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July 14th Could Change Disney’s Future — Here’s Why

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The political conflict between The Walt Disney Company and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (formerly known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District) took another step forward following the CFTOD’s latest court filing.

Cinderella Castle

For context, Disney filed a lawsuit against the Board and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, at which point the CFTOD Board filed a countersuit on May 1st, 2023. Then, Disney filed a motion asking the judge to dismiss the CFTOD Board’s countersuit, stating it was “moot.” The CFTOD Board filed a response to Disney’s motion to dismiss, hinting at some potential changes they predict to see going forward. Let’s break it down.

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“We Just Shot Ourselves in the Foot” — Disney Firefighter Union Leader Speaks Out as Contract Is Stalled

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Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) continues to be hit by massive changes.

Reedy Creek

Over the past few months, a new Board of Supervisors appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have taken over and lawsuits regarding the District have been filed by Disney and against Disney. Now, we’ve got another update, and this time it’s about the District’s firefighters.

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Federal Judge Disqualifies Himself from Disney Lawsuit Against Gov. DeSantis

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There’s been a new development in the lawsuit by Disney against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board.

©Governor Ron DeSantis Website

Back in April, Disney announced their lawsuit against the governor and board members, stating that “a targeted campaign of government retaliation—orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney’s protected speech—now threatens Disney’s business operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights.” Lawyers for Gov. DeSantis have been working to disqualify the judge presiding over the case, and that judge has now stepped down, but he did so for reasons other than the ones put forward by the lawyers.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Comments on New Reedy Creek Board’s Choice to Sue Disney

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The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board (formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District) held a meeting on April 26th, 2023, where they declared that agreements previously entered into by Disney and the former Reedy Creek Board were void.

Reedy Creek

This was apparently the final straw for Disney, who was primed and ready to file a federal lawsuit. The company has alleged that DeSantis has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” over them. And then, in a meeting on May 1st, the new District Board voted to sue Disney in state court — which was apparently news to the Florida governor.

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Disney Claims DeSantis Is Waging a “Relentless Campaign to Weaponize Government Power” — Here’s a Breakdown of the Drama

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The ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company has reached a tipping point. What first began as apparent retaliation for Disney’s response to the Parental Rights in Education law (often criticized as the “Don’t Say Gay” law) rapidly spiraled into a hostile war between the state government and a massive company.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ©Deadline

After outlining his plan of attack against Disney, DeSantis and his newly-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board (formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District) granted themselves “superior authority” and declared the previous Board’s agreements with Disney to be void. Disney swiftly responded by suing the governor and the entire District Board in federal court. That hasn’t seemed to dissuade DeSantis, though, and now it appears as though the war has only just begun.

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“Disney Picked the Fight” — DeSantis-Appointed Board Declares Reedy Creek Agreements Invalid

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Update: Disney has since filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and the new board members — you can read about it here.

Some Disney agreements have just been declared INVALID by the DeSantis-appointed Reedy Creek Improvement District Board and it could cause some big complications.

©Reedy Creek Meeting Livestream

Disney entered into some important agreements with the old Board of Supervisors for the Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District). These agreements gave Disney a lot of power over developments in the District for many years to come, despite what the new board may say or do. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the new board have threatened a variety of actions against Disney and some of those are starting to take shape, and now we have a critical update.

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