In early February, Disney pulled a fast one on the governor and outmaneuvered him in this very specific, very key way. In order to sort of expand something or build something, there's a number of layers of bureaucracy you have to go through. The most important one is getting an approved development agreement. This is essentially a zoning agreement. And they did this in a public meeting, very public way, transparently, in accordance with Florida Sunshine Laws.
Once upon a time, a Magic Kingdom took issue with a ruler’s law and, well, everyone ended up suing each other. The Wall Street Journal’s Robbie Whelan explains the feud between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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