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It's all about bundling with them. Obviously their main target is the trio (D+/Hulu/ESPN) but they have had great success inter-company bundling. You see it with the Max/Hulu bundle, which has the lowest churn rate in the industry due to the avalanche of excellent adult-centered content from...

The big difference is interest rates. We had a decade plus of very low interest rates starting with the great recession through COVID. This led to very cheap borrowing, especially for blue chip companies like Disney with stellar credit. Made it easy to spend billions of dollars on potential...

Yeah I have no idea. That being said it's still extremely profitable (not as much as 10-15 years ago), I do remain skeptical that the sports only streaming service can be successful, it's gonna be reliant on the bundle deals.

Again, company is proving to be pretty strong and resilient. Impressive parks numbers in the face of declining international travel and a lot more economic anxiety. The deals have probably helped, although there is still room to raise prices. The ESPN streaming announcements this past week have...

I live in a small, rural city (30k-ish population) and we have multiple successful places that sell sushi. I use that as a barometer for the average American taste since the area is pretty provincial. Japanese food is very much apart of mainstream US food culture.

Is that just for Villains or the both Cars & Villains combined? I assumed Villains had a coaster and an E-ticket.

Villains getting an attached hotel makes a lot of sense. As long as it's a traditional hotel (a/k/a not Starcruiser), it will make bank.

TT being open should spread some of the demand out on Tier 1. Epcot does have some obvious LL problems with the lack of top end attractions for the LLMP though, which is why Remy and Frozen go so quickly.

Velocicoaster (which I have ridden) and Stardust Racers (which I have not ridden yet) are two of the absolute most intense roller coasters in the world (Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa maybe THE most intene for another FL coaster). I don't expect Disney to go that far, but I think it is time...

It's likely gonna be a Vekoma or Mack (maybe Intamin but I doubt it, that's too intense for Disney). Those are glass smooth nowadays unlike an older B&M (like Hulk) or an older Vekoma (like RnRC). An inversion or two would be great. Think it is quite unlikely it is another suspended coaster...

I would assume it's kinda like those rides where a POV of the ride experience looks a lot worse than actually experiencing the thing.

Almost certain that Vekoma will be the one doing the suspended door coaster. I would guess it will likely be Vekoma doing the coaster here, but I'm guessing not another suspended coaster.

I see them continuing the building spree the for the first 5 years of the 2030s. Essentially 3 major projects (lands/attractions) every 24 months. AC is the fairly obvious next spot to tackle for DHS. Though to be honest, the continued spending depends on the new CEO. If it's someone that is...

I will disagree on saying this is too immense. Muppets Courtyard is essentially a mini-land being rethemed, and now the addition is an extra courtyard with a play area and the show building for a roller coaster. Don't think they are really blowing this out.

Looks fantastic. Honestly looks like one of the best ride re-dos they have ever done.