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Disney About to Restart Political Donations in Florida Even To Politicians Who Supported ‘Don’t Say Gay’

Cinderella's Castle raining money.

Now that the Walt Disney Company’s feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is over, there is both fear and hope that Disney is about to restart its political donations to Florida lawmakers. During the nearly two-year spat with Gov Ron DeSantis, they halted all political donations to Florida lawmakers they believed weren’t sympathetic to their cause or who support the ...

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With the Disney/DeSantis Battle Over, Who Actually Won?

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After nearly two years of battle, the feud between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came to an unexpected end. It wasn’t after a prolonged legal fight that bloodied both sides; instead, the end came with a whimper. But after years of fighting and some very harsh things said on both sides, can these two sides find ...

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With Their Feud Seemingly Over, DeSantis Encourages Disney World to Build a Fifth Gate

DeSantis, Iger, and Cinderella's Castle

In a surprise twist this week, the Walt Disney Company announced that it had reached a deal to end its legal fight with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and pause its lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. This ends the years-long battle between Gov DeSantis and the state’s largest employer over the loss of the Reedy Creek Improvement District. ...

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Sticking It To Disney! DeSantis Spends the Day At Rival Theme Park

Federal Judge Dismisses Disney's Case Against DeSantis

It’s been a strange couple of weeks in the relationship between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. It started with Governor DeSantis appointing Glen Gilzean to be the supervisor of elections in Orange County. This position would require him to resign as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District administrator. Related: She Helped Save Disney From a Supreme Court ...

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Every Disney Failure Give Fuel to Its ‘Anti-Woke’ Enemies

Strange World

At the end of the first act of Hamilton, Aaron Burr sings to Alexander Hamilton, “Every proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies,” in Non-Stop. For The Walt Disney Company, it’s not necessarily their proclamations but their continued theatrical failures that give further ammunition to the people who believe that Disney has gone “woke.” Ever since the feud with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ...

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Disney Files Protective Order to Keep Its Deepest, Darkest Secrets Hidden

Cinderella's Castle with a top secret stamp

Lost in the Walt Disney Company’s case against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is that at some point, the two sides would have to exchange a massive cache of documents. While Disney has been rather forthcoming with the documents requested, Governor DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District have been stalling to delay the turnover of documents. Related: In A Major ...

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It’s Been A Year of DeSantis’ Disney District, With No End in Sight

DeSantis, Iger, and Cinderella's Castle

This month marks one year since Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stripped Walt Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replaced it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. And while this month will mark one year, there does not appear to be an end in sight to the feud between Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company. ...

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In a Major Blow, Federal Judge Dismisses Disney’s Case Against DeSantis

Federal Judge Dismisses Disney's Case Against DeSantis

This afternoon, Federal Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the Walt Disney Company’s First Amendment lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, saying that the Governor and the Florida Legislature were within their rights to strip Disney World of the Reedy Creek Improvement District and replace it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Winsor also said that allowing Governor DeSantis to appoint ...

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Satirical Website Wrote DeSantis Was Sending National Guard to Disney World, New Florida Law Would Let Him

DeSantis Was Sending Florida State Guard to Disney World new Florida law

Last year, amid the feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Walt Disney Company, the satirical website Mousetrap News published an article about the Governor sending the National Guard to block the entrance to Walt Disney World. As is the case with most stories on the internet, some people believe it. However, it was quickly debunked as satire from ...

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How the Feud With Disney Helped Sink DeSantis’ Presidential Hopes

Ron DeSantis and Mickey Mouse

On Sunday, just two days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he would suspend his presidential campaign and endorse former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. It was a dramatic turn for Governor DeSantis, who just 14 months ago secured a resounding re-election and appeared to be the prohibitive nominee. BREAKING: Florida Governor Ron ...

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