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pscottm · 1 year

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“Florida lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to give Gov. Ron DeSantis new power over the state’s most iconic theme parks amid his ongoing feud with Disney,” CNN reports.

“Under a fast-tracked bill that could be headed to the Republican governor’s desk by the end of the week, the state would take over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the 55-year-old government body that has effectively given Disney control over the land around its Orlando-area theme parks. The district’s existing board, made up of individuals with close ties to Disney, would be replaced by a five-member board hand-picked by DeSantis.”

“There’s a new sheriff in town, and that’s just the way it’s going to be,” DeSantis said at Wednesday news conference.

The move to take over Reedy Creek is the latest step in a yearlong spat between DeSantis and Disney over a bill to restrict certain classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. DeSantis signed the bill into law over the objections of Disney’s then-CEO Bob Chapek. Disney in a statement vowed to help get the law repealed or struck down by the courts.

DeSantis responded to the threat by calling on lawmakers to strip Disney of its special governing powers, which they did in a special session last year, voting to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District at the end of May 2023.

However, while DeSantis quickly turned his takedown of Disney into fodder for stump speeches and fundraising emails, lawmakers at the time failed to address what would come next for the special district. Neither DeSantis nor lawmakers outlined a plan to unwind a half-century of Disney control or for how to ensure Orange and Osceola county residents wouldn’t be on the hook for funding Reedy Creek services or its $1 billion in debt. Amid the fallout, Reedy Creek told its bondholders that Florida could not dissolve the district without assuming its debts or it would violate the 1967 state law that created the district. Fitch Ratings Group put Reedy Creek Improvement District’s debt on watch for a negative bond rating.

We’re taking one problematic swamp and we’re creating another swamp by allowing for one person to appoint all five positions,” said Rep. Anna Eskamani, an Orlando Democrat who authored an unsuccessful amendment to get local elected leaders on the board. “And the only reason I can see is because Disney made the governor big mad by defending LGBTQ+ kids.”

#amusement and theme parks #amusements and gaming #companies #continents and regions #destinations and attractions

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theusarticles · 1 year

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Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul | CNN

Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said that there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks. A spokesperson for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) confirmed that women would be restricted from accessing parks when asked for comment by Reuters, but did not…

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#Afghanistan #amusement and theme parks #amusements and gaming #asia #continents and regions #demographic groups #destinations and attractions #females (demographic group)#kabul #leisure and lifestyle #Middle East #middle east and north africa #misc organizations #points of interest #population and demographics #Society #south asia #Taliban

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lionfloss · 1 year

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Abandoned amusement park by Silvia Foglia

#photography #abandoned #abandoned amusement park #Abandoned amusement #curators on tumblr #water #ruins #theme park #algae #moss #green #rides #ferris wheel #reclaimed by nature #nature #abandoned places #1k

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demonofbabylon · 7 months

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I've been watching a lot of Defunctland recently and I gotta say I absolutely love the way he'll say the funniest or most truth to power shit in a completely metered, professional academic tone. It's like when I'm reading an article about some historical figure and they read a super fucken vulgar quote but in the same detached tone, except moreso somehow?? idk. powerful aura

#defunctland #defuncttv #academia #history #theme park #amusement park

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atomic-chronoscaph · 2 months

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The Wizard of Oz theme park concept art by Tim Hildebrandt (c. 1992)

#tim hildebrandt #the wizard of oz #munchkinland #theme park concept art #90s fantasy art #amusement parks #l. frank baum #1990s #1992

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bumbelbee · 6 months

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The rollercoaster poll got me thinking about how many rides ive been in and how many parks ive visited so im curious

*counting different locations of the same park

#i think im at 11? which doesnt FEEL like a lot but maybe it is. a little #idk if the options are well devided. we will see #polls #theme park #amusement park #efteling #<- my audience #six flags #?

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awesomedbzmerch · 1 month

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So! As I mentioned in my prior post, a Dragon Ball themed amusement park has been announced, and I am using this as an excuse to make a series of relevant posts.

A few years ago Universal Studios in Japan offered a special attraction for Dragon Ball fans, “Dragon Ball Z The Real 4-D.” It was one of those short movies where the theatre interacts with the film by hitting the audience with water/air blasts/ whatever to ‘enhance’ the experience. You can find the 3D animated video from the attraction on youtube and I recommend you do, it’s worth a watch. But more importantly, they released a bunch of merch you could only get in the park!

….or on ebay, if you’re me and couldn’t manage a trip to Japan.

My favorite item?

Behold the glory of my Frieza… cup? You strap him on to your body and sip the fluids.

Mine has a busted horn, these things happen when you buy used. I intend to repair him some day. Wait, Muffuletta, did YOU break him?!

How do you drink? Why, you suck on the straw of course! Which happens to be his tail.

Yeah.

Well, I have done extensive research (by which I mean read a lot of naughty fanfic) and can confirm he is okay with this as long as you don’t bite!

Will this smug guy be available to buy in the new park? Probably not. But he’s relevant and so I am finally posting about him after meaning to for… literally years. Whoops.

#dragon ball z #dbz #frieza #dragon ball super #dragon ball theme park #dragon Ball amusement park

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webdiggerxxx · 1 month

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black-salt-cage · 9 months

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miumiins · 6 months

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a jester and their marionette 🎪

#jun tag #floyd leech #miu draws #200+ LAYERS OGHSDFKSGH #doing lineless art was fun tho #gotta continue reading the event story but i HAD to finish this sdkflgh #the event theme is so up my alley #esp the amusement park part of it bc jun oc lore (tho not twst related) LOL

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ahsokajedi · 1 month

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nemesis reborn, alton towers (16.03.24)

#guess where i was yesterdayyy!!#nemesis reborn #alton towers #rollercoasters #coaster enthusiasts #theme park #amusement parks #roller coaster photography #nemesis #forbidden valley

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reportwire · 1 year

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Macao awards casino licenses to MGM, Sands, Wynn, 3 others

BEIJING — Macao has tentatively renewed the casino licenses of MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts and three Chinese rivals after they promised to help diversify its economy by investing in non-gambling attractions, the government said Saturday. The announcement is positive news for owners who have invested billions of dollars to build the former Portuguese colony near Hong Kong into the…

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#Accommodations #Amusement and theme parks #Business #Consume #Consumer products and services #Economy #Entertainment industry #Hotels and resorts #Leisure travel #Lifestyle #Media and entertainment industry #Movie industry #Recreation and leisure #travel

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neon-glowing-rainbow-stims · 2 days

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🎡 ~ Abandoned Disney Park ~ 🎡 (J.P.L STUDIOS)

(Credit if you use please) (ko-fi)

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fitsofgloom · 9 months

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Jack Be Nimble: Promotional postcard for The Storybook Forest Amusement Park in Pennsylvania, one of those bygone fairy tale-themed roadside kiddie parks that used to dot the U.S. back in the '60s and '70s before the corporate parks became the big family vacation destinations.

#jack in the box #vintage postcard #storybook forest amusement park #kiddie theme park #pennsylvania #roadside america #1960

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atomic-chronoscaph · 9 months

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