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Dreams of Disney World Airport in Jeopardy with State Takeover

Disney World Airport

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs the bill that will allow the State Government to take control over the Reedy Creek Improvement District, The Walt Disney Company will lose much more than the ability to hand-pick the people who serve on the governing Board of Supervisors. An “Airport of Tomorrow” had been intended to be built on Disney’s Central Florida ...

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Kingdom Conquest Complete? Disney World Will NOT Fight State Takeover

Disney will not fight State Takeover

When Governor Ron DeSantis returns to the office on Monday morning, he will finally receive the bill from the Florida Legislature to terminate The Walt Disney Company’s special autonomy over the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The Governor is expected to sign the legislation, renaming the tract of land the “Central Florida Tourism Oversight District” and replacing Disney’s hand-picked Board of ...

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Florida Government Supermajority Votes for Disney District Takeover

Florida Disney District Takeover

The Walt Disney Company is officially one signature away from losing its special powers in the Reedy Creek Improvement District. After passing by a supermajority in the House of Representatives, Florida’s State Senate did nearly the same thing on Friday, February 10, 2023. The Orlando Sentinel reports, The Senate voted 26-9 to approve a bill giving DeSantis the power to appoint the ...

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Florida’s House of Representatives Votes “Yes” On Disney District Takeover Bill

Florida Reedy Creek Takeover

Tallahassee is another step closer to stripping The Walt Disney Company of its special autonomy over the Central Florida Reedy Creek Improvement District. The bill, which will rename the district the Central Florida Tourism Oversight district and replace Disney’s hand-picked Board Members with five people selected by the Governor and approved by the Senate, among other things was passed via ...

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Bob Iger Stays Silent on Disney District Takeover

Bob Iger Reedy Creek Takeover

It has been two days since it was announced that legislation for a government takeover of The Walt Disney Company’s Reedy Creek Improvement District was put before Florida’s House of Representatives. If passed, the “Disney vs DeSantis” debacle will end with the special district in Central Florida which houses the Walt Disney World Resort staying intact, and relatively the same, ...

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Florida Lawmakers Approve Disney District Takeover Plan

Disney Reedy Creek District Takeover

Two days after being filed, new legislation that will strip The Walt Disney Company of its power over the Reedy Creek Improvement District has been approved to go before the Florida Legislature. According to the Orlando Sentinel,  “Florida lawmakers moved forward Wednesday with a state overhaul of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District as Gov. Ron DeSantis vows to end the ...

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Disney Responds to Florida’s Reedy Creek Takeover Bill

Disney Responds Reedy Creek Takeover

Florida’s State Government has officially filed a Bill in the House of Representatives during a special session of the Florida Legislature aimed at stripping The Walt Disney Company of its autonomy in the vast tract of land known as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Read More: Ron DeSantis Will NOT Dissolve Reedy Creek, But MAJOR Changes Are Coming For over ...

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Central Florida Puppets: How Disney Controlled Its Crony Kingdom

Disney Reedy Creek

As Walt Disney World Resort Cast Members, fans, and Guests wait with bated breath to see how the Florida State Government plans to eliminate the Reedy Creek Improvement District’s autonomy, let’s take a look at how that “self-government” operated. Where one would expect to find legitimate communities of landowners, we instead find what is essentially a mini-puppet state of one ...

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Report: Disney World Can Add Two New Theme Parks

New Disney World Theme Parks

It appears that The Walt Disney World Resort has enough space allocated to build at least two additional Theme Parks on top of the four already developed. New reports coming out of The Reedy Creek Improvement District’s latest planning meeting state that a “long-term land use plan ‘was updated to allow for the addition of two more minor parks.’” The ...

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Disney World Fire Department Supports State Takeover of Reedy Creek

Reedy Creek Fire Department Support DeSantis

The Reedy Creek Improvement District’s fire department has officially come out in support of the Florida State Government’s ongoing decision to pursue legislation that would effectively end Disney World’s self-governance within the district’s boundaries and appoint local state-level officials to oversee the area. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the union representing Walt Disney World’s firemen and first responders came out in support ...

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