The war of words between Disney World and the Ron DeSantis’ appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District continues. This time, it's in the form of a new report issued by the District that audits the 56-year history between Disney World and the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the special district that had been in place until the battle between Disney and DeSantis led to the change. The report calls the previous arrangement the “most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history,” but that’s not exactly a shock considering the source, and Disney has already fired back.
The phrase “corporate cronyism” had already been used by the CFTOD’s Chairman in reference to the Disney World/Reedy Creek relationship. While the committee that put this report together was technically not part of the district itself, it was overseen by the district. The fact that it even uses the same language makes it clear that the new report is pushing a particular narrative.
