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

[Stripes]

Well he's using the "special district" as the limiting factor to exclude other parks.

So much for ”leveling the playing field.”

 

[Mr. Stay Puft]

The speakers he's had to follow-up on his speech are all admitting that this is all pure retaliation against Disney for having a "woke" ideology. By Disney promoting inclusiveness in its parks and in its media.

This is really frightening stuff.

 

[Brian]

Yeah, let's not mention that there was a massive power failure in the area at the time due to storms.

Right?

Is that what caused the doors to fling open while the monorail was in motion? Or the crumbling pylon in World Nature?

Or really the myriad of other problems facing the monorail system?

Put your political biases aside. The monorails need some work, and I would welcome state oversight, even under these circumstances.

 

[Figgy1]

The speakers he's had to follow-up on his speech are all admitting that this is all pure retaliation against Disney for having a "woke" ideology. By Disney promoting inclusiveness in its parks and in its media.

This is really frightening stuff.

If/when any of this goes to court, How much of this so called speech can be used as evidence against De......./Floriduh?

 

[asianway]

Disney has essentially been paying double taxes

How so?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Ding ding ROUND TWO!

 

[MagicHappens1971]

If/when any of this goes to court, How much of this so called speech can be used as evidence against De......./Floriduh?

Im not a lawyer, but I think Disneys lawyers can put whatever they’d like in discovery as evidence of whatever number of things they could be claiming

 

[mkt]

How so?

They paid to Orange/Osceola Counties and to RCID.

 

[LittleBuford]

The standout to me was “the district will look into allowing other businesses to operate on district lands or maybe even a state prison”

Wait, is the bolded serious?!

 

[mikejs78]

Did he declare the agreements void or say the legislature will do that?

I'm trying to figure out when the legislature will have the time. The session ends soon, and they still have a budget to pass.and change the law to allow DeSantis to stay in office when he runs for POTUS.

 

[Figgy1]

Wait, is the bolded serious?!

Yup

 

[Stripes]

DeSantis did specifically mention that the board’s lawyers believe there is a legal issue regarding the notice being mailed to affected property owners.

If true, that is bad news.

He also mentioned there being an issue with conflict of interest, but that’s not going to work.

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Im not a lawyer, but I think Disneys lawyers can put whatever they’d like in discovery as evidence of whatever number of things they could be claiming

Would have to think the retaliation aspect of this will play heavily in a legal case. Of course discovery and admissible evidence are two different things. But you'd have to think this would be germane to any lawsuit.

 

[Figgy1]

I'm trying to figure out when the legislature will have the time. The session ends soon, and they still have a budget to pass.and change the law to allow DeSantis to stay in office when he runs for POTUS.

Not to mention the insurance crisis with hurricane season coming up

 

[mikejs78]

How so?

Disney, like Universal and others, paid property taxes to the counties their land resides on (Orange and Osceola).

Unlike Universal and others, they also paid property taxes to the special district, RCID. So they essentially get double taxed. In return, RCID gets infrastructure projects done a lot faster than the counties typically do.

 

[mkt]

Who knew a Harvard & Yale graduate could be so stupid.

I did.

Mostly because I come from a family of them, and as a public university graduate, I can destroy them in most debates.

 

[LittleBuford]

Yup

I was in a meeting so am only now catching up. I can barely believe what I'm learning. Totally disgusting.

 

[Ayla]

Wait, is the bolded serious?!

Yes.

 

[afterabme]

Well he's using the "special district" as the limiting factor to exclude other parks.

Universal and SeaWorld are in different types of special districts as well. I guess the main difference is specific use like theirs vs the broad scope of RCID.

 

[Mr. Stay Puft]

Yes.

We're in crazy town now.