Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. - Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ tourism oversight district wants to end a program that provides more than $8 million to hire off-duty law enforcement to bolster security at Disney World and surrounding properties. But two Disney-controlled cities are saying no to that request, setting up another clash between the entertainment giant and the governor-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. “Tax dollars should not be used to pay for private security use for any corporation,” Alexei Woltornist, a spokesman for the tourism district, said in an email. In 2022, the Disney-c...
