Disney Blocks DeSantis Takeover of Reedy Creek With Stealth, Last-Minute Rule Changes
thewrap.comThe new rules, among other things, prevents the region’s new Board from using Disney characters or concepts without express permission from Disney, and even forbids them from use of the name Disney.
The rules give Disney broad power sue for any violation, and as an added dig, it states the rules remain in effect in perpetuity; if that clause is found to violate laws against perpetuity, it states the new rules instead remain in effect until “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, king of England.”Reedy Creek is the former name for the central Florida region where Walt Disney World is located and where, until 2022, Disney held almost total authority.
Created in 1967, Disney enjoyed significant tax and regulation exemptions in the district and was essentially allowed to act as the de facto local government on Disney World grounds.
This included establishment of its own fire department and board of supervisors to oversee the region, as well as oversight of land and environmental regulations.That changed when Disney — after having been shamed into it by its own employees — got into conflict with DeSantis over an law, popularly known as “don’t say gay,” that established official discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Florida.
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