http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/disneyworld/ en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:44:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396693/posts "Tourist Arrested In Disney Bomb Threat German Man Claimed He Was Joking, Deputies Say" ORLANDO, Fla. - SNIPPET: "According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, Naumann was going through a security checkpoint at the entrance of the Magic Kingdom at about 10:22 a.m. and told a worker that he had two bombs in his backpack. The Disney cast member questioned Naumann, of Leipzig, Germany, and he again stated that there were two bombs in his backpack, deputies said." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396693/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:44:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343169/posts Note: Video included. Suspicious device found under WDW bus Updated: Friday, 18 Sep 2009, 12:19 AM EDT Published : Thursday, 17 Sep 2009, 5:34 PM EDT SNIPPET: "LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Investigators with the Orange County Sheriff's Office Hazardous Device Unit have determined that an object attached to a Walt Disney World bus is not explosive or hazardous. Once that determination was made, investigators removed the object from the bus for further examination. It is still unclear what the object is or why it was placed on the bus. Employees located the object attached to the... MY FOX ORLANDO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2343169/posts#comment Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:54:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296428/posts ORANGE COUNY Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - A judge denied bond for a 29-year-old man accused of molesting a child at Walt Disney World’s Typhoon Lagoon on Thursday. Orange County Sheriff's Office Sex Crimes Detectives arrested David Eugene Thomas, of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, charging him with one count of lewd molestation. The victim is a 13 year old boy. “One of the victim's father witnessed what was going on, and the lifeguard on duty also witnessed what was going on,” said Orange County Sgt. Rich Mankewich. Before a judge on Friday, it was revealed that Thomas told investigators that he... http://www.myfoxorlando.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296428/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:51:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295235/posts PepsiCo has given thousands of dollars to become a sponsor of the homosexual "Out & Equal Workplace Summit" scheduled for Oct. 6-9 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Florida. The Out & Equal Workshop meetings are designed to show corporate leaders how they can promote the homosexual agenda in their corporation. In becoming a sponsor of the Out & Equal conference PepsiCo has once again refused to give any support to those who are hurting and want to come out of this destructive and aberrant lifestyle. In fact, homosexual activists continually tell corporate leaders (including PepsiCo) that it is impossible... American Family Association Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295235/posts#comment Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294248/posts Two Disney buses collide Updated: Thursday, 16 Jul 2009, 5:09 PM EDT Published : Thursday, 16 Jul 2009, 5:09 PM EDT ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Two Walt Disney World Resort buses were involved in an accident Thursday afternoon. The accident happened in front of the Contemporary Resort on World Drive south of the Magic Kingdom. Investigators say one Disney bus rear ended the other.. As it was slowing down and merging. At least 12 people have been taken to 4 different hospitals. Fox Orlando http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294248/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285956/posts Two monorail trains smashed into each other at Walt Disney World in Orlando early Sunday morning, killing one conductor and injuring the other. A Walt Disney World spokesman said the crash happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday on the monorail's last run of the day. The trains were carrying only five passengers and two employees, none of whom were hurt. "Two trains collided at the ticket and transportation center. One driver on one train is dead and the other driver from the second train was taken to the hospital," said Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department. The crash... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285956/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285103/posts ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- He looks like President Barack Obama, speaks like him, and even gestures like him, but he is not exactly the president of the United States. This president is an audio-animatronic Obama surrounded by the 42 other U.S. presidents at Walt Disney World's newly revamped Hall of Presidents in Orlando, Florida. Disney gathered a team of what it calls "Imagineers," each trained in various disciplines such as artistry, design and engineering, to update the attraction that has been around since 1971. It's hard to believe the figures are not real people and, according to Disney officials, that's... CNN.Com/travel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285103/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 22:20:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273797/posts ABC is refusing paid ads for its health care program at the White House. Thus they're refusing even a paid-for alternative viewpoint. Conservatives for Patients Rights requested the rates to buy a 60 second network spot immediately preceding the broadcast of the Town Hall meeting. Here is statement from Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients Rights. "It is unfortunate - and unusual - that ABC is refusing to accept paid advertising that would present an alternative viewpoint for the White House health care event. Health care is an issue that touches every American and all potential pieces of legislation... