It was bound to happen, sooner or later.
On Monday, theWalt DisneyCo.s corporate privilege inFloridafinally succumbed to its Democracy Problem.
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Of course, things didnt quite work as planned.
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Eisner and his fellow executives called it the one man, one vote problem.
As conceived by Walt, political control was asine qua nonif Imagineers were to design a perfect world.
Technocrats would create order.
But let the inhabitants vote too freely, and things would inevitably get messy or worse, fall apart.
Walt wasnt against people voting, explained Eisner.
He just didnt want them hanging their dirty laundry out.
As Disney developed its land with theme parks and resorts, the Democracy Problem was never fully resolved.
Instead, Disney remained an undigested lump in Floridas body politic.
It enjoyed special powers through Reedy Creek.
But those powers would be diluted if real-life Floridians were permitted to inhabit the district.
