LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Disney’s agreements seeking to preserve its power over development in Central Florida didn’t follow requirements in state law, rendering them null and void, lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis tourism oversight board said Wednesday.
“The bottom line is that Disney engaged in a caper worthy of Scrooge McDuck to try to evade Florida law,” said David H. Thompson, a lawyer with the Cooper & Kirk law firm.
After hearing legal presentations, members of DeSantis’ Disney World oversight board decided to ask staff for a resolution they plan to consider on April 26 voiding the agreements. That action could set off a legal dispute and open another front in DeSantis’ battle with Disney that’s generating national headlines.
