Before deciding that year-round warm weather was a requirement, Disney considered two other East Coast locations: New Jersey’s Meadlowlands and a site near Washington DC. Thanks for watching! -Phil

@ilovecats8629

Жыл бұрын

Thank god they didn’t choose the meadowlands. That would’ve absolutely ruined the calming chemical wasteland aesthetic taking the train into the city

@ToniBoordane

Жыл бұрын

What information do you have about Disney considering West Haven, CT. Former site of Savin Rock amusement? Always heard growing up here that it was a possibility

@ReggieVSSolace

Жыл бұрын

The National Harbor Site was the proposed DC location. A small portion of the site is still undeveloped where the east coast Disney location was allotted.

@coolboss999

Жыл бұрын

Woah. Disney wanted to do it in NJ? That would have been really interesting

@Echo81Rumple83

Жыл бұрын

too bad he didn't factor in how climate change would make Disneyland part of the Atlantis district due to rising oceans :/

Central Florida wouldn't be what it is today without Disney

@SpaceWizardCosplay

Жыл бұрын

True. Overcrowded, overpriced, and too much traffic.

@paulg9484

Жыл бұрын

@@SpaceWizardCosplay NIMBY mentality. If not, it would have been like some parts of Lousiana under developed without proper water or sewage system

@mitchelledgecomb9941

Жыл бұрын

@@paulg9484 This is an incredibly dangerous mindset, just because Disney stood up against Ron DeFascist doesn't mean they're the victims, both are evil scumbags

@lawnman3638

Жыл бұрын

​@@SpaceWizardCosplay Still a fun city to visit

@chadleach6009

Жыл бұрын

Or SeaWorld, or universal, that doesn't justify unfair advantages given to one and not the others.

I wonder how Epcot would look today if they had continued making it a futuristic city as opposed to a part of the theme park.

@nath-wp7xp

Жыл бұрын

Have urban planners of today looked at the Epcot plans and judged it on its merits? I wonder how good the Epcot plans actually are given todays problems with car dependency and urban sprawl.

@theotherohlourdespadua1131

Жыл бұрын

Depends in the economy. Despite the rhetoric, EPCOT is for all intents and purposes a massive company town owned and operated by Disney. He said it in the presentation film: nobody without a job with Disney can live there, and nobody own anything in there. Given Disney's seesaw of luck post Walt Disney, I doubt it will last long...

@smiles0013

Жыл бұрын

@WDSimp watch the movie tomorrowland starring george clooney. I feel that is what they were going for

@hermosaflor10

Жыл бұрын

@@smiles0013 is that what Disney what trying to build a futuristic city??

@tachiebillano6244

Жыл бұрын

That's easy to answer. One word: Singapore. It would be like Singapore.

You missed one big thing- Walt Disney originally wanted Disney World to be in Daytona Beach. However the city voted it down, as it wasn't wholesome enough, which is hilarious given what Daytona would become synonymous with.

@rakeemkoroma2398

Жыл бұрын

what is daytona synonymous with ?

@michaellee4276

Жыл бұрын

​@@rakeemkoroma2398Spring Break

@justaregularrhino6529

Жыл бұрын

more specifically spring break for college and highschool students.

@rebirthphoenix5646

Жыл бұрын

That’s sad since I consider going to Daytona once a year so having Disney World right in the city would’ve been really really good. Oh well it’s just gonna be synonymous with goofball college kids and NASCAR.

@chadleach6009

Жыл бұрын

Lgbt?

Fun fact. Walt Disney's parents were married in central Florida, 50 miles north of the land Walt Disney World was built on.

@busterhikney6936

Жыл бұрын

Another Fun Fact: Disney gave money to Hitler.

Interesting... I'm a native Floridian and local to the area, and I wasn't entirely clear on the politics involved that were highlighted in recent headlines. I also didn't truly realize just how flippin large the land was!! (Us locals avoid that area as much as we can... Far too much traffic) 😄 Great video, thanks!! 💕

@mariolouis6412

Жыл бұрын

Well, to make it easy to understand, Disney was actively supporting Floridian laws that allowed teachers to teach LGBTQ, and identity politics agendas to kids under 3rd grade, Desantis, and people who can actually think normally (right wing people), decided that that wasn't okay, so we're going after Disney. DESANTIS 2024

@LLamaNuts24

Жыл бұрын

Traffic in Disney World is so manageable that I use it to avoid traffic elsewhere (I-4, 192, etc) on my commute home frome work

@tigerabraham5582

Жыл бұрын

Why did it rain every day in Disney world?

