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After the Florida governor’s efforts to control Disney’s special district [didn’t go as planned](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fdisney-florida-district-desantis-board-royal-clause-1850281961%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850351781/1/0100018799189001-20797d71-6590-4723-a0f1-3bd9eb5500f0-000000/z-Ml7vQH_a-R5Uz6xXDZ1c8XV5AQhx6rPdVz3wKihRE=297), DeSantis has floated the idea of building a state park, a rival amusement park, or even a new state prison next to the company’s central Florida theme parks. “The possibilities are endless,” he said. Need to catch up with the Disney-DeSantis drama? Quartz’s Ananya Bhattacharya [has a timeline for you](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fdesantis-florida-prison-walt-disney-world-1850347094%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=Quartz_Daily_Brief_US%26utm_content=1850351781/2/0100018799189001-20797d71-6590-4723-a0f1-3bd9eb5500f0-000000/AX6a4--azJs3JqPL8k-k5i9QkoF3Ek-XRDcx-6--65U=297). 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