ディズニーワールドは地球上で最も幸せな場所かもしれませんが、ファンタジーと同じように、テーマパークの輝く外見の下には小さなダークマジックが隠れているのです。それこそが、「Stuff They Don't Want You To Know」の人たちがあなたに知ってほしいことなのです。ポッドキャストのエピソード「Building Disney: the Magic Kingdom and the CIA」では、マット・フレデリック、ベン・ボウリン、ノエル・ブラウンが、ウォルト・ディズニーが有名な公園を作るためにCIAエージェントの助けを借りたという驚くべき陰謀の真相を語り、あなたのお気に入りの子供の記憶を汚してしまうことになるかもしれません。フロリダ州オーランドは理想的な場所であったが、ディズニーは地主のもとを訪れ、すぐに自分の土地を手に入れることはしなかった。東南アジアでCIAを動かしていたポール・ヘリウェルと、ウィリアム・ワイルド・フロリダの2人を雇ったのである:東南アジアでCIAの作戦を指揮していたポール・ヘリウェルと、第二次世界大戦中のスパイ組織(後にCIAとなる)のトップ、ウィリアム・"ワイルド・ビル"・ドノバンである。彼らの協力で、ディズニーは土地を安く抑えるだけでなく、永久にその土地を完全に支配し続けることができた。
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is not backing down against Disney.
While speaking at Seminole State College in Sanford, DeSantis reiterated his promise that Florida’s taxpayers will not take on Walt Disney World’s debt when and if the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) dissolves in 2023.
The popular Republican governor suggested that some legislative measures may be put in place to prevent that from happening.
“I can tell you this, that debt will not end up going to any of these local governments. It’s not going to go to the state government, either. It’s going to absolutely be dealt with by (Disney and other businesses) that are currently in that district,” DeSantis said.
“We’re going to have a proposal to kind of make sure that that’s clear,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis wants the state to assume control of the Disney-dominated self-governing body, which has run the Orlando-area theme parks for over 50 years.
“More likely that the state will simply assume control and make sure that we’re able to impose the law and make sure we’re collecting the taxes,” DeSantis said.
Democrats in the state have attacked DeSantis for going after Disney, claiming the dissolution of RCID would force county taxpayers to foot the bill for more than $1 billion in bond debt.
DeSantis’ plan alleviates that concern.
“First of all, it’d be a cash cow for them if they had Disney,” DeSantis said, referring to the counties.
“But I’m worried that they would use that as a pretext to raise taxes on people when that’s what they would want to do anyway and then try to blame Reedy Creek, so we’re not going to give them that opportunity,” he added.
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In what should not be a surprise to many, Americans are not happy with Disney.
A new survey found that nearly 7 in 10 Americans no longer want to do “business” with Disney and will instead seek out “family-friendly alternatives.”