Just what everyone wanted a Death Star Spaceship Earth

[ford91exploder]

So all the deconstruction was just to make the park seem more open and airy?

While the unused stuff was standing it remained a TAXABLE asset, It makes sense to demolish it as soon as it is determined that it will no longer be used so WDW can no longer be TAXED on that asset, It's why Disney wastes no time in demolition it saves them TAX DOLLARS.

 

[ford91exploder]

Are you awake yet, or still living in you special dream world?

Lots of tax driven demolition, No steel going vertical so i'll just push the snooze button

 

[Sonic Sunglasses]

Lots of tax driven demolition, No steel going vertical so i'll just push the snooze button

Well, you just go on ascribing malice to a process you have no actual insight on. The Reynolds corporation appreciates your use of their tin foil products as headwear.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Disney has been going a little overboard with these smaller Star Wars additions and events because they were unprepared to properly take advantage of the current Star Wars craze, that they created, because they didn't have any confidence in the franchise. Then they scrambled and put together a lot of mediocre fluff to fill the gap (years) until they can get a proper land opened.

These guys are the best. You gotta luv 'em.

Wow would they even the amount of money they did for a franchise that they didn't have confidence in? That makes little sense.

The reality is that Disney sees the potential and growth of their theme parks now more than ever and the growth and strength in the franchises they bought. They also see that the only thing keeping the stock from taking a tumble right now while ESPN is in trouble is these franchises and the strength of the theme parks. Any sensible company will do anything possible to keep these franchises in people minds to upset the decline in other divisions of the company. Merchandise and box office sales are doing healthy business

 

[Ismael Flores]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but supposedly the event starts in Epcot then everyone moves to DHS for the rest of the event

 

[larryz]

Strong the dark side with this thread is. Feel a ripple in the force over this stunt I do. My head shaking am I.

 

[DisneyCane]

While the unused stuff was standing it remained a TAXABLE asset, It makes sense to demolish it as soon as it is determined that it will no longer be used so WDW can no longer be TAXED on that asset, It's why Disney wastes no time in demolition it saves them TAX DOLLARS.

Please explain the tax law on how this works with such old buildings. From a property tax standpoint, I can't imagine the property gets appraised differently by knocking down buildings inside a theme park.

From a corporate tax standpoint, I would think that due to the age of the park, all of the construction of those buildings had already been fully depreciated. Therefore, knocking them down wouldn't allow accelerated depreciation.

I'm genuinely curious how this tax savings works.

 

[EpcotCenter82]

Look at this on a positive note, maybe the SSE Death Star will vaporize all of the Disney execs whose ideas included the cabanas at Magic Kingdom, pizza at the All Star bus stations, dessert parties, express transportation between the theme parks, and a host of other up-charge options. It will be a day long remembered!

 

[asianway]

Please explain the tax law on how this works with such old buildings. From a property tax standpoint, I can't imagine the property gets appraised differently by knocking down buildings inside a theme park.

From a corporate tax standpoint, I would think that due to the age of the park, all of the construction of those buildings had already been fully depreciated. Therefore, knocking them down wouldn't allow accelerated depreciation.

I'm genuinely curious how this tax savings works.

Vacant land is taxed at a lower rate than buildings for real property. Most states also have a tangible personal property tax(including FL) on "stuff". This is why you may see car dealers have tax man inventory reduction sale depending on the state you live in.

 

[Luxe]

I'll pay someone $10 to toss a $5 Mickey ice cream at Lord Iger when he unveils the Death Star. The extra $5 is so you can buy yourself one on the way out

 

[jmp85]

I just watched live stream of the event, and all I can say is wow... the whole thing was pretty cringe worthy and overall underwhelming.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Okay I watched it via livestream and it looked absolutely pathetic.

 

[Kylo Ken]

Am I the only one that watched and literally just went "meh" when it became the Death Star?

I don't know what I was expecting. But of course they mentioned the new 7-hour Star Wars tour. Disney never misses an opportunity for an upcharge

 

[JenniferS]

I just watched live stream of the event, and all I can say is wow... the whole thing was pretty cringe worthy and overall underwhelming.

Okay I watched it via livestream and it looked absolutely pathetic.

SSE looked neat. The rest was pretty lame. Could the crowd have been any less enthusiastic?

JFB was adorable. *runs and hides*

 

[wendysue]

That was completely UNDERWHELMING!! That's like a half hour of my life I can never get back.

 

[That Guy]

The best part was, "Remember when you could go somewhere other than Jakku? Well, we are bringing randomization back."

At least we can go to Hoth again soon.

 

[JenniferS]

Worst screen shot ever, but seeing as how no one else has posted one yet ....

 

[wdwmagic]

Here is a look

 

[Sped2424]

Here is a look

it looks better in this video but in the live stream it was not good.

 

[Mike S]

Here is a look

Yeah it looks about as good as they could make it look on a not-so-smooth surface. So glad I didn't waste my time with the whole pathetic show from the sounds of it.

Now, if they start pulling off triangles and replacing them with a real Death Star surface I might have to go Hulk on their butts.