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Walt Disney World is located in Central Florida, in the incorporated cities of Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, in southwestern Orange County, and a portion of unincorporated northwest Osceola County. The resort was founded with the opening of the Magic Kingdom theme park in 1971, and now features three other theme parks, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios (which was originally called Disney-MGM Studios) and Disney's Animal Kingdom. Disney World also features two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, the Downtown Disney shopping. and nightlife district, six golf courses, an amateur sports facilities complex, and 22 resort hotels, lodges and time-share properties. Disney World covers m...
Walt Disney World is located in Central Florida, in the incorporated cities of Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, in southwestern Orange County, and a portion of unincorporated northwest Osceola County. The resort was founded with the opening of the Magic Kingdom theme park in 1971, and now features three other theme parks, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios (which was originally called Disney-MGM Studios) and Disney's Animal Kingdom. Disney World also features two water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, the Downtown Disney shopping. and nightlife district, six golf courses, an amateur sports facilities complex, and 22 resort hotels, lodges and time-share properties. Disney World covers more than 40 square miles and has a reported total employment of nearly 60,000.
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A Home Makeover Brings Extreme Joy In Voluntown
Carol Girard's Voluntown house was destroyed in 2007. Less than a year later, her husband and eldest son drowned. On Thursday, she and her four children shed tears of joy when they learned "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" would rebuild their home over the...Tags: Voluntown
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Trees can shelter homes from wind during big storms, experts say
Sentinel Staff WriterBig trees around homes help buffer the structures against the vicious winds of hurricanes and tropical storms, one of the nation's leading engineers said Thursday on the final day of a national hurricane conference. Sturdy trees can reduce the "wind...Tags: Hurricane Charley, Corporate Officers, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Movies
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A season of song and spectacle at area theme parks
Sentinel ColumnistOne year after incorporating the music of Mannheim Steamroller into its holiday celebration, Universal Orlando has the mega-selling group in the flesh to kick off this Grinchmas season. Steamroller will be in concert twice Saturday at Universal Studios...Tags: Holidays, Fiction, Cinderella, SeaWorld, New York
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Voluntown Family Gets "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
The Hartford CourantTears were flowing Thursday for the Girard family, much as they have been all year for these eastern Connecticut residents, who have faced heartbreaking tragedy and loss. But on this day, this time, they were tears of joy. The Girards — Carol and...Tags: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (tv program), Colchester, Pfizer Incorporated, Family, Old Lyme
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The markets in 60 seconds
Universal: Stay 3 nights, get 2 more free Universal Orlando has launched a buy-three-nights, get-two-free package, which includes accommodations and theme park tickets. Universal said a family of four can get a five-night package at an off-site hotel...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Employees, Tourism and Leisure Industry, New York
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Orlando tourism leaders signal they want more ad dollars to counter slump
Sentinel Staff WriterOrlando tourism leaders signaled Wednesday that they want Orange County to steer extra money into advertising, in hopes of countering a worsening economic slump. "I think this is a wonderful opportunity to get a good return" on extra marketing spending,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Meg Crofton, State Budgets, International Drive
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Miller wins first-age group title in N.Y. Marathon
Alan Miller is getting more than his 15 minutes of fame. The Cooper City elite masters runner was awarded first place in the 60-64 age group a week after he completed his 26th ING New York City Marathon. Miller, 60, finished the39th annual marathon in 3...Tags: Awards and Prizes, New York City Police Department, Judaism, Marathon of the Palm Beaches, Teen-agers
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Dire need: Countering hurricanes' deadly fury
Sentinel Staff WriterHurricane experts and others meeting this week near Orlando delivered more dire warnings Wednesday about the urgent, short-term need to harden existing homes and build stronger structures, while planning for the long-term loss of coastal buffer zones that...Tags: Disasters, Mississippi, Tropical Storms, Laws, Florida
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Central Florida businesses go bust at breakneck pace
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Florida businesses are failing at a pace not seen in at least a decade, with scores of companies pulled under by a worsening global recession. The number of business bankruptcies in the seven-county region around Orlando essentially doubled...Tags: Bankruptcy, Employees, Florida, Orlando, Financially Distressed Companies
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Attractions-expo crowd takes a dip
Jason Garcia and Scott Powers, Sentinel Staff WritersAttendance dipped at this year's International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions conference and trade show. Organizers estimate that about 24,000 people attended the 2008 Attractions Expo last month at the Orange County Convention Center....Tags: Corporate Officers, Orange County Convention Center, WrestleMania, Citrus Bowl, World Wrestling Entertainment Incorporated
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Orange County wrestles with how to fund tourism boosters
Sentinel Staff WriterOrange County Commissioners are going in slightly different directions on how to handle publicly funded marketing assistance to the region's beleaguered tourism industry. This month, top executives from Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, SeaWorld, State Budgets, Daniel Webster, Rich Crotty
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A Variety Of Deals On Hotels, Cruises, Etc.
Here are interesting deals and websites that came across our desk this week: •Book a cruise of a week or longer departing from a Florida port Jan. 1 to April 20, 2009, and get a free overnight stay at a hotel near the departure port, 877-870-7447...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Christmas, Trips and Vacations, Florida
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