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Subtle But Important Change Revealed for Disney’s Reedy Creek District

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Things are ever-evolving at the former Reedy Creek Improvement District that governs the land on which Disney World operates in Florida.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

The District is now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, it has a new Board of Supervisors appointed by Governor DeSantis (which has seen some recent changes), lawsuits are still pending regarding Disney and DeSantis’ battle over the District, and we’ve even seen some updates from the District’s firefighters. But now we have more news.

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Hearing Set in Reedy Creek vs. Disney Lawsuit

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The conflict between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney over the Reedy Creek Improvement District (now Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board) is far from over.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

We’ve been keeping an eye out for news on actions from the District itself, things related to the various lawsuits between the groups, and more. But just what has been happening in recent weeks? We’ve got a COMPLETE update here!

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Governor DeSantis Announces Change for Disney’s Reedy Creek District

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Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District has undergone some massive changes, and another has just been made.

Reedy Creek Building

Over the past several months, much of Disney’s control over the District has been stripped away, a new Board of Supervisors has started to take action, and lawsuits have been filed (both by Disney and against Disney) regarding the District. But there’s a new update.

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Disney Issues Important WARNING About DeSantis Conflict

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Disney has issued an important warning about how the ongoing battles in Florida could really impact the Company.

Monorail

We’ve got a long post on the history here, but the basic story here is that following Disney’s statement against the Parental Rights in Education Bill (what critics called “Don’t Say Gay”), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida legislators took steps to dramatically change the Reedy Creek Improvement District Disney had controlled and operated under for 50+ years. Disney has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that this was all a plan of retaliation by the Governor and others, the Governor has signed a law to void some of Disney’s agreements with the prior board, the new board of the District has filed a lawsuit against Disney, and (basically) the battle is still ongoing. But now we’ve got an interesting development to share.

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New Poll Reveals How People REALLY Feel About the Disney-DeSantis Battle

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You know that feeling when you’re listening to a song you don’t really love and it feels like it’ll never end? Or when you’re on a road trip, you’re OVER being stuck in the car for hours, and it just feels like you’ll NEVER get to your destination. By now, that’s the feeling some might have when it comes to the battle between Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

The battle has been dragging on since Disney made its statement against the Parental Rights in Education Bill and eventually escalated to major changes in Disney World’s district. Lately, the updates have included a federal lawsuit filed by Disney, a state court lawsuit filed by the new Board of Supervisors for the District, bills signed into law by DeSantis that impact Disney agreements and the inspection of Disney’s monorail, and more. But are Americans done with the feud? They might be.

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NEWS: Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill to Change Disney World Monorail Inspections

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that could change how Disney World’s Monorail is inspected.

Monorail

The ongoing battle between Disney and the Florida governor has resulted in several lawsuits and many proposed changes to the Disney World parks. The latest development might impact one of the most iconic forms of transportation between Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and some Disney hotels.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger Fires Back at DeSantis “Retaliation”

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If you’re in the loop with Disney news, then you know that there’s a LOT going on right now.

Cinderella Castle

Between changes coming to the theme parks, new movies getting released in theaters, and The Walt Disney Company’s legal battle with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, there’s plenty to try and keep up with. We’ve been following everything that’s happening, ready to hear more from Disney executives. And that’s exactly what happened today.

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NEWS: Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill to VOID Disney’s Reedy Creek Agreements

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The battle between Governor Ron DeSantis (FL) and Disney just got more complex thanks to the signing of a particular bill.

Reedy Creek

For context, Disney had entered into some agreements with the old board of the Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) prior to the new board taking over. According to the new board, the agreements at issue reportedly “strip” them of much of their power. The new board has already declared the agreements invalid for a few reasons, which is part of what sparked Disney to sue DeSantis and the new board, and the new board has since filed a lawsuit of its own against Disney. But now the agreements have been addressed by something else.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Comments on New Reedy Creek Board’s Choice to Sue Disney

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The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board (formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District) held a meeting on April 26th, 2023, where they declared that agreements previously entered into by Disney and the former Reedy Creek Board were void.

Reedy Creek

This was apparently the final straw for Disney, who was primed and ready to file a federal lawsuit. The company has alleged that DeSantis has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” over them. And then, in a meeting on May 1st, the new District Board voted to sue Disney in state court — which was apparently news to the Florida governor.

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Disney Claims DeSantis Is Waging a “Relentless Campaign to Weaponize Government Power” — Here’s a Breakdown of the Drama

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The ongoing battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company has reached a tipping point. What first began as apparent retaliation for Disney’s response to the Parental Rights in Education law (often criticized as the “Don’t Say Gay” law) rapidly spiraled into a hostile war between the state government and a massive company.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ©Deadline

After outlining his plan of attack against Disney, DeSantis and his newly-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board (formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District) granted themselves “superior authority” and declared the previous Board’s agreements with Disney to be void. Disney swiftly responded by suing the governor and the entire District Board in federal court. That hasn’t seemed to dissuade DeSantis, though, and now it appears as though the war has only just begun.

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