Disney's Tom Moses Retires after 32 Years

ORLANDO-Tom Moses, one of the most visible and influential personalities in Central Florida’s commercial development industry, is retiring after 32 years as vice president and administrator of the 30,000-acre Reedy Creek Improvement District, the government services arm of Walt Disney World.

Moses is credited with tactfully guiding Disney to a dominant position in the area’s development arena. Disney has grown from a single theme park to four major parks in 30 years.

On the hotel side alone, Disney owns and operates 18 lodges totaling 20,942 rooms. That is 18% of the total 111,618 rooms at 427 area hotels tracked monthly by Smith Travel Research of Hendersonville, TN.