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My favorite part of this bill is that it specifically excludes companies that operate amusement parks: "Interestingly, two companies that will not be affected
by hooande 5y ago
My favorite part of this bill is that it specifically excludes companies that operate amusement parks:
"Interestingly, two companies that will not be affected by the law are two of the biggest, most uncompromising corporations in the world: Disney and Comcast. Why, you ask? Because the law has a special exemption for any company "that owns and operates a theme park or entertainment complex" of a certain size."
the definition of "theme park" is specified in another law. In theory, all the major social media companies could buy a stake in a park that meets the criteria, or start their own. but this law is so flimsy that it will probably be struck down pretty quickly.
- userbinator 5y agoDisney is well-known for its theme parks, but I wasn't aware that Comcast has any?
- mhuffman 5y agoUniversal
- slater 5y ago"Universal Parks & Resorts, also known as Universal Studios Theme Parks or solely Universal Theme Parks, is the theme park unit of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast"
- userbinator 5y agoLooks like that happened relatively recently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal#Comcast_era_(2011-present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBCUniversal#Comcast_era_(2011...
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- shkkmo 5y agoSo the real goal of this law is to spur theme park investments?
- content_sesh 5y agoIt's to throw red meat to DeSantis's base while making sure to avoid pissing off one of the state's largest employers
- dcolkitt 5y agoThis is a tangent, but it seems crazy to me that more media companies don’t open tent pole theme parks. Disney and Universal both seem to make money hand over fist. Demand is near unlimited, and they have no trouble continuously raising prices and keeping parks and hotels full. The toughest part is getting the IP franchises. Six Flags and Bush Gardens feel and are priced second tier, because they’re stuck with off-brand IP. But for a media company with an already large pre-existing IP library, why not compete with Disney World? Netflix owns a ton of valuable IP. As will Amazon after it acquires MGM? Why no Netflix or Amazon theme park?
- ashtonkem 5y agoThis is performative politics, the people writing are hoping that the courts will strike it down so that they get all the benefits of signing the law without the headache of ever needing to implement the law. This is good electoral politics, but awful for our society.
- cyberge99 5y agoAs a bonus, Desantis can give a ton of taxpayer money to his legal buddies for defense and appeals.