Orange County Lawmakers Discuss Bill That Would Give Control of Reedy Creek Back to Disney
State lawmakers from Orange County plan to caucus ahead of next week’s legislative session to discuss a bill that would give control of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District back to Disney.
The bill, written by State Senator Linda Stewart, would undo the state takeover of the district spearheaded by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.


Reedy Creek
The push to strip Disney of its Reedy Creek privileges began when the company publically opposed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill (which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay”).


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“I am looking at every avenue possible to get this overturned,” the Orlando Democrat said. “We are going to try to get people to vote and see how many people still believe in how they voted the first time.”
Tempers Flare Over Proposed Bill
The Orange County legislative delegation discussed the bill last November, and tempers flared.
In fact, some lawmakers walked out of the session over the Disney debate.
Even if the Orange County delegation presents the bill to the legislature, the measure likely cannot pass.
Republicans firmly control the Florida state legislature, and less than a year ago, state lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to overhaul the former Reedy Creek Improvement District.


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An Unlikely Ally
Interestingly, Stewart’s bill has one unlikely all-in State Sen. Gruters (R-Sarasota). The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida broke rank with his party last April, and he signaled he would be open to supporting Stewart’s bill.
“The people’s pocketbooks are more powerful at influencing corporate behavior than the heavy hand of government,” he said.


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While little is likely to come of Stewart’s bill, the furor over the Disney-DeSantis feud is showing no signs of slowing down.
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