Disney World

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the state's efforts to take back control of Disney World's special district, a ban on gender identity instruction through 12th grade, and major higher education reforms.

The DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District will attempt to take back its power at its April meeting.

Plans include introducing legislation that would end an exemption for Disney parks, and allowing the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to inspect Disney rides.

Sean Snaith says the fight between Disney and Gov. DeSantis won’t last much longer because it doesn’t make sense for either side.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republican leaders are promising there’s more to come in an ongoing fight with Disney.

TRON Lightcycle/Run, on the edge of Tomorrowland, is being billed as the Magic Kingdom’s fastest ride and among the fastest at any Disney park.

The board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney World announced on Tuesday that they didn't quite have the power they thought they had.

Board members picked to oversee the governance of Disney World said their predecessors pulled a fast one on them by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.

In a memo sent to staff, Iger says the first of three rounds of layoffs at Disney will begin this week, impacting workers throughout the company including here in Central Florida.

It covers around 45,000 service workers at the Disney theme park resort outside Orlando.

Among the changes it suggested during its first meeting are eliminating two cities that were created when the Florida Legislature in 1967 approved the theme park resort's self-governance.

A parents' rights activist, a Christian nationalist and three lawyer donors now have control over Walt Disney World's development capabilities, thanks to a bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.