DeSantis ally gets power to shut Disney ridesNEWS

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hand-picked board to oversee Disney’s tax district “weaponized” a new special magistrate who could impose $500 fines — and even shut down rides

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District named longtime DeSantis ally Glen Gilzean to the newly created role of administrator to oversee the scrapped Reedy Creek tax district

The board also unanimously voted to adopt a code enforcement program and to hire new enforcement officers who will answer to Gilzean.

Any attractions that violate the as-yet-to-be-determined codes will be subject to fines of up to $500 a day, according to the publication.

Gilzean reportedly will also have the “pretty awesome powers” to shut rides in violation of the unspecified code at the Disney World parks in Orlando, which include Magic Kingd

The strong-arm move comes amid the escalating legal battle between DeSantis and Disney — and as Mouse House boss Bob Iger called out the Republican governor for playing politics

The two sides have filed suits and countersuits against each other after DeSantis stripped Disney of its special district status earlier this year — following the company’s opp

Bob Iger Disney CEO“This is about one thing and one thing only: them retaliating against us.”

Bob Iger Disney CEO“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people, pay more taxes or not?”

Rick Foglesong, a Walt Disney World historian, said Disney has a lot to fear from the newly created position.

Rick Foglesong“You’d think [Disney] would see a threat here."

Gilzean, the former president and CEO of the Central Florida Urban League, will receive a starting salary of $400,000 and will be the state’s point person in the lawsuit filed by

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