Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors announced they have reached a settlement with The Walt Disney Company in their state lawsuit regarding the company’s development agreements with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District. Disney and CFTOD Reach Settlement The Board voted on and approved the settlement during a meeting on Wednesday, March 27. … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has filed a new Motion for Protective Order to stop Disney from filming depositions with the current and former District Board members. CFTOD Files Motion for Protective Order In a previous filing regarding the District’s state lawsuit against Disney, the entertainment company announced its intention to film depositions with … Read more
A new report from the Associated Press has confirmed that Martin Garcia has stepped down as the chairman of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) board, just over a year after DeSantis signed the bill to take over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Martin Garcia No Longer CFTOD Board Chairman Garcia’s departure from the … Read more
In the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s state lawsuit against Disney, the media giant has filed a document indicating their intent to record depositions of the District’s Board of Supervisors. CFTOD Board of Supervisors Depositions Here is the schedule of upcoming depositions: Sasso resigned from the Board last May. Everyone else is a current Board … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has filed a response to Disney’s Motion to Compel Discovery, in which they refuse to hand over the documents requested by Disney. Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Responds to Disney’s Motion to Compel The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District states in the response that they have already turned over … Read more
The next meeting of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Board of Supervisors will be almost exclusively dedicated to a discussion of “Historical Issues” with the former Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID). After the standard opening items, including reading the last meeting’s minutes, the meeting’s agenda includes one Management Report, followed by New Business. … Read more
A group called “Disney Defenders” handed the members of the Governor DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors “pink slips” during their meeting on Wednesday. The group is collecting signatures for two petitions, one to restore the previous Reedy Creek Improvement District and the other to prevent political retaliation. ‘Disney Defenders’ Give CFTOD … Read more
A recent report from the Orlando Sentinel has revealed that over half of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s (CFTOD) workers have yet to receive a previously approved $3,000 benefits stipend, which replaces the district’s previous program that provided employees with Walt Disney World Annual Passes among other perks. Unionized firefighters are among the workers … Read more
At Wednesday’s meeting, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a 30 percent increase in building fees for District taxpayers, including Walt Disney World Resort. District board Approves Building Fee Increase for Disney Collected building fees were about $3.2 million in fiscal year 2023. The 30 percent on average increase will … Read more
The judge has extended the deadline for Disney to file their response to Florida Governor Ron Desantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s latest motions to dismiss their federal case. DeSantis and the District filed their new motions on the deadline to file after Disney updated their federal lawsuit. Disney changed some of their … Read more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Board of Supervisors have filed new motions to dismiss Walt Disney World’s federal lawsuit against them. DeSantis had previously filed a motion to dismiss and claimed he had immunity. Motions to Dismiss The new motions come on the deadline to file after Disney … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Thursday, August 24, 2023. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) has filed a new 2-page document in the federal lawsuit Walt Disney World filed against them and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hoping the judge will stay the case. Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Seeks Stay The Notice of Supplemental Authority argues that Disney’s recent countersuit in the state … Read more
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Administrator Glen Gilzean announced in a presentation during today’s Board meeting that over $5 million would be budgeted in 2024 for their legal fight with Walt Disney World. Disney Expenses The “Disney induced expenses” come to a total of $5,070,000 in the 2024 fiscal year budget. Broken down, that … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) Board of Supervisors may be hiring a law professor to prepare a detailed research report identifying strengths and weaknesses in the District. The proposed research project is on Wednesday’s CFTOD Board agenda as item 8.1. Professor Donald J. Kochan is Executive Director of the Law & Economics Center … Read more
The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has abolished their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them discriminatory and a waste of money. District Administrator Glen Gilzean announced the abolition of the programs, which were created by the Reedy Creek Improvement District to ensure equality in hiring practices across the district, particularly when it comes … Read more