Now that Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to a governing district have reached a deal on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, the company plans to ask that its federal lawsuit be dismissed, ending the last piece of conflict between the two sides.
The decision comes as little surprise because the federal lawsuit's future was contingent on whether a development agreement could be reached between Disney and the DeSantis appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District that governs Disney World, according to a settlement reached in March.
The development deal was approved Wednesday night by the DeSantis appointees on the district's board. A Disney official on Thursday confirmed the plans to ask for the dismissal of the federal lawsuit against DeSantis and his appointees but wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
As part of the 15-year deal, Disney agreed to invest $17 More