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DeSantis Claims Disney Lawsuit Arguments Are “Fatally Imprecise”

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The battle between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (formerly Reedy Creek Improvement District), and Disney continues — and there have been some NEW developments.

Disney vs. DeSantis

Earlier in 2023, Disney filed a federal lawsuit against DeSantis and members of the board of the District arguing that there has been a violation of Disney’s federal rights. Basically, Disney has alleged that DeSantis has waged a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” against Disney to punish them for their political views. We’ve seen a number of actions taken in the federal case over the last few months, but now there’s something NEW to tackle.

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Judge Rules AGAINST Disney in Important Lawsuit

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Disney is involved in a variety of lawsuits right now — on everything from Park Passes to the Reedy Creek Improvement District — but we’ve got a big update on one important one.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

A lawsuit was previously filed by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (the new name for the Reedy Creek Improvement District) against Disney in state court in Florida. This lawsuit claims that certain agreements Disney entered into with the old Board (which the new Board claims stripped them of their power) are null and void. The Board is suing to ask the Court to declare the old agreements invalid. Disney previously filed a motion to dismiss this lawsuit (essentially get it thrown out of court) for a variety of reasons and now we’ve got an update as to what will happen next.

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Important Changes for Disney’s Reedy Creek District Announced by DeSantis-Appointed Board

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Important changes are being made at the former Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District).

Reedy Creek Improvement District

The Board of Supervisors for the District is now made of Governor DeSantis’ appointees, and within just a few months, they have declared some of Disney’s agreements with the old board to be invalid, initiated a lawsuit against Disney in state court, heard some complaints and fears from Disney Springs restaurant operators, and more. And now more changes have been revealed.

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Why July 26th Could Be Important for the Future of Disney’s Reedy Creek District

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There’s been all kinds of news about change coming to the Disney Company recently — but more important updates could be on the way.

Reedy Creek Improvement District

Bob Iger is sticking around as CEO for longer than originally expected, linear networks like ABC could be heading in a different direction in the future, and we’ve seen Iger go from “hero” to “villain” in just a few hours. But there’s more to come — this time related to the former Reedy Creek Improvement District (now Central Florida Tourism Oversight District). Just what’s next for this District and what does July 26th have to do with it? Let’s break it all down.

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NEWS: Governor DeSantis Insists Disney Can’t Sue Him

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The Ron DeSantis vs. Disney Reedy Creek Improvement District (“RCID”) battle continues — this time with some key documents that’ll help shape the case going forward.

Disney vs. DeSantis

The District has already been changed dramatically, a new name has been given to it (Central Florida Tourism Oversight District), and a new board is in place that’s already making some big changes. But the fight is far from over. Disney has filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Governor DeSantis and the new board of the District (among others), and now some key documents have been filed in that case.

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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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