Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed five members — all political donors and loyalists — to a new board that oversees much of Disney World’s day-to-day operations, settling a long-running conflict with the company over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
A sign near the entrance of the Reedy Creek Improvement District administration building is seen Feb. 6, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. | John Raoux/AP PhotoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday appointed members to a new board that oversees much of Disney World’s day-to-day operations, settling a long-running conflict with the entertainment giant over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Disney has already said publicly it is not planning a legal challenge to the DeSantis-championed legislation, which also stripped the company of its ability to operate its own airport or nuclear power plant — authority it has never used. The most prominent name DeSantis appointed Monday to the board of the district, which the new law renames the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, is Bridget Ziegler, a conservative education activist who was a major backer of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. She is also a DeSantis-endorsed Sarasota County School Board member and co-founder of “Mom’s for Liberty,” a group that helps train and recruit conservatives to run for school boards.
State Rep. Anna Eskamani, an Orlando Democrat who has been a leading critic of the changes, blasted the new board.
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