@Rsmith420

Жыл бұрын

@@tigerabraham5582 because that’s what happens in Florida during the summer.

@Echo81Rumple83

Жыл бұрын

too much traffic? then they SHOULD invest in public transportation. in the Anaheim park, the monorail is essentially a concept that most developed European and Asian countries made into high-speed rails. then again, America was duped into buying cars because the auto industry lobbied for dominance in the name of profit (and oppressinng marginalized communities for being poor and/or black. thaaaaat's hypercapitalism :/

Is it weird that the conservative dream of a privately owned city with minimal government may be ended by people who call themselves conservative?

@sleepyearth

Жыл бұрын

No because the people who call themselves conservative wants to take over disney board like a socialist.

@federicolusiani7753

Жыл бұрын

Conservatives hate laws only when they restrict their own freedom. They love to restrict the freedom of others though.

@vangogh330

Жыл бұрын

Not in the least. If it weren't for hypocrisy, conservatives wouldn't have any values.

@prypiatshadow6371

Жыл бұрын

Thats not a conservative dream. I dont know what rock your living under.

@christophersmith3005

Жыл бұрын

@@prypiatshadow6371 It's definitely a libertarian or at least neoliberal dream...so conservative adjacent. Also, in the context you were using the word, it's "you're" not "your."

So basically Walt Disney was playing Cities Skylines IRL.

Walt Disney would have been a great antagonist for a Bioshock game

@FelipeKana1

Жыл бұрын

No one can convince me that the antagonists we had weren't inspired by him

@MrJimheeren

Жыл бұрын

He already is. Who do you think Andrew Ryan is based of

@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198

Жыл бұрын

Bioshock?

@MrJimheeren

Жыл бұрын

@@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198 the video game from 2007. You know one of the best games of all time

@ghmasterjj

Жыл бұрын

I mean Andrew Ryan kinda looks like walt Disney

It's funny how corporations control municipalities. In Japan, the city where Toyota's headquarters is located was renamed from Koromo City to Toyota City.

@thomicrisler9855

Жыл бұрын

Oh that's interesting. I always thought the company was named after the city.

@SpaceWizardCosplay

Жыл бұрын

@@thomicrisler9855 It's the same with Mitsubishi and Honda.

@Twestliw

Жыл бұрын

Money talks

It's almost comical that Florida has no idea how much they need Disney. Classic Florida-man right there

@Ctasker5

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but Disney isn't going anywhere from Florida. There may be short term consequences for DeSantis and maybe lack of expansion from Disney in Florida, but Disney would ultimately allow the state to do whatever it wants to it because of how deeply established it is in Florida currently.

@MustyMouse

Жыл бұрын

@@Ctasker5 I would actually say the exact opposite. Florida is going to let Disney do whatever they want (as is evidenced by this video) but may put on a strong face to appease certain voters.

@WarnerMusicLtd774

Жыл бұрын

@@MustyMouse yeah they 100 percent know lol, as u said it’s just politics nothing drastic gonna happen

@craigape

Жыл бұрын

Florida has the #4 highest GDP of all states. It has a GDP of well over $1 trillion. It's hard to measure the impact exactly, but studies have shown Disney World contributes up to $80 billion to Florida's economy annually (many say it is far lower, around $18 billion, but they probably don't account for tourism quite as well). That's a sizable amount of money, it's likely somewhere between 5-8% if you're being generous, but if you actually look at the numbers losing that money wouldn't even drop Florida down to #5 highest GDP. Disney helps, but Florida definitely doesn't need it like you claim. That's simply untrue.

@TheInfintyithGoofball

Жыл бұрын

​@@craigape the GDP of Over 1 TRILLION has to have come from Disney and u can't convince me otherwise, any drop in the economy let alone one THIS BIG would definitely be bad for Florida.

They actually considered New Orleans at one point. Imagine if they got that economic boost like Florida did

@williamkaled

Жыл бұрын

God i wish they would have drained NOLA like they did those florida swamps xD

@alliesaizan3593

Жыл бұрын

I am from New Orleans and I knew about this! I think they planned to use (or build?) an island in Lake Pontchartrain. If the multiverse exists, I would love to visit the universe where New Orleans got Disney World - it would have been such a different city haha

@Creepereye20

Жыл бұрын

It would have been in the hotspot for hurricanes, which is where you would NOT want to build a multi-million dollar theme park.

