chinese_in_law t1_je9yncw wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:19 PM Reply to 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 Big fan of the Sean Baker film and had no idea that’s what the title was referring to. Permalink 211
chinese_in_law t1_je9yncw wrote
Reply to 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
Big fan of the Sean Baker film and had no idea that’s what the title was referring to.