conventionalWisdumb t1_jeai7vs wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:34 PM

Reply to comment by chinese_in_law in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

That’s one of my favorite movies of all time. I grew up in shitty apartments in Orlando and that movie hits home in the most kind and honest way. It truly is a cinematic gem.

AkirIkasu t1_jebk7oi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:35 PM

It's a really well made film. It's so earnest that it almost feels like a documentary at times.

conventionalWisdumb t1_jeblpxh wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:45 PM

It feels like a documentary of what I saw around me as a kid.