Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy Disney Sr., co-founder of the entertainment giant with his brother Walt Disney, has expressed her disgust at a group of Nazi demonstrators who flew giant swastika flags outside Disney World on Saturday.
She tweeted that her late grandfather would also be revolted by the caught-on-video demonstration outside the Orlando amusement parks main entrance. Photos and videos of the display a Florida state legislator shared show a group of men standing at the door holding multiple large Nazi flags and antisemitic, homophobic, and racist signs. At least one had a character of Gov. Ron DeSantis face, and the group had planted a DeSantis 2024 Make America Florida flag supporting the Republicans presidential campaign.
Rep. Anna Eskamani, who represents parts of Orlando, posted the footage to Twitter and called the display of hate absolutely disgusting. She told The Daily Beast that Saturdays Nazi protest is not that unusual in Florida nowadays. This is maybe the tenth time this year alone, Eskamani told the outlet. Its absolutely disgusting to see what has become a common presence of Nazis in Florida, and even more disturbing when they are holding signs and flags that signal support for people like Governor DeSantis.
Gun control activist and founder of Moms Demand Action, Shannon Watts, also shared a photo of the white supremacists. Two dozen white supremacists are outside the main Disney World entrance in Orlando right now, marching with signs featuring Gov DeSantiss face, swastikas, the n-word, and homophobic slurs, she tweeted.
The Orange County Sheriffs Office told USA Today that about 15 people protested outside the theme park for about two hours, adding that no arrests were made. We know these groups that aim to agitate and incite people with anti-Semitic symbols and slurs. They are also aware of the law, the sheriffs office said. The Orange County Sheriffs Office deplores hate speech in any form, but people have the First Amendment right to demonstrate.
The Sunshine State Governor and the Mouse House have publicly and legally sparred in a months-long battle that is still ongoing. Disney openly condemned DeSantis so-called Dont Say Gay bill last year, and DeSantis retaliated by trying to take power over the media giant. The company sued DeSantis after his administration stripped it of its semi-autonomous control over the specially created tax District that oversees zoning on the land where Disney World sits.
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