Ron DeSantis moves to terminate Disney's self-government status

[XtremeJibber2001]

I think you're wrong about this hitting Disney's wallet. We should place a wager. If Disney's park revenue increases in 2022, you keep Biden's presidential portrait (unmodified) as your avatar for the entirety of 2023. I will do the same, but with Trump, if park revenue decreases in 2022. Agree?

I'll take that wager.

https://tampa.cbslocal.com/2022/04/19/t ... s-mount-1/

File this under "throbster could not have been more wrong"

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3871038-d ... nings-beat

Looking forward to seeing throbster post that portrait of Biden as his avatar...

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment revenue for Q1/2022 was $7.2B, compared to $3.5B in the prior-year (Q1/2021).
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment revenue for Q2/2022 was $6.7B, compared to $3.2B in the prior-year (Q2/2021).
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment revenue for Q3/2022 was $7.4B, compared to $4.3B in the prior-year (Q3/2021).
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment revenue for Q4/2022 was $7.4B, compared to $5.5B in the prior-year (Q4/2021).

Please update your avatar.

Also, Governor proposes state-run board take over Magic Kingdom’s governance:
https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/desa ... overnance/

[deadheadskier]

Lol. Zero chance throbster doesn't welch on the bet

[spanky]

Admins/Moderators have the ability to set a user's avatar. We also have the ability to turn off an individual user's ability to change their own avatar.

But, let's see if throbster takes care of it on his own.

Hey throbster, just in case you can't find it:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/administrati ... ent-biden/

There's a "Download Official Portrait" on that page that takes you to: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u ... S-1901.jpg

Let us know if you need assistance resizing the image to fit as an avatar.

[Bubba]

Refresh our collective memory. What was the bet?

[daytripper]

When was the last time he even posted on the political forums? Gotta be a month or two.

[XtremeJibber2001]

Refresh our collective memory. What was the bet?

If Disney Park revenue for FY22 increased over FY21, throbster would make Biden’s official portrait (unmodified) his avatar.

[spanky]

Refresh our collective memory. What was the bet?

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[XtremeJibber2001]

Refresh our collective memory. What was the bet?

viewtopic.php?p=677179#p677179

Will admins enforce non-compliance

Meanwhile, much to do about nothing ... so much for small government

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-p ... ked-board/

TALLAHASSEE — After trying to dissolve Disney’s special taxing district last year, Republican lawmakers on Monday released a new plan: Rename the district and let Gov. Ron DeSantis choose the people in charge.

Under House Bill 9B, released Monday afternoon, the Reedy Creek Improvement District will become the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District within two years.

[easyrider16]

This is actually being seen as a capitulation, because the FL GOP is no longer trying to outright revoke Disney's special district. Now they've moved to just putting their own people in charge. I wonder if that's even Constitutional in FL.

https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-a ... da-1779516

Maybe the FL GOP has started to realize that many of the Republicans who vote for them own stock in these "woke corporations" and don't really want to see politicians dumping on their business.

[G-smashed]

When was the last time he even posted on the political forums? Gotta be a month or two.

Careful what you wish for!

[skidogg]

so if ya lose a bet at a bar and don't go back its OK/

[spanky]

Refresh our collective memory. What was the bet?

viewtopic.php?p=677179#p677179

Will admins enforce non-compliance

He knows he lost the bet. He even went so far as changing his avatar to taunt you.

download/file.php?avatar=2314_1674148902.png

That avatar has been removed from his profile and I've turned off his permission to set his avatar. If/when throbster decides to participate in the political forum again (or starts posting political topics in other forums), I'll go ahead and set his avatar to the Biden presidential portrait.

[XtremeJibber2001]

DeSantis’ Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os ... story.html

LAKE BUENA VISTA — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board overseeing Disney World’s government services is gearing up for a potential legal battle over a 30-year development agreement they say effectively renders them powerless to manage the entertainment giant’s future growth in Central Florida.

Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers on Wednesday.

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s new Board of Supervisors voted to bring in outside legal firepower to examine the agreement, including a conservative Washington, D.C., law firm that has defended several of DeSantis’ culture war priorities.

“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” board member Brian Aungst Jr. said. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It completely circumvents the authority of this board to govern.”

Disney defended its actions.

“All agreements signed between Disney and the district were appropriate and were discussed and approved in open, noticed public forums in compliance with Florida’s Government in the Sunshine law,” an unsigned company statement read.

[XtremeJibber2001]

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.

‘Buckle up': DeSantis escalates Disney dispute, eyes hotel taxes and road tolls

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2023/ ... s-00090959

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday promised a new round of action against Disney in his ongoing dispute with the entertainment giant, including looking at the taxes on Disney’s hotels and imposing tolls on roads that serve its theme parks.

[deadheadskier]

Makes me wonder if DeSantis really doesn't have Whitehouse ambitions. There's nothing "conservative" of what he's doing with Disney. It will hurt him nationally.

What a prick