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[Tha Realest]

Chatting with Miami/Tallahassee lobbyist & attorney.

The word up there is that this was entirely done so DeSantis wins on paper and saves face, while after all is said and done, Disney gets what they want: control (via a likely friendlier and more competent board)

A Miami / Tallahassee lobbyist & attorney that’s also an Orlando WDW bus driver.

 

[Tha Realest]

Its not - which is why its specifically mentioned i this settlement

A judge dismissed the case. It can only be “revived” if an appeals court reverses. Disney can choose to push forward with its appeal, but ultimately it is up to an appellate court to “revive the federal suit.”

 

[Chi84]

It’s not up to Disney to revive the federal suit. It’s dead. If anyone could revive it, it’s the appellate court.

Here:

https://blogmickey.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Disney-CFTOD-settlement-agreement.pdf

My favorite line is where the parties refer to the Jan/Feb 2023 agreements as having been “purportedly adopted.”

There’s a final order in the case but the lawsuit isn’t dead; in fact, abandoning an appeal is often part of settlement agreements. And given this particular district judge’s track record of being overturned on first amendment issues, it’s a viable point.

 

[Tha Realest]

There’s a final order in the case but the lawsuit isn’t dead; in fact, abandoning an appeal is often part of settlement agreements. And given this particular district judge’s track record of being overturned on first amendment issues, it’s a viable point.

You’re right. It’s not dead. It’s just been dismissed by a judge, appealed with an uphill battle, and the parties agreed to stay further briefing so they can negotiate a new development agreement between Disney and the CFTOD.

 

[Chi84]

You’re right. It’s not dead. It’s just been dismissed by a judge, appealed with an uphill battle, and the parties agreed to stay further briefing so they can negotiate a new development agreement between Disney and the CFTOD.

The settlement agreement requires the parties to negotiate in good faith. If that doesn’t happen, they’ll end up back in court for breach of the agreement.

But none of this is likely to happen. The only party who thought he would benefit at all by this course of action was bitten in the behind by it and has no reason to hassle Disney anymore.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

What a waste, everyone loses, DeSantis loses the nomination, Disney loses control, and Florida now has to run something that was running fine already.

Chapek shouldn’t have caved and should have stayed out of it.

 

[Schmidt]

I’m hopeful this is the beginning of the end of this legal battle. No one benefits, and everyone loses.

Disney needs to start rebuilding its image and continuing to fight DeSantis only prevents that from occurring.

Time to turn the page!

 

[Chi84]

I’m hopeful this is the beginning of the end of this legal battle. No one benefits, and everyone loses.

Disney needs to start rebuilding its image and continuing to fight DeSantis only prevents that from occurring.

Time to turn the page!

The parties have turned the page. They settled the case. It’s over.

 

[flynnibus]

A judge dismissed the case. It can only be “revived” if an appeals court reverses. Disney can choose to push forward with its appeal, but ultimately it is up to an appellate court to “revive the federal suit.”

that’s not how this works… the court rules on the requests… it does not instigate them.

 

[Henry Mystic]

And Disney gets to move ahead with the MK, DHS, and AK work without artificial delays from the board.

Bingo.

 

[Tom P.]

DeSantis should have chosen a different campaign strategy. Books will be written about what a poor choice he made in going after Disney. In fact, there are already some pretty lengthy analyses by political experts.

Agreed. Even if you wanted to base a campaign on an "anti-woke" strategy, Disney was the wrong target. Liberal or not, Disney is still beloved and Walt Disney World is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. It was just never going to end well for DeSantis.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That jusg


So you voted for the destruction of the Walt Disney Company. Nice job.

That was not a choice on the proxy card…hyperbole aside

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

And Disney gets to move ahead with the MK, DHS, and AK work without artificial delays from the board.

So what stopped them from doing that 5 years ago when they should have started it?

 

[OvertheHorizon]

Chatting with Miami/Tallahassee lobbyist & attorney.

The word up there is that this was entirely done so DeSantis wins on paper and saves face, while after all is said and done, Disney gets what they want: control (via a likely friendlier and more competent board)

This sounds right to me. I suspect that the recent moves made by the Governor to change a Board member and bring in a more experienced administrator were precursors to the agreed upon settlement.

 

[Tom P.]

I think it comes down to his political brand. DeSantis has made California the antithesis of his "free State of Florida."

Also, there are tens of thousands of Florida voters who work for Disney Orlando. Easier to convince them of the big bad folks in across the country in California than right there where they work.

 

[mkt]

A Miami / Tallahassee lobbyist & attorney that’s also an Orlando WDW bus driver.

Cute.

No. An actual lobbyist with a law license who is GOP aligned and is in my extended family.

 

[lentesta]

So what stopped them from doing that 5 years ago when they should have started it?

Don't get me started. My medication hasn't kicked in.

 

[ParentsOf4]

Based on public statements, Disney wanted to cool things off some time ago.

But with DeSantis running for president, any deal would have been spun as a DeSantis loss by his opponents.

Now that he’s no longer running and the national spotlight is no longer on him, I suspect DeSantis was willing to agree to the deal that Disney wanted to make all along.

Disney wants profitable business growth in Florida. This agreement supports that.

 

[monothingie]

Based on public statements, Disney wanted to cool things off some time ago.

But with DeSantis running for president, any deal would have been spun as a DeSantis loss by his opponents.

Now that he’s no longer running and the national spotlight is no longer on him, I suspect DeSantis was willing to agree to the deal that Disney wanted to make all along.

Disney wants profitable business growth in Florida. This agreement supports that.

I agree, Disney started putting feelers out for wanting to settle and tone this down at the end of 2023 and after the setbacks in the various court cases, they realized that it would be increasingly difficult to put things back to the way they were. I agree with you on the Governor, but I will add that it was likely not the State of Florida initiating settlement talks with Disney, but the other way around.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I agree, Disney started putting feelers out for wanting to settle and tone this down at the end of 2023 and after the setbacks in the various court cases, they realized that it would be increasingly difficult to put things back to the way they were. I agree with you on the Governor, but I will add that it was likely not the State of Florida initiating settlement talks with Disney, but the other way around.

I think this is exactly how it went down, Disney’s been trying to resolve this for a year but DeSantis was dug in for personal reasons, now that he’s out of the election FL could finally sit down and listen to what Disney was offering without it “damaging” a campaign. 2 years of infighting with one of your state’s largest employers/revenue generators, and millions of tax dollars spent on lawyers, for political reasons, what a fiasco.