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In 2019, Epcot had 12.4 million visitors, DHS had 11.5 million, and DAK had 13.9 million. USF had 10.9 million and IoA had 10.4 million, but that was up 84% and 74%, respectively, since 2010. The growth for those three Disney World parks in that same timeframe? 15%, 19%, and 43%, respectively...

I used to work with Brightline. I am fairly confident I know what I am talking about here, but I will address a couple major points. Stops less than two minute are possible for some trains, sure, but Brightline trains will have too many passengers unloading and loading at each station for this...

Instead of having the land be a carnival and research institute, I would have it be an excavation and research institute. Boneyard can stay, TriceraTop Spin can get an overlay to fit the theme (DAK does need a spinner ride), the entire carnival area can be replaced with a wooden excavation...

It is not quite this simple. Inter-city trains need a minimum of two minutes on the platform, plus extensive time to slow down. Additionally, with the way Brightline is being operated, any I-Drive station would not be able to be bypassed for a quicker trip to Tampa/WDW if desired. The route is...

That's fair. However, if we are going with the assumption that people will visit MK regardless because it is viewed as the flagship park, then it would only need minimal investment. I agree that it should not be unreasonable, but it is simply not the direction the parks are going in...

This is technically true. Tron and Guardians were both announced in 2017, while Hagrid's and VelociCoaster were not announced until 2019 and 2020, respectively. However, Disney typically announces projects before their designs are even finalized and construction is months away at a minimum...

Brightline is an inter-city rail. Service via 528 with an additional stop would add valuable time and make them less competitive from South Florida - Tampa and Orlando - Tampa. Ridership wise, a Universal/I-Drive station is better served by commuter/regional/light rail. Brightline is okay with...

It is ceremonial to say they are trying to help. The land is worth millions, which isn't nothing, but magnitudes off from the ~$1 billion needed for the route. Correct. The entire premise of the 528 route being an alternative does not make sense because it is not happening. Florida is not...

Yes, but remember Tron was supposed to be a modern Tomorrowland roller coaster to replace Space Mountain for Shanghai and yet MK is now getting a clone so...

Given that air travel looks to be out of the question for WDW visitors in the foreseeable future, I do not think WDW will need most of their resorts for park guests. The NBA would prefer to have everything centralized in one place and adding a third party hotel like Marriott or Hilton would only...

Matterhorn to a new Switzerland pavilion at Epcot. I'll add other global Disney resorts as well. Tokyo: Sinbad's to Morocco Paris: Ratatouille to France Crush's Coaster to The Seas Hong Kong: Mystic Manor to Adventureland Shanghai: Tron to Tomorrowland or Future World Rex's Racer to Toy Story Land

I do not think WDW cares about the politics of other countries that much when adding them to the World Showcase. They considered adding the Soviet Union in the 80s, which really says something... Also, the idea that Norway is somewhat of a socialist country is just a long-held myth. They rank...

Governments or companies from other countries were anticipated to heavily fund pavilions. Zero governments ended up sponsoring pavilions on opening day, and they could only secure a couple of foreign companies. The lack of funds definitely contributed to everything being scaled back. It is also...

If you have ever had to deal with the government and unemployment benefits, you would know that while your point should be true, it isn't. There are always loopholes, delays, etc. that get taken advantage of. This is also why there were rampant delays for people receiving checks initially.

Disney is not under any obligation to match payments, but as an individual, why would you drop unemployment, leave the safety of your house, just to get a job that does not pay as well? One of my friends who owns a small business has been facing this predicament for the past two weeks. He has...