A board picked by Florida’s governor to oversee Disney’s Orlando theme parks says it has been neutered by a last-minute contract with a royal clause.
Disney ran the district for over half a century until Florida legislators punished the conglomerate for slamming state laws regulating sex education.
But the new board says its authority has been bypassed by restrictive covenants that cite King Charles III.
The Republican-aligned board is hiring lawyers to settle the matter.
“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst said on Wednesday at a public meeting.
He called Disney’s actions “a naked attempt to circumvent the will of the voters and the will of the Florida Legislature”.
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In a brief statement, Disney said “all agreements signed between Disney and the District were appropriate, and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums”.
The previous Disney-controlled board was known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District, and it ran the sprawling theme park
