(ORLANDO, FLA) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and lawmakers are planning to let Disney World govern itself again. The Florida legislature voted in April to dissolve Disney’s 55-year-old status as a self-governing entity after former CEO Bob Chapek opposed a new state law that provided parents rights and say over what is being taught to their young children in school, especially sex.
So basically, DeSantis put Disney in a “time out,” like a parent grounding a child, and now state lawmakers are now working on a compromise that would allow Disney to keep the old arrangement in place with a few modifications and dependent on good behavior.
The return of Bob Iger as Disney CEO may help pave the way for a resolution.
Governor DeSantis signed legislation to strip Disney of the special tax status that allows it to govern the area around the Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando. Other Republican lawmakers are taking aim at some copyright protections for Mickey Mouse https://t.co/4lmdhTWCQJ pic.twitter.com/U2tQc68cKc
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