A New Prison Near Walt Disney World? Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Turns Up The Heat On Reedy Creek
deadline.comFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis insisted again today that he and the state legislature can and will overturn any Disney development deal and retake control of the acreage that’s home to Walt Disney World and was administered by the company in what’s called the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
He called the recently discovered Disney contracts legally unsound but said that even if they weren’t, “Florida statutes provide the legislature with the authority to revoke development agreements in this exact kind of instance.” He told a press conference this afternoon in Lake Buena Vista at the Reed Creek building that the state “will make sure the agreements are revoked and the people’s will is established and upheld.” How will that look for the House of Mouse?
The governor seemed to relish ticking off possibilities, including tighter building and safety inspections (he called out the WDW monorail in particular), higher pay for first responders, affordable housing for park employees, and no more “medical authoritarian policies” like forcing patrons to wear masks.
He mused about the possibility of developing district land that Disney doesn’t own. “People are like, ‘Well, what should we do with this land?
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