As the country's largest single-site employer, Walt Disney World provides more than 75,000 jobs to cast members in Florida. Disney is also Florida's largest single taxpayer, totaling 1.1 billion dollars in state and local taxes.
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In fact, when you add it all up, the Orlando tourism economy, of which Disney sits at the center, has a gigantic impact on the Florida economy. A 2019 study by Oxford Economics found that Orlando-area tourism generated $75.2 billion in economic impact for central Florida — about $1,000 for every tourist.
The company's cable business generates sales from ads as well, but the bulk of its revenue comes from fees paid by cable companies like Comcast and Charter Communications in exchange for the rights to carry networks like ESPN, ESPN2, and The Disney Channel.
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For Disney, it would mean losing a significant source of revenue, as the company's Florida operations include four theme parks, two water parks, several hotels, and numerous other attractions that draw millions of visitors each year.
Disney's financial statements show that in the year-ending 30 September 2017, parks and resorts generated a third of its $55.1 billion revenue and around a quarter of its $14.8 billion operating income.
Depending on their size, parks can draw visitors from near and far, bringing tourism revenue to local restaurants, hotels, snack shops, and stores. Parks can host festivals, concerts and athletics events, bringing additional boosts to the local economy.
It is the largest Disney theme park in the world - larger than its theme parks in California. Disney World in Orlando includes Epcot, Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Animal Kingdom Park, and Disney's Hollywood Studios, which by some measures also include the first and second-largest Disney theme parks.