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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – “The Most Magical Place on Earth” just got a little pricey. Walt Disney World has increased prices on tickets, annual passes, and other offerings, as Nexstar’s Scott Gustin reported. Single-day park tickets have topped $200 for the first time in Disney World’s 54-year history. Park attendees will have to hand over $209 per person just to get into the Magic Kingdom gates during next November and December holidays. Prices for the same date in 2025 come in at just under $200 per day. Annual pass prices also saw a bump on Wednesday. Prices ranged from $20…

Video above: Florida lawmaker proposes Charlie Kirk memorial day TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A proposed bill threatens to withhold funding from Florida universities if they don’t change the name of Campus Roadways after conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk. Florida Rep. Kevin Steele, a Dade City Republican, filed HB-113 on Tuesday. It directs 40 public agencies to designate specific streets, or parts of them, such as “Charlie James Kirk” Road, Avenues and Boulevards. For example, the bill would order the Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida, Steele’s alma mater, to rename USF Alumni Drive Charlie James Kirk Drive.…

Advancements are unfolding at Orlando Science Center’s updated high-tech CINEDOME. There are old chairs and an old-fashioned film projector. Incoming features new lights, speakers, an 8K digital projector, and an eight-story globe lining the largest screen. For now, the space is filled with scaffolding and used to attach Nanosum panels to very specific spots. “We’re going to strip this screen down, and then we’re going to put a brand new screen on top, and we’re going to put a new screen on top of that,” Stephen Holt, vice president of facilities and exhibits, said during a tour of the theater.…

Talker’s research surveyed 10,500 people from counties in the US, UK, France, Germany, Australia and more and found that Americans receive more fraudulent and deceptive messages than any other country. Research shows that the average U.S. citizen receives an average of nine calls, nine emails, and seven text messages each week, totaling around 100 scams each month. Some of the biggest concerns dealing with fraud were social media passwords and payment details (over 50%). Others ranked financial fraud (46%) and personal data breaches (25%). AI-driven phishing (39%) or personalized messages to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information, and fake apps…

For Wendy Lopez, chef and partner at Reyes Mezcareria in Downtown Northern Orlando, Masa, a heirloom from the small Hanger Street Tacos storefront in Winter Park, brought the flavor of her hometown, Michoacan, to the tortillas and, by extension, to the table, a major change in the two years since her inauguration. “The aroma, texture, taste, everything. It’s different from before and day.” Her’s is one of the few restaurants that benefited from Masa’s journey on Hunger Street, which began during the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago. At the time, heavy white bags of corn, jewel-colored corn, imported from Mexico,…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – As other states continue their push to redraw their congressional maps, Florida’s role in this fight has diminished, at least publicly. However, the group remains on the defensive against the move as the state awaits next steps. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Usmier had called for a new mid-period census, saying Florida was wrong about the last one. Desantis believes the state should be awarded at least two seats and hopes lawmakers will take up the challenge this year. “If that relief is granted, it would obviously force the Florida Legislature to have to…

Big Cypress National Preserve. FLORIDA – The second annual Florida Alligator Festival was held near South Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve on Sunday. Attendees professed their love for Florida’s wildlife by wearing alligator-themed backpacks, T-shirts that read “Swamp Addiction,” and other memorabilia. The festival featured reptile exhibits for Seminole and Micuskee children and vendors, including Native American beadwork and dishes like frying pans. Organizers say they’re trying to recapture the love of the outdoors and “old Florida” culture. It is a cultural mix influenced by the area’s Native American tribes and the original “Gredmen.” “Today, we’re honoring traditional alligator wrestling.…

HOLLES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Board has identified a second case of chronic wasting disease infection in a deer in Holmes County. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Board have announced that a 1.5-year-old female deer who was hit by a vehicle along the road has tested positive for the disease. It was discovered less than a mile from Florida’s first CWD incident in deer in 2023. Chronic wasting disease, also known as zombie deer disease, affects the brain and central nervous system of animals. There are no cures or vaccines, and…

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach’s leaning landmark is now just a memory. The infamous leaning house on Gulf Drive was reduced to a pile of rubble. This house was the first to be damaged by Hurricane Michael and was rebuilt. Then, in January 2024, the foundation was blown away again by a tornado. It became a tourist attraction, but it was also an eyesore and a threat to homes on both sides. Video: Dog guides Florida deputy to injured woman Neighbors filed suit, sparking a legal battle that lasted more than a year. This summer, a…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Miami activists allege that city officials violated Florida’s open government law. According to a 2025 rating by Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, the nearly three-acre (1.2 hectares) property is a developer’s dream and is rated at over $67 million. One real estate expert, one of the last undeveloped lots on the iconic stretch of Biscayne Boulevard, lined with iconic palm trees, bets that the parcel could sell for hundreds of millions more. Marvin Dunn, a local black history activist and chronicler, filed a lawsuit Monday in Miami-Dade County Courthouse against the council meeting of Miami-Dade University, a…