The last five directors for LEGOLAND® Florida have been announced. The press release is posted at The Brick Blog. As part of the announcement, time is getting close for hiring the nearly 1000 “Model Citizens” that will staff the park.
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Florida House bill SB6, linking teacher pay to student test scores and eliminating tenure for newly hired teachers, was passed early this morning after lengthy debate. Florida would become the first state in the nation to enact such a broadside on teacher tenure, which Republicans said would reward excellent teachers with higher salaries and get [...]
The Walt Disney Company has reached their goal of inspiring one million volunteers through their Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion. Since the program started just 10 weeks ago, on Jan. 1, a million people already have volunteered or have committed to volunteer in their communities, according to Disney Parks and HandsOn Network, [...]
No confirmation, but I just heard a story on the radio that said Cypress Gardens and Splash Island Water Park will close as of today. Searching I found this at the News Chief: After months of rumor surrounding the possible sale or closing of Cypress Gardens, the owners announced this afternoon that Florida’s oldest theme [...]
Florida Lawmakers have passed a bill making wearing seat belts a primary offense. State lawmakers passed legislation that allows law enforcement to cite drivers for not wearing their seat belts. Currently, they can pull you over for another violation but not wearing a seatbelt is a secondary violation. Additionally, anyone under the age of 18 [...]
Space Mountain, one of Walt Disney World’s most popular attractions, will close for renovations later this year. Disney reported today that the Magic Kingdom ride will close April 19 so that the 34-year-old attraction can be freshened up. Park officials expect the ride to reopen later in the year, but no date has been set.
Tropical Storm Fay is heading away from the Dominican Republic and toward the center of Cuba. The current forecast track has the storm turning into a hurricane and raking the west coast of Florida by mid-week. AT 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 72.8 WEST OR [...]
An announcement will be included as part of today’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex according to the Orlando Sentinel. Officials from Disney and Jostens Inc. will announce the construction of a 70,000-plus square-foot arena today as part of 10th-anniversary celebrations for Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. The [...]
An announcement will be included as part of today’s celebration of the 10th anniversary of Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex according to the Orlando Sentinel. Officials from Disney and Jostens Inc. will announce the construction of a 70,000-plus square-foot arena today as part of 10th-anniversary celebrations for Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. The [...]
