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Help Gatorland name baby albino gators; Orlando Science Center to host Mercury viewing event; Disney fireworks’ debut to be livestreamed

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What would you name 3 baby albino gators? Gatorland wants to know

Gatorland has 3 new albino alligators and is seeking public input on what to name the babies.

Orlando Science Center to host viewing event for Mercury's movement Monday

Orlando Science Center will host event in observatory that features Mercury passing by the sun.

Disney: New fireworks' debut will be livestreamed

The debut of Walt Disney World's new nighttime spectacular, "Minnie's Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks," will be livestreamed and available to folk not at Magic Kingdom theme park that night.

New theme-park influencers list taps creative bigwigs, includes Orlando talent

Blooloop's theme park influencer list for 2019 includes Iger, Rohde, Coup and other Orlando-based newcomers and creative types.

First look: 'One Day at Disney' book tells stories of cast members, bursts with trivia

"One Day at Disney" book is worldwide look at the life of the company's cast members

SeaWorld CEO announced; Sergio Rivera gets job

SeaWorld, a company that's rotated through several leaders, announced a new CEO.

Epcot: New 'Race Against the Sun' exhibit opens in Morocco pavilion

Disney World has opened a new exhibit in the Morocco pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase

Disney: Lighting drives new holiday version of Tomorrowland Speedway

Disney World to light up, in a holiday way, Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland Speedway for the first time.

Spiel appeal: Two Disney World cast members named top skippers

Disney World names two Magic Kingdom cast members as top skippers for Jungle Cruise, Skipper Canteen

A flurry of "Frozen 2" treats are falling at Disney all month long

With Disney's "Frozen 2" heading to theaters on Nov. 22, theme park snackers will be seeing these gorgeous themed treats all around Walt Disney World, some now — some later in the month.

SeaWorld throwing a 50th birthday party for 'Sesame Street'

SeaWorld Orlando will have a two-day birthday party for 'Sesame Street' as it turns 50 years old.

Universal: Halloween Horror Nights dates announced for 30th-anniversary event in 2020

Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights will return Sept.10-Oct. 31, 2020, to celebrate "30 years of fear."

Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon cancer survivor meets stem-cell donor for first time after race

In 2012, Navy serviceman Nathan Barnes saved cancer patient Boyd Dunleavey's life with a stem-cell transplant. On Sunday, they finally met at the finish line of the 2019 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon.

At Universal Orlando theme parks, a new $4 fee has been quietly added onto Uber rides

Taken an Uber from Universal theme parks lately? You were charged an extra $4. Here's why.

Disney World 5K: New details released on Texas runner's death

The Disney 5K runner who collapsed at Epcot and died after Friday's race has been identified as a 58-year-old man, a Reedy Creek spokeswoman said Monday. But the man's name was not released.

Universal's Volcano Bay electrical shock happened because of construction errors, OSHA finds

Why were people and lifeguards shocked this summer at the Volcano Bay water park? A new federal report releases more details for the first time.

Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon women's winner Megan Curham finishes first overall

Megan Curham, a 24-year-old Princeton graduate from New Jersey, became the second woman ever to finish a runDisney half marathon first overall when she won the 10th annual Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon on Sunday morning.

Just like Magic's Markelle Fultz, Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon runner Beth Corcoran battles thoracic outlet syndrome

On the outside, the Lake Nona resident won't appear much different than the other runners or walkers covering the 13.1-mile course. Inside, her body is in a never-ending conflict, with sometimes debilitating results.

Mickey on the move (again) at Epcot. Here's where he'll meet guests in 2020

Disney World moving Mickey Mouse to a new meeting location in Epcot in 2020

Hit the Halloween wall? Here's when Christmas celebrations kick in at the theme parks

Disney, Universal, SeaWorld begin transition from Halloween to Christmas activities

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