Disney is preparing to spend $60 billion on its theme parks worldwide, but an expansion plan for Walt Disney World, or any of its other parks, has not been made public. There has been a sprinkling of news and hints from company officials, including refurbishment of DinoLand at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and blue-sky talk for a land of some sort “beyond Big Thunder” at Magic Kingdom. Attractions ...
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The vision: Build the largest mall in the country in Northwest Miami-Dade. The reality: It's harder than you think. The American Dream Miami retail theme park mall, announced in 2015, is still on the drawing board. Developers thought it would be open by 2020 and employ 5,000 people by 2025. Ground hasn't been broken yet. Here's what to know about the project: What is the American Dream Miami? ...
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Mar. 12—MANATEE COUNTY — The three bridges serving Anna Maria Island are all low-level drawbridges built in the 1950s, and two — the Cortez Bridge and the Anna Maria Bridge — are scheduled to be replaced by high-rise bridges. The future of the third span, the Longboat Key Bridge, could include rehabilitation or replacement by either a high-level fixed bridge or a movable bridge. The Florida ...
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Proposed improvements to EverBank Stadium continue taking steps toward the estimated more than $1 billion project. Jacksonville-based civil engineer England, Thims & Miller Inc. filed a pre-application with the St. Johns River Water Management District on March 8 for an environmental resource permit. The project description is: "Proposed stadium improvements, including landscape, redesigned ...
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Christopher Hodgkins, the guy who helped build the award-winning Port of Miami tunnel, sat back and watched while Fort Lauderdale’s mayor championed a Tesla tunnel to the beach — an idea the mayor now admits was a pipe dream. Hodgkins says he knew right away that plan wouldn’t work, but he kept quiet. Then he noticed headlines about Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis and his fierce ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money. California-based Rivian had planned to start building its new R2 midsize SUVs at the Georgia site east of Atlanta. State and local governments offered an incentive package as large as $1.5 ...
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Crash statistics show the "Texas Turnaround" is delivering as promised when it comes to improving safety on the Brent Spence Bridge. The redesign of the Fourth Street entrance ramp onto northbound Interstates 71/75 in Covington was unveiled in December 2022. It uses a new U-shaped collector ramp to move the entrance south and give drivers significantly more time and distance to merge onto the ...
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Florida’s transportation department unveiled on Tuesday its vision for a vastly accelerated answer to horrendous congestion along Interstate 4, extending from the tourism corridor in west Orange County through the explosion of residential growth in west Osceola and north Polk counties. Costing an estimated $2.5 billion, the latest I-4 overhaul will stretch 14 miles, starting in the east at ...
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ATLANTA – The second of two additional nuclear reactors being built at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle has begun generating electricity and connecting to the electric grid for the first time. Connecting to the grid is part of ongoing startup testing for Unit 4 at the nuclear plant south of Augusta. Next, operators will continue raising power at the reactor to 100%. Vogtle Unit 3, the first of the ...
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Universal Orlando has revealed more details about the DreamWorks Land set to open at Universal Studios theme park sometime this summer. Among the elements: a Trolls Trollercoaster ride, Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp and Shrek’s Swamp Meet. The area is under construction on the footprint of what was formerly known as KidZone. The refurbishment will include character interactions, playgrounds, ...
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