Disney And Ron DeSantis Allies Reach Settlement Over Theme Park District As Mouse House Board Battle Looms
deadline.comA Governor Ron DeSantis-selected special district board the oversees The Walt Disney Co.‘s Florida theme park properties has settled its litigation with the company today.
This deal in the long and bitter battle between the mouse house and the failed GOP presidential contender comes just days before an increasingly hotly contested shareholder vote for Disney and CEO Bob Iger.
The legal actions between Disney and DeSantis over the past year and a half had become quite personal, with Iger at one point chastizing the sunshine state governor for being anti-business.
That seems to all be in the rear-view mirror now. “We are pleased to put an end to all litigation pending in state court in Florida between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District,” Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World Resort, said in a statement. “This agreement opens a new chapter of constructive engagement with the new leadership of the district and serves the interests of all parties by enabling significant continued investment and the creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs and economic opportunity in the State.” The board of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Distruct approved the agreement in a meeting today.
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