit, naming three entities responsible for his death after falling from drop tower ride at ICON Park

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As expected, the family of a teen who fell to his death at an Orlando amusement park in March has filed suit in Orange County, Florida. According to ClickOrlando, attorney Michael Haggard, who represents Tyre Sampson‘s mother, Nekia Dodd, formally filed a lawsuit against the ride‘s operators in Orange County Court this morning. Monday. The suit was filed in civil ...

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Guests forced to endure emergency evacuation on newly-refurbished coaster at Disney World

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Despite a recent lengthy closure for refurbishment and repairs, the Expedition Everest attraction at Disney‘s Animal Kingdom ran into some problems over the weekend, and this isn’t the first time. Expedition Everest just reopened to Guests last week, and on the first day of train rides over the Forbidden Pass, Guests who had been looking forward to a journey across ...

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After Florida votes to dissolve Reedy Creek, Disney receives bid to build new theme park resort in South Texas

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A judge in south Texas has extended a warm invitation to The Walt Disney Company, welcoming them to pack up, head west, and plant Disney roots in the Lone Star State. After news of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill that will dissolve Disney World‘s Reedy Creek Improvement District, at least a handful of local and state leaders across ...

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Murder Suspect Arrested At Disney’s Port Orleans Resort

U.S. Marshal’s recently descended on the Walt Disney World Resort to arrest a 17-year-old male suspected of murder. The murder was committed in South Carolina, but the young man was arrested at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort. While the arrest did not happen until late March, the murder itself happened earlier in the month. According to a March 6 post from ...

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Disney Can Sue Florida Over Dissolution Of Reedy Creek

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April 22 was not a great day for The Walt Disney Company. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that will officially dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District on June 1, 2023. The Reedy Creek Improvement Act was first established in 1967 and allowed Walt Disney World to act as its own government, so it could build what ...

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