Move over, Ukraine. A new world war has broken out — and this one is between DisneyWorld and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Current Events :
The DisneyWorld vs. DeSantis war of words began last year when Florida introduced its controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Disney didn’t like the all-out attack the bill aimed at its thousands of LGBTQ+ employees and millions of park visitors, while DeSantis needed a fight to prove he was worthy of the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
When DisneyWorld first opened in 1971, it received special perks to make Florida its largest home. Those perks included millions in tax breaks as well as permission for Disney to operate as its own self-governing entity for as long as it remained in the Sunshine State. However, DeSantis felt he needed to prove he was the boss of Disney and of Florida so he picked a fight with Mickey and Minnie just to make a political point.
In February, DeSantis stripped DisneyWorld of the right to operate as its own government. He also signed a bill to “make Disney live under the same laws as everybody else” and pay its fair share of taxes.
“Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end,” DeSantis said in reference to “Woke Disney” during a news conference. “There’s a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of the day.”
DeSantis went on to add that he would return control of the special district that is home to DisneyWorld to a state oversight board run by his own hand-picked appointees.
However, the existing Disney Board of Directors had an Ace up their sleeve and played it like a professional card shark against DeSantis.
Before DeSantis could replace the Reedy Creek Improvement District board of supervisors with his own cronies who would do his bidding, the existing Disney board used a savvy legal clause from 1692 that would effectively make DeSantis’ dunces obsolete.
This “Declaration shall continue in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England, living as of the date of this declaration,” the document said. Or, in other words, as long as 1 of the new King Charles’ grandchildren makes it 80, this clause would be in effect for 100 years — long after DeSantis is dead and buried.
Check and Mate!
Realizing that he had lost the war with the world’s most powerful mouse, DeSantis made one last-ditch effort to get back at DisneyWorld for embarrassing him on the national stage.
On Monday in a pathetic round of retribution just to prove that he’s the big man on campus, ‘Petty DeSantis’ threatened to build a state prison next to DisneyWorld just to ruin the decades-long children’s theme park and (hopefully) tank Disney stock.
And, the entire war is all because Disney dared to speak out against DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
Tsk, tsk, tsk!
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Ron DeSantis launches an all-out war against DisneyWorld.
When it comes to fake alpha wannabes and dangerously stupid clowns with power, Repub leaders are 2nd to none!
DeSantis is a fat mouth, poser who managed to turn the entire state of Florida into a right-wing, throw-back state. I said a few months ago that his fake azz shtick probably wouldn’t play well outside of Florida and a few poor red states. I’m even more convinced of that today!
You can’t beat Trump with nothing. And that’s exactly who and what DeSantis is – a whole lotta nothing!