ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney is preparing to spend $60 billion on theme parks around the world, but no expansion plans for Walt Disney World or other parks have been made public.
Interspersed with news and tips from company officials, including renovations to Dinoland at Disney's Animal Kingdom and blue-sky talk about some kind of land “beyond Big Thunder” at Magic Kingdom.
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