A new Bill: Walt Disney World loses control of its own district

This decision will make it possible for Florida to tax Disney to help fund road improvements outside the parks

Thanks to a new bill, Walt Disney World has lost control of the board of its own district to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, meaning it will lose some of the privileges and autonomy it has had since 1967.

As reported by The New York Times, Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District will now be known as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and DeSantis will have the power to appoint all five of its board members. Florida’s Senate will then be the ones to confirm the choices.

This decision will make it possible for Florida to tax Disney to help