Disney’s hyperexpensive hyperspace hotel shuts down! Who could have seen that coming? WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL – It was a bold vision, even for Disney: create a Star Wars multiday experience so real, so immersive, that nerds worldwide would empty their bank accounts, drain their 401K’s, and decide their kids didn’t really need to go…
The “true guardians of the Magic Kingdom” await revolution in Florida. HAVANA, CUBA — Just when we thought Disney news couldn’t get any stranger… it has been revealed that the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board, which governed the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for over four decades, has established a “government in exile” in…
Are they conceding defeat, or punishing DeSantis??? LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL — In a surprise move in the ongoing battle between the State of Florida and the Disney Company, Walt Disney World has shut its doors – apparently for good! The four theme parks and two water parks did not open today. Guests staying at…
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Just what Florida wanted, Disney having more power. ORLANDO, FL – As you may have heard, the Florida Legislature has stripped Disney of its control of its local quasi-government entity, the Reedy Creek Improvement District. But before the change took place, the outgoing board members voted to give most of the board’s authority directly to…
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It’s not just the Reedy Creek board DeSantis can appoint. TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill today giving his office the ability to appoint board members to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, effectively stripping Disney of its self-governance and special tax breaks. But that’s not all the bill does! It turns…