Hold on tight folks, this is about to be a bumpy ride. Things are getting increasingly more complex at the former Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District).

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that made some significant changes to the District, namely putting in an entirely new board appointed by the Governor. The new board later discovered some agreements entered into by Disney and the old board that give Disney a lot of control over certain decisions for a long period of time. The Board has suggested they’d challenge those agreements, DeSantis has outlined a plan to combat the agreements, and Disney all the while has defended their agreements. So what’s going on now? Well, some important things you need to know about.

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The battle between Disney and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks like it could be reaching a new point.

Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) already has a NEW Board of Supervisors appointed by DeSantis, is subject to new rules on reporting and other regulations, and has had certain powers removed from it. But things got really interesting when an agreement between Disney and the old Board came to light which new Board members claim strips them of their power. Now, it seems DeSantis’ Board could be attempting to strike back.

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