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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The dispute between The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has had several twists and turns, some of them have bordered on absurd, but what it has really revealed are some of the more significant issues in Central Florida. While the Florida governor stripped Disney World of its self-governing District, many stood idly by and watched, either out ...

In February 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis officially dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement District — a district created for Disney in 1967. The Reedy Creek Improvement District allowed Walt Disney World Resort to essentially operate as its own government. Disney had its own first responders, its own electrical grid, and was responsible for its own road repairs. The dissolution of ...

The latest change made to Reedy Creek Improvement District has firefighters upset. Reedy Creek, now known as Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, has decided on new employee benefits, resulting in firefighters speaking out over the change. The abolishment of Reedy Creek came from Governor Ron DeSantis in April 2022. Although the Governor recently reported he was “over” the battle with ...

A lot has changed in the last year with Disney. The battle between The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been ongoing. Although the Governor previously reported he was “over it” the changes and issues are still very much prevalent. One change that was implemented was the abolishment of Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. Reedy Creek Improvement ...

Since the battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company began over a year ago, there has been a lot of back and forth between the two parties. It has resulted in lawsuits, public relations battles, accusations, and Walt Disney World losing Reedy Creek Improvement District, which allowed the Resort to govern itself. RELATED: VIDEO: Disney Guest Jumps ...