Florida’s Republican-controlled state Senate voted to strip Disney of its tax district advantages and authority over Disney World for opposing the Don’t Say Gay bill championed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
The 55-year tyranny of Mickey Mouse over central Florida’s Reedy Creek Improvement District may soon come to an end — thanks to the Walt Disney Company’s latest cultural affront as perceived by state Republicans. On Wednesday, Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate voted in favor of abolishing Disney’s special tax district, which allows the company to maintain its own roads and operate its own fire and police departments in its 25,000 acre Disney World resort. The vote to revoke the pro-business protection comes as an apparent rebuke of Disney’s ( late) decision to condemn Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which bans public schools from “encouraging” discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity.
