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Old 06-07-2012, 07:05 AM
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... I do know this----Disney World was built under the same concept...
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I believe I read somewhere that the Disney company came up with the concept and requested and lobbied through the legislation creating Florida's CDD statutes so they could finance and build Disney World....
Sorry but Disney World was built long before Florida’s CDD statute went into effect. You’re confusing this with Disney’s planned community called Celebration. This community of ~1000 homes was built in the mid 90’s and was established as a Florida CDD.