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2273797/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:51:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258287/posts LOS ANGELES — Barack Obama was standing on a riser inside a warehouse here, delivering an inspirational speech about the blessings of freedom, when his left index finger began to twitch uncontrollably, unnerving his aides. - snip - In that Hollywood building here, the life-size, three-dimensional figure was being put through its final tune-up, its chin rising and hands gesturing in response to technicians, in preparation for shipment to the Hall of Presidents exhibit at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. - snip - The public is to get its first glimpse of “Robobama,” as it is known among some handlers,... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2258287/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 13:19:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2170277/posts During our family’s recent vacation to sunny Florida, my wife and I had the opportunity to enjoy the magic of Disney’s Epcot park without our children. We enjoyed the rides and shows and the variety of cultural experiences to be found there. There was one show, however, that irritated me not a little. It was a movie billed as the “Circle of Life-an Environmental Tale” and was hosted by those lovable characters from the Lion King, Simba, Pumba and Timor. Al Gore himself might have nominated it for his Oscar. The film begins with our three heroes enjoying their little... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2170277/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:15:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042550/posts Walt Disney World fired a security guard on Monday after he protested the company's decision not to allow people with concealed weapons permits to keep guns in their cars on Disney property. Disney terminated Edwin Sotomayor, 36, of Orlando for violating three Disney employee policies, essentially for failing to cooperate with an internal investigation, said spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez. Sotomayor vowed to continue his fight. At issue is Florida's new law that allows people with concealed weapons permits to keep firearms in their vehicles in employee parking lots. Disney advised its employees late last month that the theme-park resort is exempt... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042550/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:21:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013730/posts Victim Says Theme Park Was Negligent. ORLANDO, Fla. -- A woman beaten in an attack while waiting in line for a ride at Disney World is suing the theme park, alleging that its negligence has caused her permanent damage. Aimee Krause, of Clermont, was beaten by Victoria Walker, of Alabama, at the Mad Tea Party ride in May 2007. Krause claims in the lawsuit that security at Disney World failed to prevent the attack from occurring and did not do enough to investigate the incident. Walker was found guilty last month of battery and sentenced to 90 days in jail... Local 6 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013730/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 19:51:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989720/posts A woman’s trip to the Magic Kingdom was hardly a walk in the park after she says she was beaten up by a woman in a ‘line rage’ incident. Aimee Krause says Victoria Walker accused her of cutting into the line at the Mad Tea Cup ride last year at Disney World, MyFOXOrlando reports. FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1989720/posts#comment Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:53:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989362/posts Woman Charged With 'Line Rage' Beating at Disney World Friday, March 21, 2008 A woman’s trip to the Magic Kingdom was hardly a walk in the park after she says she was beaten up by a woman in a ‘line rage’ incident. Aimee Krause says Victoria Walker accused her of cutting into the line at the Mad Tea Cup ride last year at Disney World, MyFOXOrlando reports. Walker, an Alabama native, could face 15 years behind bars if convicted of battery with a deadly weapon. Krause has now filed additional charges claiming her children were also attacked. “She came from... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1989362/posts#comment Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:12:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937643/posts ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Channel 9 was the only station there as a 63-year-old grandmother was released from the Orange County jail Monday morning. Mary Ann Richardson of Pennsylvania was arrested for trying to take a loaded handgun into a Disney theme park. Richardson told Eyewitness News it was all a misunderstanding and she just forgot the gun was in her purse. Eyewitness News checked and it was Richardson's first run in with the law.At home in Pennsylvania, neighbors know Richardson as a small town community activist. Monday morning, the 63-year-old walked out of the Orange County jail holding the... WFTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937643/posts#comment Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:35:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912902/posts 5 Good Samaritans Dive Into Pond, Rescue Children In Sinking Minivan Children In Submerged Vehicle For At Least 7 Minutes   POSTED: 3:08 pm EDT October 17, 2007 UPDATED: 12:32 am EDT October 18, 2007  ORLANDO, Fla. -- Five good Samaritans jumped into a retention pond near Walt Disney World and saved two children trapped in a sinking minivan. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said a spare tire on a minivan carrying five people apparently blew out as the vehicle traveled westbound on U.S. Highway 192 Wednesday afternoon. The out-of-control minivan then plunged into the water. Ermarie Otereo, 24, and... Local 6 (Florida) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912902/posts#comment Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:58:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1897983/posts Please be aware!!! Investigators in Marion County, Fla., are searching for the author of nine postcards sent to different schools on the same day, with the words ‘Jihad-Boom” and cartoons drawn by hand, of a building being blown up with people inside. Investigators released the postcards with the threatening drawings on them Monday in hopes of generating leads in the case. Officials said that the postcards are made up of various and traditional themes, and each one has a distinctive hand-drawn cartoon on it. Several of the threats arrived on postcards featuring Walt Disney World. Detectives said the threat-maker crossed... AINA via Stop The ACLU Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1897983/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:24:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897824/posts Police Release 9 Threatening Postcards OCALA, Fla. -- Investigators in Marion County, Fla., are searching for the author of nine postcards sent to different schools on the same day with the words 'Jihad-Boom" and handwritten cartoons of a building apparently exploding with people inside. Investigators released the postcards with the threatening drawings on them Monday in hopes of generating leads in the case. Officials said that the postcards are made up of various and traditional themes, and each one has a distinctive hand-drawn cartoon on it. Several of the threats arrived on postcards featuring Walt Disney World. Detectives said the... LOCAL 6 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897824/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:21:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894182/posts "Credible Security Risk" Those are the words of the pilot on Delta Flight 1824 out of OIA, after it pulled back from the gate Friday morning to take off for Atlanta. Nine Middle Eastern passengers, six males and three females, had been denied access to the plane when TSA screeners found they were carrying an array of suspicious items ranging from hydrogen peroxide, which can be used to make bombs, to wires and Vaseline bottles taped together. Perhaps most disturbing, what one TSA worker tells me were the first positive tests for SEMTEX ever reported by security at OIA. SEMTEX... AM 540 WFLA Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894182/posts#comment Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876181/posts POSTED: 5:15 pm EDT August 3, 2007 UPDATED: 9:59 pm EDT August 3, 2007 Walt Disney World is raising ticket prices for third time in two years, company officials announced Friday. An adult one-day, one-park pass will increase 6 percent, $67 to $71 beginning Sunday. Discount packages also will be affected, but the per-day cost could be less than $23 for adults who buy as large as a 10-day package. The change is due to an annual planning cycle of travel wholesalers, tour organizers and commercial publications, Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel. "We strongly believe that Walt Disney World... Local 6.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876181/posts#comment Sat, 4 Aug 2007 03:56:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1868560/posts A cyclist was transported to a hospital with minor injuries early Thursday morning after colliding with a deer in a secluded area of Walt Disney World property, according to officials. Jeffrey Norberry, 56, of Windermere, was taken to Celebration Hospital after the incident happened at about 2:50 a.m. on Floridian Way near Cast Drive, officials said. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Norberry was traveling eastbound on Floridian Way, and a deer was running westbound when they collided head-on. Norberry flipped over the bicycle's handlebars and the deer after the impact, the report said. The deer fled the area.... local6 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1868560/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:34:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859507/posts Breaking...that's it so far. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859507/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jul 2007 11:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859763/posts Orlando - Authorities say a device similar to a pipe bomb has exploded in a rubbish bin at a remote Walt Disney World parking lot. No one was injured and no serious damage was reported in what officials believe was an isolated incident. Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said an employee heard a loud noise and saw white smoke coming from the can near the downtown Disney shopping and entertainment district. Beary said: "We've recovered a very crude, homemade, low-level device. Because of the time and location of the event, we do not believe this incident was designed to cause... News 24 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859763/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:26:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841559/posts LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Five Walt Disney World visitors and an employee were injured Tuesday after a water ride that simulates a trip down a rain forest river malfunctioned, authorities said. Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Polak said the injuries were not life threatening, but she couldn't be more specific. Polak said it was not immediately clear what happened on the Kali River Rapids ride, but somehow it malfunctioned about the point that guests transfer from floats to a walkway. The ride simulates a river rapids trip through a rain forest in the Animal Kingdom part of Disney World. "Nothing... breitbart.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841559/posts#comment Tue, 29 May 2007 20:57:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1837926/posts <p>ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Five New Yorkers who reportedly spat on and swore at Walt Disney World patrons were arrested after they allegedly punched a sheriff's deputy in the face, officials said.</p> <p>The suspects, all from Shirley, N.Y., ranged in age from 20 to 14 years old. Disney security told authorities they may have been intoxicated.</p> New York Post Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1837926/posts#comment Tue, 22 May 2007 18:14:42 GMT