Walt Disney World Laid Off More Than 700 Singers, Actors
Walt Disney World laid off 720 actors and singers on Wednesday since many of the theme parks' live entertainment shows have gone dark due to the pandemic.
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Walt Disney World laid off 720 actors and singers on Wednesday since many of the theme parks' live entertainment shows have gone dark due to the pandemic.
Walt Disney World has canceled "Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party" at the Magic Kingdom and the "Candlelight Processional" at EPCOT for this year due to health and safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.
The threat of COVID-19 didn't keep visitors away from central Florida's theme parks over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The Walt Disney World Resort is keeping some of its hotels closed as tourists are not returning to central Florida in large numbers.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended Orlando's status as the most visited place in the U.S.
State health officials are not seeing any COVID-19 cases associated with the reopening of the theme parks in the Orlando area.
For the first time since mid-March, all four of Disney World Orlando's theme parks are open.
With the opening of the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom over the weekend, Walt Disney World plans to open two more of its parks this week.
Disney World is set to welcome guests back this weekend as part of a phased reopening.
Move along Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear, Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen are coming to town.
Walt Disney World plans to reopen its parks next month, but a petition has been started to delay that as coronavirus cases continue to surge in Florida.
As coronavirus cases spike in the Sunshine State, Disney has announced plans to reopen its theme parks in Florida.
While the theme parks at Walt Disney World aren't scheduled to reopen until next month, the resort has already reopened some of its hotels.
Walt Disney World has canceled this year's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
Disney Springs will partially reopen on Wednesday.
Walt Disney World has posted a warning ahead of several third party shops and restaurants opening in Disney Springs this week.
A very small step towards normalcy is coming to the Walt Disney World Resort.
An economic task force in Central Florida is discussing possible guidelines and mandates for Orlando theme parks when they re-open.
Florida's theme parks are some of the most visited attractions in the world.
A 34-year-old California man who visited Walt Disney World in early March has died from the coronavirus.
More closures are coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland due to the coronavirus.
Some passengers on the iconic "Jungle Cruise" at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom experienced a ride that was a little less than magical on Thursday.
Platinum is the traditional gift of a 70th anniversary but a Florida icon will be getting the golden touch instead.
It's now a little more expensive if you want to be a pass holder at the Most Magical Place on Earth.
Two central Florida men accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items from Walt Disney World have accepted plea deals to avoid jail time.
A cargo plane packed with food and hygiene kits has left Miami for Cuba as part of the U.S. government's humanitarian assistance efforts for the people of the island nation.
Jordyn Brooks has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, ensuring the veteran linebacker remains a core piece of the team's rebuild.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
A cargo plane packed with food and hygiene kits has left Miami for Cuba as part of the U.S. government's humanitarian assistance efforts for the people of the island nation.
Jordyn Brooks has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Miami Dolphins, ensuring the veteran linebacker remains a core piece of the team's rebuild.
Numbers from the state Division of Elections show more than 1.6 million mail ballots have been sent to voters as of Tuesday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Fort Lauderdale police said the incident involved a man and woman who got into an argument at a hotel early Tuesday morning.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
Sen. Mark Warner said he'll vote against Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.