Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is seeing the Walt Disney Company and the Florida Democratic Party, two of his most prominent opponents, team up in what seems like a deliberate attempt to antagonize the far-right former presidential candidate. Although the Florida legislature is dominated by DeSantis’s fellow Republicans, he still faces firm opposition from the minority Democrat party in the state. ...
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Disney World Secures Multi-Billion Dollar Victory Over Ron DeSantis, Expansion Plans Unveiled
Despite Florida Governor Ron DeSantis taking over the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, now the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), Disney remains unphased by his commanding presence and is committed to pouring billions into Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort to Still Get Billions – Can’t Be Stopped by Ron DeSantis In a recent update on the ...
Read More »DeSantis District Seeks Secret Meeting in Bid to Negotiate with Disney
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis seeks to keep his single lawsuit win by attempting to bargain with Walt Disney World Resort to avoid having his Central Florida Tourism Oversight District pay too much money or spend too much time with the current pending lawsuits between the House of Mouse. DeSantis Disney District to Meet for Possible Settlement Deals Against Walt Disney ...
Read More »In a Major Blow, Federal Judge Dismisses Disney’s Case Against DeSantis
This afternoon, Federal Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the Walt Disney Company’s First Amendment lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, saying that the Governor and the Florida Legislature were within their rights to strip Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replace it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Winsor also said that allowing Governor DeSantis to appoint ...
Read More »Disney IN, DeSantis OUT: Reedy Creek District Might Make a Comeback Soon!
It appears Disney is slowly making its way back on top in the Sunshine State with a recent ruling in favor of disbanding the CFTOD and bringing back the original Reedy Creek Improvement District. The battle between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has died down, but in the quiet, it appears Disney might be coming out ...
Read More »“Disney Will Outlast DeSantis”: Disney World Scholar Shares Insight into Current Dilemma
Richard Foglesong, a renowned Disney World scholar, recently shared further insight into the current happenings in the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (formerly known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District). While the more dramatic aspects of the Disney-DeSantis battle have certainly calmed down, the question still remains about how the issue will be resolved and, more importantly, what the future ...
Read More »Reedy Creek Once Ruled the Kingdom, Then It All Went Away
After former Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek spoke out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, known by its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had very few options to retaliate. After all, Walt Disney World was one of the state’s largest employers and taxpayers. So, what could be done? Governor Desantis could organize ...
Read More »DeSantis’ Disney Team Scrambles After Discovering It Owes $2 Million
Ron DeSantis’ Disney chief informed employees that they owe a large sum of money in back taxes. Related: Disneyland Shuts Down With No Warning, Guests Left Shocked With Park “A Zoo” of Confusion The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) was a special ruling that allowed the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, to operate as its own form of ...
Read More »New Report Accuses Disney of Buying Influence With Reedy Creek Board
Back in August, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District paid conservative law professor Donald Kochan to write a report on the history of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and its relationship with Walt Disney World over its 56 years of existence. For his efforts, the Board paid Kochan $115,000. But right from the beginning, Kochan’s report aimed to find any ...
Read More »Disney Attempts to Strip DeSantis of Governing District
Disney World seeks to strip the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a decisive move. Updates on the Ongoing Feud Between Disney World and Ron DeSantis Since last week, a few things have occurred in the ongoing political and legal feud between Ron DeSantis and Walt Disney World (WDW). In a recent interview with ...
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