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Top Senate Republicans bring in committee cash for August

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Political committees for top Senate Republicans have started to bring in cash again after the trio of sessions kept a lock on fundraising for most of the last five months. Clearwater state Sen. Jack Latvala’s political committee, Florida Leadership Committee, brought in the most money last month with a $251,000 performance, though there was still plenty of money to go around. Not including Latvala’s haul, Republican senators brought in about $500,000 through political committees in August. State Sen. Wilton Simpson…

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Disney World plans to end Osborne Family Christmas lights

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Darth Vader’s in. Santa Claus is out. Walt Disney World on Friday announced this will be the last year of the Osborne family’s Christmas lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights has been a Christmas tradition at Disney World for the past 20 years. Disney officials say the theme park is unable to put on the lights after this year because of plans to use the space for new Stars Wars and Toy Story themed…

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Disney unveils Star Wars toys amid marketing blitz

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The release of the new Star Wars movie may still be months off, but Disney is unleashing its full marketing “Force” behind the launch of hundreds of toys and other items related to the film. The massive marketing blitz, which Disney has named “Force Friday,” spans all kinds of media and included an 18-hour global “unboxing” streamed live on YouTube. Meanwhile, major toy retailers planned to be open and hold special events when the toys first became available just after…

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Irma effect on tourism mixed

Florida could recover from Hurricane Irma’s wrath in time for its busy tourism season this winter, but that’s likely not

Disney teases ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Toy Story 4’ at fan event

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Beanstalks will grow, animals will walk upright, oceans will part, a forgetful fish will remember her family, and toys will fall in love in Disney and Pixar Animation’s upcoming films. The studio previewed its animation slate and made a number of announcements at the fan convention D23 Expo on Friday, with special appearances from some voice actors including Ellen DeGeneres and Dwayne Johnson. John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, hosted the presentation, where…

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Dean Asher adds $164K haul in June for Senate District 13 race

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Orlando Republican Dean Asher raised more than $164,000 in June, easily outclassing his competition in the race to replace term-limited Senate President Andy Gardiner in District 13. Most of the money came through Asher’s newly formed political action committee, Allegiant Friends for Florida. The committee’s inaugural month only brought in two checks, but they came from some deep pockets – the Realtors Political Advocacy Committee chipped in $100,000 and the Orlando Regional Realtor Association sent him another $49,000. The remaining balance of $15,250 came in through Asher’s campaign account. The first-time…

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When it comes to theme parks, Florida reigns supreme, no-brainer study says

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Florida, particularly the Orlando area, could be accurately named the theme park capitol of the world, according to findings in an AECOM study released Wednesday. Out of 25 top theme parks worldwide, Florida is home to seven of them. That’s more top-ranking theme parks in one place than anywhere else in the world. The fact that they are all within just a few miles of one another makes it all the more spectacular for theme-park-goers. The top-ranked theme park is…

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Jeb Bush says GOP nominee can’t afford to trash opponents to win in 2016

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Addressing a businessman who said he was afraid that the crowded Republican presidential field could lead to an intense, internecine GOP brawl, Jeb Bush made it clear Tuesday afternoon that if he runs for president, his intention is to run on his record and his ideas to win the presidency, and to just be part of the conversation. “There are motivations for every candidate. Mine would be to win, and I know the only way one wins in a two-person…

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