JohnD
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Where they are. They don't work for Disney. They work for the district.
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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Assuming this one was a decent administrator in the private sector, if they're able to separate their religion from their work, this might be the only decent one.
djkidkaz
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Does anyone know what implication all of this will actually have? Is any of this actually going to affect the building of attractions? Or is it basically just going to cost Disney more money now to file permits and stuff? I don’t really understand how any of this makes any bit of difference.
Yes... ish.
They get a four year term, except for the first batch of appointees, who get two year terms.
A business now has a politically appointed board to approve some their decisions and permitting.
Best case, it'll delay some things. But given the makeup of the members of the board, it'll delay a LOT of things.
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lazyboy97o
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They’re on staggered four year terms, so eventually a sitting governor will be able to replace a board but it wouldn’t be until half way through their term of office.
durangojim
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What I don't understand is so many people including those on this board and other like @lentesta said last year that this was all for show and nothing could really come of legally it similar to Trump's announcement in 2015. Now it seems like this can really cause some issues for Disney in Florida. Was this a similar underestimating of DeSantis' ability to push through what he wants or is this still just a big show without any teeth? Just kind of confused how exactly this affects WDW.
the_rich
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I think they were under the assumption that disney would fight it and invariably win because they have an excellent case. Disney seems to not want to feed into DeSantis trap and give him even more publicity. In doing so the new board can cause them alot of headaches.
Presumably they think they'll get a better contract with the new board than the current board.
They might, they might not. They're betting on it though.
If the people appointed to the board were qualified administrators, nothing would happen.
I predict that the three attorneys will mostly be harmless. The former CEO of Radixx, if a decent administrator and able to separate his religious beliefs from his work, could be harmless.
It's the Sarasota School Board member that will be the biggest pain.
tissandtully
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Well the only win DeSantis got was the board, his original intention was to disssolve all of Reedy Creek and end Disney's special tax status, which he did not. This keeps getting overlooked. He found out he couldn't do a lot of things without hurting residents of Orange and Osceola counties. There is so much hypocrisy with this whole thing from purveyors of 'freedom' it's pretty infuriating.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Those that did - myself included - still had the faintest belief that hate driven stunts for power and money will die out naturally…
…but don’t worry…we’re all probably cured of that
Sirwalterraleigh
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JohnD
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Okay, then that answers the question of where they'll be in 12 months.
I honestly thought nothing would come of this. Granted, the two year transition period does leave it open for a potential next governor of Florida to undo the damage, or for the legislature to make changes to the law before it takes effect.
Working for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Fire Department.
I had thought that since RCID doesn't actually control the parks, that Disney is free to do what thery want inside the parks boundarys. Where it might get dicey is if the want to expand a park to build something new that isn't already designated as being owned by Disney. Time will tell.
lazyboy97o
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Best case, they waste money on renaming the district and making sure the Florida Fire Prevention Code complied with the Florida Fire Prevention Code (actual things they’re required to do by law).
Worst case the new board could have attractions and facilities at Walt Disney World shut down on what is little more than a whim.
They absolutely could increase fees. They can also institute design review through a zoning commission that gets to approve any new attraction or restaurant or anything else built at Walt Disney World.
They can create their own new ride safety compliance program. They can increase the paperwork required for anything and everything. They could force Disney to exclusively use coal fired electricity.
There are all sorts of things they can do, some with an immediate impact. And as the governor once again made clear this can all be used to punish woke policies not related to the actual workings of the district.