Disney CEO Bob Iger has made his first public comments on the recently announced settlement agreement between Walt Disney World and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Announced in late March, the Walt Disney Company and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District proposed a settlement agreement that will potentially see both sides drop their respective lawsuits. Today, Iger described the agreement as a "win-win" for Disney.
The critical points of the agreement from Disney's perspective are that the district commits to reviewing and potentially amending the 2020 Comprehensive Plan, with consultations involving Disney, and that the subsequent negotiations for the new development agreement are linked to Disney pursuing or halting its federal lawsuit against CFTOD and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Responding to a question about investing in the parks, Iger said, "The agreement we reached with the Central Florida tourism oversight district last week will actually enable us to pursue the kinds of significant investment in our Florida parks that you're talking about. We achieved a win-win result with that deal. In terms of our ability to pursue future development opportunities, but also in terms of the 1000s of direct and indirect jobs, and economic opportunity in the state that will come with our investment in new projects. So as we've discussed regarding our $60 billion capital expenditure plans, is much more coming to our parks around the world, including in Florida."
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