I never once said Universal should get involved, so maybe don’t put words in other people’s mouths. What I did point out, however, is how ridiculously absurd it is to claim that what is happening between Disney and the state government has no bearing on Universal.
Exactly right.
The state created the special district (RCID) for TWDC to bring WDW to Florida.
This has been explained to you many, many, many times.
The state didn't have the power to dissolve special districts until the passed an amendment last year (targeting Disney/RCID).
Oh, I think this goes to the argument that RCID was created BEFORE the Florida constitution?
I guess what I should have said is that you have implied that Disney should never have used their first amendment right.
Aside from the fact that from day one you have either chosen to be ignorant, or are feigning ignorance to how any of it works.
The point is that RCID was created to benefit the state of Florida and for Disney to pay for their own municipal services, since the counties couldn't afford to. Disney's electricity is managed by Reedy Creek Energy Services (a wholly-owned subsidiary of TWDC).
Oh, I think this goes to the argument that RCID was created BEFORE the Florida constitution?
Funny, I guess openly held meetings are “quietly contrived”.
Again I only posted the links to the January 11th meetings.I understand there was some discussion by the board’s lawyers that Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista did not publish notice of their intent to amend the Land Development Regulations. Their basis for this determination was that the notices were not published in the meeting minutes, which is true. However, a quick search of the Orlando Sentinel’s website would’ve proved them wrong.
There are two more for the other meetings as well.
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This is just plain embarrassing
I have no way of knowing, and I realise my own biases are at play in what I'm about to say, but I suspect Disney will come off looking much better in the long-run because of all this than Universal. I'm somewhat surprised that Florida's other themeparks are apparently content to watch what's happening from the sidelines, even though Disney's fight is, ultimately, their fight also.
I was responding to a member who was seemingly implying that Universal is just in it for the money.
Let me be crystal clear: Disney was extremely shortsighted in their initial handling of the response to the parental rights legislation. Like it or not, had they not put out that statement against the legislation, we would not be in this situation, and in doing so, they alienated an entire political party. Does that make the retaliatory action that followed right? No. However, two things can be true at once; had Disney chosen not to put out that statement, Reedy Creek would still exist with the landowner-elected board, and DeSantis and Co. were wrong to retaliate.
Universal, on the other hand, has taken a much calmer approach, with this being an example of their efforts to support LGBT causes while not alienating an entire political party in the process.
I'm just a Bill, live on Capitol Hill.
