LOVE IT..and so do Bush Gardens, Seaworld, etc etc.. all those parks did not have the special tax give away they received.. Finally they will owe and pay what is due to Floridians by taking the special district away!
This has been going on since day one even before they opened.. another fact.. yeas ago.. Disney bought so much land around DW prior under different named corporations so to keep sales price lower from sellers !
As usual . . .
You read a headline.
Read the deal. Disney chose to not fight it because it changed just ONE thing . . . ONE FUCKING THING. The board that oversees it can't be Disney employees. The taxing district is still there. Oops, I fucked up, there is another thing. Disney can't build its own airport. Disney can still do what they want to whatever standards they want and still issue bonds.
I am so glad that you get off on nothingburgers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today (Monday 02/27/23) signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law. The bill requires DeSantis, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services that the Disney district provides in its sprawling theme park properties in Florida. "Today the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," he said at a bill signing ceremony in Lake Buena Vista. "There's a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of the day." The signing came as DeSantis gears up for an expected presidential run and marks a high-profile legislative victory for the governor whose leveraging of cultural and political divides has pushed him to the fore of national Republican politics. DeSantis, whose book, “The Courage to be Free,” is coming out tomorrow, has moved in recent weeks to expand his national profile and political network through fundraisers and meetings with donors, elected officials and conservative influencers. The takeover of the Disney district began last year when the entertainment giant publicly opposed “Don’t Say Gay,” which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and lessons deemed not age-appropriate. DeSantis moved quickly to penalize the company, directing lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Legislature to dissolve Disney's self-governing district during a special legislative session last year, beginning a closely watched restructuring process. DeSantis called on lawmakers to again return to deal with Disney and finalize state control over the district in another special session that signaled the governor's willingness to wield the power of state government to accomplish political goals, a strategy that is expected to continue in the coming months ahead of his potential White House run. Yeah baby DeSantis is the NEW Donald Trump! C'mon "Joey" run again.
