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Disney fans may soon be able to live in a North Carolina residential community designed by the company’s theme park designers, as Disney announced plans Wednesday to expand its new residential living concept — even before its first community has opened, and amid the company’s recent high-profile financial challenges.

Disney settled its state lawsuit with the board that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to oversee Walt Disney World’s special district, the board and Disney confirmed Wednesday, ending a lengthy legal battle between the media giant and Florida government and canceling a controversial development agreement Disney enacted that hamstrung DeSantis’ political appointees.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resort's government by the Florida governor.

The city of Miami Beach is enforcing stricter rules when it comes to visitors heading to the popular spring break destination this year.

Miami Beach has a message to unruly Spring Breakers: Don’t come this March—seriously.

Black history and travel opportunities abound in Florida, from museums to theaters to cuisine.

Long before a solid first quarter of earnings, the Walt Disney Company has become emboldened and has talked about a $60 billion expansion of its experiential offerings.

Attorneys for Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) headed to federal court Tuesday as a judge considers whether to throw out Disney’s lawsuit accusing DeSantis of unlawful political retaliation, as the dispute between the Florida government and Disney over the special district that oversees Walt Disney World continues to heat up more than a year after it began.

Walt Disney World Resort generated more than $40 billion in economic impact across the state and more than a quarter of a million total jobs in fiscal year 2022, according to a new study from Oxford Economics.

Walt Disney said on Tuesday it would nearly double its capital expenditure for its parks business to about $60 billion over the next 10 years. Disney CEO Bob Iger and Josh D’Amaro, the company’s parks chief, announced the accelerated pace of investment at a gathering of Wall Street analysts and investors at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, focused on the company’s parks business.

Disney’s theme parks will generate an estimated $10 billion in profit this year, up from $2.2 billion a decade ago. Not bad for a 68-year-old business, especially considering the devastation wrought by the pandemic just a couple of years ago.

Score one for the governor’s team. At least for now.

Florida is preparing for the arrival of Idalia on Wednesday, which has strengthened into a hurricane and is expected to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 storm by the time it makes landfall.

Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida early Wednesday, potentially leading to power outages, wind damage and flooding as it moves inland.

Florida lawmakers granted Governor Ron DeSantis effective control of the board that oversees development in and around Walt Disney Co’s central Florida theme parks, escalating the Republican’s battle with the emblematic company.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday fired another shot in his battle with Walt Disney Co, saying the state’s Republican legislature would take steps to nullify the company’s effort to circumvent state oversight of Walt Disney World.

Florida’s Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will allow a tourism board appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to cancel development agreements its predecessor body signed, the latest salvo against the Walt Disney Co from the conservative leader.

Walt Disney Co sued Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, asking a court to overturn state efforts to exert control over the company’s Walt Disney World theme parks in Orlando, intensifying a political battle between one of the largest U.S. companies and a potential White House contender.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill into law that gives a new board he controls the power to void development agreements its predecessor body signed with Disney — the latest episode in a feud between the conservative governor and the entertainment giant.

Walt Disney Co will shutter its immersive Star Wars-themed luxury hotel in Orlando this September, less than two years after it opened, as the media giant cuts costs throughout its entertainment and parks businesses.

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products will be a key growth driver for the Walt Disney Corporation, as it approaches its target of cutting $5.5 billion in costs across the company, said CEO and Director Bob Iger during an earnings call Wednesday.