Florida, home to Walt Disney World, for example, has state officials who inspect rides at theme parks with fewer than 1, 000 employees, but the state relies on large parks like Disney World and Universal Studios to regulate themselves.

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Under the terms of the agreement, which took a year of hard talks to complete, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government will be partners in a new joint venture, Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd.

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