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To: kevkrom

More specifically “Celebration” is Disney’s planned, and very tightly managed and controlled, community.

ABC is owned by Disney, right?


20 posted on 07/25/2013 10:13:41 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: tanknetter

Now that’s interesting —


23 posted on 07/25/2013 10:22:08 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: tanknetter

I don’t know how tightly controlled Celebration is anymore, but yes, that was Disney’s planned community. And ABC is indeed owned by Disney.

As for tight control, the Reedy Creek Development District takes the cake. That’s the incorporated government that covers all of Walt Disney World in Florida. IIRC, the entire “town” has something like 5 residents, all of whom are carefully selected by Disney and who vote the “right way” for the governing body that has to approve all of Disney’s development projects within the area.

Trivia: you can’t book a single reservation at a Disney resort in Florida for longer than 14 days (you have to make multiple reservations if you want to stay longer), supposedly so that you can’t claim the resort as your residence and therefore become a RCDC resident eligible to vote.


24 posted on 07/25/2013 10:22:31 AM PDT by kevkrom (It's not "immigration reform", it's an "amnesty bill". Take back the language!)
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To: tanknetter

yes,

ironic considering ABC at one time was the money sponsor of the disney tv show and an initial backer for disneyland.

now disney company owns them.

...and abc has NOTHING worth watching.


27 posted on 07/25/2013 10:39:28 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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