@williamkaled

Жыл бұрын

@@Creepereye20 So is florida 🤨

@FigureFarter

Жыл бұрын

@@Creepereye20 Central Florida is less on the hurricane pathway than sitting right on a gulf

My mom’s family moved to Orlando in 1959 and my parents still live there. It feels like he is spitting on town history. Disney World is something generations of my family are proud of, they remember it being built my mom was employed there as a teen in the 60s and drove the monorail, myself, and my cousins worked summer jobs. My uncle was a full-time employee. I just want him to leave Orange county out of his simple bumpkin soundbite seeking mind. People like Disney more than politicians, and he needs to get over it.

@pacmanzy

10 ай бұрын

If her family actually lives there like you say, it’s a massive double edged sword. Tons of tourism, but the EXTREME traffic and overpopulation, especially during summer months, are unbearable.

@vivetkah

7 ай бұрын

Excuse me but Disneyworld under pays its employees who live in cramped Disney housing a Disney truck driver gets paid $15/ hr barely making it and recently they cut off employees discount for their own families to enjoy the place at a discount. This is a billionaire corporation that owes 55+ yrs back taxes !! Money that’s used to build schools fix roads, etc for the community. Everyone pays taxes and many Floridians were paying way more than Disney who thinks they’re above the law. Good for De Santi to take them to court and get them to pay up they’re fair share of back taxes and taxes! If it wasn’t for their employees Disney wouldn’t exist!

The two big issues Walt had with the Anaheim location, which are still true today, are that out-of-towners could stay "off property" at completely non-Disney-affiliated hotels which are easy walking distance from the main gate and locals (particularly) could see traffic on I-5 from the top of the Ferris wheel and strategically time their exit based on that.

@michaelc657

Жыл бұрын

Disney wasn't in the hotel business in Walt's lifetime, the Disneyland Hotel was run by his Hollywood friend Jack Wrather. The company had no history as a lodging operator until after Walt died, when they took over Disney World's two hotels following visitor complaints about the outside operator they initially hired to staff them.

@stargatis

Жыл бұрын

Now we can’t afford to go at all😂

One of the things Walt learned from Disneyland was how hotels were popping up miles out to capitalise on demand for the resort, the scale of Dsineyworld was explicitly to capture the externalties. Because of the scale however the land purchases had to be kept secet as long as possible to stop owners or land speculators from holding the land titles in expectation of the massive value the investment would create. However though Disney did unusually create a large amount of local land value (and this argument is sometimes used to discredit land value tax despite being a total outlier), the sites were not chosen at random but to capitalse on exisiting and new public goods, as wiki entry explains '. After witnessing the well-developed network of roads and taking the planned construction of both Interstate 4 and Florida's Turnpike into account, with McCoy Air Force Base (later Orlando International Airport) to the east, Disney selected a centrally located site near Bay Lake.' So the state should still capture that value via a land tax or equivalent methods of value capture.

@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536

Жыл бұрын

Amen.🙏.

I wished this went into more of the feud going on, but when I looked back at the title, I realized it may need its own video for that. This video did a great job of explaining what the title promises, and that’s all I can ask for!

@michaeladkins6

Жыл бұрын

The feud is the governor with a massive ego, presidential ambitions and doesnt like being questioned.

@Andre_APM

Жыл бұрын

It's still ongoing so maybe after the elections there will be a vid about it

@2.fatducks

Жыл бұрын

ron desatan

As a former disney world employee, the only thing we're told as to why it was built in Florida was due to it being warm all year round, and it had lots of open areas which was good for building a big theme park. I knew Disney was a Republican but I had no idea him building the parks involved politics. Definitely makes sense though.

@Liberalcali

Жыл бұрын

Do you read what you are commenting!?

@ellatignor3250

Жыл бұрын

Your point?

@mariaholmstead4508

Жыл бұрын

@@ellatignor3250 my point is I was stating facts from someone who used to work for the corporation. Clearly you didn't read nor comprehend my comment.

@OfficialFroge

8 ай бұрын

Disney now is liberal which is problematic to the area. I only support the cancellation of their power over the land because they shouldn't be political.@@mariaholmstead4508

"Don't mess with the mouse"

Local Floridian! Disney world is wild because now a million other amusement parks have built up in downtown central Florida just to mimic their success story. No local wants to go into the area because it’s so overcrowded with tourists most of the time. I never go to Disney even though I live close by.

