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

lazyboy97o

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Why did Disney not deal with this issue more forthrightly before the new board was installed? A lot of us were amazed they didn’t attempt litigation at the time. So they opted to try a clever maneuver that has been depicted as shifty. Did they think DeSantis and state Repubs would leave it at that?

They should have pursued litigation before it got to this point. Too clever by half.
It’s fallacy of appeasement. Yes, they thought acquiescing would make it go away. Even now, they’re not speaking out hoping it’ll help. Even if the present “fight” stalls out, it is now known that Disney is an easy target for attack as long as you think it out a bit more.
 

GBAB1973

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Why did Disney not deal with this issue more forthrightly before the new board was installed? A lot of us were amazed they didn’t attempt litigation at the time. So they opted to try a clever maneuver that has been depicted as shifty. Did they think DeSantis and state Repubs would leave it at that?

They should have pursued litigation before it got to this point. Too clever by half.

They were forthright.

They literally followed the notification laws and did this all out in the open. They advertised the meetings where the agreement was discussed/approved.
 
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Chi84

Premium Member
What difference would it have made to attempt in courts to block the state’s wrestling away control over a 1A issue?
Legal decisions like when to take action and what action to take are uniquely particular to circumstances that we may not be completely familiar with. Disney did what it wanted to do and so far it seems to be working just fine. It's not like you have to file a lawsuit the moment something affects you - there's plenty of time for Disney to act.
 

TalkingHead

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They were forthright.

They literally followed the notification laws and did this all out in the open. They advertised the meetings where the agreement was discussed/approved.

The only people who think it's shady are those listening to DeSantis and his minions who are now in scramble mode after getting depantsed because they were too busy celebrating to pay attention to what was happening out in the open in the very district Ronnie D wanted to control.
Point is it’s depicted by those mouthpieces as shifty because it wasn’t done with Disney publicly announcing its moves. Good gamesmanship, bad politics.

All I’m asking is why didn’t they take this to court instead of playing coy?
 

Chip Chipperson

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It seems like maybe a case of bad reporting. I don’t know what to take as the so called expert‘s opinion and what’s added by the writer.

If the legal battle ends in the state’s favor, DeSantis promises public safety pay raises and a reassessment of property value to potentially have the company pay more in taxes in Orange and Osceola counties. Kramer predicts it will be a tough case for Disney to win.

This is not a shown as a quote from Kramer so hard to say if he said it or not. So if this entire statement actually came from Kramer he’s not very credible. No legal battle is necessary to give pay raises to RCID EMS. The district controls that with or without the development agreement in place and the idea that the district somehow controls the tax assessment for the counties is also a fairytale. The governor literally made that up. So if this expert is actually saying he believes this will happen if Disney loses a hypothetical lawsuit then he’s not very credible. He also doesn’t specify what case will be tough for Disney to win.

Yep, that all seems like BS to try to win over the firefighters and EMS and anyone who supports them getting raises. "If they don't get a raise, it's Disney's fault!"
 

flynnibus

Premium Member
I think this covered that point:

So basically the only 2 parties affected by the agreement are Disney as the master developer and RCID. Both obviously received notification.

But one might argue the limitations on RCID, impacted the other RCID constituents because the limitations on RCID's ability to do something on behalf of other RCID constituents.
 

GBAB1973

Well-Known Member
Point is it’s depicted by those mouthpieces as shifty because it wasn’t done with Disney publicly announcing its moves. Good gamesmanship, bad politics.

All I’m asking is why didn’t they take this to court instead of playing coy?

Because court takes time and is costly. They were generally open to seeing what DeSantis was going to propose. Maybe DeSantis would have proposed something they could live with? Filing a suit immediately creates nothing but more bad blood. So they kept quiet to see what DeSantis and the GOP legislature would do. When it was clear they had no desire to work with Disney and wanted control to leverage Disney, the company made the moves they made.
. Disney announced their moves publicly. It was all done out in the open. It wasn't gamesmanship or whatever. They literally followed the law, held open meetings, etc.
 
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lazyboy97o

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They were forthright.

They literally followed the notification laws and did this all out in the open. They advertised the meetings where the agreement was discussed/approved.
They have not been forthright in just working to put to a stop to this. They thought if they cowered and walked away, even if they did grab some of their toys, it would go away.
 
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GoofGoof

Premium Member
But one might argue the limitations on RCID, impacted the other RCID constituents because the limitations on RCID's ability to do something on behalf of other RCID constituents.
That’s fair, but the development agreement didn’t really change anything. There’s nothing in that agreement that implies Disney will or can do anything other than build theme parks and resorts. Maybe an increase in traffic or sight line issues but since we are talking about businesses and not residential homes for the most part I’d think that’s less relevant.
 

lazyboy97o

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Because court takes time and is costly. They were generally open to seeing what DeSantis was going to propose. Maybe DeSantis would have proposed something they could live with? Filing a suit immediately creates nothing but more bad blood. So they kept quiet to see what DeSantis and the GOP legislature would do. When it was clear they had no desire to work with Disney and wanted control to leverage Disney, the company made the moves they made.
These objectives were stated at the very beginning. Thinking otherwise was denial as part of the futile attempt to appease.
 

GoofGoof

Premium Member
What difference would it have made to attempt in courts to block the state’s wrestling away control over a 1A issue?
There is no guarantee Disney would win a first amendment case but it would 100% for sure have been a complete goat rodeo and exactly what the Governor wanted. I’m sure Disney considered it along with several other options and decided on this plan instead. Maybe it works and maybe it doesn’t. Right now Disney is not in much different position than they were before this started and they could always still pursue other options as well.
 

lazyboy97o

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There is no guarantee Disney would win a first amendment case but it would 100% for sure have been a complete goat rodeo and exactly what the Governor wanted. I’m sure Disney considered it along with several other options and decided on this plan instead. Maybe it works and maybe it doesn’t. Right now Disney is not in much different position than they were before this started and they could always still pursue other options as well.
You know very well that there were more issues than just free speech.
 

SirLink

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Just think if both Bobs had just apologised to the Florida legislature and actually funded their political campaigns we wouldn't be where we are.

Just out of curiosity does Florida have the ability of Compulsory Purchase Orders.
 

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