Tag: Central Florida Tourism Oversight District

Disney World’s Reedy Creek Has DIED — Here’s What Happens Next

By Aryiel Astolfi 12 Comments

The battle surrounding Disney’s Reedy Creek District has only just begun.

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The Reedy Creek Improvement District (now called the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — “the District”) previously gave Disney a substantial amount of control over the land it sits on — it worked that way for 50+ years. But now things have changed. In the aftermath of the friction between Disney and Florida Governor Ron Desantis over Disney’s reaction to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, the Florida legislature and DeSantis signed a bill into law that was going to dissolve RCID in June of 2023. Plans later changed and while the District itself has continued, it now has a new Board appointed by the Governor (not voted in by Disney) and is subject to new rules. But that’s not the end of the story.

NEW Name and Critical CHANGES Proposed for Disney’s Reedy Creek

By Lydia Storks 7 Comments

Over the past several months, we’ve been following the back-and-forth between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney.

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After Disney spoke out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill (dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by its opponents), DeSantis responded by asking lawmakers to take away Disney World’s special taxing district — the Reedy Creek Improvement District. Now we’re learning more about the proposal that would establish a new method of governing Disney World property.