At a wedding chapel on Walt Disney World’s Seven Seas Lagoon, with manicured gardens in the foreground and Cinderella’s castle framed perfectly behind, the start of married life for Casey and Ron DeSantis was a finely choreographed affair.
Thirteen years later, the magic has gone out of Disney for the groom who now, as Florida governor, is dragging the corporation through an acrimonious split.
His bride, with her flair for managing the optics of political office and an understanding of their value, is now his most influential adviser as the fairytale that had its opening scene in the so-called House of Mouse edges towards a potential blockbuster of a bid for the White House.
“We’ve not seen a political spouse as closely connected to
