Tamandua
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It is absolutely true. Targeted legislation goes both ways.
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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Again, stay on topic. Reedy Creek. Not what led up to this, and not how it will have an impact on elections, etc. Just how will it impact WDW, The Disney corporation, the adjacent counties, the state and it's residents, the guests, and the Disney employees.
And please treat other posters with courtesy- even if you think they don't deserve it!
And please treat other posters with courtesy- even if you think they don't deserve it!
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
I never claimed they were exempt from safety standards!
Someone made an analogy of Chick-fil-a and I extended THEIR analogy by applying health and safety standards to Chick-fil-a as an example of special treatment. I never made any claim that the particular type of special treatment Disney receives is exemption from safety standards.
Disney gets special treatment, period. I believe that's wrong.
lazyboy97o
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It’s special treatment you think others should have and that they largely do have in Central Florida. Disney’s special treatment is getting to develop their land as they desire. Universal isn’t presenting Epic Universe and the south campus hotels at public meetings.
Alright Reedy Creek, what say you? I can’t imagine they’ll stay silent much longer.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
Cool, then it sounds like Disney won't be especially harmed if RCID is dissolved so everyone should stop complaining about it.
So what about the the other 1,839 special districts in this state the Governor seems to not care about?
If the RCID were to be dissolved, almost all guests wouldn't notice a difference.
This agreement allowed Disney to function as its own government at Walt Disney World. RCID is a multi-purpose district that regulates business codes, land use and environmental protection, and provides essential public services (like fire protection, flood control, waste collection and environmental protection) to the area that is considered Walt Disney World property.
It essentially makes Disney World its own county, meaning that all the things you’d expect your county to provide to you as a homeowner, RCID provides to Disney itself. It also gives Disney a lot of freedom to do what they want on the property, with the ability to zone the way they want…do things the way they want and even build a nuclear power plant if they want,
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Well everyone knows that reedy creek doesn’t have a voice by design…tough to try to flip that
RCID's oversight with building codes is stricter than the state's.
County, state, and federal oversight laws still apply to WDW. RCID is not a "Get Out of Oversight Free" card.
flynnibus
Premium Member
It sure is. It limits who has a say in the issues. It doesn't mean its ONLY RCID in everything - but in a lot of situations it limits who regulates the decisions.
Land use and zoning are HUGE topics - Disney doesn't have to worry about politicans placating to NIMBY folks, etc. Or the lack of having to do all kinds of proffers to get a zoning change approved, etc.
Then of course the idea of how things are funded.
Lots of advantages - Immunity? no, advantage. Hell yes.
Central Florida Tourism Oversight District - Wikipedia
durangojim
Well-Known Member
I remember hearing that a lot on the evening of 11/8/16 from so called experts as well. It’s amazing how people are certain things can’t happen until they do.
The point isn't that Disney is dangerous. The point is why should Disney be given different status than Universal, Sea World etc.
That’s why I’m curious how this will proceed, who will be the face of the fight?
flynnibus
Premium Member
But it does change who the overseers are in a lot of categories and decisions.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
In order for that to be correct, you would have to assume that all Disney employees are happy working there/living in Orlando…
So I guess I don’t have to ask if you’ve ever owned a name tag, right??
KrzyKtty
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From the CNBC article posted above, it says this, "Florida law dictates that special districts created by the legislature can only be dissolved with a majority vote of the district’s landowners. For Reedy Creek, that’s the Walt Disney Company."
So even though it looks like it has passed and will be signed, it's probably not going anywhere? So I think the RCID might be safe because aren't the only people that live in the district Disney employees?
So even though it looks like it has passed and will be signed, it's probably not going anywhere? So I think the RCID might be safe because aren't the only people that live in the district Disney employees?
AEfx
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That's just it - they didn't just make this up out of the thin air in the past few weeks by throwing darts at a board of things that could hurt Disney, like some folks seem to believe (or want people to believe, because I suspect some of them know better).
Those who have wanted this just saw this as an opportune time to jump in and do it, but parties wanting to do away, or reset, these types of ancient special districts have wanted them dissolved for many, many years. The Florida that gave all these considerations a half-century or more ago is not the Florida today. Those that want rid of these just found a certain political time and place that was amenable to the opportunity and they took it.
That's why a lot of the back and forth here is pretty preposterous, assuming that this was some thoughtless way to take a jab at Disney - this was very well planned, the people behind it know exactly what they want and why, and what the consequences will be.