Recent content by ctrlaltdel

Personally prefer the current system if there is gonna be something to pay for. Personally found it extremely useful and easy to use (though I was extra well prepared). However going to what is essentially a paid FP+ makes sense considering surveys show guest frustration with the hassles of...

I do understand this. In an ideal world, I would agree. However, I work in municipal government and rarely there is an ideal world. You balance priorities and make practical decisions, making the best judgement you can when unique situations arise without an easy, or previously dealt with...

I would argue that the governance structure clearly is a municipal entity. It provides all sorts of services that a municipal entity would and charges Disney (and the other smaller property owners) fair-market rate for those services, whether it be through utility payments or taxes. Disney...

A special district is a nice advantage because it carves out a specific area to tax to raise the necessary funds to operate, build capital projects, etc. Disney essentially got to set up it's own local governing body because it is a much easier financing mechanism than paying for it themselves...

Would have to think the retaliation aspect of this will play heavily in a legal case. Of course discovery and admissible evidence are two different things. But you'd have to think this would be germane to any lawsuit.

Whatever happens, it is going up to SCOTUS for a final decision. Too many constitutional questions on state's power over businesses at stake.

This probably won't sink him in the primaries (his inability to actually attack Trump will do him in there), but it is more and more looking like a complete waste of time investment and an embarrassment on all levels. Normal people don't care about this and just think its weird he's continuing...

Have to eat crow, I was shocked when Disney announced they were going to do nothing when this took effect, but little did I know they had already won. And yes, all of this would have been public information easily found and digested by anyone who took the time to go through things. But as...

Honestly, thank god the fandom isn't like that. I sometimes love the passion people have for certain franchises, but that's also a double-edged sword. As a big SW fan, the fanbase can be completely insufferable at times. I think everything about Avatar is well-liked without being rabid. The...

Think the number one factor in the transition away from the tech companies who lose massive amounts of cash (or products that lose massive amounts of cash) is rising interest rates. It is much easier to blow a lot of cash when it is cheap to borrow and pay back debt. Now it is significantly...

The labor market is historically tight. A lot of low-wage workers leveled up into office jobs. The resulting need for frontline workers in many industries/lack of workers willing to work those jobs has seen a huge rise in pay. Obviously being in a union negotiation complicates things, and I...

HBO is kind of the model one would shoot for with "less content, higher quality" (not HBO Max, the original company), though they take a lot of comparative risk and invest in much more adult fare. They pretty consistently kill it though with making massively popular shows, whether wholly...

You are absolutely right. Still think $9b is too rich for disney's blood at this point. I would still offer to sell to Comcast to get some cash, along with continuing the FX partnership in a listening deal. I think comcast would go for it considering peacock has been a massive flop.

Yeah they lost less than expected. They held up pretty well in the face of (needed) price increases. Biggest issue long-term for D+ is still the content spend needed to maintain the service. Happy they are re-focusing on theatrical. It will all make its way to D+ in due time anyways.

It's really fine. There is nothing unsafe about it. If you want an insane ride with a buzz bar, go to Phoenix at Knoebels in PA. Literally has you standing up on some of the airtime hills.