If you thought that Governor Ron DeSantis was done dissolving special districts in Florida just because he’s settled his beef with the Walt Disney Company, a new state law is here to say otherwise. DeSantis and the Reedy Creek Improvement District The conflict between Governor DeSantis and Disney began over former CEO Bob Chapek taking a public stance against the ...
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Bob Iger and Ron DeSantis Announce Plans for New Disney World Project
During Wednesday’s Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Walt Disney Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger made some surprisingly supportive statements about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The two-time executive put aside his legal, political battle against the former Republican presidential candidate. After boasting recent Disney Parks expansions like World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland, Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, ...
Read More »Beloved Disney Executive Passes Away at 68
A beloved former Disney executive who worked with both Animal Kingdom and the Reedy Creek Improvement Board has sadly passed away on March 26, 2024. He was 68 years old. Born and raised in Virginia, Bill Warren graduated with degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University and Rollins College. He then worked as a business reporter in Tampa and Jacksonville before he ...
Read More »DeSantis’ Board in Turmoil Amid Mounting Disney Lawsuits
The board of supervisors appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World seems to be falling apart in real-time as yet another of its members abruptly resigns. Central Florida Tourism Oversight District: Origins The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) board of supervisors was installed by Governor DeSantis after he dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the special ...
Read More »Disney Prevails Over DeSantis: New Court Date Set for Governing District Dispute
It would seem that Disney has won a small victory in court over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), as a new court date will have all three squaring off this summer. Disney Wins Motion to Push Back Court Date After DeSantis CFTOD Argument Reveals Truth About Documents Amid ongoing legal disputes involving Disney, ...
Read More »Controversial Move: DeSantis Appoints Disney World Executive to Oversee Florida Elections
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed a high-ranking official of the new tax district around the Walt Disney World Resort as his new chief of elections, continuing his strategy of giving important jobs to his political allies. The far-right politician and former presidential candidate recently selected (per AP News) Glen Gilzean, who currently serves as the administrator of the Central ...
Read More »DeSantis Calls Truce: ‘No More Feud’ Between Him and Disney, Says Report
As far as the governor of Florida is concerned, Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company are done fighting. Of course, Disney might not see things that way, but Governor DeSantis is currently on a media blitz in which he is widely touting his recent accomplishments. More than anything else, he seems eager to tell the world about the legal ...
Read More »DeSantis Makes Unusual Move with Disney in New Music Video
Ron DeSantis is on a victory tour after his legal defeat of the Walt Disney Company and has released a strange new music video to further boast of his courtroom win. The Florida Governor and the Walt Disney Company have been locked in a legal battle since early 2023, when Ron DeSantis dissolved the Reedy Creek Improvement District, allegedly in ...
Read More »Disney Joins Forces with Democrats to Take On DeSantis in Major Event
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. ...
Read More »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 ...
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