The fight is over who controls the special governing district which decides what gets built at Disney World and runs the municipal-like services on the 25,000 acres that make up the theme park resort.
FILE - A statue of Walt Disney and Micky Mouse stands in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Jan. 9, 2019. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis oversight board of Disney World has voted to claw back authority over the companys theme park properties. The vote Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the governors appointees voids a last-minute deal that placed control of theme park design and construction decisions Disneys hands.
“Just over a year ago, Disney expressed a political view that Governor DeSantis did not like. In response, the Governor unleashed a campaign of retaliation, weaponizing the power of government to punish Disney for its protected speech,” Disney said in the motion. The agreements gave design and construction authority to the company, which the DeSantis-appointed supervisors said stripped them of power. The DeSantis-appointed board's lawsuit said the agreements “reek of a backroom deal,” weren't properly noticed and that the Disney supporters unlawfully delegated governmental authority to a private entity.
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