Disney as a Democracy Disney has its own government and I could not be more shocked. All in all " Disney World is technically its own city with its own residents." This all started in 1965 when the company wanted to expand and Walt Disney and his business partners purchased 27,000 acres of land in Orlando, Florida. After the purchase of this land, they discovered that it laid in two counties (Orange and Osceola) which meant they had to deal with two separate local government. In order to pull off their dream without "bureaucratic red tape", they needed to create " Disney's own self-regulating municipality within a special district." In 1967, Reedy Creek Improvement District was established by the Florida Legislature from the request of Mr. Walt Disney. The special purpose of this district made Disney responsible for providing services such as power, water, roads and fire protection. This district includes Bay Lake, where the Disney theme parks a...