Central Florida Tourism Oversight District tells employees Walt Disney World Annual Pass benefit will end

Posted: Monday August 21, 2023 7:00pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

In an email sent to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District employees today, administrator Glen Gilzean says that he is ending the Walt Disney World Annual Pass program benefit.

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The removal of the Walt Disney World Annual Pass benefit follows the Ron DeSantis-appointed board receiving a bill from Walt Disney World for $2.5 million in theme park tickets and discounts given to employees of the district.

Gilzean says in his email, "In the proposed FY 2024 budget, I have incorporated funding for a new stipend program that allows for individualized flexibility rather than underserving employees with a one-size-fits-all approach."

The stipend program would give district employees approximately $1000 per year. The district said in the email that only 50% of employees used the Walt Disney World Annual Pass benefit.

Walt Disney World Annual Passes range in price from $400 to $1400, depending on the tier of pass chosen.

Reedy Creek Improvement District overview

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peter114354 hours ago

Yep. It’s been like that for years now.

Polkadotdress12 hours ago

FDOT is sure dragging their feet on repairing the power issue that exists at that location. EVERY SINGLE street light is out in that section of World Drive.

peter1143522 hours ago

Most roads within WDW/RCID are maintained by the district or WDW. The World Drive/192 interchange is maintained by FDOT.

EeyoreFan#241 day ago

It has more to do with interlocal agreements and road designations than jurisdictional boundaries. I’m not sure about cftod specifics, but FDOT could (and should like does) maintain roads withen thier jurisdiction.

The Mom1 day ago

Please remember No Politics, and please stay on topic. Thank you.

peter114351 day ago

I was just about to say that. And i actually think it’s been years. I first noticed they weren’t working in 2023.

castlecake2.01 day ago

I always assumed it was district lands, either way they should focus less on painting the the light posts and more on having them actually turn on at night. They haven’t been on in months.

peter114351 day ago

Are you talking about the area around the World Drive/192 interchange. If so much of that area is maintained by FDOT and not RCID.

Brian1 day ago

Put that on the list of things nobody asked for. Meanwhile those same roads are so old you could barely see the lane lines anymore.

castlecake2.01 day ago

In RCID news, they have started painting the street lights outside the arches on world drive the same brown color that the on property lights are. Not sure why all of a sudden that was decided it was needed but here we are.

lazyboy97o2 days ago

Reedy Creek Improvement District was illegally changed. You keep giving shelter to bad acts and then saying more won’t happen.

Stripes2 days ago

You and I both know that RCID made some blunders in the process of making that agreement. The judge’s decisions in that case were reasonable.

lazyboy97o2 days ago

It’s not actually a timeline issue. Even if the could instantly widen, it would often not be enough.

SamusAranX2 days ago

As far as traffic, they can keep widening and building but it’s a half measure, if that. By the time they widen there’s even more growth and it’s already at capacity. Hmmm, remind you of a specific theme park? It’s one of the many reasons I’m seriously contemplating leaving Florida. Tampa has the same issue. They and the surrounding counties just keep building out and out and out, rather than biting the bullet and addressing the core issues; and or limiting growth, being more purposeful