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Reminds me of Walt Disney's original idea for what Epcot was going to be. His lawyers eventually dissuaded him from the original concept because they told him t
by decremental 5y ago
Reminds me of Walt Disney's original idea for what Epcot was going to be. His lawyers eventually dissuaded him from the original concept because they told him the citizens would want representation and Walt didn't want people muddying up his vision for a perfect society. If anyone could have pulled it off it would have been him. It's good that the original plans were changed, though. I couldn't imagine what it would be like living under what The Walt Disney Company became after his death.
- 14 5y agoYou would be singing “it’s a small world after all” in your head all day long.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoYou can get a taste of it at Celebration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida I've never been there but browsing around on Google maps it just looks like yet another car dependent suburb.
- dugmartin 5y agoDisney (the company) did go on to found/develop Celebration, Florida: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebration,_Florida The unwashed masses voting problem seems to be a non-issue there: > The area is organized under state law as a community development district. As a result, voting is restricted to local landowners. The largest landowners are entities controlled by The Walt Disney Company.
- BBC-vs-neolibs 5y agoSo, like City of London.