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john510runner t1_jebtoq9 wrote

Reply to comment by john510runner 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

I grew up in Anaheim. Being near a theme park or sports stadium sounds lucrative but it doesn’t always pay off if one lives near those “amenities”. Traffic and crowds rarely help the people living in neighborhoods near traffic and crowds.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_jedlw6i wrote

It’s lucrative for businesses not for the people that live there. Hotels can make a ton of money being near big attractions

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