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...“The legislation didn’t really end Disney’s special advantages,” said Richard Foglesong, a historian and author of Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando....
...Disney and the state of Florida have settled a lawsuit over the governance of the company’s Orlando theme parks spawned by last year’s takeover of the district’s board by Ron DeSantis, the state’s governor...
...Disney has settled a lawsuit over the governance of the company’s Orlando theme parks stemming from last year’s takeover of the district’s board by Ron DeSantis, the governor of the US state of Florida....
...Disney has filed a separate lawsuit over control of the special district that is still pending in state court in Orlando....
...Under DeSantis’ instructions, the Florida state legislature dissolved the special taxation district Disney had operated around its Orlando theme parks for decades....
...Flower Grid wool rug from Chateau Orlando by Luke Edward Hall for cc-tapis, £3.764....
...He has also faced some unexpected challenges this year, including expanding legal battles with Florida governor Ron DeSantis over control of the property around Disney’s Orlando theme parks....
...DeSantis is seeking to unwind a last-minute action by Disney that neutered the power of the governor’s handpicked board to oversee the area surrounding the company’s Orlando theme park complex....
...It is the latest salvo in a battle between Disney and the governor over who should sit on a board overseeing the company’s operations in Orlando....
...Anna Eskamani, a progressive Democrat who represents Orlando in the Florida House, is a frequent Disney critic but agrees that it would be difficult for the public sector to maintain the standards of Reedy...
...The law restricts what teachers can say about LGBT+ issues in schools and was opposed by Disney employees in Orlando and elsewhere....
...The Disney shareholder meeting opened with a video presentation by Iger from Orlando, where he said he was “so proud of the Disney legacy in central Florida”....
...Anna Eskamani, a progressive Democrat who represents Orlando in the Florida House, said that “overall, Disney will be fine with the bill”....
...The law passed this spring “is a tax increase”, said Linda Stewart, a Democratic state senator who represents part of Orlando, where Disney World is based....
...being too expensive, the problem, argues Christophers, is that saving the planet is not sufficiently profitable....
...Additional reporting by Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Christopher Grimes Letter in response to this report: A ‘backlash against woke marketing’ explainer / From Michael Maslinski, Ware, Hertfordshire,...
...“Lula’s standing in Congress and maybe even vis-à-vis public opinion will likely benefit in the near term,” said Christopher Garman, managing director for the Americas at the Eurasia Group....
...This spring he signed legislation to strip the company of the special tax status that allows it to govern the area around Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando....
...After Disney voiced opposition to the law, Florida governor Ron DeSantis labelled Disney a “woke” corporation and stripped it of its special tax district around the Disney World theme park in Orlando....
...largest employers in Florida, the company has enjoyed privileges in the state since 1967 that gave it autonomy over water, roads, emergency services and permitting on roughly 25,000 acres near the city of Orlando...
...Dune director Denis Villeneuve described the move as a “hijacking”, while Tenet director Christopher Nolan called HBO Max “the worst streaming service”....
...Frowns abound in ‘the happiest place on Earth’ Disney’s multibillion-dollar bubble promises visitors respite from the harsh realities pervading just outside the magical gates of its Orlando theme park....
...In July, it opened its first Signia in Orlando and has broken ground on another in Atlanta. The Fairmont hotel in San Jose is set to reopen as a Signia, according to press reports....
...Orlando, who runs a café in Havana, said the regime “needed to let go” and help people such as himself....
...Christopher Whalen, a New York mortgage banker, says “profitability in July was astounding”....
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