DeSantis dealt another blow to Walt Disney World's autonomy by signing a bill on Monday to take control of the company's development board. Critics say the move looks like retaliation.
signing, DeSantis' office said the bill would also end some of Disney's other special privileges, such as exemption from state regulatory reviews.The creation of the self-governing zone, known as Reedy Creek Improvement District, was instrumental to Disney's decision to build its theme park near Orlando in the 1960s,
The zone sites on nearly 25,000 acres, sandwiched between Orange and Osceola counties. Once a remote and rural area, the Reedy Creek Improvement District received electricity, water, roads and police thanks to Disney's investments.Disney did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment, butDisney, which employs
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