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Bill to Dissolve Reedy Creek Improvement District Passes FL Senate
4/22/22 UPDATE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the bill to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District. While we are not certain of the implications this bill will have on Disney or on the resident taxpayers who live in Orange and Osceola counties in Florida, according to the Governor, Disney will not be getting “a … Bill to Dissolve Reedy Creek Improvement District Passes FL Senate
What’s Going On with Staffing at Reedy Creek Emergency Services?
No one is doubting that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses around the world like nothing else many of us have witnessed during our lifetimes. During an extensive interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Jon Shirey, the Reedy Creek Firefighters Association president, along with other union members, shared some alarming details about their current staffing situation. … What’s Going On with Staffing at Reedy Creek Emergency Services?
Lawmakers Debate 1967 Deal Which Gives Disney Rights to Build a Nuclear Reactor in Orlando
So here’s a fun fact that even a few die-hard Disney fans may not be aware of: For decades, the Reedy Creek Improvement District — the governing body of the Walt Disney World Resort — has had the legal ability to construct their own nuclear power plant. Disney managed to negotiate the deal in 1967, long before … Lawmakers Debate 1967 Deal Which Gives Disney Rights to Build a Nuclear Reactor in Orlando
Attorney Who Helped Disney Purchase the Walt Disney World Property Passes Away at 91
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Thomas DeWolf passed away at the age of 91 on June 27. DeWolf was hired by the Walt Disney Company in the 1960s to form five fake corporations to purchase the land that is now considered Walt Disney World property. This tactic saved the Walt Disney Company a massive amount of … Attorney Who Helped Disney Purchase the Walt Disney World Property Passes Away at 91
Reedy Creek Improvement District Swindled Out of $94,000 by Hacker
UPDATE: Last month, two men were arrested in Louisiana in connection with the case. Patrick Babila and Thadius Pugh were charged with wire fraud after diverting the money into their bank account, according to a detective from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. The pair were also charged with stealing $50,000 from a California man. According … Reedy Creek Improvement District Swindled Out of $94,000 by Hacker
Easement Signed for New Solar Farm at Reedy Creek, 10 Times Larger than Epcot’s Hidden Mickey
Disney is upping their game in the solar energy department, adding a new complex that will dwarf the current Mickey-shaped solar farm located in the Epcot area. Origis Energy, a Miami-based company with active projects in both Europe and the Americas, has reached an agreement with the Reedy Creek Improvement District to construct a new … Easement Signed for New Solar Farm at Reedy Creek, 10 Times Larger than Epcot’s Hidden Mickey
Salt Lake City Man Files Proposal to Create the City of Disney at Reedy Creek
A public proposal was recently filed with the Florida Constitution Revision Committee which motions for the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, including all unincorporated areas within the Reedy Creek Improvement District, to be dissolved and reincorporated as the City of Disney, effective as early as January 1, 2021. The proposal was … Salt Lake City Man Files Proposal to Create the City of Disney at Reedy Creek
Walt Disney World Increases Spending on Law Enforcement
According to Click Orlando/News 6, the law enforcement presence on Walt Disney World property has been increased. The Reedy Creek Improvement District has increased the spending on outside law enforcement patrolling Disney property to $15.8 million dollars, from $13.7 million in June of 2016. This budgeted increase went into effect “in the fiscal year that … Walt Disney World Increases Spending on Law Enforcement
Disney Plans to Begin Phase 1 of Flamingo Crossings Retail Space Development in 2018
The Walt Disney Company is set to begin work on a project that has been delayed since 2007; retail and restaurant space will be developed in Flamingo Crossings starting in 2018. Disney has plans to build and retain ownership of roughly 237,000 square feet of space located in the area west of S.R. 429. The … Disney Plans to Begin Phase 1 of Flamingo Crossings Retail Space Development in 2018
Disney Files Lawsuits, Claims Property Tax Assessments Inaccurate
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts are not happy with Orange County Appraiser Rick Singh’s assessment of their properties’ value. The Orlando Sentinel reported that almost a dozen lawsuits had been filed in late May in Orange Circuit Court, saying the Appraiser’s numbers for the properties were much greater than their fair-market value and “included the … Disney Files Lawsuits, Claims Property Tax Assessments Inaccurate
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