Published May 24, 2023, 6:20 a.m. by Violet Harris
It's official: disney has canceled its florida project.
The company announced the news in a statement to abc news on Thursday, saying the project "has been canceled."
"We have made the difficult decision to cancel our florida project," the statement said. "We're grateful to the many local and state officials who have worked so hard on behalf of the project, but we've ultimately determined that this isn't the right fit for us."
The project was first announced in 2015, and was expected to bring a new theme park, hotels, and other attractions to the orlando area. It was slated to open in 2021.
disney did not say why the project was canceled, but abc news reported that the company had been facing opposition from local residents and environmental groups.
In a statement, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said he was "disappointed" by disney's decision.
"I am disappointed that disney has decided to cancel their florida project," Demings said. "I want to thank them for their investment in our community and we remain open to working with them in the future."
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next tonight to the news involving our
parent company tonight Disney revealing
a decision that they say was not easy to
make canceling a one billion dollar
project in Florida that would have
brought 2 000 jobs to the state citing
the quote changing business conditions
in that state how Governor Rod DeSantis
is now responding and here's Jonathan
Carl tonight
it was a billion dollar projected to
bring some 2 000 jobs to Florida but
tonight Disney the parent company of ABC
News announced it is halting plans to
build a new campus in Orlando
in a memo to employees Josh tomorrow
chairperson of Walt Disney parks and
Resorts says this was not an easy
decision to make citing changing
business conditions as one of the
reasons it comes with Disney embroiled
in a public battle with Florida Governor
Ron DeSantis that began after the
company came out against what critics
call the don't say gay law
which limits classroom discussion about
sexual orientation and gender identity
since then DeSantis has taken aim at
Disney's special status in the state
we're upset because they're actually
having to live by the same rules as
everybody else Disney is suing DeSantis
for what it calls a targeted campaign of
government retaliation
Florida Democrats are harshly
criticizing DeSantis over all of this
accusing him of costing the state some 2
000 jobs a DeSantis spokesperson is
responding to that by saying that Disney
announced the project some two years ago
and the state was unsure whether the
project would ever come to fruition
meanwhile David DeSantis is preparing to
announce that he is running for
president next week
John Carl reporting from Washington
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