The American company, one of the leaders in the entertainment industry on a global scale, is giving up setting up part of its offices in this conservative state in the southern United States. In question: the hostility of the governor of Florida to the firm, considered too progressive.
Lake Nona – this is the name of this 900 million dollar project which was to accommodate nearly 2,000 Disney employees from California. Engineers, screenwriters, employees specialized in marketing or finance. All were to settle in the metropolitan area of Orlando, near the gigantic Disney World amusement park.
According to a memo sent to employees and consulted by AFP, the company believes that the ” economic conditions is no longer good and neither is the local business climate.
” Targeted Revenge »
Management does not explicitly mention disputes with the Republican Governor of Florida. But since Disney executives publicly opposed a law that bans talking about sexual orientation and gender in schools in Florida last year, the company has been in the governor’s crosshairs. Ron DeSantis. Probable presidential candidate of 2024, this ultra-conservative decided to end in February a very advantageous special status enjoyed by Disney in Florida since the 1960s.
The governor has also publicly mentioned the construction of a prison near Disney World or new taxes on hotels on the site, which employs 75,000 people and attracts 50 million visitors a year.
For the company, it is a ” targeted revenge from the governor and she has also lodged a complaint. Finally, last night, the company also announced that it will be closing one of its most expensive attractions at Disney World (a two-day adventure inspired by the Star Wars movie). This, for lack of sufficient customers
(With AFP)