Recent content by nytimez

This is excellent thinking from 1997. Or even 2008. This is incorrect in 2014.

They still have a variation on this strategy: The endless re-release cycle of the Disney "Vault."

Let's not rush to judgement. There's something to be said about a gal less likely to accidentally kill you.

...and this is why every store is turning into 50 Shades of Duffy. You just can't beat the markup on pins, plush and t-shirts that cost pennies each to produce. I'm starting to think the Walmart comparisons are wrong. WDW isn't turning into Walmart. It's turning into Dollar Tree, but without...

It'll be BETTER than a new attraction. New attractions are for the cheap floozies who flock to Universal looking for "cutting-edge rides" and great "theming." This, on the other hand, will be the largest exit expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World resort. It will tell the story of...

...never mind...

Perhaps you are underestimating the appetite of the typical Disney consumer these days.

Did you spot the hidden footers that will connect NYC to Epcot via Monorail?

I only wish that you'd share whatever you're smoking with the rest of us. Or, at least, share it with me. ;)

I ate at some pretty good places and some pretty well-regarded (if badly overrated) places in Vegas. I even hit the Bellagio buffet at that magical hour where I got to enjoy both the lunch offerings and the dinner offerings (and pay the lunch price). And the Hash House in the dumpy Imperial...

It's the largest and most immersive laundry expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World Resort.

I don't infer that you think it pays for all or that it is supposed to bring 100% attachment. I agree that as a marketing tool it exposes Disney customers to options they may not have been aware of. I agree it is a tool of engagement. Where I disagree is on how meaningful - how valuable - it...

I don't think the funnel is as powerful as you think it is.

Just curious, how did you get there 30 years ago? When we went from the northeast back in the 1970s and 1980s we drove. Many people did. There was a seemingly endless convoy of cars down I-95, all going to Disney, at certain times of year. When you got there, you had your car. (And if you did...

I don't disagree, but Potter is not a straw man and the trouble Disney would face without it is nothing like what it is facing now. Yes, they have overbuilt hotels and underbuilt attractions at WDW. But Potter creates competition for vacation time (and dollars) that Disney has never had before...