Yeah, on the surface this seems like it could be a huge issue for Disney in the long run. I don't know how what appears to be a leveling of the playing field will have much of an adverse affect on FL.
No matter what comes of this, in the end Disney is going to "hurt us all financially one way or another" anyway
All of this is worth legislators looking into RCID. Folks on both sides of the isle have called to restrict some of the powers of RCID in the past. But that's not what's happening rn, unfortunately. There's been no careful evaluation of impact, no time for deliberation. It's been simply a show of the state's power to punish. As someone with a timeshare interest (money tied up) in this state, the quick retribution is scary.
I too am not certain that there has been the type of contemplative deliberation you would want from government leaders and the impacts that elimination of RCID will have on the local communities. At least it doesn't appear to be a deliberate process for rulemaking. More of a reactive sort of thing, which doesn't typically lend itself to positive results.
You could be completely correct, as I am certainly not "plugged-in" to the decision-makers, either. I do tend to think that all of the major players in this unfolding drama have a very good idea of what this action portends for each of the entities. All of them would have certainly studied the issue previously, I would think. Maybe that's just too much of an assumption on my part.
No doubt that they, government and Disney, already have studied the ramifications of this, it wasn't just something thrown together in the past 2 weeks. Without being plugged in either I would bet money that Disney has a lot more to lose with this action than state/local governments or the constituents. Again I don't see how coming out on either side politcally is good for business but hey maybe that thought process is why I am sitting here typing on a messageboard instead of out spending my millions.
Agree, I believe taxes should go down or at worst remain about the same, it will be the level of service, whatever you think of it, that would be affected.
I keep coming back to the state of the roads and how much signage Disney has- I hate to imagine how many accidents are going to be caused by waiting for a county government to come alter the sign or tourists dodging potholes in addition to not knowing where they are headed.
Exactly, it's not a comparison among equals. So many resorts, plus the golf courses, and areas in between like crescent lake, etc. That takes a lot more infrastructure management. It's not just roads and signs; there are solar farms, waste management, infrastructure related to pest control (Disney does a lot of innovative things to keep the mosquito population down, for instance). WDW is just huge, UO is more skin to Disneyland plus a water park. But essentially, two theme parks and some adjacent hotels. Not a lot of land and infrastructure to manage. The counties aren't going to go the extra mile on any such things. Disney can work it with them, perhaps, to keep doing some stuff on their own, but we don't know the financial impact of any of it.
This is probably the best take I’ve heard. Not just because you are both DVC and Floridian, but because you hit everything right in the head.
This is why it wouldn't be difficult for lawyers to get involved and argue effectively this is not simply leveling a playing field, this is retaliatory sabotage of their infrastructure.
I will start by saying that I hope you are correct in the belief that taxes for DVC owners would go down. The skeptic in me cannot envision a scenario where we pay less in taxes. Maybe I am just being naive, but assuming the two counties become responsible for providing the infrastructure, it won't be the same and will not come at a cheaper price than what we are paying today.
That get in to the old "taxation without representation" issue. The people in the district vote on the taxes and oversight of the district. How can they make that work? And how can Disney undermine those efforts. I'm going to file this under, "not impossible, but practically impossible and totally unworkable."
I have been wondering this too. I don’t know how I’d feel if I was a legislator in either county, but my first step would be to work and compromise as much as possible. Literally have plan A through Z being started right now (I’d also be checking on what else in my county would be affected by the pre 1968-while I know many aren’t big deals according to things I’ve read, there are still a few that would make me want to fight tooth and nail to preserve and do what I can)
