The Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice in a discrimination case which alleged the hotel violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

he city of Orlando’s redevelopment plans, policy goals may be clashing with its nightlife economy, as bar closures mount.

The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel, which closed its doors to guests last September, will be converted into office space for Walt Disney Imagineering.

• The FAA is gathering data related to drone activity to be used to support a safety risk management panel and report.

Rapper Curtis Jackson III, widely known as 50 Cent, has triumphed in a legal dispute with Melbourne-based Parker Brothers Concepts Inc.

Legoland Florida Resort, owned by U.K.-based Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd., has a broad strategy in play for its hotel and entertainment.

A new downtown bar concept plans to have staff trained in diversity and inclusivity practices so it can be a safe haven for the LGBTQIA+ community.  

A distillery has opened in Kissimmee’s Old Town in the space once occupied by Great Magic Hall on Main Street.

Sal's Pizza, a family-owned chain established in 1990 in Salem, New Hampshire, is set to open its first Florida location at Live! at Pointe Orlando.

It's possible Universal's three hotels built specifically to serve Epic Universe visitors — Universal Stella Nova Resort, Universal Terra Luna Resort and Universal Helios Grand Hotel — are on the front end of more hotel development.

Furor over the service charge policy elicited empathy from other restaurant operators, citing the difficult financial landscape for restaurants. 

Three clubs in Orlando’s downtown entertainment area had their after-midnight alcohol sales permits suspended.

Florida brewers have decreased production for the past two years in a row, evidenced by a year-over-year monthly sales drop of 14.84% from August 2024 to September 2024, according to Brewers Law.

This is Nguyen’s third concept for Audubon Park’s East End Market — one he wanted to launch much sooner but was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A proposed moratorium aimed to halt new applications for church developments in rural areas temporarily has been largely abandoned.

A June 6 event to honor National Naloxone Awareness Day will be held at Versailles, the storied 100,000-plus-square-foot Siegel family residence that has been under construction for more than 20 years in Windermere.

Downtown entertainment venues that filed a lawsuit against Orlando police are pushing back against the defendants’ request that a judge dismiss the case.  

In 2025, the venue will fund and premiere Brooklyn’s Bridge, a musical that chronicles Emily Roebling's role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge through the eyes of political cartoonist Thomas Nast.

Theme park companies are constantly pushing the boundaries of innovation and newly published patents offer a glimpse into future ride systems and technologies. 

Epic theme park plans, coasters and legal battles in the news.