Disney Faces New District in State Court

Legal representatives of Disney Parks and its new oversight district finally met in court on Friday, July 14.
While Disney looks to serve as the plaintiff in a federal case, which has yet to secure a court date, it meets the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) in the 9th Circuit Judicial Court as the defendant.
The issue: whether or not CFTOD had the authority to void a 30-year development agreement Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc., made with its previous governing body, the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID).
CFOTD argued that a case to determine whether or not the agreements made by Disney with its now dissolved but hand-picked board of supervisors were valid is necessary….