Voters disapprove Disney plan for rail line, authority chair father of Disney lobbyist

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

A survey of Florida voters says that only 2% approve of the proposed high-speed rail line stopping only at Walt Disney World from the airport before going on to Tampa. About 91% said that there should also be a stop at the convention center on International Drive, which is in closer proximity to Disney's competitors. Disney has said they will not allow a station on their property if they are not the only stop in the Orlando area, a demand that puts the rail authority in a tough spot because they need the Disney traffic to help fund the operation.

Read more from AP via The Naples News.

Meanwhile, the chair of the rail authority is the father of a man who lobbies for Disney, putting conflict of interest issues on his plate.

Read more from The Orlando Sentinel.

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What Jeff said.....ROFL. Even moreso when you live IN Florida....;)

Just a question: If they do build a station "across the street" from Disney, how long do you think Disney would withold shuttle service from it? The way I see it, they could catch some serious flack from tourists who only know that there's a perfectly fine mass-transit station there that they want to use but can't. Disney doesn't like flack.

I am a Florida taxpayer (and we don't have a State Income Tax). My fear is they will want to institute a State Income Tax because they will have no way of paying for this boondoggle. If one way to pay for it without instituting a State tax is to get Disney on board then I say do it. What are the odds that I am going to be using this train anyway? Basically nil. It is the tourists who will be using it.

SFGAmn: Your not getting it. Disney has no need to run a shuttle from the train station as they *already* have transportation STRAIGHT from the airport itself. Why would a Disney guest ***** about service from the train when they can get express service straight from the airport?

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