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Kingdom Conquest Complete? Disney World Will NOT Fight State Takeover

Disney will not fight State Takeover

When Governor Ron DeSantis returns to the office on Monday morning, he will finally receive the bill from the Florida Legislature to terminate The Walt Disney Company’s special autonomy over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Governor is expected to sign the legislation, renaming the tract of land the “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” and replacing Disney’s hand-picked Board of ...

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Disney Responds to Florida’s Reedy Creek Takeover Bill

Disney Responds Reedy Creek Takeover

Florida’s State Government has officially filed a Bill in the House of Representatives during a special session of the Florida Legislature aimed at stripping The Walt Disney Company of its autonomy in the vast tract of land known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Read More: Ron DeSantis Will NOT Dissolve Reedy Creek, But MAJOR Changes Are Coming For over ...

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No, Florida is Not Reversing Its Disney World District Decision

Disney Florida District

Recent reports are coming out that The Walt Disney Company will be able to preserve its special district in Florida, as those familiar with the situation shared that lawmakers in Tallahassee were willing to work with The Mouse House to keep the Reedy Creek Improvement District alive and well. Journalists on both sides are touting this as Florida’s “U-Turn,” but ...

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Iger Regrets Disney’s Political Battle with Florida, DeSantis Responds

Disney in Court over Response to 'Don't Say Gay' Law

When Bob Iger suddenly returned as CEO of The Walt Disney Company, many outspoken fans saw the change as an opportunity for Disney to retract from its “woke” direction. While Iger made it clear he does not regret seeing the company stand behind many of its people, he expressed his dismay at the distracting damage the political bouts did to ...

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Report: Ron DeSantis Had a Disney World Wedding

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has spent most of this year being the frontman in Tallahassee’s “culture war” with The Walt Disney Company. What began as a verbal back and forth over The Sunshine State’s Parental Rights in Education Law unraveled into an unfortunate set of circumstances that put Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District at risk of being completely dissolved by ...

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Disney Officially Backs LGBTQ+ Community In New Move

disney lgbtq support

After much controversy regarding Disney’s official stance toward the LGBTQ+ community, the Company has demonstrated real support. The Walt Disney Company has been under fire from multiple sources for its support and lack thereof of the LGBTQ+ community. Between the Company’s response to the Parental Rights in Education legislation in Florida, commonly called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and political ...

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Governor Ron DeSantis Provides Update on Hurricane Ian

DeSantis Hurricane

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the State around midday on Monday, September 26, as Hurricane Ian continued to intensify and more counties fell under a Tropical Storm Watch and Hurricane Watch. He wanted the residents of the rains, winds, and storm surges that are expected to affect the west coast. “This is a really big hurricane at this point,” DeSantis ...

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Disney vs Florida Update: Judge Asked to Dismiss Another Reedy Creek Lawsuit

Reedy Creek Lawsuit

It has been a few months since Florida’s state government made the decision to dissolve Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District, and a second lawsuit against the matter has already been filed, and Tallahassee wants it dismissed. According to the Orlando Business Journal, The state on Aug. 19 filed for a motion to dismiss a case originally filed in May in Miami-Dade ...

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Disney World, All Theme Parks Left Out of Florida’s ‘Freedom Week’ Sales Tax Holiday

Florida Tax holiday

Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a special week-long sales tax holiday to help Sunshine State residents get out and enjoy this year’s summer. From July 1 – July 7, ‘Freedom Week’ will give families the opportunity to purchase certain outdoor and recreation items and admission tickets to certain cultural and entertainment events scheduled for the rest ...

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Disney Stock Closing Near 50% Annual Loss

Disney Stock Price

The Walt Disney Company’s stock price closed on Tuesday, June 21, at $93.29/share, almost 50% less than what its shares were worth a year ago. Awarded the title of the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Index, Disney has faced a perfect storm of incidents that have sent its stock price sliding for most of 2022, with many putting the ...

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