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Buddy the gator dies | Flashback to the '90s | Orlando's entertainment history | Shooting games

A nod to the ’90s: Flashing back with Orlando theme parks • Orlando Sentinel 150: From big bands to boy bands, entertainment was always in spotlight
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Buddy the gator dies | Flashback to the '90s | Orlando's entertainment history | Shooting games

Beloved Buddy, the biggest alligator at Gatorland, has died

‘King of the swamp,’ who weighed about 1,000 pounds, had been having health problems.

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A nod to the ’90s: Flashing back with Orlando theme parks

The decade showed enormous Disney World growth, the arrival of Universal parks and expansion on I-Drive and elsewhere.

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Orlando Sentinel 150: From big bands to boy bands, entertainment was always in spotlight

The Orlando Sentinel celebrates its 150th birthday by looking at the twists and turns that built the arts and entertainment scene of today.

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Shooting match: Theme-park rides that double as games

Disney, Universal embrace trend of videogaming within attractions.

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Simu Liu, Marvel movie actor, gets 2 figures in Madame Tussauds

Star’s wax figure added to I-Drive attraction this month

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Disney World selling park tickets for entry after 2 p.m.

Two- and three-day packages have valid dates from late May to late July.

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April at history center: Tales of Titanic survivors, ’90s night, more

Orange County Regional History Center also plans activities tied to its current animation exhibit.

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Post-Disney, Jellyrolls will make music again in tourist area

Jellyrolls, the popular dueling piano bar that had a longtime home at Disney World, will reopen just minutes away in the tourist district.

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They’re plus-size and kind of famous at Disney World

The Plus-Size Park Hoppers, five 30-something friends from Massachusetts, have become niche celebrities in the three years since they began posting videos documenting their experiences of what it’s like to have a larger body at amusement parks.

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Disney’s new CEO opens World of Frozen in Paris as he showcases the empire that made him

A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world — Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a “Frozen” Nordic fishing village below, and the company’s new CEO standing before a crowd of celebrities.

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U.S. Justice Department sues SeaWorld Orlando over rolling walker ban

The federal agency wants the theme parks to end the ban on walkers with seats and pay a fine for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, the lawsuit says

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