State-controlled Disney World government board is ripe for 'political mischief,' expert says
A University of Central Florida (UCF) faculty member is warning that “the potential for political mischief is there” with a new Disney World government board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The Legislature approved a bill last week to reshape the Reedy Creek board, seizing control from the Walt Disney Company — which previously handpicked elected board members — and giving that power to the Governor. Some lawmakers raised concerns that the board overseeing Disney World’s infrastructure and emergency services is moving from one extreme to another.
Aubrey Jewett, a political scientist at UCF, said he didn’t want to be “the Chicken Little professor saying that the sky is falling,” but added, “T...
