Gov DeSantis Suggests Ending Disney's Special Self-Governing Status

Rick Moran : Apr 1, 2022
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"I would say any special privileges that are in law I would like to get rid of generally. I think in this particular case with Disney, I just don't think you have very many people in the legislature anymore who are going to be able to defend a lot of what has been done over many years to really have them almost govern themselves in some of these things. That was probably never appropriate to start, but is certainly not appropriate now at this point." -Gov Ron DeSantis

[PJMedia.com] Back in 1967 when Disney World was just a gleam in Mickey's eye and states around the country were vying for Walt Disney's approval to build his second theme park, the Florida legislature passed the Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which gave the Walt Disney Company a special carve-out, making it a self-governing enclave. (Image: Unsplash-Kyle DeSantis)

The Act gave Disney "the ability, the power to build a nuclear power plant, an airport manufacturer, distill and distribute alcoholic beverages and lots of other things," said Dr. Richard Foglesong, author of Married to the Mouse in an interview with a Florida TV station last year.

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Disney has since become an extraordinarily powerful media conglomerate and is now using that power to advance an agenda at odds with the beliefs and values of a large percentage of its customer base. So many Florida Republicans, sick and tired of Disney's nauseating virtue signaling, want to strip Disney of its special status, making the company subject to reasonable oversight from Orange County.

Ron DeSantis, Florida's governor and potential GOP candidate for president in 2024, hasn't yet given the plan his full endorsement, but he's sending a clear message to Disney to stick to making kids smile and entertaining families—and stay the ... out of politics... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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