A law protecting police officers took effect in Florida on July 1. The legislation, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, prevents municipal civilian review boards from investigating reported law enforcement misconduct, including in cities near Walt Disney World Resort. Related: Governor DeSantis To Shut down State of Florida, Walt Disney World Resort To Be Modified The police review board legislation is ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...