Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’

It’s the latest conflict in an ongoing feud between DeSantis, a Republican expected to run for president, and Disney, a powerful political player and major tourism driver in Florida.

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April 26, 2023 - 3:13 PM

Weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the Disney Corporation for being woke, protesters gathered outside Disney World in Orlando waving Nazi flags as families with children were entering the park. (Allie Goulding/Tampa Bay Times/TNS)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican’s takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” after the company opposed a law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”

The suit, filed in Tallahassee, was filed minutes after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company’s hands.

It’s the latest conflict in an ongoing feud between DeSantis, a Republican…

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