Man who wrote the book on Disney and Florida warns of economic fallout from Reedy Creek dissolution

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The man who wrote the book on Disney’s relationship with Florida is warning that removing Disney’s special district status could come at an economic cost, not only for the surrounding municipalities that would have to absorb the Reedy Creek Improvement District but for the state as a whole.

Rick Foglesong authored “Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando,” which chronicles Florida’s love affair with Disney.

The book specifically looks into the Reedy Creek Improvement District, an area where Disney can govern itself.

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Foglesong said dissolving Reedy Creek would mean all the services the district provides would have to be paid for by either nearby local governments or by the state.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-wrote-book-disney-florida-203108019.html

[Tommy Carcetti]

1. It was a terrible corporate giveaway from the get-go.

Unfortunately just abolishing it in a snap will have major repercussions as well.

Stupidity all around.

[sarcasmo]

7. DeSantis is trying to wreck Florida quicker than Brownback destroyed Kansas.

[jmowreader]

8. Not really

Disney pays north of $100 million a year in a special tax to the district that they will no longer have to after the district is dissolved. This is in addition to their property taxes.

[Demovictory9]

2. Desantis hopes to be in the White house before the bill comes due

[Flaleftist]

3. So this would lift a financial burden from Disney?

Then why would Disney be opposed to it?

[Happy Hoosier]

5. Mainly because they are no longer...

In Control of infrastructure. Right now if Disney wants to build something, the can pretty much do it within the confines pf the law. They plunk down the cash and make it happen. Roads…. Sewer… whatever. Didney even provides fire, ems, etc. at the level they want. Now all that goes away… greatly increasing the red tape to do any development at Disneyworld. That’s IF this punitive retaliation for exercising free speech is allowed to stand.

[Flaleftist]

10. That makes sense. Thank you.

Hopefully, this gets kicked down in the courts.

[DBoon]

4. Do the surrounding areas tend to vote Democratic?

Then DeSantis will see this as a benefit

[wishstar]

9. Orlando's Democratic mayor Jerry Demings (husb of Val Demings) says it will be disastrous

creating catastrophic burden on taxpayers of Orange County.

At this same time, DeSantis' gerrymandering of the Congressional districts there threatens to unseat Val Demings and other Black elected officials.

[sakabatou]

6. Republicans once again screw the People