News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

[JohnD]

Working for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Fire Department.

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[Figgy1]

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.

All in park permits will have to get approved by the new board

 

[mkt]

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.

Isn't all of that undeveloped land designated as being owned by Disney?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

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.

It’s just as likely they’re all fired and then it’s “outsourced to save money” at three times the cost

 

[lazyboy97o]

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.

The transition period is just for the use of the name.

 

[lazyboy97o]

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.

No, the District approves all projects within its boundaries. It can also institute additional reviews and approvals.

 

[mmascari]

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.

What makes you think the three attorneys don't have specific political agendas they want to implement and have been given the perfect tool to use? Likewise, the Radixx CEO was likely selected because of a desire to mix the religious beliefs not because they can be compartmentalized.

All of these people are responsible only to the governor and not to any electorate they govern over.

 

[tissandtully]

I would assume that if Disney keeps doing things the DeSantis doesn't like, he will have this board disrupt Disney's business as much as possible.

How much control do they have over content of attractions?

 

[lazyboy97o]

How much control do they have over content of attractions?

Directly, no. But finding other reasons as an excuse is pretty easy.

 

[LittleBuford]

Wow this is bizarre. Quite unbelievable that this is taking place at Walt Disney World.

Did he need Disney’s permission to stage this on their property?

 

[wdwmagic]

Did he need Disney’s permission to stage this on their property?

No.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Did he need Disney’s permission to stage this on their property?

It wasn’t on Disney’s property, it was on the district’s property.

 

[wdwmagic]

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.

Initially, there was an expectation that Disney would fight this, which has not happened.

 

[LittleBuford]

It wasn’t on Disney’s property, it was on the district’s property.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I took everything within WDW’s borders to be Disney property.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

No, the District approves all projects within its boundaries. It can also institute additional reviews and approvals.

The reason Roy Disney insisted…look it up…this in 1964 was to avoid this in the first place

Remember the “free market” everyone loves when they overpay for after hours? This kinda crap interferes with that market…detriment to business

 

[mkt]

What makes you think the three attorneys don't have specific political agendas they want to implement and have been given the perfect tool to use? Likewise, the Radixx CEO was likely selected because of a desire to mix the religious beliefs not because they can be compartmentalized.

All of these people are responsible only to the governor and not to any electorate they govern over.

I've worked with plenty of political attorneys. If they're even remotely competent, they'll be pointless. They're just focusing on a bullet point for their resume which could eventually lead them into becoming judges.

 

[flynnibus]

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

No, Disney is basically a landowner under regulation of this government. That government has regulator powers which bound Disney. Just like you as a homeowner still have a city or county and state passing regulations on you.

The difference before was Disney basically got to hand-pick the government and had more autonomy from outside influences. Now, the government is hand picked by the gov.

 

[tissandtully]

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I took everything within WDW’s borders to be Disney property.

I mean it is, but not really lol

 

[flynnibus]

True

What you saw was brown nosing to their new boss... hoping they can get pay raises because their Union has been at odds with the old leadership.

When they should have realized they just traded one overlord for a different one... and one that probably doesn't care to have a world class service just for the WDW area.

 

[Stripes]

All we can do is wait and see. The board doesn’t have much wiggle room because the vast majority of what they approve doesn’t have a downside whatsoever thereby making it difficult to justify not approving something.

If the board does act in an unreasonably hostile manner, Disney will need to reevaluate their decision not to pursue a lawsuit.