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Orlando's tourism machine began grinding to a halt with at least two major theme parks and the main airport announcing closures ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected hit as a major storm in Florida.

Some Disney followers see it as fitting that the attraction starring Tiana from the 2009 film "The Princess and the Frog" is opening in the space formerly occupied by the Splash Mountain ride. Tiana's Bayou Adventure opens to the public later this month at Disney World in Orlando.

Disney has filed a lawsuit claiming that the oversight government for Walt Disney World, which was taken over by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year, has failed to release documents and properly preserve records in violation of Florida public records law.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district have released a series of reports justifying their takeover of the government and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of “the most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.”

Disney has released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion, directly and indirectly through its supply chain and employee spending.

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.

The move is an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.

Attorneys for DeSantis, the secretary of the Florida DEO and the DeSantis appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District filed motions Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida governor and his appointees.

The Walt Disney Co. pulled the plug on a nearly $1 billion regional headquarters it had planned for Orlando. By walking away, Disney forwent a chance to earn up to $570 million, a historic sum, in tax credits. PolitiFact, in partnership with WLRN, explains.

The film, Strange World, tells the story of a family of explorers and includes a character who has a crush on another boy. The fifth-grade teacher says a student's mother lodged a complaint.

Disney has amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor.