DeSantis: Disney Pulled Plug Due To “Financial Straits”

“Disney announced the possibility of a Lake Nona campus nearly two years ago. Nothing ever came of the project, and the state was unsure whether it would come to fruition. Given the company’s financial straits, falling market cap and declining stock price, it is unsurprising that they would restructure their business operations and cancel unsuccessful ventures.” – DeSantis spox Jeremy Redfern.

The above, of course, is a lie as some Disney employees and executives involved in the project have already moved from Burbank, California to Orlando.

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports:

The Walt Disney Company’s decision to cancel a proposed $1 billion development in Florida gave former President Donald Trump ammunition to attack Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Trump released a statement on Thursday afternoon referring to the governor as “DeSanctimonious” and accusing him of getting “caught in the mouse trap” by “single-handedly” costing the state over 2,000 jobs.

“DeSantis’ failed war on Disney has done little for his limping shadow campaign, and now is doing even less for Florida’s economy,” Trump said.

Ron DeSanctimonious Gets Caught In The Mouse Trap

The Culture Of Losing Continues pic.twitter.com/FYn6cS4bOp

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 18, 2023

Jeremy Redfern, the governor’s press secretary, said in a statement, “Disney announced the possibility of a Lake Nona campus nearly two years ago. Nothing ever came of the project, and the state was unsure whether it would come to fruition.

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— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) May 18, 2023