Disney board chosen by DeSantis says predecessors stripped them of power

Supervisors had been appointed by Republican governor after state overhauled Disney’s government in retaliation for opposing ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation

Board members picked by the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, to oversee the governance of Walt Disney World said on Wednesday their Disney-controlled predecessors pulled a fast one by passing restrictive covenants that strip the new board of many of its powers.

The current supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District said at a meeting their predecessors last month signed a development agreement with the company that gave Disney maximum developmental power over the resort’s 27,000 acres in central Florida.