By Bob Walsh
For many years Disney World was essentially a
self-governing operation under Florida law. DeSantis and many
like-minded people got pissed when the Disney organization started
jumping into woke politics rather than just running their park.
DeSantis called a special session of the legislature earlier this year just to deal with the issue. They did.
The
district was previously called the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
It is now the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Previously
the board of directors was appointed by corporate entities connected to
the Disney operation. That is not only no longer true but no longer
even possible.
The
district still exists and has the ability to provide zoning, fire
protection, physical infrastructure and to issue bonds so these things
do not fall onto the state. That was one of the fears when this
"takeover" was first set into motion. The five member board is now
appointed directly by the governor. It is expected that the board will
remove the district from woke politics and stick to running the park(s)
under its control.
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