A deal has been reached in the legal fight over Walt Disney World’s governing district.
The Associated Press reported that the settlement between Disney and the members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District was approved during a meeting of the board. The approval ends nearly two years of lawsuits that started with the takeover of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the company’s opposition to the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act or the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law.
The law, which went into effect in 2022, does not allow classroom lessons concerning sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary schools. DeSantis supported the law. He frequently used the fight between his administration and the Walt Disney Company as a platform for his failed presidential bid, the AP reported.
DeSantis, through the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, ended the authorization for the Reedy Creek district, replacing it with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight …