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Disney has withdrawn its lawsuits against the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and acknowledges that the development agreement made at
the last minute is invalid and unenforceable.

DisneyAs Reedy Creek Improvement District was replaced with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), a citizen-accountable entity, after Governor DeSantis signed House Bill 9-B into law in February 2023.

oThere is a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of
the day,o DeSantis said during a bill-signing event at the Reedy Creek
Fire Station #4 in Lake Buena Vista in February.

Related: Florida Gov. DeSantis Says Audit Of DisneyAs Former Reedy Creek aJustifiedA Concerns

The law removed parts of the districtAs authority, such as the power to potentially construct a nuclear power plant, airport, and stadium.

Hours before CFTOD took authority, Disney entered into a last-minute Development Agreement with the former Reedy Creek board to grant itself additional powers and perpetual property rights.

Mainstream media outlets celebrated DisneyAs move with headlines such as oOut-negotiated by Mickey Mouse,o oRon DeSantisA Board Rages Against
Disney World After Legal Humiliation,o and oDisney struck a second secret agreement to mess up DeSantisA power grab on the company, official says.o

oAs usual, the media were wrong,o said Florida Governor DeSantisA Communications Director Bryan Griffin Wednesday.

oTodayAs settlement also includes acknowledgement from Disney that the last-minute Development Agreement is onull and voida hav[ing] no legal
effect or enforceabilityo and stipulates the same to other similar
restrictive covenants and comprehensive plan amendments made prior to
CFTOD,o said Griffin.

Related: Disney Takes Fight Against Florida Gov. DeSantis To Appeals Court

In the settlement agreement reached Wednesday, Disney has agreed to
dismiss multiple active lawsuits against CFTOD.

oWe are glad that Disney has dropped its lawsuits against the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District and conceded that their last-minute development agreements are null, void, and unenforceable. No corporation should be its own government. Moving forward, we stand ready to work with Disney and the District to help promote economic growth, family-friendly tourism, and accountable government in Central Florida,o said Griffin.

During a press conference Wednesday, DeSantis said, oEverything weAve done
has been in the best interest of the State of Florida, and we have been vindicated on all those actions. Going forward, weAre going to continue to govern with the best interests of the State of Florida. So IAm glad that
they were able to do that that settlement.o

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