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NEWS: Mayor Demings Reveals Re-Opening Plan for Florida’s Orange County

May 1, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

Orange County Major Jerry Demings led a press briefing today which outlined recommendations from the Orange County Task Force on how industries can move into Phase One of Florida's gradual reopening. During the press briefing, he provided his thoughts on when major theme parks, like Disney, could reopen.

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NEWS: Florida State Parks to Begin Re-Opening on May 4th

May 1, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that state parks will be able to re-open starting on May 4th, the same day that retail stores and restaurants will be allowed to re-open in the state with limited capacity.

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NEWS: Universal Orlando Will Begin Implementing Temperature Screenings for Employees

April 30, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

Universal Orlando announced today that beginning on Friday, they will implement mandatory temperature screenings for all employees before coming onto property. Any employee with a temperature of above 99.9 degrees will be sent home.

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NEWS: Here’s What Happened at Florida’s Orange County Task Force Meetings Today

April 30, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

Here's what was discussed at today's tourism meeting for Florida's Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force.

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NEWS: Orange County Mayor Expected to Announce Plan for Re-Opening Tomorrow

April 30, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced that he will unveil a plan on Friday that will outline the county's plans moving forward when it comes to entering Phase One of Governor DeSantis' plan for re-opening the state of Florida. Much of Disney World is located in Orange County, and the Mayor's plans may provide potential insight into how the resort could begin the slow process of re-opening.

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NEWS: Re-Open Florida Task Force Recommends Theme Parks Begin Re-Opening in Phase Two

April 30, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

According to recommendations sent from the Re-Open Florida Task Force to the governor, the group recommended that theme parks in Florida could begin slowly reopening starting in phase two of the state's proposed re-opening.

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NEWS: Florida’s Orange County Task Force Discusses Potential Guidelines for Reopening Theme Parks and Hotels

April 30, 2020 by Drew Rasor

The Orange County Economic Task Force discussed guidelines for the phased reopening of hotels. Here's what they had to say!

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NEWS: Florida Governor Announces Phase One of Reopening Florida to Begin May 4th

April 29, 2020 by Carly Terzigni

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced Phase One of reopening Florida, which includes new guidelines for retail locations as well as restaurants.

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NEWS: Here’s What You May Have Missed From Florida’s Orange County Task Force Meeting Today

April 29, 2020 by Morgan Flaherty

The Orange County Economy Recovery Task Force met again today to discuss bringing tourism back to Orlando, along with emphasizing the importance of the Orlando theme parks, including Disney World.

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