DeSantis vs. Disney: The Battle for Florida's Future

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' appointees have proposed eliminating a planning board and prohibiting mask mandates and COVID-19 vaccine requirements in Disney World's governing body. The board's agenda also includes a resolution asserting its "superior authority" over the district that covers Disney World's 27,000 acres, potentially leading to a shakeup of the administration's staff. DeSantis has been a fierce opponent of virus mask and vaccine mandates and has petitioned the state Supreme Court to investigate "any and all wrongdoing" with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines. The move is part of an ongoing battle between DeSantis and Republican state lawmakers against Disney, which started last year when the entertainment giant publicly opposed the state's "Don't Say Gay" legislation.