There are rumors circulating that Disney might be moving some of their California operations to Florida due to state restrictions. Chief Financial Officer of Florida Jimmy Patronis says that Florida would welcome this move. “Disney already has a proven track record here,” Chief Financial Officer of Florida Jimmy Patronis said.
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White House considering domestic travel restrictions for Florida as mutated COVID-19 cases surging
President Biden is considering imposing domestic travel restrictions including in the state of Florida as the number of cases from the new UK variant of COVID-19 is surging all over the US and exploding in Florida. Many news outlets are starting to post the news: Outbreaks of the new variants —
Disney in talks to move some of its Disneyland business operations to Orlando
The Disneyland Resort has been closed since last March with no reopening in sight. With California’s strict reopening guidelines and another stay-at-home order in place, the Walt Disney Company is looking at making some changes. Could Disneyland Require proof of COVID vaccination when they reopen? There are talks of the
State Filing shows that Disney World laid off 11,350 cast members
Walt Disney World filed paper work with the state on Thursday confirming that 11,350 of its union employees will be laid off at the end of the year. The unfortunate news is ultimately the result of the global COVID pandemic. Most of those employees – 10,903 of them – are
Gov Newsom sent undercover teams to Disney World to inspect reopening protocols
Yesterday California Governor Gavin Newsom gave an update on theme park reopening guidelines. He shared that a team from his administration traveled to Florida to inspect the reopening protocols of Walt Disney World. Inspecting how other theme parks are operating will help his administration issue guidelines for Disneyland and other
25% of Disney’s layoffs are coming from Disney World
Last week Disney announced they would be laying off 28,000 employees. At least a quarter of the layoffs planned will come from Florida according to a letter the company filed with state and local officials last week. At least 6,390 nonunion Disney employees in Florida will be laid off starting
Florida Governor says theme parks could return to normal
Big news for Florida’s theme park industry! Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that Florida is moving into full Phase 3 of its reopening. The latest update means theme parks such as Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort are allowed to increase capacity. With Florida beginning its “Phase
Gov. DeSantis lifts all COVID restrictions on restaurants in Florida
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that Florida is moving into full Phase 3 of its reopening. The Governor signed an order allowing restaurants and many other businesses to operate at full capacity. This continues as part of Phase 3 of his administration’s reopening plan. “We’re not closing anything going
Florida Governor to lift restrictions on restaurant capacity
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he’ll be lifting capacity restrictions on restaurants soon. He also wants to prevent any local government from closing restaurants. “I don’t think that the closure of restaurants has been particularly effective,” DeSantis said Thursday. “They’re not going to be able to be closed by locals
Florida Bars will be allowed to reopen on Sept 14th
Great news for Floridians! Starting Monday, September 14th, all bars can reopen at 50% capacity. Halsey Beshears, Florida’s Secretary of Department of Business & Professional Regulation, made the announcement on Twitter. We are rescinding amended EO 20-09 from DBPR as of Monday. Starting Monday, all bars will be reopened at
Florida Governor extends state of emergency
On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order extending the ongoing state of emergency in Florida for another 60 days. The order was originally issued on March 9th as a response to the coronavirus. The new expiration date for the State of Emergency is now November 3rd, 2020. This
Visit Orlando 13 million dollar campaign for in-state tourists
Visit Florida officials are launching a new marketing campaign designed to encourage in-state travel by Floridians. There’s so much to see in Florida that even the state residents should explore it! Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been advocating for more tourists to visit the state. “This new intrastate marketing campaign
Florida Tourism Plunges During 2020’s Second Quarter according to report by Visit Florida
According to a report by Visit Florida, Florida’s tourism industry has suffered an estimated 60.5% drop in visitors during this year’s 2nd quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International travel was also off by more than 90% During the second quarter, an estimated 12.801 million people visited Florida according to
Florida Governor Lifts Travel Restrictions on NY, NJ, and CT Travelers
Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order lifting restrictions on people visiting Florida from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Tri-State area travelers no longer have to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to the Sunshine State. (No more waiting two whole weeks to visit Walt Disney World!) .@GovRonDeSantis
