A bill targeted at Disney will be introduced next week ending the company's exemption allowing it to do its own safety inspections for rides.
Reasserting developmental authority over the 24,000-acre parcel of land near Orlando, the Republican governor on Wednesday threatened further retaliation against Disney by building another amusement park, a prison or a state park on the land that borders Disney World.
“The possibilities are endless,” he said while previewing other changes that may impact the company’s operations in the state, including ending Disney’s exemption to do its own safety inspections for rides.
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