Last week, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District released its report on the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, and the results were not great. The report ripped Disney World for buying influence with the former Reedy Creek Board in the form of season passes and discounts on merchandise, meals, and hotel rooms. The report called the relationship between Reedy Creek ...

Just before the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board entered its regular meeting, Pastor David Netorg was asked to speak to the Board hand-picked by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Netzorg is the founder of the Emmaus Church in Winter Garden, Florida, which has run into controversies of its own. Netzorg told the Board that government work is a “calling” and that ...

This was a big weekend for Disney fans around the world. At the D23 Expo, Chairman of Parks, Experiences, and Products Josh D’Amaro announced several exciting changes coming to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, including a reimagining of DinoLand USA in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and what D’Amaro called the “largest expansion” of Magic Kingdom ever.  Related: Disney Is Going ...

Last month, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, the Board handpicked by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to replace the Reedy Creek Improvement District, sent a referral to the Florida Inspector General against the Walt Disney Company. They complained that Reedy Creek employees received discounts and Disney World season passes. They called it a “scheme” to defraud taxpayers.  When Governor DeSantis ...