The Walt Disney Company and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been in a lengthy dispute for several months, and despite our belief that the issue had been resolved, it seems to resurface repeatedly. Every time we were under the impression the fight was over and one side had “won,” another would land a blow and restart it again. Recently, despite ...

As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to lead Tallahassee’s efforts to put Disney in its place, his latest consideration could ironically fall back on many of the very Floridians whose interests he is trying to put first. Last night we at Disney Fanatic shared that Gov DeSantis reaffirmed his battle with The Walt Disney Corporation over actual control over the ...

The “Don’t Say Gay” issue (termed so by critics) has been making headlines since it was first announced back in 2022. On March 28 of last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law an act that barred teachers in schools from talking about “sexual orientation or gender identity… in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...

Disney can’t seem to catch a break. Every move they make lately appears to be the wrong one, particularly those moves which led to the Mouse House losing control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District in a fight with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature over Disney’s response to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act. While critics of the ...

Walt Disney World Resort fans, Florida residents, or Walt Disney Company stockholders may all be familiar with Floridian leader Governor Ron DeSantis. DeSantis has been at odds with Walt Disney World Resort often in the past year, particularly when it comes to the Reedy Creek Improvement District where Disney operated with significant autonomy. Now that DeSantis has done away with ...

Dear Readers, I might be a die-hard Disney Fanatic and allow myself to be so deeply invested in this Company that I dedicate the majority of my professional and personal time to covering it. But, as a Floridian and someone who is friend and family to scores of Floridians beyond just the reach of Kissimmee and the Orlando Metro Area, ...

After almost a full year of drama, The Walt Disney Company’s Reedy Creek Improvement District is officially no more. On Monday, February 27, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill immediately terminating the special Disney World District and rebranding it the state-controled Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. The governor made it a point to sign the bill on Walt ...

The Walt Disney Company is officially one signature away from losing its special powers in the Reedy Creek Improvement District. After passing by a supermajority in the House of Representatives, Florida’s State Senate did nearly the same thing on Friday, February 10, 2023. The Orlando Sentinel reports, The Senate voted 26-9 to approve a bill giving DeSantis the power to appoint the ...

Tallahassee is another step closer to stripping The Walt Disney Company of its special autonomy over the Central Florida Reedy Creek Improvement District. The bill, which will rename the district the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district and replace Disney’s hand-picked Board Members with five people selected by the Governor and approved by the Senate, among other things was passed via ...

It has been two days since it was announced that legislation for a government takeover of The Walt Disney Company’s Reedy Creek Improvement District was put before Florida’s House of Representatives. If passed, the “Disney vs DeSantis” debacle will end with the special district in Central Florida which houses the Walt Disney World Resort staying intact, and relatively the same, ...