The newly appointed board for a special tax district encompassing Walt Disney World has sued the company in an effort to regain control over the expansion of the theme park complex, Brooks Barnes of The New York Times reports. The district’s complaint involves two contracts that Disney World struck with a prior board that Disney controlled. These agreements lock in a comprehensive growth plan, which included the possible construction of a fifth theme park and 14,000 additional hotel rooms. "These agreements reek of a back room deal," the district’s new board said in its 188-page lawsuit filed in state court, according to the Times. Reference Link
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