While Trump may be prospective 2024 candidate Ron DeSantis’ greatest political rival, the Florida governor’s mind is currently consumed by a much wilier foe: Mickey Mouse
Now a board packed with DeSantis loyalists, installed by the governor to meddle in the affairs of the company’s Florida park, has launched a countersuit against Disney.
The dispute stems over DeSantis’ move to seize control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District from Disney. Reedy Creek was established as a special taxing district for the Disney World Park in 1967, and allowed the company to act as a county government within a 39-square-mile area covering the resort. The company could collect local taxes and had the ability to manage its own police, fire, and emergency medical services, utilities, as well as establish land regulations and building codes.
But while DeSantis may be hell-bent on conquering the Magic Kingdom, other prominent Republicans have cast doubt on how beneficial picking a fight with Disney will be in the long run.
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