Walt and Epcot

Phil12

Phil12

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lazyboy97o said:
Its only grasping to you because they kills your notion of the Reedy Creek Improvement District being its own kingdom. Voters outside of Disney's property were able to shape what happened inside the Improvement District.
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Perhaps you missed the part about Walt Disney. Walt was still alive when the powers were granted to RCID. Walt exerted great influence over Governor Claude Kirk and the Florida legislature to get those powers. Had Walt lived to see EPCOT, you can be sure he would have exercised those powers to their fullest.

As luck would have it, Walt died and his brother Roy took over. Roy was not interested in the EPCOT project and all that it entailed. Do you not understand that Walt Disney was an obsessive perfectionist with an ego bigger than all the bumpkins in Florida? Don't you understand that had Walt lived he wouldn't have let anyone interfere with his dream in creating EPCOT?

RCID still has a lot of power that it simply has chosen not to use. And the RCID loves to let other Florida tax payers foot the bill for improvements within the district. That's good business and Walt would be proud of them.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Phil12 said:
Perhaps you missed the part about Walt Disney. Walt was still alive when the powers were granted to RCID. Walt exerted great influence over Governor Claude Kirk and the Florida legislature to get those powers. Had Walt lived to see EPCOT, you can be sure he would have exercised those powers to their fullest.

As luck would have it, Walt died and his brother Roy took over. Roy was not interested in the EPCOT project and all that it entailed. Do you not understand that Walt Disney was an obsessive perfectionist with an ego bigger than all the bumpkins in Florida? Don't you understand that had Walt lived he wouldn't have let anyone interfere with his dream in creating EPCOT?

RCID still has a lot of power that it simply has chosen not to use. And the RCID loves to let other Florida tax payers foot the bill for improvements within the district. That's good business and Walt would be proud of them.
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Walt was already dead by the time the Reedy Creek Improvement District was created.
 
Phil12

Phil12

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lazyboy97o said:
Walt was already dead by the time the Reedy Creek Improvement District was created.
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That's correct but it was a politically done deal before Walt's death. Walt died in December, 1966 and the RCID was created in May, 1967. He had the assurances and the governor and legislature followed through. However, you have veered into the truth of the matter.

Walt really wasn't interested in building another Disneyland, but he held that carrot out to the politicians in Florida to get the power that he wanted for EPCOT. And he got that power but died long before he could put it to use.
 
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Zackattack1101

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Before this gets out of hands,the question was what would his reaction be when he saw present-day Epcot.NOT what his plans were or what he wanted us to build.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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Zackattack1101 said:
Before this gets out of hands,the question was what would his reaction be when he saw present-day Epcot.NOT what his plans were or what he wanted us to build.
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Is it not likely that such a reaction would be based in the differences between how he envisioned EPCOT and whatever Epcot is today?
 
Tom

Tom

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Phil12 said:
Perhaps you missed the part about Walt Disney. Walt was still alive when the powers were granted to RCID. Walt exerted great influence over Governor Claude Kirk and the Florida legislature to get those powers. Had Walt lived to see EPCOT, you can be sure he would have exercised those powers to their fullest.

As luck would have it, Walt died and his brother Roy took over. Roy was not interested in the EPCOT project and all that it entailed. Do you not understand that Walt Disney was an obsessive perfectionist with an ego bigger than all the bumpkins in Florida? Don't you understand that had Walt lived he wouldn't have let anyone interfere with his dream in creating EPCOT?

RCID still has a lot of power that it simply has chosen not to use. And the RCID loves to let other Florida tax payers foot the bill for improvements within the district. That's good business and Walt would be proud of them.
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Phil12 said:
That's correct but it was a politically done deal before Walt's death. Walt died in December, 1966 and the RCID was created in May, 1967. He had the assurances and the governor and legislature followed through. However, you have veered into the truth of the matter.

Walt really wasn't interested in building another Disneyland, but he held that carrot out to the politicians in Florida to get the power that he wanted for EPCOT. And he got that power but died long before he could put it to use.
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I'm glad you typed all that, so I didn't have to.

He may have "failed" at some things, but he knew how to pick and choose his battles. And he never gave up on big missions. He would find workarounds, or table it for a bit until things worked more in his favor.

And while it may have been a disaster, he would have seen EPCOT through, in some manner. I firmly believe that.
 
Dj Corona

Dj Corona

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Something tells me if Walt was brought back to life, they'd have to wheel him around on a hospital gurney, and resuscitate his heart about every 15 minutes, just out of the constant pure shock of it all.
 

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