For a stress-free Disney or Universal Studios vacation, let the FREE expert planners at Royal Carriage Vacations take care of every detail including dining reservations, applying discounts, and onboard cruise credit.
Just one day after Disney sues Florida, the Senate passes a new bill.
Development Agreement
I won’t rehash all of the tension that built up in 2022 before Florida officially took over Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District.
Just before the handover took place, Disney tried one last ditch effort to keep as much control out of the state of Florida as possible. Just recently, Disney made an agreement between the district and the parks/resorts.
This new agreement basically gives Disney most of the control of the district and prevents the new oversight board from making any changes to this agreement until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of King Charles III.
At a recent press conference, DeSantis shared that he is planning to announce even more measures against Disney World. The first being his plans to void the contract between the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Board (previously Reedy Creek Improvement District) and Disney World regarding Disney’s development rights for many, many years. Now, everything will be passed through the State Legislature.
Disney Sues
On April 26, Disney sued the state of Florida stating:
“A targeted campaign of government retaliation – orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney’s protected speech – now threatens Disney’s business, operations, jeopardizes its economic future in the region, and violates its constitutional rights.”
You can read our story on that right here.
Florida Nullifies Agreement
Yesterday evening, the Florida Senate passed SB 1604. In that bill, there is a small piece that basically allows that agreement I wrote about above to be reversed. Next, it will go to the House where it will likely be passed as well.
With Disney suing Florida, Mickey and Co. will not take this lying down. It will now go through the courts.
What do you think of Florida passing this bill? Do you think it’s too much? Share your thoughts with us below. Do you know someone who may be interested in reading about this? Pass it along to them!
Share the love!
Pat Love
Monday 1st of May 2023
Don't leave Connie. We just need to group together and vote out all of this red that has gathered here
Pat Love
Monday 1st of May 2023
We who. I know I surely DID NOT! Stop this outfight life that ALL of us want these racist, ignorant jackasses in office. Florida government right now is a serious joke and being Florida born and bred; I'm so embarrassed and ashamed.
mark M
Monday 1st of May 2023
I think they should be working on our home insurance instead of chasing the mouse
P Naroks
Sunday 30th of April 2023
The bill did not protect our children. It keeps teachers from talking freely about our real world. Public school is supposed to teach and expose our children to the real world. Like the statue of David. Public school is not supposed to teach anyone’s personal version of life. If a child has two mom’s and says so in the classroom, under the bill, teacher can’t respond. The teacher should be able to say something along the lines of parents come in varying types, because in today’s society, that’s true. And when children are in the real world, they will meet those varied people, and varied parents. Instead, in FL, that student is left standing alone with no teacher giving simple humane support. Leaves the child vulnerable to being bullied. Hey, their family is different. Differences are what make up a diverse society. We are all better off when we acknowledge our differences and try to understand each other. When we don’t, we breed hate. Not good for any of us.
P Naroks
Sunday 30th of April 2023
So you think it’s okay for the government to tell corporations what they can and cannot say? You think it’s okay for government to bully a corporation because the company spoke out about an issue that concerns their employees, visitors, and every company and person in the state? If you think that FL government behavior retaliating against Disney for free speech is okay, you really don’t believe in freedom. Simple as that. Disney enjoyed the same types of corporate perks we give other companies to keep and attract them to this state. It was a good relationship between the state and the company for economic reasons until the FL governor thought he’d get a political advantage by taking a stand against Disney’s free speech. FL gov’t is trying to control Disney and Disney content. Based on when this started and the governors responses, it’s very clear FL government is retaliating and bullying a company that provides a huge part of the state’s employment and revenue. This is an example of government not liking a company that keeps our gov’t from overstepping it’s bounds. Good gov’t is supposed to protect all it’s people, not pick and choose who they like. We weren’t big Disney fans, but now we are. We like companies that stand up to bad gov’t. Go Disney!