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DeSantis’s Oversight Board Said Disney Stripped It of Its Power

The Florida governor’s new Disney World oversight board belatedly realized that the company had quietly sidestepped its control.

By Brooks Barnes

Amusement and Theme Parks Animated Films internal-sub-only Miyazaki, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Nagoya (Japan) Studio Ghibli Tokyo Disneyland Walt Disney Company

Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land

What happens when the surreal imagination of the world’s greatest living animator, Hayao Miyazaki, is turned into a theme park?

By Sam Anderson

Amusement and Theme Parks Corporate Taxes DeSantis, Ron Disney, Walt, World (Lake Buena Vista, Fla) Law and Legislation State Legislatures Walt Disney Company

DeSantis Gains Control of Tax Board Overseeing Disney World

The Florida governor had wanted to abolish the resort’s designation as a special tax district. That would have left two counties paying for services like policing.

By Brooks Barnes

Amusement and Theme Parks Disney, Walt, World (Lake Buena Vista, Fla) Florida Labor and Jobs Service Trades Council Union Wages and Salaries Walt Disney Company

Disney World Workers Reject Contract Offer

Unions that represent about 32,000 full-time workers said the vote was overwhelmingly against the proposal, which have raised pay by at least $1 an hour per year.

By Brooks Barnes

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