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And then Disney responded to Desantis by saying that Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve Reedy Creek (the special district under contention)
by gzer0 4y ago
And then Disney responded to Desantis by saying that Florida would have to pay nearly $1 billion to dissolve Reedy Creek (the special district under contention) [1].
[1] https://www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1095225258/disney-world-florida-debt https://www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1095225258/disney-world-flori...
- rascul 4y agoThere have been related events since. In November, the CEO who had provided the criticism to the Don't Say Gay bill was fired. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/disney-board-reached-out-to-iger-friday-after-concerns-over-earnings.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/disney-board-reached-out-to-... Last month, Florida took over the Reedy Creek board, changed the name, and removed some of their powers. https://www.flgov.com/2023/02/27/governor-ron-desantis-signs-legislation-ending-the-corporate-kingdom-of-walt-disney-world/ https://www.flgov.com/2023/02/27/governor-ron-desantis-signs... There's probably other relevant stuff since April last year that I'm not aware of also. I'm not authoritative.