DeSantis: Legislature will revoke development agreement passed by Disney’s former Reedy Creek board

Gov. Ron DeSantis said there is legislation coming that will revoke a development agreement passed by the Reedy Creek board before the state took it over, our sister station WFTV in Orlando reports.

Last month, it was revealed that Disney quietly stripped the new Central Florida Tourism Oversight District of its development power before handing over control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

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“That’s not going to work,” DeSantis said. “That’s not going to fly.”

DeSantis said in a news conference in Lake Buena Vista on Monday that a bill is being introduced in the legislature to revoke the agreement.

He said once that happens, Disney will have to “live under the same laws as everybody else.”

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DeSantis that includes the state board being able to decide what to do with undeveloped land within the former Reedy Creek Improvement District, whether that be a state park or a state prison.

DeSantis said the state will also take over inspections of rides at the theme park.

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