Theme Parks

The announcements follow last Saturday's accident when drones fell into a crowd of thousands. The boy was hit in the chest by a drone and required heart surgery.

The show at Legoland started in the 1940s, when the theme park was known as Cypress Gardens. The park is ending the show with plans to focus on new projects like the Sea Life Aquarium opening in the spring.

Tyre Sampson, 14, died in 2022 after falling 70 feet from Icon Park's Orlando Free Fall ride.

The new kid-friendly attraction will include a rainforest and an interactive water play area.

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

The commission plans to discuss that request at a meeting Tuesday. A public hearing to create the district could come at a later date.

Flying School will make its final run through on Aug. 16.

A report says the theme park industry hit a peak in 2019, the year before the spread of the COVID-19 virus forced many parks and attractions to shut down temporarily and then reopen with restrictions on attendance.

Tens of thousands of people are flocking to Central Florida's theme parks and hotels this week to go on thrill rides, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during the decades-long tradition known as Gay Days.

The Tampa theme park is bring back the long-standing tradition through mid-July.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed legislation designed to make amusement parks safer.

Disney is in the midst of eliminating about 7,000 jobs as part of a targeted $5.5 billion cost savings across the company.