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Why Disney Dragged King Charles Into Its Battle with DeSantis

When the battle for Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) began, few could have predicted that the king of England would get involved.

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The new, governor-appointed board members of the District have held a few meetings, and it appears as though they’re not ready to give up the fight just yet. Before Governor DeSantis signed the bill putting Reedy Creek in the hands of a new board, Disney stripped the District of its powers by getting King Charles III involved.

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Disney Comments on Lawsuit Threat from New Reedy Creek Board

By Samantha Kendall 16 Comments

The future of Disney World and the Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District) is starting to take shape after the board held its first couple of meetings.

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The new, Governor DeSantis-appointed board appears to be more focused on fighting Disney rather than working with them, and members have shared that they may need to adopt an “adversarial position” against the company. Now, Disney has responded.

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Disney Issues Statement As Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill is Signed into Law

By Kelly Oliveros 67 Comments

For the past several weeks, we’ve carefully followed the developments that have taken place related to Florida’s heavily criticized “Don’t Say Gay” Bill and the responses from the Disney Company.

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The Company issued an initial statement, CEO Bob Chapek later sent a memo on the topic, and since then we’ve seen a more formal stance from the Company, an apology from Chapek, further statements from Chapek, news about Disney walkouts related to the Bill, and more. Now, we’ve got a new development.

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Disney Issues Statement Regarding Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

By Kelly Oliveros 19 Comments

A bill that has drawn a lot of criticism in Florida recently made its way through Florida’s legislative system.

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What bill is it? What criticism has it drawn? And where does Disney stand in all of this? We’re breaking it down here for you.

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NEWS: Disney Releases Official Statement On CDC’s New Mask Guidelines

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As more people get vaccinated for COVID-19, we’re beginning to see the situation around the U.S. begin to change.

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We’ve even started to see some changes at Disney World — not only did the company announce they’ll begin to phase out temperature checks at the parks, but it also changed its wording on its website suggesting that social distancing guidelines in the parks might also soon change.

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NEWS: Disney Releases a Statement After a Splash Mountain Boat Sank with Guests Aboard in Magic Kingdom

By Quincy Stanford 13 Comments

Splash Mountain ran into a bit of trouble over the weekend!

Splash Mountain

After an unexplained closure for a few days, Splash Mountain reopened in Magic Kingdom — but not without a hiccup. Some guests recently reported being inside a Splash Mountain log boat when it SANK! Uh oh! Now, Disney has released a statement.

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“Issues of Racial Disparity” Addressed By Disney Chairman Bob Iger in New Statement From The Walt Disney Company

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In response to recent events, the Walt Disney Company has released a statement addressing their approach and stance on “issues of racial disparity.”

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Today, Walt Disney Company chairman Bob Iger tweeted about the statement, noting it was endorsed by himself, Disney CEO Bob Chapek, and Chief Diversity Officer Latondra Newton.

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Update! Disney World Releases Official Statement Regarding Coronavirus!

By Janelle Sheetz 40 Comments

At top of the week, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statement regarding the current status of coronavirus in Florida.

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He disclosed there were two confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state of Florida and that the patients have been isolated and are being monitored closely.

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