Actually they did a very good job keeping it secret. This thing came out of nowhere and only was uncovered through documents, which is kind of unavoidable. For all the "insiders" out there no one seemed to have even a faint rumor of this beforehand.
And I think that is why danlb_2000 (on magic) obsessively checking the NOCs filed pays off. He broke this whole project from watching the documents that have to be filed to commence a project and put 2+2 together and see what they were building along with the hotel demo and rebuild
Which only goes to show how thorough he has been. I think the Orlando Sentinel owes him a check for doing the real reporter work while they just sit back and write about it.
Honestly I can't imagine it's that glamorous of a hobby. I wonder how many months of monotonous time was wasted to get to one big hit like this. I appreciate the results but I wouldn't want to do it. I guess it's like being the garbage men of the theme park fan/rumor world, somebody's got to do it.
Haha, I walked into the Reedy Creek planning and engineering department once and started asking about stuff. The guy I was talking with was really nice, gave me a whole bunch of stuff and even printed out a huge (around 3-4 feet tall) property map for me.
Well that's the trade off with having their own public government. There are many benefits Disney gets from RCID, at the same time it is still a independent government and opens them up in other ways. It's a delicate balance I guess. That is also as it seems how the gondola story has now been confirmed is thanks to RCID.
Not really. Most of those documents are easily gained through use of the freedom of information act of sunshine state laws. By not making a fuss, it's less work on their side. I doubt he gained the detailed true blueprint for the district. Only higher level employees have access to that stuff.
The Reedy Creek people are really great. I was very fascinated with how WDW ran its operation when I first moved to the area. Almost all of their facilities offer tours. I took tours of wastewater treatment plant, material recovery facility, water lab and several other interesting things. The meetings are public and you can attend if you want, although that's one I've never done.
There is a vast amount of public information. They're legally required to give out certain things. It's not a decision on their part it's just the way it is and isn't unique to WDW, every government and company has public filings.
RCID is a government and they need to follow Florida state laws and regulations. They are required to provide certain information if it is requested.
