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Ron DeSantis’ Office Responds to Disney’s Plans to Abandon Florida Headquarters
Blog Mickey ^ | 05-19-2023 | Mike

Posted on 05/19/2023 3:35:19 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ office has responded to news that The Walt Disney Company will no longer build a headquarters for its theme park business in Florida. The news comes as Disney is in two legal battles over DeSantis’ actions to take over an Independent Special District that governs over Disney World property. Here’s the statement (via Scott Gustin):

Disney announced the possibility of a Lake Nona campus nearly two years ago. Nothing ever came of the project, and the state was unsure whether it would come to fruition.

Given the company’s financial straits, falling market cap and declining stock price, it is unsurprising that they would restructure their business operations and cancel unsuccessful ventures.
Jeremy Redfern, DeSantis Press Secretary

Following retaliatory action from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and a rubber-stamp legislature, Disney has added Florida to a list of legal threats to the Company’s operations. Florida joins a list of international political, trade, and security policy threats like the ongoing actions by Russia, threats to Hong Kong by China, and instability in France.

~snip~

A State Prison at Disney World?

Beyond the Development Agreement, DeSantis has threatened to build a State prison at Walt Disney World. In an April 17th press conference, DeSantis floated some ideas on how CFTOD could use its land should the Development Agreement be determined to be null and void. It sounds farfetched, but DeSantis floated the idea among a list of other ideas for land use such as building more amusement parks in the immediate area next to Disney World.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: desanctimonious; desantis; disney; disneydebacle; florida; imploding; jobs; meatballron
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To: Republican Wildcat

Probably another paid to post henchman from the camp. Nausiating posts all over the place by paid operatives. It’s sinking his boat......


41 posted on 05/19/2023 5:06:58 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: Responsibility2nd

Maybe a Guantanamo North theme park?


42 posted on 05/19/2023 5:16:52 PM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: dforest

I should’ve been less vague in my request. Do you remember a keyword or an event? I can look around, if I have a clue. I know time is precious for everyone. Was the insult or attack from a private meeting that’s been leaked or something else that just doesn’t come to mind at the moment? I haven’t found any public statements so far. I like to know both sides of a story, so that I can decide based on as many facts as possible.

I think both men are fighters and capable of good governance, although both are flawed. Whoever wins the nomination, most likely Trump, will be up against upgraded election-stealing in 2024.


43 posted on 05/19/2023 5:19:10 PM PDT by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: noiseman

It’s sad. Even Fox Business this morning was running with the narrative that Disney was retaliating against RDS. Uh, it’s a convenient narrative, but when DIS did nothing on this project for 2 years, I suspect that the real reasons for the cancelled move have nothing to do with RDS and everything to do with Disney’s business struggles.


44 posted on 05/19/2023 5:23:28 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: skr

So DeSantis admitted Trump was criminally setup, he admitted top officials in these agencies attacked Trump and all his associates for 7 yeaers while attempting to overthrow his administration, ALL of which totally influenced the last election....

And DeSantis’ response to all this high treason against Trump is to run AGAINST Trump?

Are you really buying this fantastic bull s**t?


45 posted on 05/19/2023 5:43:56 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Florida doesn’t need a bunch of perverted California fools moving there.


46 posted on 05/19/2023 7:18:14 PM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: inchworm
I'm done with Tranny Land.

How about a visit to Solitary Land?

47 posted on 05/19/2023 7:22:45 PM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives: Ban Gun Free Zones)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“DeSantis was also publicly critical of the illegal Mara-Lago raid by FBI goons.”

Several days, maybe weeks, after the fact. And it had to be dragged / shamed out of him.


48 posted on 05/19/2023 7:29:11 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Worrying doesn't take away tomorrow's troubles. It takes away today's peace.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

For the children....

The WDW brand is dead. Sell the land for condos.

49 posted on 05/19/2023 7:34:51 PM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Clemenza

I don’t want to see Disney go bankrupt. I want it to return to the wholesome institution it used to be in the 1950’s.

Just stop the woke shit, Disney. It isn’t hard.


50 posted on 05/20/2023 3:57:00 AM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (I'll be good, I will, I will!)
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To: Secret Agent Man
LOL! I hadn't thought of that, but it would be convenient.
51 posted on 05/20/2023 6:01:32 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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