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The premise of a new musical show at Walt Disney World has some people wondering: When did Disney’s villains stop wanting to be so … villainous?

Darlene Drew is responsible for creating the musical's atmosphere, which helps bring the story to life. The show is playing at the Straz Center through Sunday.

The three Orlando-based parks say they'll reopen after assessing the storm's damage. All shut down on Wednesday. The parks say some Halloween special events won’t be offered and they won’t necessarily be fully functioning, but the public is welcome back.

The class action lawsuit says Disney workers in California were told they had to move to a new office campus in Orlando only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure, based on the 2009 animated film "The Princess and the Frog," will replace Splash Mountain.

Disney asked for a 60-day extension in submitting an opening brief to “facilitate” negotiations. It said such negotiations were contemplated in a settlement the company reached last month with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in a state-court case.

Disney and the DeSantis appointees are fighting in state court over who controls the governing district for Disney World.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how the property insurance market has been in crisis for several years in Florida. Some insurance companies like Farmers and Progressive are not writing any new home insurance policies. Others, like United Property and Casualty, have gone bankrupt.

The world's most-visited theme park has become — almost by accident — one of the most important links in a corridor for wildlife spanning the length of Florida. It was created by the very organization that was responsible for kickstarting sprawl in Central Florida a half-century ago.

Researchers are focused on exploring more sustainable restoration methods.

Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Walt Disney Co. is planning to invest approximately $60 billion into its theme parks and cruise lines over the next decade, as the company looks to continue growing one of its more successful business segments.