Disney Faces New District in State Court

An entranceway to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 8, 2023. As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his push to punish Walt Disney Co. by taking control of the board of Disney's special taxing district, the company announced today a restructuring. As a result, Disney expects to cut costs by $5.5 billion and lay off roughly 7,000 employees, or about 4 percent of its global workforce. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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.