@ellatignor3250

Жыл бұрын

Haha, just like Times Square 😂

I watched a documentary about Disneyland before. I think it was at Disney family museum. What happened with California Disneyland was that he wanted to whole area to be kid friendly. A lot of businesses nearby started to do whatever to benefit from the popularity of Disneyland that it started to become not so kid friendly. He bought a larger land in Florida to make sure that the surrounding areas will be Disneyland property in case he wants to expand and also to prevent businesses that will build things surrounding the park that will ruin the “fantasy” world that he wanted to build.

@jennyrodriguez811

Жыл бұрын

There's a movie called "The Florida Project" that shows this issue in particular, because it highlights a motel in Kissimmee having to cater to Disney tourists.

40 min drive from Los Angeles in the middle of the night with no traffic. 3 hours at any time in the daylight

@StoneSlumber

Жыл бұрын

I think he was referring to the era when Disneyland was built.

I went to Disney World first week of June this year. It's shocking to see the influence they have over the area, and everyone knows about it. Even at Universal studios in the horror make-up show, a stage artist spilled water on an audience member (as part of the act). They asked them if they would like a towel, followed by "that will be $10. Welcome to Orlando!" Amazing experience.

Epic battle between two cartoon rodents: Rat vs. Mouse.

This video just made me realise Iron man 2’s stark expo was inspired by this EPCOT.

I'm glad Governor Ron Disaster showed us who he is before running for president.

Mickey knows how to throw hands bruh

@TorquemadaTwist

Жыл бұрын

That's why he's always gloves up. Gotta hide those brass knuckles.

Lol 50-100% increase in tourism for Florida the governor had no idea how big his vision was I imagine it is more like X10 that 😆

Growing up in south GA, there was a rumor that Walt also considered placing WDW in Valdosta, GA. We share a lot of the same warm weather, and it's on I-75. But the owner of the land, Stafford, didn't want to sell. Not sure how much proof there is to say that's true. Today though, there is an amusement park in the area, Wild Adventures.

@John-fg1xg

Жыл бұрын

It is true

Disney is building communities now in the Coachella Valley area in CA

Walt Disney almost became the real life equivalent of Andrew Ryan from Bioshock

@clintstewart5545

Жыл бұрын

Ryan was created by Ken Levine of Irrational Games based on figures including Ayn Rand, Howard Hughes, Charles Foster Kane, and Walt Disney. The character has received significant praise from critics, with Electronic Gaming Monthly ranking him ninth on their list of top ten video game politicians.

@screamingtrees9619

Жыл бұрын

“I chose the impossible m, I chose Disneyland 😤”

For good or for bad Disney is Orlando and Orlando is Disney. Easy, half of the people I know in the area work in something related to them parks or hospitality.

this was put together so well!! thanks for sharing, the video is a lot of fun to watch!

Phil Edwards' videos are always great to watch. Great one!

Florida was already a tourist state and the land near Orlando was very cheap at the time.

@Booz2020

Жыл бұрын

Make FLORIDA Great Again 😎 Ron DeSantis

@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels

Жыл бұрын

Why would tourist flock to Florida without disneyworld?

@supernovaxs9480

Жыл бұрын

@@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels Because of the coastline/beaches, kind of like California. Disney World added on to its appeal.

@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels

Жыл бұрын

@@supernovaxs9480 ohh Alligators and Swamps and Humid Air true , everyone would love to see that

@TheOfficialChannelOfChannels

Жыл бұрын

@SupernovaXS sorry I meant like how was Florida before Disney was there? Like people really flew out there cause of the coastlines back then?

Great video, Phil! Thank you for all you do

"Legal Mindset" is a great place to get all of the answers about "the feud".

I think that this argument between Disney and the state government is basically by my guess like changing the constitution to something else. I also think that if someone had rights for about 50 years they should keep those rights due to they did things good for many years

@screetchycello

Жыл бұрын

Ron's problem is the government constitutionally cannot break a contract. So he can blather all he wants but he's very limited

@joeymatus

Жыл бұрын

@@screetchycello I get what you mean

Hey, speaking of which, there's a Disney show that premiered today called 'Hailey's On It!', where the protagonist sings about rollerskating to Orlando.

