DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[TheMaxRebo]

Obviously you can never say never - think after seeing the impact a global pandemic had we have to know anything is possible

But the things announced and especially the things where work has already started have budget approved for them.

If anything I would think it is the stuff that would have been in the later half of the 10 year plan that gets cancelled/scaled back and maybe they spread out the stuff already announced if there is a real down turn vs think Indy isn't happening or Zootopia at AK not happening or something

 

[Ayla]

Once again, cool your jets everyone.

Yep. Like I said earlier...it's a go - until it isn't.

 

[Agent H]

Great big steel tariffs signed.

Also statement that Canada and Mexico aren’t doing enough to avoid tariffs and plans to impose big tariffs on EU. Bluster perhaps, but bluster has consequences even if action doesn’t follow.

Cue big dramatic disappointed sigh

 

[Nobody nobody]

Obviously you can never say never - think after seeing the impact a global pandemic had we have to know anything is possible

But the things announced and especially the things where work has already started have budget approved for them.

If anything I would think it is the stuff that would have been in the later half of the 10 year plan that gets cancelled/scaled back and maybe they spread out the stuff already announced if there is a real down turn vs think Indy isn't happening or Zootopia at AK not happening or something

Yeah. It’s too late for muppets, which is a shame because I think if they REALLY wanted to they could’ve spun scaling back monstropilis into a huge PR win with muppet and maybe even pizzerizzo.

On the bright side, I do think if cuts happens, twilight zone theming at tot are bought time. That’s a potential bright side at least.

 

[Agent H]

Yeah. It’s too late for muppets, which is a shame because I think if they REALLY wanted to they could’ve spun scaling back monstropilis into a huge PR win with muppet and maybe even pizzerizzo.

On the bright side, I do think if cuts happens, twilight zone theming at tot are bought time. That’s a potential bright side at least.

If anything happens to tower of terror it’s going to be after the movie comes out so they can see how that goes

 

[lazyboy97o]

Well then @wdwmagic seems to know what he’s talking about that Indiana Jones will happen

Something being the plan today doesn’t prevent it from changing.

But the things announced and especially the things where work has already started have budget approved for them.

These are the sort of things most vulnerable to sudden price increases. You budgeted for X but now need y.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Great big steel tariffs signed.

Also statement that Canada and Mexico aren’t doing enough to avoid tariffs and plans to impose big tariffs on EU. Bluster perhaps, but bluster has consequences even if action doesn’t follow.

I think it comes down to whomever succeeds Iger and their willingness to speak the truth regarding economic conditions. Iger has already bent the knee and I more expect him to continue and lie about any disruptions.

 

[EagleScout610]

Unless Steve or Disney themselves comes out and says "Dinosaur's closing is delayed and/or cancelled", assume the Dinos are toast.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Something being the plan today doesn’t prevent it from changing.


These are the sort of things most vulnerable to sudden price increases. You budgeted for X but now need y.

Yeah, which is why I could see them stretching some of it out so the amount of $ for a given fiscal period is still X but they spread (y - x) across future periods

 

[Agent H]

Yeah, which is why I could see them stretching some of it out so the amount of $ for a given fiscal period is still X but they spread (y - x) across future periods

Or as I like to call it the Epcot method

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Unless Steve or Disney themselves comes out and says "Dinosaur's closing is delayed and/or cancelled", assume the Dinos are toast.

Did they ever come out and say Mary Poppins was cancelled?

 

[Nobody nobody]

Or as I like to call it the Epcot method

Man we are NEVER getting Figment 4.0. Every time it’s been on the docket to happen, something else gets in the way and sends it back to square one. (9/11 tourism decline & project Gemini scaleback , frozen ever after budget steal, COVID 19 slowdown and Epcot change).

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Did they ever come out and say Mary Poppins was cancelled?

Mary Poppins wasn't going to result in the closure of another attraction. Something that they've been publicizing for years.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Any sort of budget impact would only delay the opening of these lands, not cancel the closures they require. Are we really praying for Muppets to close this year but no MI land until 2030?

 

[Nobody nobody]

Any sort of budget impact would only delay the opening of these lands, not cancel the closures they require. Are we really praying for Muppets the close this year but not MI land until 2030?

It’s what happened to tron! Do we really want tron again?

 

[ToTBellHop]

It’s what happened to tron!

I know and it sucked.

 

[Nobody nobody]

I know and it sucked.

I think people just want some fantasy where circumstances come and save their favorites. Reality is often dissapointing. I should know, I’m a figment fan!

 

[The Leader of the Club]

I think people just want some fantasy where circumstances come and save their favorites. Reality is often dissapointing. I should know, I’m a figment fan!

The problem with that thinking is that nothing really gets saved. If Disney is eyeing something to be replaced now, they'll still be eyeing it next time they have overflow cash.

Cars being cancelled now wouldn't mean that Rivers of America are gonna last another 10 years.
Indy being cancelled wouldn't mean that Dinosaur lives on. Remember, there was a Zootopia plan as recently as 2022.

 

[Casper Gutman]

I think it comes down to whomever succeeds Iger and their willingness to speak the truth regarding economic conditions. Iger has already bent the knee and I more expect him to continue and lie about any disruptions.

I don’t see much hope. Every corporation has bent the knee. EVERYONE but the courts have bent the knee, and they’re probably irrelevant. It’s going to take widespread instability before we see any kind of significant shift.

Instability, of course, is also bad for bringing theme park projects in on budget.

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Mary Poppins wasn't going to result in the closure of another attraction. Something that they've been publicizing for years.

Yeah but even some of the related announcements didn't last. Tropical Americas was originally a mishmash of the Pacific Islands and Zootopia.