Disney World

Attorneys for the governor, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, and his appointees to a board that governs Disney World outlined a proposed schedule that requests an Aug. 4, 2025, trial date.

Attorneys for DeSantis, the secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the DeSantis appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District filed motions Monday. They ask that Disney’s lawsuit either be dismissed, put on hold or that they be dropped as defendants.

A report says the theme park industry hit a peak in 2019, the year before the spread of the COVID-19 virus forced many parks and attractions to shut down temporarily and then reopen with restrictions on attendance.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is considered Donald Trump's strongest Republican rival in the crowded 2024 contest, but many voters are only starting to get to know DeSantis.

With the help of GOP supermajorities in the statehouse, Gov. DeSantis has been able to push through an aggressive agenda that forms the base of his White House run.

The hotel starts at about $4,800 for two people for two nights. Package includes lodging, meals and passes to Hollywood Studios, one of Disney World's four parks.

Disney claimed in its motion on Tuesday that it has been the victim of the “weaponizing” powers of government aimed at punishing it for protected speech.

Disney is in the midst of eliminating about 7,000 jobs as part of a targeted $5.5 billion cost savings across the company.

Other bills include state inspecting Walt Disney World’s monorail system, and one designed to bolster the safety of amusement rides.

Disney has amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis to add recent developments in the tit-for-tat fight between the entertainment giant and the Florida governor.

The bills require state inspections of Disney's monorail system and nullify last-minute development agreements Disney made with its former governing board.

Gov. DeSantis is set to conclude a session that establishes him as perhaps the most accomplished conservative governor in the nation’s bitter culture wars.