Ron Desantis travel tips

Walt Disney Corporation on Monday dismissed the idea of building miniparks in the U.S., saying the media company would instead spend on its major theme parks and cruise ships.

Some tourism groups that advocate on behalf of marginalized communities are expressing concern about the NAACP’s recent travel advisory that aims to discourage travel to Florida.

Are wait times shrinking at Disney Parks? Is that a sign of weak demand? That was the claim in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a claim CEO Bob Iger pushed back on in a CNBC interview this week.

In early 2020, with state health officials downplaying signs of the coming pandemic, Josh Green, who was then Hawaii’s lieutenant governor, went outside the political pecking order and called the White House himself to ask for a temporary ban on cruise ships, a linchpin of Hawaii’s economy.

Disney filed a counterclaim in state court Thursday against the board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to oversee Walt Disney World’s special district, doubling down on the company’s ongoing feud with DeSantis and his appointees days after the governor said he was trying to “move on” from the controversy.

A state judge delivered a win Friday to board members Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appointed to oversee Walt Disney World’s special district, multiple outlets report, as the court ruled the board members’ lawsuit against Disney over a development agreement that hamstrings the board’s power can move forward in court—possibly undercutting Disney’s separate legal case against DeSantis and his allies in federal court.