Tag Archives: Disney

Disney Promotes First Pride Night After DeSantis Attack

The Daily Beast reports: The House of Mouse seemingly fired a shot across the bow at Ron DeSantis on Monday afternoon, promoting Disneyland’s first-ever “Pride Nite” event in a tweet just hours after the Florida governor outlined new legislation seeking to wrangle the company. The California theme park’s after-hours LGBTQ+ celebration, which will be held in June, was unveiled last …

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DeSantis Seeks To Harass Disney With Ride Inspections

The New York Post reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to announce plans by the state Legislature to void a controversial move by Disney that effectively stripped the governor’s newly installed oversight board of authority, sources said. Officials called Disney’s tactic an illegal “poison pill” intended to undercut state supervision of its special tax district — and argued that …

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DeSantis Vows To Punish Disney With New Taxes, Tolls

“Now that the Disney has reopened this issue we’re not just going to void the development agreement they tried to do. We’re going to look at things, like taxes on the hotels, we’re going to look at things like tolls on the roads, we’re going to look at things like developing some of the property that the district owns. They …

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Hate Group Celebrates Criminal Probe Into Disney

Posted to the FRC’s Washington Stand blog: What DeSantis didn’t know is that on February 8, Disney officials had met and signed a hush-hush agreement that stripped Florida of its powers before the new board even convened. Under this clandestine document, all decisions would be rerouted through Disney, neutering the GOP of its oversight. In a letter to the state’s …

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DeSantis Orders Criminal Probe Into Disney’s Move

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis asked Florida’s chief inspector general on Monday to look into agreements the Reedy Creek Improvement District made with Disney just before the state takeover. DeSantis requested a “thorough review and investigation” in a letter Monday to Melinda Miguel, Florida’s chief inspector general. Last week, DeSantis’ new hand-picked board disclosed that previous board members …

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Disney CEO: “Retaliatory” DeSantis Is “Anti-Business”

Deadline reports: Calling moves by Gov. Ron DeSantis “anti-business and anti-Florida,” Bob Iger showed today that he isn’t afraid of a street brawl with the likely GOP presidential hopeful. “We love the state of Florida,” the Disney CEO said today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, his first since returning to the top job in November. “We respect and appreciate …

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Orlando Paper Scorches DeSantis On Disney’s Move

From the editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel: From now on, Gov. DeSantis, save your tantrums for your taxpayer-funded mansion and endless trips to court donors and rally support in other states.  Whenever you happen to be in Florida, focus on your actual job: Running a massive state government where people are dying every day of drug overdoses and mass …

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Florida Lawmakers Don’t See Fix To Disney’s Slick Move

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is vowing to take legal action against the former board members of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District over their move to cement the Walt Disney Company’s control over the district, but Senate and House leaders are unsure there’s a legislative solution to the issue. “I think we’re going to take a look …

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Trump PAC Mocks DeSantis: He Just Lost To Mickey

Florida Politics reports: Donald Trump’s team is heating up an attack against Gov. Ron DeSantis over legislation passed reshaping Disney World’s governing district. “President Trump wrote ‘Art of the Deal’ and brokered Middle East peace. Ron DeSantis just got out-negotiated by Mickey Mouse,” said Trump super PAC chief Taylor Budowich. “We’re going to have to deal with it and correct …

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DeSantis Board Rages Disney Made Them “Powerless”

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida. Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive …

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Pence Condemns DeSantis For Revenge Against Disney

“I’m a limited government conservative, and I believe in private property, free enterprise. My concern more broadly was just simply about taking action against a company in the wake of a political dispute, where the company had taken a different position than the state. “I have concerns about that in Florida. I had the exact same concerns about California, pulling …

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Trump On DeSantis/Disney: “Whole Thing Is A Hoax”

Posted today to Trump’s Truth Social account: Ron DeSanctimonious totally caved in his public relations inspired battle with Disney. That’s the only reason he went after them in the first place, to show Mr. Tough Guy. Disney maintained complete exemption from property & sales tax, tax-free bonds, and their incredible fast track permitting. They also gave big political contributions to …

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DeSantis Rushes To Fox To Boast About Disney Bill

“Last year, they came out very strong against a piece of legislation to protect parents’ rights and to protect young children from having sexualized curriculum in things like elementary school. They’re taking those positions as a company, which are antithetical to our values. But with this arrangement, Florida was subsidizing that type of activism. That could no longer stand. “So …

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Hate Activists Appointed To Oversee Disney District

Reuters reports: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that takes control of a special tax district surrounding Walt Disney World that for half a century allowed Walt Disney Co. to operate with a high degree of autonomy. “The corporate kingdom finally comes to an end,” DeSantis said during a press event at Lake Buena Vista near Orlando. …

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Trump WH Pressured Disney To Censor Jimmy Kimmel

Rolling Stone reports: The then-president, according to two former Trump administration officials, was so upset by Jimmy Kimmel’s comedic jabs that he directed his White House staff to call up one of Disney’s top executives in Washington, D.C., to complain and demand action. (ABC, on which Jimmy Kimmel Live! has long aired, is owned by Disney.) In at least two …

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Orlando Paper Roasts “Spiteful” DeSantis On Disney Special District Takeover: He’s “Created A Giant Mess”

From the Orlando Sentinel editorial board: Like many Floridians, including representatives of the Walt Disney Company itself, we’ve watched Gov. Ron DeSantis drive his legislative acolytes over the edge of a precipitous cliff as they pondered the fate of the special taxing district set up for Disney more than 50 years ago. By the end of the brutish and pointless …

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DeSantis Gets Bill Finalizing Takeover Of Disney District

Florida Politics reports: The Legislature approved a bill that allows Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint Disney World government’s board members. The Senate voted 26-9 Friday on the bill after the House approved it earlier with a vote of 82-31 Thursday. The bill also renames Reedy Creek Improvement District to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. “They’re not in charge of …

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DeSantis Again Pushes To Wreck Special Disney District

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis wants Florida lawmakers to put the state in control of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District. A notice published on Osceola County’s website on Friday states that lawmakers will take up legislation “increasing state oversight, accountability, and transparency” of the district. The Legislature and DeSantis dissolved Reedy Creek last year amid Disney’s dispute …

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REPORT: Florida To Reverse On Disney’s Special District

Orlando’s Fox affiliate reports: A resolution to the politically charged conflict that developed this year between the state of Florida and the Walt Disney Company may reportedly be in the works. The state’s lawmakers are working on plans to reverse a move that would strip Disney of its right to operate a private government around its theme parks, according to …

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Disney Enemy Got Married At The Magic Kingdom

The Washington Post reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has been on the offense against the Walt Disney Co. for months, criticizing the entertainment giant for opposing legislation he championed and signing a law to strip the company of its special taxing district. Before he attacked the company, DeSantis — who is up for reelection next week — was a …

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