JEANYLASER
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awesome news!
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Disney Springs construction begins
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danlb_2000
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I think Characters In Flight is going to see a surge in buisness from all the bloggers wanting to get construction photos. 
good pointI think Characters In Flight is going to see a surge in buisness from all the bloggers wanting to get construction photos.
bethymouse
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Wow! More construction to "work " around. Well I gues it'll be worth it in the end.
John
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I will believe it when I see it....LOL....Just kidding!!!!! It really is great to see anything happening. Buuuutttttttt as you can see when there is a direct ROI you see how fast they move.... I dont buy the whole...well its been in development for 2 yrs. Ummm see FLE......... splain' that
Mouse Detective
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There are offices under the West End Plaza, down at the lower level of Adventurers Club, BET Soundstage and Comedy Warehouse. There is/was also an employee cafeteria of sorts down there. So those people will need to be relocated. Someone once said there are offices in the back of Mannequins on the upper floors. Not sure if they're in use or abandoned. But if renovations are going to happen there, they'd have to move too.
Goofnut1980
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I wonder if they will open it in phases like FLE??? so there is no hype over it??? lol
Uncle Remus
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Downtown Disney has been in need of an overhaul for a longtime now. My wife and I are very excited
NiarrNDisney
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So excited to see Disney Springs progression!
JEANYLASER
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I would like to see Imax in Disney Springs.
They already have ETX in the AMC. The sound is far superior even if it isn't a "true" IMAX screen.
DisneyMarmot
Member
It certainly must help that RCID is footing the bill for at least the parking garages to get things moving quickly..
RCID "footing the bill" doesn't mean anything. Disney is (more or less) the sole taxpayer of RCID meaning anything RCID pays for, Disney pays for. The advantage of RCID is that they can float tax-free municipal bonds and purchase certain equipment tax-free. Any money raised in the bond issuance will be paid back to bond holders, with interest, with tax revenue collected from Disney. Make no mistake, Disney IS paying for this. The Sentinel article that suggests otherwise is flat-out dishonest.
SirLink
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Apart from the whole not having to pay sales tax on materials and all that jazz ... you seem to hate it when people talk critically of Disney/TDO/WDW quite strange...
Mouse Detective
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Nothing wrong with RCID building infrastructure in their district. It's a creation of the Florida Legislature and it's doing what it was created to do. I would expect them to build the new I-4 exit ramp too, at least the part that is on RCID property.
Tom
Beta Return
It's actually a common term in the design/construction industry. My firm does it all the time.
An architect designs a monument to themselves, the client falls in love with it, then we tell them how much that building will cost to build. When they come out of their come, our role starts with finding ways to build almost the exact same thing, but for less money.
We "engineer" the product to a better "value".
I read about the RCID is paying for it, which in turn is Disney, albeit with tax breaks/ incentives by using RCID. Then my mind wanders a little farther down that money trail and I start to think that oh, well that means we are all paying for it! 
That's a big chunk of change.
That's a big chunk of change.
lazyboy97o
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We'd all still be paying for it through admission, hotel fees, concessions, retail, etc. just as we are right now.I read about the RCID is paying for it, which in turn is Disney, albeit with tax breaks/ incentives by using RCID. Then my mind wanders a little farther down that money trail and I start to think that oh, well that means we are all paying for it!