After the DeSantis-aligned board voted to nullify the agreement about the Reedy Creek Improvement District put in place by the Disney-aligned board, Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis “within minutes”
of the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District are all political allies to the governor: Martin Garcia, a Tampa lawyer and prolific Republican donor; Bridget Ziegler, a Sarasota County school-board member and “parental rights” activist who co-founded the anti-LGBTQ+ organization Moms for Liberty ; Brian Aungst Jr., a Clearwater land-use attorney; Michael Sasso,
an Orlando election lawyer and president of the local Federalist Society chapter; and Ron Peri, CEO of the Gathering USA, a large Florida Christian ministry. State legislators actually voted in April 2022 to, but after subsequent legal discussions, ended up orchestrating a takeover of the district instead. Due to Disney’s estimated $2 billion in bond debt, the district was operating at a huge loss.
, Disney CEO Bob Iger said DeSantis had “decided to retaliate against us,” for Disney’s political views, “and that just seems really wrong to me.” But it seemed like Disney was going to accept the new rules and move on.This is where it gets really good. So, weeks before the Florida governor
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