Disney World

The three Orlando-based parks say they'll reopen after assessing the storm's damage. All shut down on Wednesday. The parks say some Halloween special events won’t be offered and they won’t necessarily be fully functioning, but the public is welcome back.

Take a tour of the festival with members of WUSF.

The move Thursday came a day after the governor’s appointees approved a deal with the company on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides.

The five DeSantis-appointed board members to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District voted unanimously to approve a new development deal with Disney, committing to make infrastructure improvements in exchange for Disney investing up to $17 billion into Disney World over the next two decades.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure, based on the 2009 animated film "The Princess and the Frog," will replace Splash Mountain.

The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors who oversee the Disney World district will vote on a new development agreement. It could lead to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World.

Workers at the restaurants operated by Patina Restaurant Group, part of the Delaware North corporation, have concerns about lower wages compared to Disney employees, part-time instead full-time work, and a lack of benefits.

For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring.

An appellate court has granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss warm waters in the Atlantic and what it means for coral reefs, a legal settlement between Disney and DeSantis’ allies, why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore is a reminder for Tampa Bay residents, ‘mangrove rangers’ try to preserve disappearing mangroves, and a conversation with photojournalist Octavio Jones about his reporting trip in Haiti.

Disney and a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled lawsuits over who controls development in the 40-square-mile district that's home to its Orlando theme parks.

Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district.