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FILE—In this June 3, 2020 file photo, a Universal Studios employee takes the temperature of a guest entering the theme park in Orlando, Fla. Amusement parks of all sizes are adjusting everything from selling tickets to serving meals while trying to reassure the public and government leaders that they're safe to visit amid the coronavirus crisis and warnings against large gatherings. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

DeSantis Touts Florida Theme Park Reopenings As 'Success Story'

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Governor Ron DeSantis joined executives from Florida theme parks Wednesday for a press conference to discuss the parks’ reopening.

Some of the last tourists to visit the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Fla., in March before the coronavirus crisis shut the resort down. Plans are in place for Universal and other parks to reopen.

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Florida Theme Parks Getting Ready To Reopen With Anti-Coronavirus Measures

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Legoland and Universal have local approval for their plans, which involve taking temperatures and encouraging face masks. Disney World and SeaWorld haven't presented their plans yet.

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Resort Villa Collapses Into Sinkhole Near Disney World

Bill Chappell

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Vacationers staying in central Florida awoke to crashing sounds Sunday night, as their three-story building began to collapse. A large portion of the structure at a resort in Clermont was pulled into a sinkhole. It seems the process was slow enough that everyone in the building got out safely.