Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis consigned Disney World’s self-governing status to the historical dustbin on Feb. 27 as he signed a bill setting up a new board to govern the central Florida property, one of the world’s premier tourist destinations.
DeSantis staged the bill with a backdrop not of the Magic Kingdom, but of a big yellow fire truck at Reedy Creek Fire Station No. 4. “Reedy Creek” was the name of Disney’s self-governing district, which had governmental powers unlike those granted to any other business in the state.
