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Although much in the news now, this little remembered Disney enclave in Florida had its inception in an insidious plan by Walt Disney to create his ideal of a corporate state AKA "company town".
Reedy Creek Improvement District was created in 1967 as part of Walt Disney's "Florida Project".
Although Disney died a few months before it's creation. Disney had personally lobbied the Florida legislature to create Reedy Creek as part of his vision to create The "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT).
Disney had planned for EPCOT to be a county government unto itself, where he could establish Disney as the government and law unto itself.
The Reedy Creek covenants allowed Disney to establish it's own zoning and it's own independent police force to enforce it. All public services would derive from Disney and access to them would be controlled by Disney.
In Reedy Creek, Disney planned to outlaw labor unions. Individual ownership of property would be forbidden, all property would be rented from Disney.
No one would be allowed to live there without being a Disney employee and retirees would not be allowed to move into the community.
The employees live there, are un-unionized, face strict standards and requirements, are paid low wages, and face eviction if they were to leave their job.
Disney was planning to create his vision of a merger of corporation and state without democracy or due process.
The plan eventually died without Walt's direct involvement but many of the Reedy Creek covenants still exist.
Reedy Creek Improvement District was created in 1967 as part of Walt Disney's "Florida Project".
Although Disney died a few months before it's creation. Disney had personally lobbied the Florida legislature to create Reedy Creek as part of his vision to create The "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT).
Disney had planned for EPCOT to be a county government unto itself, where he could establish Disney as the government and law unto itself.
The Reedy Creek covenants allowed Disney to establish it's own zoning and it's own independent police force to enforce it. All public services would derive from Disney and access to them would be controlled by Disney.
In Reedy Creek, Disney planned to outlaw labor unions. Individual ownership of property would be forbidden, all property would be rented from Disney.
No one would be allowed to live there without being a Disney employee and retirees would not be allowed to move into the community.
The employees live there, are un-unionized, face strict standards and requirements, are paid low wages, and face eviction if they were to leave their job.
Disney was planning to create his vision of a merger of corporation and state without democracy or due process.
The plan eventually died without Walt's direct involvement but many of the Reedy Creek covenants still exist.
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