DeSantis, a likely GOP presidential candidate who has attacked “woke Disney,” said the company has long operated with an “unfair advantage.”
The agreement was made just before a new oversight board whose members were picked by DeSantis dissolved Reedy Creek Improvement District.
He has previously complained about an agreement Disney made with outgoing board members to preserve the company’s option to add a fifth major theme park and more retail space and hotel rooms at the resort. “We’ll have to evaluate the legality of that agreement, that essentially enables Disney to set their utility rates.State Republicans last year began targeting Disney after it publicly clashed with DeSantis over a law that restricts classroom instruction of gender and sexual orientation.
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