Posted on 04/19/2022 8:54:18 AM PDT by bitt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he’ll seek to eliminate Disney’s special taxing district when the Legislature meets this week, a move that follows the theme park giant’s criticism of a new state ban on sex education for early elementary grades.
Mr. DeSantis told supporters at an event in The Villages that he plans to call on the state Legislature to terminate all special districts enacted in Florida before 1968.
State lawmakers are meeting this week to consider the realignment of congressional districts.
Mr. DeSantis’ announcement specifically targets Disney’s one-of-a-kind special taxing and governing district. It was approved in 1967 at the behest of Walt Disney, who sought independence from state and local governance in order to build and expand his theme park empire.
The district enjoys special autonomy and authority over 39 square miles in Orange and Osceola counties, including the Disney theme parks and resorts, more than 170 miles of roads, and the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista.
t’s governed by an independent board of supervisors chosen by landowners
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Democrats believe that tax exempt churches and organizations should have no say in politics.
Why should it be different for Disney?
Bwah hah hah hah hah!
Disney gets tax breaks and still charges $500 per person for a day pass?
Disney has become too big, too evil, and too powerful. I hope DeSantis is successful.
Stop the charade. Consumers ultimately pay the vast majority taxes. Cut all the unproductive crap out with tax accounting, tax laws, and tax filings. Just charge a flat consumption tax. The rich buy more and will pay more taxes. The poor buy less and still contribute to society.
Disney needs Florida more than Florida needs Disney. It’s not like Disney World can just be transported to another state that will cater to their woke political culture.
“Disney gets tax breaks and still charges $500 per person for a day pass?”
What tax breaks? They pay $76 million a year in county taxes and the day pass is $109.00
The fun part of this is that Orange County is now a Democratic stronghold. For sound business reasons though, even a woke and Leftist Disney does not want to be under the thumb of Orange County’s political hacks and bureaucrats, while Democrats will be hard put to argue that it would be unfair to subject Disney to their supervision. Disney’s only hope of averting that calamity will be to eat a lot of humble pie and spread millions around on lobbyists and political donations.
Great. Now the state of county will be responsible for upkeep on the roads and some of the property.
This article seems to do a decent job of summarizing what Disney gains and loses by being their own government. Looks like they saved about $10 million in taxes and fees in 2020 because they do not have to pay impact fees in developing their properties.
Forgot link to article…
https://allears.net/2022/04/16/what-would-repealing-the-reedy-creek-act-mean-for-disney-world/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he’ll seek to eliminate Disney’s special taxing district when the Legislature meets this week
From the web:A ticket for visiting both Disneyland Park and adjacent Disney California Adventure Park will cost $224. Those prices will take effect in March 2022. Additionally, tickets in most lower tiers will be pricier. Adult tickets for Tier 1, for Disneyland's slowest days, are the only ones to retain the same price, at $104
I havent been to Disney in decades and dont plan to go again anytime soon, so the exact cost doesnt mean much to me anyway. But the price you quoted and the prices above are not hopper passes, and they charge the same for each section of the park (Disney, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, etc).
I think they can afford to pay the going rates the rest of the state businesses pay at this point. Back when Orlando was just a bunch of swampland, I can see the tax break. Not today.
So? They can do without their exemption.
So, you don’t live there. What do you care?
“They can do without their exemption.”
What exemption?
$76 million a year in local taxes isn’t much.
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