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

[castlecake2.0]

I’ll be there and will be speaking. I live in Celebration and people are starting to become concerned as our town is surrounded by the RCID. With them abolishing the planning board and the governor floating ideas of building a prison and told roads, residents are worried we will also start to get tangled up in this mess.

 

[trainplane3]

Will this be streamed?

 

[Vacationeer]

This too shall pass. It’s all been very interesting, thanks especially to all here who’ve contributed skills, time and good faith. I can’t help but think it’s really just a time game for WDW and ’the district’. They hold the fort down long enough until better winds blow.

Will Reedy Creek get yet another name down the road? CFTOD doesn’t sound good, the acronymn or the 13 syllable full name. Don’t like how CFTOD looks either - Come Take Out Disney? This name isn’t seriously going to last the decade I hope.

Does it ever go back to RCID at some point even with some changes but the name returns? Then in 2031 someone‘s off topic reply is, “Remember that time Reedy Creek wasn’t Reedy Creek?”

 

[Stripes]

Wonder if Disney will send someone be it in-house counsel, an intern, or someone else to just attend and watch/take notes. They have attended Orange County-Universal meetings before.

100% chance someone from Disney Legal will be there. I wouldn’t be surprised if John McGowan, Chief Counsel for WDW, is there. He’s the one that signed the contracts on Disney’s behalf.

 

[Stripes]

This too shall pass. It’s all been very interesting, thanks especially to all here who’ve contributed skills, time and good faith. I can’t help but think it’s really just a time game for WDW and ’the district’. They hold the fort down long enough until better winds blow.

Will Reedy Creek get yet another name down the road? CFTOD doesn’t sound good, the acronymn or the 13 syllable full name. Don’t like how CFTOD looks either - Come Take Out Disney? This name isn’t seriously going to last the decade I hope.

Does it ever go back to RCID at some point even with some changes but the name returns? Then in 2031 someone‘s off topic reply is, “Remember that time Reedy Creek wasn’t Reedy Creek?”

The name is not going to stick. Everyone is still going to call it the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

 

[Vacationeer]

The name is not going to stick. Everyone is still going to call it the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

I sure hope so!

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I’m worried the legislators will kill the Disney/Reedy Creek agreement and ruin Walt Disney World.

I wouldn’t worry about it, despite all the grandstanding I suspect very little will change in the parks regardless of who “wins” this feud, the parks are already neutral so there’s nothing to change.

DeSantis has made some wild claims about Disney pushing an agenda but those claims don’t represent reality, I can’t think of anything that would fall under an “agenda” in the parks, maybe gay days but since those are not sanctioned events Disney couldn’t stop them even if they tried. (Which they won’t).

Even in the worst case scenario where they make life difficult for the parks to try to force changes in movies, shows, etc that likely won’t result in anything noticeable, it’ll be behind the scenes things that create procedural headaches for Disney but likely wont be noticeable to us guests “on stage”.

 

[Bullseye1967]

100% chance someone from Disney Legal with be there. I wouldn’t be surprised if John McGowan, Chief Counsel for WDW, is there. He’s the one that signed the contracts on Disney’s behalf.

Wonder if Disney will send someone be it in-house counsel, an intern, or someone else to just attend and watch/take notes. They have attended Orange County-Universal meetings before.

From what I hear, Josh, a union VP, and a rep from TWDC will be there among others.

 

[StaceyH_SD]

There’s a livestream link for the meeting on the site now. We can all follow along!

RCID Board of Supervisors Meeting

www.rcid.org

 

[Heppenheimer]

It's an actual legal concept that is acceptable and is in the bar exam.

Most attorneys HATE it.

Just wondering, why do attorneys hate it?

 

[Kamikaze]

I think it’s much simpler than that, Disney dared defy an egomaniac, and his ego won’t allow him to let it go.

Until they defied him I dont think he gave Disney or their social politics a second thought.

Except that he was actually a Disney fan until he tried to score political points against them.

 

[Kamikaze]

Just wondering, why do attorneys hate it?

They don't. Its not a concept that's used often, because there are other ways to accomplish the same thing without being, as the Brits would say 'cheeky' and tying in the Royal Lives Clause. But saying that 'most attorneys hate it' is not correct. Its not something that they would see often enough to hate.

 

[Kamikaze]

The name is not going to stick. Everyone is still going to call it the Reedy Creek Improvement District.

'Everyone' shouldn't.

RCID was what Disney did when they had the District.
CFTOD is the mess that DeSantis' cronies are going to try to make.

Differentiate the two.

 

[Stripes]

'Everyone' shouldn't.

RCID was what Disney did when they had the District.
CFTOD is the mess that DeSantis' cronies are going to try to make.

Differentiate the two.

You are right, of course.

“Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” is an awful name, but perhaps fitting for an even more awful governing board.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

You are right, of course.

“Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” is an awful name, but perhaps fitting for an even more awful governing board.

Tourism Undermining Regression District might be a more fitting and accurate name.

 

[Lilofan]

100% chance someone from Disney Legal will be there. I wouldn’t be surprised if John McGowan, Chief Counsel for WDW, is there. He’s the one that signed the contracts on Disney’s behalf.

The Disney lawyers work out of the office building across the street from Disney Springs. It is just a few minutes walk to Hotel Plaza Blvd. Good exercise to get the heart pumping.

 

[MisterPenguin]

You are right, of course.

“Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” is an awful name, but perhaps fitting for an even more awful governing board.

 

[peter11435]

Does anyone know where that map showing what property the district owns went?

 

[mf1972]

Tourism Undermining Regression District might be a more fitting and accurate name.

just for speculation, if/when this goes to court & let’s say part of the results is the committee gets disbanded…can we rename it cftodgt*o?

 

[Disstevefan1]

I think we are all missing the point of how cool a coaster would be going in and around a prison.

( this is sarcasm and not meant to be a endorsement..before people start hammering me over the head)

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