Disney is *not* backing down.
The suit was filed minutes after a Disney World oversight board, appointed by DeSantis, voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company’s hands, according to theThe new lawsuit is just another layer in an ongoing feud between the rumored Republican presidential candidate and the powerhouse entertainment corporation. The feud seemingly began last year after Disney came out against DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
The lawsuit filed by Disney happened on the same day that the special district’s board of supervisors took action to undo a development deal that it says Disney struck to strip them of power.detailing why the agreement should be revoked, citing a separate agreement that wasn’t actually finalized by the time the development agreement was enacted and unlawfully delegates government authority to Disney, arguing the agreement’s benefits are “entirely one-sided” toward the theme parks.
“But the Governor and his allies have made clear they do not care and will not stop, it continued. “The Governor recently declared that his team would not only ‘void the development agreement’ — just as they did today — but also planned ‘to look at things like taxes on the hotels,’ ‘tolls on the roads,’ ‘developing some of the property that the district owns’ with ‘more amusement parks,’ and even putting a ‘state prison’ next to Walt Disney World.
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