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At a slam-bang press event at Epcot in Orlando, Disney Parks announced that just six weeks into its 2010 promotion to give free admission for a day to anyone who volunteers for a day, some 600,000 people have already volunteered or signed up for the job. At this rate, the company's expressed goal...

President Obama wants to spend almost $8 billion in stimulus money to begin developing high-speed rail networks. While that's a significant amount, it's only a small fraction of the cost of constructing a 21st century rail system in the U.S.

One day four months ago, Shawn Martin of Orlando, Fla., showed up for work at the restaurant where he was a cook -- and learned the business would close two days later. He never got his last paycheck. Still jobless, Martin and his three school-age daughters are now living at a shelter. Here's his story, the second in a series DailyFinance is doing to highlight this deep downturn's often-unseen human toll.

Not to be left out of the Black Friday hype, Beazer Homes is offering special Black Friday deals at five of its Orlando-area communities. What's being given away is up to $2,000 in "free" appliances for contracts signed on Friday. But before you give up your place in the Wal-Mart line at 4 a.m.,...

Universal Studios in Orlando was supposed to open its new roller coaster, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, back in May. But the effort was so technologically complicated that it couldn't cut the ribbon until around Labor Day. The resulting thrill ride may be behind schedule, but it's ahead of the...

So Marvel just got swallowed up by Disney for $4 billion. Hey, Captain America, what are you? Some kind of super hero? That's the sort of huge payday that we used to see three or four years ago. But what about Universal Studios? It's Walt Disney World's biggest rival for the cutthroat Orlando...

In June, Orlando launched a highly promoted "dream job" contest. The winning pair of contestants would get $25,000, a condo, car and tickets to everything in the vacation Mecca. In exchange, they would ride and see almost everything there was to do there -- every steel loop, tea cup, and spa...

You probably never dreamed it couldn't get any more expensive, but at Walt Disney World, dreams come true. Effective Sunday, August 2, ticket prices went up again. The inflation of ticket prices is an annual summer ritual for Disney Parks, and anyone who hoped that the recession would entice the...

From the white, sandy beaches of Hawaii to the boardwalks of the New Jersey shore, travelers are taking summer vacations that may have been canceled last year because of concerns about the economy. The difference is that many people are waiting until the last minute to make their plans. Bargains...

Could Walt Disney World be re-awakening, like Aurora, from a recession-induced slumber? The resort giant usually surfs from buzz to buzz by keeping at least one banner ride in the construction pipeline, but it hasn't announced any major attractions since it opened the Toy Story Midway Mania 3-D...