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  1. Here are the best Tampa Bay Halloween events, from fun to frights
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    A punk vampire at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights in 2018 is the kind of roving scare actor that draws thousands of Halloween fans to the Orlando theme park every fall.
  2. Man who jumped into Busch Gardens gator exhibit enters pretrial intervention
    Yesterday• Crime
    The entrance to Busch Gardens at the corner of Busch Boulevard and McKinley Drive in Tampa is pictured in in a Google image from 2022. A 20-year-old Louisiana man who was arrested after police said he jumped into the park's alligator exhibit in June will avoid criminal conviction if he completes the terms of a pre-trial intervention agreement approved last week.
  3. Howl-O-Scream returns to Busch Gardens, this time with creepy clowns
    Sept. 25• Life & Culture
    Scare actors roam the grounds of Busch Gardens in Tampa during the 2017 Howl-O-Scream event. There are five haunted houses this year, including a new one called D.H. Baggum’s Circus of Fear with creepy clowns and a menacing midway.
  5. In remote Tampa Bay spots, Scream-A-Geddon and Sir Richard’s offer scares
    Sept. 20• Entertainment
    Scream-A-Geddon is back for a ninth season. Spread across 60 acres in remote Pasco County, the terror park has haunted houses, a zombie paintball fight and monsters who can kidnap you, with permission.
  6. 5 kid-friendly Halloween attractions in Central Florida
    Sept. 20• Kids & Family
    Kandy, a friendly witch in training, is the star of Busch Gardens' kid-friendly Halloween event Spooktacular. It is included with admission.
  7. Florida gator missing nose, upper jaw finds new home in reptile park
    Sept. 18• Florida
    This photo posted on the Gatorland Facebook page on Saturday shows Savannah Boan, crocodilian enrichment coordinator at the Gatorland theme park in Orlando, holding an alligator with a missing upper jaw that was rescued and brought to the Florida reptile park to be cared for.
  8. Wild black bear delays opening of parts of Disney World before its capture
    Sept. 18• Theme Parks
    Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023.
  9. Disney World to soon open new Moana attraction, Epcot fireworks
    Sept. 9• News
    Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana will officially open at Epcot on Oct. 16. Guests can explore a walking trail that entertains with water in magical ways, like Moana did with the ocean. The new attraction is in the World Nature neighborhood of Epcot.
  10. Why Disney World is getting invaded by D23 fans this weekend
    Sept. 8• Theme Parks
    The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This weekend brings Destination D23, the official Disney fan club gathering, for three days of presentations on the company's projects and exclusive shopping opportunities.
  11. Disney World workers criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
    Aug. 23• Politics
    Park guests stroll past a statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14 in Lake Buena Vista. Employees of Disney's governing district confronted new board members appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a district board meeting Wednesday over their decision to eliminate free passes and discounts to the theme park resort for 400 of its district workers. They say they earned the benefit, and eliminating it would make park visits unaffordable.
  12. Free Disney World passes is latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
    Aug. 21• Politics
    The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14 in Lake Buena Vista. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for employees.
  13. DeSantis’ appointees want judge to rule against Disney before any trial
    Aug. 16• Florida
    Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
  14. You can get 5 months free with this year’s Busch Gardens Fun Card
    Aug. 14• Theme Parks
    Parkgoers are seen riding Cobra's Curse at Busch Gardens in Tampa in 2021.
  15. Hot this week in Tampa Bay? We have tips for staying cool, or in the pool
    Aug. 10• Entertainment
    The splash pad at Curtis Hixon Park is one of the many ways to get some relief from this week's heat wave.
  16. DeSantis’ Disney retaliation hurts Florida, former government officials say in court filing
    Aug. 6• Politics
    The Cinderella Castle is seen at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
  17. New at the Great Explorations Museum in St. Petersburg: a planetarium?
    Aug. 4• Kids & Family
    A ball pit at the Great Explorations Children's Museum in St. Petersburg.
  18. DeSantis-controlled Disney World district abolishes diversity, equity initiatives
    Aug. 1• Politics
    Park guests stroll past the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14, in Lake Buena Vista. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, now controlled by appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, abolished diversity, equity and inclusion programs Tuesday from the theme park's governing district.
  19. There’s a new Disney ticket deal for Florida residents
    Aug. 1• Theme Parks
    Visitors check out the offerings of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. Disney is offering a Florida resident ticket deal for Epcot and Animal Kingdom for $159 through Sept. 29.
  20. Judge denies Disney request to dismiss lawsuit from board of DeSantis appointees
    July 28• Politics
    Park guests stroll past the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, July 14 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. A Florida judge on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize the governor's takeover of Disney World’s governing district.
  21. Universal Orlando theme park plans to open new DreamWorks land
    July 20• Theme Parks
    Visitors arrive at Universal Studios, June 3, 2020, in Orlando. The Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida plans to open a new land next year based on characters from DreamWorks Animation, company officials said Thursday.
  22. Your guide to the new Florida Aquarium gallery in Tampa
    July 19• Entertainment
    An axolotl be can viewed in the MORPH’D gallery at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. The Mexican salamander defies typical biological laws like metamorphosis, keeping its webbed feet from infancy throughout its life and other larval characteristics, like its feathery gills, into adulthood.
  23. Disney asks a judge to toss a lawsuit from board of DeSantis appointees
    July 14• Politics
    A guest finds a shady spot as a respite from the heat in front of a colorful mural adjacent to the Connections Cafe at Epcot at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista Monday. Disney is asking a Florida judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Disney World’s governing district. The appointees are trying to void agreements that the company made in an attempt to neutralize the takeover of the district by the Florida governor in retaliation for the company’s public opposition to their Parental Rights in Education Act, also known as the Don’t Say Gay bill.
  24. Disney CEO says DeSantis’ claims about the company are ‘preposterous’
    July 13• Politics
    Bob Iger speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.
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