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Emphasizing the historic nature of the investment, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, Universal Parks & Resorts head Tom Williams and Florida officials on Thursday announced plans for a new project called Epic Universe. The new park will be on a 750-acre site in Orlando, near the Orange Countty Convention Center. Surrounding…

A Walt Disney World worker was killed today in what’s being described only as an industrial accident near the Orlando resort’s Pop Century hotel. Details are scarce about the death of the cast member, identified by authorities as Juan Alberto Ojeda, 33. The first 911 call came in at 9:18 AM ET, and the Orange County…

The wife of Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen, who gunned down 49 people and wounded more than 50 others at the Pulse nightclub in 2016, knew about his plans before the act – and did nothing. Documents reported on by USA Today indicate Noor Salman told the FBI that her husband made many comments on his plans, then…

The beaches at Walt Disney World in Orlando have reopened for the first time since an alligator attacked and killed a 2-year-old boy on June 14. Employees now will staff the shores, but the beaches will be closed at night. Resort guests now will be able to use them only from an hour after sunrise until an hour before…