There were also a lot of good Cuban artists and architects who worked on the project I would know because my grandfather was the one who owned the construction company’s and got the artists on the job. I believe most of his involvement was in the creation of it’s a small world

The DC project was just an hotel project in National Harbor. They purchased 11 acres back in 2009 but ended cancelling the project. However, the first DC-area site they saw was on Haymarket, VA proposed in the early 90s, to be called "Disney America" to which they decided to not go through due to climate, recession and the then-failure of the Euro Disney park (Disneyland Paris)

Well done video. Good infographics and archival video

All of the grainy footage from 50s and 60s are certainly a different vibe that is hard to describe

Desantis really about to F around and find out. Never mess with the Mouse lol

It’s sad that the only way for people to stop unpopular legislation is to have a corporation fight against it

@adanalyst6925

Жыл бұрын

The legislation you speak of was supported by the majority of Floridians

@LeScratch89

Жыл бұрын

@@adanalyst6925 No, just the majority of northern transplants who moved to a tourist destination at 70 and then complain about the tourists.

@glasscardproductions4736

Жыл бұрын

*unethical legislation

@Dark_Kommissar

Жыл бұрын

Legislation is only unpopular if people vote against it. The definition of unpopular means that the majority of people don’t like it. The legislation you speak of was, by definition, popular in Florida because the majority of people voted for it. What you want is for a corporation to step in and overturn legislation that you don’t like.

@100c0c

Жыл бұрын

​@@LeScratch89People who live there are Floridians too. Thats how it works.

If only DeSantis would actually fight Disney on things that actually matters, like how much Disney pays and treats it's 'cast members', then he might actually gain more support and may even win against the other republican candidates

@travcollier

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe how Disney uses/abuses copyright laws and owns almost all the most profitable media rights now.

@nelsonth

Жыл бұрын

That would be against the real Republican values: enrich the rich and mega corporates while hollowing out the working class

@glasscardproductions4736

Жыл бұрын

That man needs to lose before his head inflates to become the next Furher Hindenburg.

@scottmolnar4132

Жыл бұрын

If cast members don’t like their pay or treatment, they are free to quit

@ryanmaxwelll2730

Жыл бұрын

Republicans don't want employees to be paid more or receive better benefits. They want true Laissez-faire capitalism so their rich cronies can get richer off of the hard work of employees. Not that Democrats are tons better, but make no mistake, DeSantis would never fight for worker rights. He would get called a "socialist" or be called out for "re-distribution of wealth", and just like that, he would vanish into thin air politically.

Disney had more influence

@izzatsufian2796

Жыл бұрын

But has Disney World in many countries

@stevechance150

Жыл бұрын

Most people are smart enough to know that you don't F with Mickey.

@izzatsufian2796

Жыл бұрын

I respect Mickey

@ryanreedgibson

Жыл бұрын

@@izzatsufian2796 I don't hate, fear, or respect Mickey. He's a fictionalized character for entertaining children. Basically, he's just like DeSantis but more authentic with higher depth of character!

@art-games6230

Жыл бұрын

@@stevechance150 as a watcher of film theory, there’s plenty of evidence in favor of this

Grateful for these endlessly interesting videos on topics I never knew were so cool!

The ending was a spectacular reference of the clause!

Any idea why there’s a huge gap in the land Disney purchased and the Reedy Creek district south of Route 530? The video uses both interchangeablely.

@Yuma305

Жыл бұрын

Celebration. It used to be owned by Disney as the company built the city, however they annexed it since residents wanted voting power and Disney was against it. Native Floridian and very local resident.

@jk484

Жыл бұрын

@@Yuma305I think you mean “deannexed” it from the Reedy Creek District

Usually, Vox videos are shorter but get the point across in a very well-reasoned manner and very well. This one felt a bit rushed / incomplete.

@Pubsubs5life

Жыл бұрын

I agree, leaving a lot out and felt incredibly rushed

Great video and information 💯

Fascinating stuff!

Nice touch with the background music around 5:30. I'm sure at least one other person who works at Vox got that joke!

Ah yes - the handpan, the official instrument of Fantasyland

the politics of this area was defined, before the 1st blade of soil was turned - that is after Gulf Oil donated the land.

Florida depends on Tourism, without Tourism you really only have left is farming & fishing

It’s sad that Walt Disney didn’t live to see the opening of Disney World.

@MrJimheeren

Жыл бұрын

No it’s not. He was a horrible man

@princevalencia8816

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJimheeren You knew him? Cool!

