The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board announced it reached and agreed to a settlement with Disney to resolve litigation over authority regarding the district encompassing the Walt Disney World Resort.
The board unanimously adopted the agreement, which will resolve state lawsuits levied by both the district and Disney, challenging the state’s 2023 takeover of the Central Florida district.
The settlement will dismiss the claims in state court, including a public records case brought by Disney against the district, according to a summary offered by the district during a board meeting on Wednesday. The agreement will settle that the development agreement and restrictive covenants are null and void, among other points.
Charbel Barakat, vice chairman of the district’s board of supervisors, said he is “very much pleased” by the settlement after announcing it at the board’s meeting on
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