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smallz86 t1_jeevz6q wrote

Reply to comment by jbazildo in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

This article says thats not accurate.

https://us103.com/ixp/84/p/disney-did-not-buy-land-in-lapeer-what-you-need-to-know/

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jbazildo t1_jeewc79 wrote

Of course it's not accurate, anyone with common sense would know that. Unfortunately common sense isn't a common trait of the citizens of lapeer County

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jbazildo t1_jeewo7j wrote

And not sure where you are from.....but if you went to lapeer you would quickly see how dang absurd this rumor is. It's just a weird little hillbilly town

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