Is Disney Paying Its Fair Share in Orlando?

[ford91exploder]

I'm thinking there's a solid market in a "Roadside Hijack and Robbery" experience one could provide tourists... Simply get a beat-up old car, park it alongside the highway, and then you can charge tourists all the money they're carrying for the experience of stopping to help you out.

That's why I don't stop and simply call the state roadside assistance number or local police, Too risky to help unknown people today.

 

[NormC]

I think you are hearing things that aren't being said. You have an agenda obviously and you are not listening. Subject closed it can't be resolved.

Actually He nailed it.

 

[Darkbeer1]

And we have an answer in regards to Anaheim, which matches up with the Orlando area...

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/14/does-disney-pay-its-fair-share-yes/

>>Yes, Disneyland pays its fair share to the city — if not more.

Disneyland is the single largest employer not only in Anaheim but in all of Orange County, providing nearly 30,000 jobs and stimulating the creation of tens of thousands more. As a 2013 economic impact study by Arduin, Laffer & Moore Consulting found, about one-third of the county’s $9.6 billion tourism industry was thanks to the Disneyland resort and its visitors. In addition, to the benefit of Anaheim taxpayers, Disneyland paid more than $125 million in taxes, bonds, levies, fees and contracts last year alone, according to the company.

By these metrics, and more, it is clear that Disneyland pays more than its “fair share.”

But the notion of “fair” presented in the story was quite different from what most people would think. While the story briefly asserts that “some of the city’s working-class residents said they don’t see enough of the upside” of Disneyland, it mostly gives voice to city officials whose idea of a “fair share” is more money in the city’s coffers.<<

 

[larryz]

Well, I'd say "fair" share is a net improvement to the city/county. Could be financial, could be cultural, but an overall net "improvement."

 

[Pixieish]

One has to look at the bigger picture. There are literally thousands and thousand of people that go to WDW, Universal, Sea World and other tourist locations centered in that area every single day of the week. Just guessing here but I would guess that the use of offsite facilities is probably at least 3 times more then WDW can room on any given day. That is all going to the local economy. Yes, Disney is big, but the surrounding area and the tourists that are using it is tremendously large. You are thinking that everyone that goes to WDW is onsite. Not even close. Then add in those that go other places that are available because WDW is there make the daily income that Disney gets seem paltry.

It hard for us as individuals to see the big picture because it involves numbers that we have heard but cannot really relate too. Big Picture... Big Picture... Big Picture! That is what the state of Florida was looking at when they gave Disney all those breaks. You can bet that none of the other locations got that same deal. Florida Orlando/Kissimmee are doing just fine. Yes, they have a hassle to deal with on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly basis, but, without WDW and Walt's dream all there would be their is Bert's General Store, two traffic lights, one gas station and a Motel 6.

When we rent a car while we're at WDW, I don't even want to guess what we spend at Speedway on late-night eats and coffees alone!