[colburnmh]

Disney's land straddles two counties. That raises a number of logistical challenges such as zoning, level of service, different priorities between the counties, which would ultimately all translate to a lower, less guest-friendly environment in the park. These are not resolvable using contractors/employees if you do not have control of the services/infrastructure.

A couple of hypothetical examples:

* What if one county is dry, but not the other? Does Disney allow purchase/consumption of alcohol on one side of the park, but not the other?

* What if the response time of EMS was significantly different between the two counties (meaning outcomes on one side of the park were far better than the other side)?

* What if the roads on one side are well maintained, but the other side is filled with cracks and potholes (like most city streets), so your initial perception of the park depended on which county you ended up entering the park from?

* What if Disney wants to open a new attraction, but they can't get commitment from the counties to provide the additional power and zoning for it?

How would those things affect your opinion of the park as a guest?

[ElevenLathe]

* What if one county is dry, but not the other? Does Disney allow purchase/consumption of alcohol on one side of the park, but not the other?

Fair point, but unrelated to the question about taxation.

* What if the response time of EMS was significantly different between the two counties (meaning outcomes on one side of the park were far better than the other side)?

OK but why tax themselves to fund a public EMS service instead of just contracting a private ambulance company?

* What if the roads on one side are well maintained, but the other side is filled with cracks and potholes (like most city streets), so your initial perception of the park depended on which county you ended up entering the park from?

Why tax yourself to fund public roads that only you use? Just build private roads on your own property with your own money.

* What if Disney wants to open a new attraction, but they can't get commitment from the counties to provide the additional power and zoning for it?

Again, why tax yourself to build public power infrastructure that only you use? Why not build it yourself out of your own money?