DeSantis announces legislation to revoke Disney’s 11th-hour agreement with outgoing district board
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday afternoon in Lake Buena Vista to discuss the ongoing dispute between the state and Disney World over the governing of the theme park and its 27,000-acre property.
He announced legislative and Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board actions after the board said its Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one by stripping the new board of most powers before DeSantis’ hand-picked members could take their seats.
DeSantis claims the agreements between the outgoing Reedy Creek Improvement District and Walt Disney World are riddled with legal deficiencies, including failure to provide required notices.
He called them a blatant attempt by...
