Disney’s monorail system at Disney World could be subject to regular state inspections for the first time, according to Fox 35 Orlando. A Florida state senate committee amended a transportation bill on 25APR to apply the state’s safety standards to the monorail lines. This would mean Disney would have to provide audits and compliance reports every three years, and allow an annual on-site evaluation.
The move is the latest by the state to go after the park due to its long-standing feud with Governor Ron DeSantis over his controversial changes to the state education system, which Disney has publicly opposed. For decades Disney World has been located in a special tax district that allows the company to regulate most of its own operations, but DeSantis has been taking aim at this arrangement. Open Jaw has reported on the long-running legal and political battle, which recently has been over the power and composition of the board in control of the special district.
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