[Mr. K]

I didn’t know that- but I hope everyone noticed that Disney (on its own) created the biggest tourist attraction in the world.

Imagine if they had to fight with the government for permission for every road they wanted to build

We’d still be waiting for the Castle to be complete.

This is a good example of what can be accomplished under CIVILIAN -vs- GOVT control.

[Alas Babylon!]

Yeah, and Hitler built the Autobahns...

The Disney that built Disney World was nothing like what it has become.

Today it is a monster that old Walt would have been aghast about.

[Rockingham]

Especially in that era, Florida was (and is) pro-developer. Once a planned unit development plan is filed and approved, they have the key permissions they need aside from routine building inspections. There were multiple reasons for the Reedy Creek Improvement District that included Disney being able to exercise control over non-Disney properties for Disney's advantage. In that instance, Disney is the government in the form of the District.

Moreover, Disney has had many proven derelictions in the form of hiring sexual predators and employees and guests getting injured or killed by negligence in the form of everything from faulty rides to an alligator that gobbled up a visiting toddler on a lakeside at a Disney hotel a few years ago. That danger was well-known to Disney managers but they failed to take effective action.