@lauramessy

Жыл бұрын

​@@princevalencia8816the rumours are big

@nepatrul6075

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJimheeren the single greatest individual ever to embody the “American Dream” was not actually a terrible person, but I understand that’s a popular thing to read on the internet.

@cxmxqx

Жыл бұрын

@@MrJimheeren how? elaborate (i’m not being ignorant i just don’t know what he did)

5:08 Captain America wrote that newspaper article 😮

@boardcertifiable

Жыл бұрын

Good eye

@rethinkOURreality

Жыл бұрын

So that's what he chose to do after going back to Peggy...

That will teach them and other industries not to build in a swamp. Walt considered everything when he chose Florida, everything except the possibility that the swamp people might elect a tyrannical government.

@mariolouis6412

Жыл бұрын

A "tyrannical government" -Angry Liberal

@fatboyRAY24

Жыл бұрын

More like the entirety of the western world. Are your communities so insular that you can’t see how Florida looks compared to everyone else? Come back down to reality before you hit your head on the ceiling.

@MateusChristopher

Жыл бұрын

As a swamp person I do not approve this message

@classydemongaming847

Жыл бұрын

​@@mariolouis6412 "here we see the scaredy republican/conservative, watching the liberal herd with great fear" grow up

@dilophosaurusking7437

Жыл бұрын

Yah i can confirm the recent conservative pushback in Florida has largely been fueled by less extreme left leaners deciding to vote for Ron after seeing the stuff folks in Cali. Have been getting up too

That steel drum cover of 'A Postcard to Henry Purcell' is so amazing! If anyone knows where I could find it I would really appreciate it.

Does anyone know what condos/apartments are owned by Disney on Little Lake Bryan, that he was talking about? That’s where the college housing used to be

This built up the history really well and then just said 'somehow palpatine returned' and ended.

Nice video, these are some real cool guys right here. I wonder if they are even rappers tbh. Gd I wish I could read frfr I wanna start making more money by farming tbh

Now we need a Disney vs Florida

Ooo I’m in Orlando Florida and went to Disney world sea world yesterday

Well, I think Disney identified the fact land south of Orlando, Florida was literally dirt cheap. That's why the Walt Disney Company bought all that huge amount of land through a shell company between 1962 and 1966.

Was the intro music "A Postcard to Henry Purcell"?

Why do they keep building in the middle of swamps? Disney world, Washington DC, Versailles

@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou

10 ай бұрын

Everywhere else is taken.

They prolly have an army there

@TorquemadaTwist

Жыл бұрын

Hmm... Goofy Marines, Donald's Navy, Crashdown heading the Air Force. The recruitment ads would be spectacular.

@null-Oh-6666

Жыл бұрын

An army of malnourished early adult employees, yes of course

Who else is here in the comments just to comment a fun fact straight from Defunctland’s EPCOT video?

As a California native…it’s interesting that Florida gets so much more with their theme parks. Disney World + Universal Studios. Makes me wanna visit one day.

@mereanawi6194

Жыл бұрын

Same, let's go together 😊

i'm most surprised by the fact that Disney have the legal right to operate a nuclear fission power plant right in the middle of florida

@michaelsmith953

Жыл бұрын

nuclear is a safe technology if you actually look into why the meltdowns happened

@Black_CoreyNFin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Nuclear is annihilation. I would much rather have a coal fire power plant because these are much better for the health and Climate of Florida! /s

@misterbanshee7992

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure how true it is but I heard Disney buys more explosives then US military cuz of all the fireworks lol

@science_bear

Жыл бұрын

@@Black_CoreyNFin why not speed up the rate in which Florida goes underwater?

@Black_CoreyNFin

Жыл бұрын

@@science_bear You've heard of property on the water, now get ready for property UNDER the water!

So wasn't a site in Louisiana around New Orleans ( Near Slidell/ Lacombe) under strong consideration before Florida ??

@michaeltaylor1603

10 ай бұрын

Six Flags got flooded near Slidell. Disney likely knew NOLA was a bad choice because of flooding. Walt also liked existing interstate access in Florida.

I can't remember when I first heard about Reedy Creek. I do remember I was against the idea of a corporation owning a city. Not enough to stop buying Disney products. Especially when Disney bought Marvel. Now the idea of siding with DeSantis turns my stomach. Corporations should not be in charge of counties or cities.

@michaelsmith953

Жыл бұрын

corporations basically own our government anyways lol, for example the u.s. protects taiwan so apple can make iphones, invaded iraq to protect their oil companies etc.

