2025 was an awful year

[DisneyHead123]

Unions have no power in Florida

I mean they also got pay raises in Florida, albeit more slowly.

I don’t have a dog in this particular fight. I’m just saying that money for CM pay raises and new builds does have to come from somewhere. If someone has data that says Disney is sitting on the extra profits to pay CMs $50k a year plus benefits, and add all the new attractions fans typically demand, and still make Wall Street happy enough to at least not tank their stock, I’m open to seeing it.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I mean they also got pay raises in Florida, albeit more slowly.

I don’t have a dog in this particular fight. I’m just saying that money for CM pay raises and new builds does have to come from somewhere. If someone has data that says Disney is sitting on the extra profits to pay CMs $50k a year plus benefits, and add all the new attractions fans typically demand, and still make Wall Street happy enough to at least not tank their stock, I’m open to seeing it.

They aren’t in that ballpark though

Disney can say things “cost” whatever they want

There’s this false idea that Wall Street “polices” companies

That’s not how it goes. Business makes the policy…they don’t follow it

 

[Chef Mickey]

Pixar was a no-brainer. Marvel still makes no sense to me, and it had a detrimental effect on EPCOT and DCA. They basically ruined Lucasfilm, and we know that 20th Century Fox was motivated so that Disney could own the rights to A New Hope, everything else was incidental.

I don't disagree, but gaining the asset was OK with me. The Fox one was dumber than Marvel, IMO. At least they made money with Marvel.

 

[HMF]

I don't disagree, but gaining the asset was OK with me. The Fox one was dumber than Marvel, IMO. At least they made money with Marvel.

They also ended up with a lot of assets they are not even allowed to use in their biggest resort and ended up in a bizarre licensing agreement with their biggest competitor.

 

[monothingie]

What people? I’m one of the few people I know who actually liked the movie but it seems to me hardly anyone even knows who she let alone like her

The only reason why anything Wish is in the parks is because Disney can not dynamically do things in the parks, and it was planned out long before the movie bombed and failed so spectacularly. If there were any sort of encouragement of independent thought, anything Wish related anywhere in the parks would be Stitch or Furrytopia right now.

 

[monothingie]

They also ended up with a lot of assets they are not even allowed to use in their biggest resort and ended up in a bizarre licensing agreement with their biggest competitor.

Maybe it's for the best.

In hindsight, they probably would have overpaid for the rights, with the current low popularity of the MCU. Additionally it would have taken them probably about a decade to bring anything (land or park) with a coherent MCU theme to Florida.

Now you have a weird amalgamation of two IPs (Marvel and The Simpsons) just languishing at USO because it makes no sense to invest anything into either, and Disney has seemingly no interest in pursuing it (because the price point would be too high.).

 

[Disstevefan1]

Look on the bright side, as bad as 2025 was, 2026 will be worse

Just kidding, I am sure 2026 will be just as bad as 2025

Happy New Year!

 

[EagleScout610]

My therapist says I need to cut stress so my only response for any news in 2026 will be -

 

[HMF]

Look on the bright side, as bad as 2025 was, 2026 will be worse

Just kidding, I am sure 2026 will be just as bad as 2025

Happy New Year!

I would believe either one right now.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Maybe it's for the best.

In hindsight, they probably would have overpaid for the rights, with the current low popularity of the MCU. Additionally it would have taken them probably about a decade to bring anything (land or park) with a coherent MCU theme to Florida.

Now you have a weird amalgamation of two IPs (Marvel and The Simpsons) just languishing at USO because it makes no sense to invest anything into either, and Disney has seemingly no interest in pursuing it (because the price point would be too high.).

Disney not pursuing Simpsons makes sense. Simpsons contract is supposed to expire in 2028 and explains why pursuing Simpsons is not a good idea from a buying standpoint.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The only reason why anything Wish is in the parks is because Disney can not dynamically do things in the parks, and it was planned out long before the movie bombed and failed so spectacularly. If there were any sort of encouragement of independent thought, anything Wish related anywhere in the parks would be Stitch or Furrytopia right now.

Like their whiff on Star Wars…

…it checked all the boxes that a group of “analysts” with their computers came up with in a conference room on a random Tuesday

 

[mkt]

Furrytopia

When I was in college and worked as a character performer at both Disney and Universal, there were rare occasions where furries would come to the park as guests - not in costume - but would very intentionally make it known who they were.

It led to some extremely awkward and uncomfortable interactions. For me, this was a job - not a lifestyle.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Like their whiff on Star Wars…

…it checked all the boxes that a group of “analysts” with their computers came up with in a conference room on a random Tuesday

"This was approved by the Lucasfilm Story Group. Nothing could go wrong!"

 

[monothingie]

When I was in college and worked as a character performer at both Disney and Universal, there were rare occasions where furries would come to the park as guests - not in costume - but would very intentionally make it known who they were.

It led to some extremely awkward and uncomfortable interactions. For me, this was a job - not a lifestyle.

If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.

 

[monothingie]

"This was approved by the Lucasfilm Story Group. Nothing could go wrong!"

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.

…winner

 

[HMF]

"This was approved by the Lucasfilm Story Group. Nothing could go wrong!"

I do love how the group that supposedly was created to oversee that there would be no contradictions within Star Wars related media was supposedly overseeing continuity with the Sequel Trilogy which was literally filled to the brim with contradictions.

 

[Chef Mickey]

They also ended up with a lot of assets they are not even allowed to use in their biggest resort and ended up in a bizarre licensing agreement with their biggest competitor.

Just the Marvel movies made the acquisition worth it. However, whether or not it was good for Parks is a different discussion and I wouldn't disagree. But $4B for Marvel was a no-brainer as was Star Wars. Alas, they screwed that up too but buying it wasn't a mistake.

 

[mysto]

2025 is SO last week.

 

[HMF]

Alas, they screwed that up too but buying it wasn't a mistake.

Maybe not but I for one had a feeling that them owning it would be a bad thing since the day they acquired it and I was largely right.

The Dark Side of the Force

How the object of my affections became the core of my disillusionment.

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