Over several months, relations between the Walt Disney Company and current Florida governor Ron DeSantis haven’t been the best. Legal and political battles stemming from Disney’s reaction to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill have seen DeSantis trying to remove special privileges that the company has enjoyed in its operations, with Disney winning some key victories. Now Walt Disney World’s parent organization is making its own move, suing Governor DeSantis in the name of free speech.
At the heart of the Disney v. DeSantis battle is control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, an area crucial to Walt Disney World’s operations as it was tailor-made for Walt Disney and his parks. Due to the actions to strip the company of its authority over RCID, the crux of the suit filed by Disney is best summed up by a passage highlighted by Deadline, which sets the basis for this legal action as follows:
