One 34-year-old woman stepped off the Jazzy Jellies ride at SeaWorld and fractured her ankle. A few weeks later, at Roa's Rapids in the same park, a 63-year-old woman inhaled water. Tales of heart troubles, dehydration and, in some cases, broken bones come out of the grade-yourself report card for Florida's theme parks, made public each quarter by the state's Bureau of Fair Rides, a division in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ...more

July 22, 2008

With people flocking to community pools and beaches during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, health officials are urging swimmers to guard against coming down with illnesses. ...more

May 24, 2008

Don't let high gas prices and rising airfare put a damper on summer travel plans. There's plenty new to see and do in the theme park capital of the world. ...more

May 23, 2008

Florida's major theme parks see growth ahead, despite continued dismal economic news about the U.S. housing market and the decline of the dollar. ...more

October 9, 2007

How is it that the body ages while the person inside still feels as young as ever? I find myself making plans as if I can still do all the things I've always done. And then I'm shocked when things take longer, or are more tiring, or I find I simply can't do them at all. ...more

September 23, 2007