Ron DeSantis Appoints Allies to Oversee Disney’s Special-Tax District

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law legislation ending Walt Disney Co.’s control of a special-tax district near Orlando and named new members to the state-controlled board that now governs it.

“The corporate kingdom finally comes to an end,” Mr. DeSantis, a Republican, said at a bill-signing event at a fire station in Lake Buena Vista. “There’s a new sheriff in town and accountability will be the order of the day.”

The new law renames the Reedy Creek Improvement District—which houses Walt Disney World Resort and other parks and has existed since the 1960s—the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. It gives Mr. DeSantis the authority to appoint members to its governing body, the five-member board of supervisors, which under previous law was essentially handpicked by Disney.