Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed an invoice to dissolve the private government of Walt Disney World, after the entertainment giant opposes new state law critics have dubbed it “Don’t Say Gay.”
The law would eliminate the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as the 55-year-old Disney government is known, as well as a handful of other similar districts in June 2023. future.
The move could have major tax implications for Disney, whose theme park series has made Orlando one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, and further aggravates the relationship between the Republican-led government and a major political actor of the state.
For DeSantis, the attack on Disney is his last salvo in a cultural war waged by policies involving race, gender and coronavirus, battles that have made him one of the most popular Republican politicians in the country and a likely candidate for 2024 presidency.
The dispute with the company began with Disney’s criticism of a new law banning instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade, as well as instruction that is not. ” appropriate to age or development “.
In March, Disney said it would suspend political donations to the state and added that it would in turn support organizations working to oppose the new law. DeSantis and his fellow Republicans then attacked Disney and have defended the law as reasonable.
At the bill’s signing ceremony on Friday, DeSantis said Disney lied about the content of the education law, but found the company’s vote against the law unacceptable.
“You are a corporation based in Burbank, California, and you will gather your financial strength to attack the parents in my state. We see this as a provocation and we will fight against it,” DeSantis said. .
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