Calmdownnow
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Then what was the point of appointing them?
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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mikejs78
Premium Member
Yes there are other Governor appointed boards to special districts, but none of those have taxing authority. This is unique in that respect.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
From my point of view? To provide more oversight compared to what is in place now...
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Why?
Vegas Disney Fan
Well-Known Member
Disneyland Paris covered their parking with solar panels also, probably just a size factor, WDW has a ton of land, the other parks don’t want to use expansion land on non park projects.
mikejs78
Premium Member
How do people who don't have any relevant experience provide real oversight?
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
My post is about why I would make this particular change. Not about why Florida did or about the experience level of these particular board members.
Vegas Disney Fan
Well-Known Member
Can’t disagree with that, but they’ll do what the Gov wants and that’s what he’ll campaign on, and what this whole circus has been about from day 1.
Fine.
How are any of the 5 people appointed even remotely qualified? What is relevant about their professional experience that makes them suited for this.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
peter11435
Well-Known Member
What oversight was lacking before? What was happening that shouldn’t have been? What powers were being abused?
TP2000
Well-Known Member
I'm in almost the same boat, except I naturally now look even further East to Tokyo Disneyland to get my Disney Resort fix. I've lost track of how many times I cancelled and re-planned that last trip to Tokyo for 2020, but it's back on my radar again for later this year or Spring '24.
The only difference is the Disney Look is still in total control at Tokyo and the CM's there always behave as good as they look!
As for Florida, I found this last paragraph in an otherwise slanted AP article released today to have a refreshingly good point about RCID...
"The creation of the self-governing district was instrumental in Disney's decision to build near Orlando in the 1960s. The company had told the state it planned to build a futuristic city that would include a transit system and urban planning innovations, so the company needed autonomy in building and deciding how to use the land. The futuristic city never materialized and instead morphed into a second theme park that opened in 1982." -Associated Press, February 27th, 2023
danlb_2000
Premium Member
This new board could make things really hard for Disney. They could make it so it takes 5 years to build a cloned coaster.
LittleBuford
Well-Known Member
How is it a good point? It has absolutely nothing to do with why DeSantis took control of the district.
mightynine
Well-Known Member
The idea of moving WDW is, in my opinion, a non-starter. If this new arraignment truly becomes a hindrance to the company, they'll look for a new operator for Florida and start cashing the licensing checks.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
It's a very valid point, one that seems to have been lost in many discussions, about why the RCID was created in the first place and why it was given the unusual autonomy that it was in 1966.
I found it to be a good point that seems to have been lost lately: The reasons why RCID was created in 1966 no longer exist, and never will exist.
Oversight of what?
What power did RCID have that required state oversight?
Is there some person that was governed by RCID that wasn't being treated fairly?
Vegas Disney Fan
Well-Known Member
I don’t think that’s a possibility either, they’ve fought with CA for decades but never gave up control of (or stopped expanding) DL. Unless the new board makes it impossible to run WDW I don’t see them giving up the billions in profit they make there.