Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a regulation that strips The Walt Disney Co. of its 55-year management over a particular district masking its Florida theme parks.
The transfer — punishment after the corporate spoke out towards DeSantis’ parental rights laws final 12 months — signifies that he’ll appoint the members of the five-member Reedy Creek Enchancment District board.
At a signing ceremony held at a fireplace station on the Disney property, DeSantis mentioned of the corporate, “While you lose your means, you bought to have people who find themselves going to let you know the reality.”
DeSantis additionally introduced his nominees for the board, that are topic to Florida Senate approval.
The board members may have oversight over the particular district’s infrastructure and providers, however DeSantis additionally referred to Disney’s content material selections. “I believe that each one of those board members very a lot want to see the kind of leisure that each one households can recognize.”
DeSantis championed the transfer to strip Disney of its management of the particular district following the corporate’s opposition to the parental rights invoice, dubbed the “don’t say homosexual” regulation, however he and different supporters of the laws say that it additionally ends particular therapy for one company.
“Now Disney goes to be handled like Sea World is handled, and that’s actually the truthful factor to do,” he mentioned.
