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Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty ImagesSunday was the last day for the ride in the Florida park. Controversy surrounded the ride, based on the 1946 film Song of the South and its racist themes. It will relaunch as Tiana's Bayou Adventure. -
Wikimedia Commons/Florida lawmakers are moving forward with plans that would give the state more control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Gov. Ron DeSantis had targeted last year after the Walt Disney Co. criticized a controversial education law.
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The Walt Disney World complex's governing board says that when Florida created its special district, the state pledged not to alter that status unless all its debts are paid off. -
Disney says the Reedy Creek Improvement District can’t be disbanded by the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis until all the district’s debt is paid off. A Maitland lawyer says Disney’s right and that the move is illegal.
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a bill that will disband a special district that allowed Disney to act like its own mini-government over the land where its theme parks are located in Orlando.
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It eliminates the self-governed districts by June 2023 and could have huge tax implications for Disney.
