
Florida's DeSantis: Who's winning feud as Disney cancels campus? He called the Legislature into special session to end Disney's self-governing status and take control of the special district that governs Disney's properties in Central Florida after the company's stance.ĭisney's Iger vs. The jobs that were set to be transferred to Florida included many highly paid theme park designers, which Disney calls Imagineers.ĭeSantis has been feuding with Disney since the company opposed HB 1557, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education law but derided by critics as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. The cancelation is a major blow to Central Florida's economy. DeSantis and his allies in the Florida Legislature figured prominently into Disney’s decision to cancel the Lake Nona project." The New York Times, citing two people who were briefed on Disney's decision, wrote that "the company’s battle with Mr. As a result, we will no longer be asking our employees to relocate.” “This was not an easy decision to make, but I believe it is the right one. “Given the considerable changes that have occurred since the announcement of this project, including new leadership and changing business conditions, we have decided not to move forward with construction of the campus,” D’Amaro said, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Josh D’Amaro, who oversees Disney’s parks, sent an email to employees Thursday saying that the Lake Nona Town Center development in Orlando – which had been on hold and faced criticism within the company – has officially been canceled and that employees won't be relocating from California to Florida. Ron DeSantis, who has passed multiple bills targeting the company after it opposed one of his signature policies. Ron DeSantis? Here's what we know.ĭisney is canceling a $1 billion project that would have relocated 2,000 jobs to Central Florida amid a dispute with Gov. Watch Video: Why is Disney suing Florida Gov.
