Disney Donates $500,000 to Florida Conservation Organizations

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Walt Disney World is donating $500,000 total to five Central Florida conservation organizations, bringing their total donations to Florida nonprofits since the start of the 50th anniversary celebration to more than $6 million. The grant recipients are Conservation Florida, Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Lake Nature Center, and Wekiva Wilderness Trust. Each organization will receive $100,000. The money will … Read more

250 Alligators Have Been Removed From Disney Property in Florida Since Child’s Death in 2016

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According to the Orlando Sentinel, approximately 250 alligators have been trapped and removed from Disney properties in Florida since 2016. That was the year when 2-year-old Lane Thomas Graves was killed when attacked by an alligator at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Disney erected a lighthouse memorial at the Grand Floridian to honor the boy. His … Read more

PHOTOS: New Disney Conservation Fund Elephant Button Available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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This year’s button from the Disney Conservation Fund features an African elephant and is available now at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The button’s artwork is by Imagineer Morgan Lee Richardson, who designs each “Conservation Hero” button. Richardson shared a closer look at his colorful artwork on Instagram. Some fans who attended his Art of Conservation panel … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Shanghai Disneyland Tests Social Distancing, shopDisney Faces Big Issues With Merchandise Releases, Re-Open Florida Task Force Meetings, and A “Frozen Ever After” Lawsuit

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from April 20-26. If you’ve been following our news coverage over the past few weeks, you’re … Read more

Disney Purchases Approximately 235 Acres of Land Near Walt Disney World in $6 Million Deal

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The boundaries of the Walt Disney World Resort may have gotten just a little wider. Orlando Business Journal’s Jack Witthaus and Richard Bilbao report that The Walt Disney Company’s Compass Rose Corp. purchased approximately 235 acres of land just south of Reedy Lake, on the northwest edge of the resort property. The sale, completed on Monday, … Read more

Disney Announces Global “Protect the Pride” Conservation Campaign in Celebration of “The Lion King”

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In celebration of the release of The Lion King, The Walt Disney Company has announced The Lion King: Protect the Pride: a global conservation initiative dedicated to supporting and protecting the endangered lion population across Africa. Since the release of the original The Lion King 25 years ago, over half of Africa’s lions have disappeared … Read more

“Brighten a Barrel” Activity Station Returns to the 2019 Epcot Flower & Garden Festival

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Barrels by the Bay, a non-profit organization committed to using rain barrels to educate individuals about conservation and sustainability, is teaming up with Walt Disney World Resort, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC, and Orlando City Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Green Works Initiative for its third “Brighten a Barrel” event during the 2019 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. … Read more

PHOTOS: Disneyland Park Specific Reusable Bags Now Available

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Earlier this week, we told you that park specific reusable bags would be coming to Walt Disney World Resort and on Sunday we got our first look at their Parks and Resorts themed bags. Well, the reusable bags have made it to the West Coast and they have us considering a trip over just to … Read more

BREAKING: Disney Acquires Even More Osceola County Land for $11 Million

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Back in December, we reported on Disney’s monumental, 965-acre land purchase through the acquisition of BK Ranch, just southeast of Celebration, for $23 million. Now it turns out that Disney has purchased even more land adjacent to the plot: a whopping 1,500+ acres to the east of BK Ranch. Per GrowthSpotter, the land was owned by … Read more