DeSantis' hand-picked board is trying to claw back 'superior authority' over Disney World after the previous board hamstrung its power

Ron DeSantis and Disney World have been engaged in a power struggle for months, ever since Disney publicly objected to DeSantis' anti-LGBT agenda.

• Ron DeSantis' board is trying to claw back its power over the Disney World special district. 
• Disney had stripped its governing board of power in an attempt to render DeSantis' board powerless.
• DeSantis' hand-picked board has drafted a proposal that would give it "superior authority" over.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' hand-picked board is trying to claw back "superior authority" over Disney World after the company's previous board hamstrung its power, according to a proposal viewed by the Orlando Sentinel.

DeSantis has been battling for control of Disney World for months, ever since Disney publicly objected to the governor's anti-LGBTQ bill known as "Don't Say Gay." But days before DeSantis gained more control over Disney's land, Disney's governing board invoked an obscure property law that essentially stripped DeSantis' appointed board of power in an attempt to render it powerless upon their takeover.

And now, in his latest move, DeSantis filed a resolution dubbing his own board the "superior authority" over the entire Disney World district, the Orlando Sentinel, which viewed the proposal, reported. 

If enacted, the resolution would give DeSantis' board complete control "over comprehensive planning, zoning, land development regulations, environmental protection regulations, and platting and subdivision regulations," the resolution states, according to the Sentinel.

The proposal will be reviewed at the next board meeting on April 19, the Sentinel reported.