Walt Disney World sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, considering that he is being the victim of “a campaign orchestrated” by him, which poses a “threat” to his business operations and his economic future in the region.
The entertainment giant also alleges that this alleged DeSantis campaign “violates his constitutional rights,” according to the text of the lawsuit.
The lawsuit comes two months after the Florida Congress, at the behest of the governor, passed a law depriving the Disney parks in Orlando of self-governance, after the group took issue with another Florida law also promoted by DeSantis that prohibits speaking. gender identity in schools.
“Punishment” and “retaliation” are the words Disney uses to describe the alleged campaign for which it is suing DeSantis, who is visiting Israel this Wednesday.
The confrontation escalated when it became known that, before losing self-governance at its parks in Florida, Disney signed perpetual agreements with the previous state supervisors that practically leaves the new board appointed by DeSantis without action.
The governor responded by saying that the Florida Congress has the authority to revoke agreements and that a bill is in the works to nullify last-minute agreements between Disney and the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
According to local media WESH 2, from Orlando, where the Disney theme parks are located, the members of the oversight board created by DeSantis met and voted just before noon today to invalidate the series of agreements that Disney made with Reedy Creek. at the beginning of this year.
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