Disney's firefighters backed DeSantis as he feuded with the company. Now his new board ignored their pleas and stripped away their park benefits.

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 11:26

The DeSantis campaign has been polling The Walt Disney Co. in early primary voting states, and found it's unpopular.
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Disney World's firefighters were once in support of DeSantis' plan to assume control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
That was until his new board stripped them of their discounts and free passes to the parks.
A number of firefighters confronted DeSantis' board last week at a meeting about this.

Disney World's first responders once backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to assume control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which formerly had autonomous control over the land that Disney occupied.