News roundup: Spring training back at WDW / Silver Dollar City fined / Haunted Mansion Holiday extension
The Tampa Bay Rays will host part of their spring training at Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports.
No jail time for Patrick Spikes, aka BackDoorDisney, in Disney World theft case
Spikes had been charged with five felony counts, including dealing in stolen property and grand theft, but prosecutors abandoned all but the stolen property count, to which Spikes pleaded no contest.
Trial canceled for alleged Disney World thief; Buzzy theft still unsolved
Scheduled to begin Jan. 21, the trial is now listed as cancelled on the Orange County Clerk of Courts website. The only upcoming proceeding in the case is a plea hearing scheduled for Feb. 4.
‘Disney doesn’t have it’: Police asked alleged thief about missing Buzzy animatronic
Newly-released video shows Orange County detectives asking alleged Disney World thief Patrick Spikes about the Buzzy theft.
UPDATED: Alleged Disney World thief has one charge dismissed as trial date nears
Patrick Spikes is set to stand trial beginning Oct. 28 on five charges, including that he stole and sold costumes from the Haunted Mansion.
Former Disney World worker pleads not guilty to Haunted Mansion theft
25-year-old Patrick Spikes has been charged with stealing and then selling costumes from Haunted Mansion, as well as entering an off-limits area in Epcot.
#FindBuzzy: Police report appears to confirm Epcot animatronic was stolen
The information was revealed in an arrest warrant for a former Disney employee accused of stealing more than $7,000 worth of clothings, wigs and a tiara from Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion.
Disney adding new twists to some Magic Kingdom rides for Halloween
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party events at the Magic Kingdom will have some new features this year with Walt Disney World getting a taste of the seasonal, limited-time changes to rides long enjoyed in othe... Read More