[echoradio]

From a CNBC story [1]:

“If the special district is dissolved, Orange and Osceola counties would have to provide the local services currently provided by Reedy Creek. And, the $105 million in revenue would disappear, meaning county and local taxpayers would be on the hook for part or all of the added costs.

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“Reedy Creek has bond liabilities of between $1 billion and $1.7 billion, according to the district’s financial filings. Under Florida statute, if Reedy Creek is dissolved, those liabilities are transferred to the local governments — either Bay Lake or Lake Buena Vista, or more likely, Orange and Osceola counties.”

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/21/disney-special-district-flor...

[pasttense01]

"The total income of the three amusement parks in Disney World is around $17 billion a year." A 1% local sales on this would be $170 million a year. Then you add property taxes.

[echoradio]

Ah, but the GOP-run state doesn’t like new taxes. The state doesn’t collect income tax and largely relies on taxing the tourists. Between state tax and county hotel tax, locals are already getting a ~20% cut.

The state is already reeling from losing ~6% of its annual revenue from 2020 and the state keeps growing.

At what point does the third-largest state need to implement state income tax to keep quality of life from becoming third-world? It’s a political third rail.

[Ekaros]

They would then also be able to tax them more. Let's say very reasonable european style VAT tax of 25% on entertainment services. Instantly billions of free profit to them.

[syshum]

I am aware of the "news" reporting fake information, there is no indication to this story why "105 million" would "disappear", or why Orange and Osceola counties would have to provide services to Disney with out taxing them for the services like every other tax payer.

Reedy Creek is a special tax district designed to REDUCE Disney's cost by enabling them to provide some traditional government services themselves and not having to pay the associated taxes to the counties.

With the dissolving of Reedy Creek Disney yes Orange and Osceola counties will have to provide service but they are also going to collect additional taxes for those services.

[8note]

Are they actually going to collect those taxes though?

I think it's most likely that the services will just disappear