@gegitherein6039

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsmith953 The Taiwan part is actually flipped, the US made Taiwan a chip manufacturing economy to protect them financially and made them the best in the entire world at it. It's only recently where that's now a reason to protect Taiwan, because during the cold war as long as you were aligned with the US, they just threw money at you, they didn't care.

@michaelc657

Жыл бұрын

It's not officially a county. It's a Special Tax District because the property stretches across county lines and would have two dueling governments. The other theme parks don't have them because they are entirely in Orange County. Many cross-county agencies have similar districts (the Golden Gate Bridge in California, for example).

@damongraham1398

Жыл бұрын

I stand corrected.

Thanks for showing our 🏡state of Florida! With this video

“A 40 minute drive from Los Angeles” 👀. When???

@StoneSlumber

Жыл бұрын

In 1955. When they built Disneyland.

What a story!!! That continues to be unwritten. Let’s go Disney, fight that hate! 🔥

What is that classical song that plays at the end? Oboes and/ clarinets playing slowly? Thanks

Thanks Vox! For always answering the questions we don’t ask.

Disney should move to southern Arizona...maybe Phoenix or Tucson area..weather is better year around without the humidity .

Interesting information

To save 10 minutes land was cheap and in flordia it can be open year round

Its pretty easy. Popular destination area East of the Mississippi, good weather, and tax friendly in the 60s.

Wow, the original blueprints looks like burning man's actual layout 😅

I know Disney is from Illinois but how come he never tried doing something like a little tribute prototype area of the park in Chicago like make a Disney tower

Editing team is elite

About the bonds: What stops the state from deciding that the debts dissolved with the district, that neither the state nor Orange/Osceola counties nor Disney owes any money?

@vincent412l7

Жыл бұрын

Florida could default on the bonds. Their credit-worthiness would plummet, and anytime they might need to issue bonds or borrow money would become much more expensive.

walt disney is truly one of the absolute best

@ripman21

Жыл бұрын

Except for the National Socialist support thing. Oh...and the racist and sexist thing. Other than that...a genius and by genius I mean he built his kingdom off someone else's idea

I wonder how the taxpayers of the local counties that all this debt will likely now fall onto feel about desantis’ little war with Disney?

Can we comment on choice of background music? I'm pretty sure I hear a xylophone rendition of Call (or is it it March?) of the Valkyries

I think Texas would be a decent location. Doesn't get too cold and sees snow like 3 days out of the year.

My favorite defense is the simple pushing of the ladders back off the walls

Well, Disney World may not be a futuristic utopia, but it is still an independent kingdom that is essential to Florida's economy. Checkmate. Wow, I did not know about the bond debt transferring to the counties. Nice one, Ron DeMeatball.

@johnmoore3504

Жыл бұрын

Ironic huh? The low taxes, keep government out, red party is doing the exact opposite of their own mission statement. Removing or dissolving Reedy Creek would cause massive tax increases in the surrounding, red voting counties. Makes no sense… but hey it’s FL - I’ve lived here my whole life and can’t explain it, must be the humidity.

@vincent412l7

Жыл бұрын

The bond debt would go to the state. But Disney does pay the counties property tax without receiving services, so the counties would have to start providing those services to Disney.

Walt did fly over Orlando 1:54. He did see I-4 & the FL turnpike intersect, (& barely any developments SW of that spot) But he(one) cannot see I-95 from Orlando. Its over 50+ miles away. - & you generalized too much about Central Florida being the only location considered. He did consider other places (as others have mentioned) and he did seriously look at Ocala, FL, because that’s where his mom was from. (And land was even cheaper there, than in Orlando)

The video of Walt Disney reminds me of Howard Stark’s video. Need to find the hidden messages within.

You should compare all the Makita lights outside in the dark

A 40 min drive from LA? Sure maybe at 3 in the morning

Before long the whole park (& state) will be an underwater submarine ride

Disney world being in Florida is the number one reason why i haven’t been. Not going to that state unless required by law.

@zerokool-2058

9 ай бұрын

Huh? You can go to Disney world only. Not go “explore” Florida. Curious to know why you wouldn’t go because is in Florida

@Xanthony1k

8 ай бұрын

Another liberal thinking they are crashing Florida by not going 😅

@Vox Where does St. Louis fit into this story? What about Riverfront Square?

@michaeltaylor1603

10 ай бұрын

St. Louis didn't what to pony up the $$$$$$$$$. that was also to be an indoor park.