The Walt Disney Company asked a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the board of supervisors appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World’s theme park operations. DeSantis took over Disney World’s self-governing district through legislation passed by the Florida legislature before appointing new overseers to run it. The entertainment company’s…
Disney Asks Court to Dismiss Desantis-Backed Lawsuit in Latest Twist
May 18, 2023
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Disney Is Going to Lose (Again) to Florida and Ron DeSantis
Commentary The first round of the “Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis v. The Walt Disney Company” fight, held last spring, ended in a clear DeSantis victory and Disney defeat. Following Disney’s vocal opposition to Florida’s commonsense Parental Rights in Education Act, misleadingly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida passed a law to abolish the…
DeSantis Says Legislature Will Roll Back Disney’s Last-Minute Deal
April 17, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down on his war with the Disney company, saying the legislature will soon invalidate the company’s last-minute moves to circumvent the new state-appointed board governing its special district. In a speech in Lake Buena Vista on April 17, DeSantis said he was confident the special district’s new board—at its meeting…
DeSantis Launches Investigation Into Disney’s Last-Minute District Deal
April 3, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has launched an investigation into Disney’s 11th-hour deal with its old governing district board, an arrangement he says was an attempt to circumvent the new state-appointed board’s upcoming control. DeSantis, on April 3, “formally” requested that his office’s chief inspector general Melinda Miguel open an investigation into the Reedy Creek Improvement…
Disney Loses Control of District Operations to Conservative Committee
March 1, 2023
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In a recent turn of events, Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has appointed five members to a new board that will administer the district housing Walt Disney World, with a “Moms for Liberty” co-founder securing a spot on the board. On Monday, DeSantis signed legislation that renames Reedy Creek Improvement District, where Walt Disney World…
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