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A look at the last 10 years of Disney World growth -- and the next 10 Walt Disney World may one day add a fifth theme park. But it won’t happen in the next five years. At least, that’s according to projections by planners at the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the semi-autonomous government that oversees Disney...

Universal introduces new holiday package promotion From our sister Theme Park Rangers blog: Universal Orlando's latest ticket offer stretches one day into nearly two months. Beginning Dec. 5, Florida residents can purchase the Universal's Holiday Pass, which grants unlimited access to both Universal Studios and Islands...

Chicago Tribune reports another big trade show could abandon Chicago Has Chicago’s loss of the NPE plastics tradeshow to Orlando put a crack in the dam of the Windy City’s convention center? NPE was the second convention this month to announce its departure from Chicago’s McCormick place, after the Healthcare...

Disney to bring delegation from China to Orlando as design of Shanghai Disneyland continues The Walt Disney Co. plans to bring a delegation from Shanghai to Orlando early next month for a series of briefings with executives at Walt Disney World, as the company accelerates design of its first resort on mainland China. The...

Universal Orlando launches Harry Potter sweepstakes With the opening of its hugely anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter approaching, Universal Orlando and partner Warner Bros. have launched a sweepstakes in which people can win trips to the grand opening. Entrants can register at www.theroadtohogwarts.com. The Wizarding...

The Buzz-Florida Politics

McCollum faults Sansom in court, presses case Attorney General Bill McCollum says there is reason to appeal a circuit court ruling dismissing part of the criminal case against dethroned House Speaker Ray Sansom. A motion motion filed today with the First District Court of Appeal, lays out...

Bennett blasts PSC for 'lack of oversight' in replacing top lawyer State Sen. Mike Bennett sent an angry letter to the state's five Public Service Commissioners this week, "appalled with the lack of oversight'' in the general counsel selection process when it let agency executive director Mary Bane "change the rules...

Video: Charlie Crist and Bobby Bowden shoot the breeze. A little video slice of life of Gov. Charlie Crist small-talking with FSU coach Bobby Bowden. -- Marc Caputo

Alex Sink poses riddle to top fundraisers What do Nintendo, the A-Team, MTV, and Microsoft Windows have in common? That was the question posed to dozens of top Democratic fundraisers gathered last night at the lakefront Thonotosassa home of Alex Sink for a pep talk/strategery session. We're...

Nelson, LeMieux split vote on whether to advance health care bill UPDATE: Florida's Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson will vote to move the bill forward. Listen to his floor speechSen. George LeMieux said he will vote against moving the health care bill to the floor, contending it is still an unfinished product....