ORLANDO, Fla. — Before allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis took over, Disney World’s governing district, which at the time was managed by Disney fans, reached an arrangement in February with the business to forbid a long list of companies from ever being run on its residentialorcommercialproperty.
Forbidden facilities consistedof tattoo parlors, alcohol shops, grownup homeentertainment, oil refineries and trailer parks. But they didn’t consistof jails, which the Florida guv justrecently mused might be developed there, when talking in a trolling tone about his yearlong fight with the homeentertainment giant.
“What needto we do with this land? And so, you understand, it’s like, OKAY, kids — I suggest, individuals have stated, you understand, perhaps have another — possibly develop a state park. Maybe attempt to do more amusement parks. Someone even stated, like, perhaps you requirement another state jail,” DeSantis stated last month. “Who understands? I imply, I simply believe that the possibilities are unlimited.”
The contract, which the DeSantis allies state removed them of power by providing Disney control of style and buildingandconstruction of the style park resort, is at the center of dueling suits inbetween the DeSantis-appointed board and Disney, as well as a brand-new law lookingfor to rescind the offer that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature passed last week.
Among the extensive services forbidden by the arrangement were facilities that sell X-rated products, weapon shops or varies, bowling streets, hotels, lumberyards, massage parlors, head stores, nursing houses, cannabis dispensaries, medicalprofessionals’ workplaces and anything taller than 4 stories.
The board of the governing district, made up of DeSantis allies giventhat March, satisfied Wednesday to authorize a brand-new district administrator, hire the previous administrator as a specification