Disney pulls plug on Billion $ Florida developement

[StopDesantis]

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Source: New York Times

In March, Disney called Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida “anti-business” for his scorched-earth attempt to tighten oversight of the company’s theme park resort near Orlando. Last month, when Disney sued the governor and his allies for what it called “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” the company made clear that $17 billion in planned investment in Walt Disney World was on the line.

“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people, and pay more taxes, or not?” Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said on an earnings-related conference call with analysts last week.

On Thursday, Mr. Iger and Josh D’Amaro, Disney’s theme park and consumer products chairman, showed that they were not bluffing, pulling the plug on an office complex that was scheduled for construction in Orlando at a cost of roughly $1 billion. It would have brought more than 2,000 Disney jobs to the region, with $120,000 as the average salary, according to an estimate from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

The project, near Lake Nona Town Center, was supposed to cost $864 million, but recent price estimates have been closer to $1.3 billion. Disney had planned to relocate as many as 2,000 employees from Southern California, including most of a department known as Imagineering, which works with Disney’s movie studios to develop theme park attractions.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/business/disney-ron-desantis-florida.html?smid=url-share

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DeSantis criminal conduct alleged in Disney v. DeSantis.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DeSantisMiscondct/comments/13kv4tc/desantis_complicity_in_obstruction_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

see Court paper,
https://edca.3dca.flcourts.org/DcaDocs/2021/1920/2021-1920_Notice_255419_DK15A202D20Notice20of20Filing.pdf

[StopDesantis]

1. Disney v. DeSantis Gov's felonious misconduct alleged in sworn court filing

Criminal Complaint re: DeSantis complicity in forgery and obstruction of justice.
https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_request_attachments/s_huminski%40live.com/144960/desantis_obstruction_complaint_full.pdf

Similar facts proffered in Disney v. DeSantis sworn filing,

https://desantisfelonycoverupcorruption.files.wordpress.com/2023/05/disney-v.-desantis-forgery-and-obstruction-crime.pdf

[OrlandoDem2]

2. I'm hoping for more negative headline news about DeSantis.

Next week he’s going to announce. Let’s hope there are more bad news stories that come out. He must be politically destroyed before his candidacy even takes off.

[StopDesantis]

3. I'm on it.

More to come. Consider signing and sharing this petition to the DOJ regarding DeSantis crime.

https://www.change.org/p/doj-charge-ron-desantis-civil-rights-crimes

[melm00se]

4. There are people here

who are actively applauding the loss of 2000 jobs and a $1 billion investment.

They see DeSantis as their "Horatio at the bridge" type hero holding off the evils of socialism and protecting the children of the state of Florida

[Omaha Steve]

5. After a review by forum hosts, locking........

DUPE of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143076041

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