Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies
Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney have reached a settlement agreement in a state court fight over how Walt Disney World is developed in the future following the takeover of the theme park resortโs government by the Florida governor.
Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantisโ supporters donโt want the governorโs appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney.
Fight between Disney and DeSantis appointees over district control gets a July court hearing
The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisโ appointees over control of Walt Disney Worldโs government wonโt be decided until at least this summer, provided the two sides donโt reach a settlement beforehand.
'What is it theyโre trying to hide?' Disney accuses DeSantis-appointed district of withholding records
Attorneys representing the Walt Disney Company have accused the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, or CFTOD, of withholding records as part of a lawsuit filed against the company by the special taxing district.
Disney sues state-controlled former Reedy Creek district over public records request
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts filed a lawsuit late Friday accusing the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, or CFTOD, of failing to preserve and turn over public records in violation of Florida law and the stateโs constitution.
DeSantis seeks dismissal of Disneyโs 1st Amendment lawsuit over former Reedy Creek district
Lawyers representing Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts involving the special taxing district formerly known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist
Gov_ Ron DeSantisโ appointees to Walt Disney Worldโs governing district have released a series of reports justifying their takeover of the government and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of โthe most egregious exhibition of corporate cronyism in modern American history.โ.
Reedy Creek no more: DeSantis-appointed Disney district unveils new website, logo
Some 10 months after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law to rename Disneyโs special taxing district the โCentral Florida Tourism Oversight Districtโ and appointed a new board to oversee it, the district has unveiled a new website URL.
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its lawsuit against DeSantis to free speech claim
Disney wants to narrow the scope of its federal lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to just a free speech claim that the Florida governor retaliated against the company because of its public opposition to a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.
Morale down, cronyism up after DeSantis takeover of Disney World government, ex-employees say
Since allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney Worldโs government earlier this year, morale has deteriorated, the governing district has been politicized and cronyism permeates the organization.
Disney says DeSantis-appointed district is dragging feet in providing documents for lawsuit
Disney says Walt Disney Worldโs governing district made up of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees is dragging its feet in providing requested documents to the company in a lawsuit over who has design and construction powers over Disneyโs sprawling theme park resort in central Florida.
Disney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees
Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World governing district as part of its defense against a lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Disney district workers criticize DeSantis appointeesโ decision to eliminate free passes
Employees of Walt Disney Worldโs governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis for a decision to eliminate free passes and discounts to the theme park resort for 400 of its district workers.
Your Florida Daily: State investigating former RCID, flesh-eating bacteria blamed for 5 deaths
The oversight board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to handle Walt Disney World property is asking the Florida Inspector General to investigate why the board's predecessor spent at least $2 million for employee perks.
DeSantis-appointed board asks state to probe $2M paid to Disney for perks
The oversight board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to handle Walt Disney World property is asking the Florida Inspector General to investigate why the boardโs predecessor spent at least $2 million to Disney for employee perks.
Tourism oversight districtโs suit against Disney goes before judge this week
An Orange County circuit judge this week will hear arguments on a request by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts to toss out a lawsuit filed by a revamped special district amid a feud between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the entertainment giant.
DeSantis wants to push Disney lawsuit to after 2024 election
Gov. DeSantis would prefer to see the federal lawsuit the Walt Disney Company filed against him dismissed, but if it has to go forward, his attorneys are pushing for a trial date in 2025 โ a year after the presidential election he hopes to be a nominee in.
Florida Gov. DeSantis files motion to dismiss Disneyโs federal lawsuit against him
The Walt Disney Company has no basis for suing Floridaโs governor in federal court over actions taken to reform the special district that governed Disney property, according to a new motion filed in the lawsuit between Gov. DeSantis and Disney.
Disney monorail inspections tucked into new law signed by DeSantis
The Florida Department of Transportation will soon have the duty to inspect Walt Disney Worldโs monorail system, one of several provisions enacted by the Florida Legislature as part of the stateโs clash with the Walt Disney Company.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to void Reedy Creek development agreement with Disney
Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrown the latest punch in his ongoing feud with Florida's largest employer, Walt Disney World, by signing a bill aimed at voiding the former Reedy Creek Improvement District's development deal with the theme park and media giant.
DeSantis board sues Disney in latest tug-of-war in Florida
Days after Disney sued Floridaโs governor in federal court for what it described as retaliation for opposing the stateโs so-called โDonโt Say Gayโ bill, Disney Worldโs governing board made up of Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees filed a lawsuit against the entertainment giant.
Meet the lead lawyers handling Disneyโs lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis
The four lawyers listed on the Walt Disney Companyโs lawsuit against Gov. DeSantis include a legendary lawyer who handled cases for Disney and former President Trump, lawyers who focus on contract and constitutional law, and all of them are qualified in some form or fashion to work on the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
DeSantis promises โvery, very strong actionโ against Disney over Reedy Creek agreement
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would not go into specifics Friday, but he promised that he and the state Legislature would take โvery, very strong actionโ in the coming weeks against Disney for an agreement that serves to strip the new district that oversees Disney World property of much of its power.
Disney CEO Bob Iger calls DeSantis โanti-Floridaโ in fight over special district
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger addressed the ongoing feud between the theme park giant and Ron DeSantis on Monday hours after the Florida governor fired back at the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, requesting an investigation.
Insider extra: Videos, documents show Disney stripping power from DeSantisโ special district board in public
On Feb. 8, several dozen spectators took their seats inside the administrative offices of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, formerly known as Reedy Creek Improvement District, to attend a previously-scheduled public meeting of the special taxing districtโs board of supervisors.
How Disney stripped power from Florida Gov. DeSantisโ special district board
On Feb. 8, several dozen spectators took their seats inside the administrative offices of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, formerly known as Reedy Creek Improvement District, to attend a previously-scheduled public meeting of the special taxing districtโs board of supervisors.
End of Disneyโs โcorporate kingdom?โ 2 Disney-controlled governments remain in power
As Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to reinstate and modify the special district that provides some government services to the Walt Disney World resort, two separate Disney-controlled municipalities continue to operate using governmental powers the state granted them more than five decades ago.
Future of Disneyโs Reedy Creek Improvement District remains uncertain
Less than 11 months before the Reedy Creek Improvement District is scheduled to be abolished, there are still no announced plans to replace any of the governmental services the special taxing district currently provides to the Walt Disney World resort property.
โUgly middle school breakup:โ Orlando columnist explains fight between Disney, DeSantis
The man who deemed the recent fight between Disney and Florida politicians โlike a really ugly middle school ugly middle school break upโ sat down to talk with Floridaโs Fourth Estate hosts Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin about the Reedy Creek Improvement District debacle.
DeSantis promises legislation to prevent Disney debt from falling to taxpayers
Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated his promise that Florida's taxpayers will not take on Walt Disney World's debt when and if the Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolves in 2023, teasing that he may have some legislative measures in place to prevent that from happening.