It was a clever act of sabotage, made even more so by a so-called royal-lives clause. Another new member, Ron Peri, said that the measure “essentially makes Disney the government” and that all they can do at the moment is “maintain the roads and maintain basic infrastructure.” after a meeting on Wednesday in which the news was made public. “I’m surprised that they didn’t tell us about it as soon as we were appointed,” said incoming board member Brian Aungst Jr. The board also is not allowed to use Disney’s name or trademarks, including “fanciful characters such as Mickey Mouse.” In a meeting on February 8, the board approved a measure to strip itself of its broad authority (similar to that of a county) and to give Disney “prior review and comment” on any changes in order to “ensure consistency with the overall design and theming” of the park. “All these board members very much would like to see the type of entertainment that all families can appreciate.”īut before DeSantis was able to replace the Reedy Creek board’s members with his own donors, the outgoing members had one last maneuver - as DeSantis and his supporters just found out.
“When you lose your way, you gotta have people that are going to tell you the truth,” DeSantis said in February. Earlier this year, he signed a law that would seize a tax entity called the Reedy Creek Improvement District - which, for the past 50 years, has let the Magic Kingdom basically run its own municipal services - and hand it over to his allies. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesĪfter sparring with the Walt Disney Company for years over vaccine mandates and the company’s criticism of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida governor Ron DeSantis thought he had the House of Mouse beat.
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