'It would be a disaster:' Florida lawmakers discuss repealing Disney's Reedy Creek government

[Nevilledog]

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Florida GOP lawmakers are seeking to punish Disney by revoking the self-governing charter they’ve had since 1967. Disney has it’s own police, fire, and building codes.

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‘It would be a disaster:’ Florida lawmakers discuss repealing Disney’s Reedy Creek government
The rights of Reedy Creek Improvement District, Disney's own government, are now being discussed among some Florida lawmakers following controversy surrounding the company's response to Gov. DeSant...
9:16 AM · Mar 31, 2022

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/03/30/it-would-be-a-disaster-florida-lawmakers-discuss-repealing-disneys-reedy-creek-government/

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Reedy Creek Improvement District—created by state lawmakers in 1967—acts as Walt Disney World’s own government with two cities and land in Orange and Osceola counties.

“In effect, they’re their own city out there. They can zone the way they want. They can do things the way they want. They can even build a nuclear power plant if they want,” News 6 political analyst Jim Clark said.

Those rights are now being discussed among some Florida lawmakers who are thinking about repealing the Reedy Creek Improvement Act of 1967.

“I think that this is a feud that is escalating into a war between Florida Republicans and the Disney corporation which is the largest single-site employer in Florida,” Clark said.

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[Historic NY]

1. Imagine politicians trying to run Disney...

don't say Gay. It cost Disney big buck to keep an emergency staff on hand at various locations. The Sheriffs provide staff which are fund by Disney.. Disney properties are extensive.

[Hekate]

2. That's quite a plan: cut off your nose to spite your face

Idiots

[Baitball Blogger]

3. This is going to get interesting.

Disney's lawyers vs. a bunch of GOP hack politicians.

[mopinko]

10. yup. i'd pay to see it.

i wonder how much that would cost them? how much does disney spend?

as mentioned below- the mouse does not play.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Sure... kill the golden goose.

Why not just run Disney out of the state altogether so no one has any reason to visit your shithole state?

Just sayin’.

[Mad_Machine76]

5. Exactly

Literally the only reason we go there.

[modrepub]

7. Take A Page Out Of Republican Books

Let Disney secede from FL and form its own state.

[FalloutShelter]

8. Ha! love this.

[JCMach1]

6. Please proceed, the Mouse doesn't play

We may be getting a Democratic Governor and Legislature in Florida way sooner than you might thing...

[Chainfire]

9. DeSantis may be more petty than Trump.

They disagreed with him so he will used his power to punish them. It is penis wagging writ large. If Disney was smart, they would help elect Democrats, all over the state, and continue to bring 20 million dollars a day into the state. Or perhaps some other State, with higher ground and less Fascist politicians, would like some Disney magic. I guess the next thing that DeSantis will do is piss of Publix.

[SledDriver]

11. Oh man, the Mouse is NOT gonna like that

[Whiskeytide]

12. Isn't government punishment for speech ...

… exactly what the 1st A prohibits? Do these people even read the Constitution they profess to love so much?

[Laurelin]

13. Why would they?

They love the Bible, too, and I'm pretty sure they don't read it.

[Demovictory9]

14. hey Disney, bring those 2000 employees back to California

[Volaris]

15. Wait...no one's concerned that a private corporation owns its own city government?

Don't get me wrong here, I'm on Disney's side here, and DeSantis and his crew are about to start a war they won't win lol, but if Disney can do this, so can Suckerberg, and that feels like it would be a terrible fucking idea.

[Flaleftist]

16. It seems to have worked fine since 1967.

It's not like they are making their own laws and arresting people for violating them. It just sounds like they have privatized their city services, something I thought Republicans would like.

They are pissed because of Disney pausing their political donations, which kind of makes this seem like extortion.

[Tommy Carcetti]

17. To be honest, Reedy Creek was a huge under the table giveaway for the Disney corp. years ago.

That being said, I'm not sure about repealing it for the wrong reasons.

I'm a Floridian and I'm not a fan of Disney.

But it has nothing to do with DSG.

[MissMillie]

18. He's trying to make life difficult for Disney?

Isn't tourism one of FL's biggest industries (if not the biggest)?