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Governor DeSantis Asks For Disney's 'Surrender', As His Lawyers Call Lawsuit 'Glorified Press Release'

Lawyers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took aim at Disney's latest legal filing.

Cinemablend · Aug 10, 2023

Reedy Creek finds ‘no records exist’ for Moody’s probe into Disney agreements

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody came up empty on a public records request that sought to gain insight into agreements the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s board made with Disney ahead of a state takeover.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 15, 2023

Disney stripped DeSantis' board of power

Secret deal lasts until "21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants" of King Charles III

Salon · Mar 30, 2023

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DeSantis holds up Disney move as proof he’ll fight ‘woke’ corporations

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As he declared victory over Walt Disney Co. on Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis lectured the corporate leaders of the state’s biggest employer in its lifeblood tourism industry.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 4, 2023

Key Florida lawmaker says DeSantis won’t back down on Disney. But signs point to truce

MIAMI — The sponsor of the bill to repeal Walt Disney World’s special taxing district denied reports that legislators are planning to “reverse course” and suggested that while a compromise is possible, it could still dramatically dismember the special privileges the company has held for 55 years.

Miami Herald · Dec 2, 2022

Disney government in dark about effect of law dissolving it

At the first meeting of Disney World’s private government since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure to dissolve it next year, officials were still confused about what the new legislation meant, even as some ripple effects were starting to be felt

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Disney’s governing district says Florida cannot get rid of it until bond debts are paid

Officials have warned that getting rid of the taxing district the company imposed on itself would be a huge tax liability for neighboring residents

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

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Disney tells investors Florida can’t dissolve special district without paying debt

MIAMI — As Florida legislators were rushing through passage of a bill to repeal the special district that governs Walt Disney World last week, they failed to notice an obscure provision in state law that says the state could not do what legislators were doing — unless the district’s bond…

Miami Herald · Apr 27, 2022

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