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I don't have enough knowledge about the fire department to have an opinion on that part of this question. If the State of Florida and the new RCID board arranged for the Orange County Fire Department to take over the operations of the RCFD, along with giving the county RCFD's budget, I would...

If there is a change, I would expect it to have more to do with staffing limits or potentially operations issues at load. I would also expect a higher proportion of guests in wheelchairs or needing special assistance at load than in the past, as that demographic has increased in the parks...

Nightmare Before Christmas has been doing pretty well (over $8 million with a healthy per theater average). Hocus Pocus wasn't as successful, but not terrible ($4.8 million). But to bring this back around to the topic at hand, IP is only moderately predictive of the success of a themed land...

There is a Kuka-based Jurassic World ride at Universal Beijing and a Kuka-based Batman ride at Warner Bros Abu Dhabi. I think both have met positive reactions, but it is hard to tell if they really are popular since the markets are so different.

You have to admit that it is an uncommon opinion, though. I totally understand not liking Forbidden Journey. There are a lot of screens and it makes some people motion sick. But "herky-jerky" is definitely not how I would describe it. The motion of Forbidden Journey is very smooth--so smooth...

Epcot Japan pavilion?

Test Track queue?

Are we certain that the item is for new parking fees as opposed to the operation of the open space identification system? I feel like the dollar amount might be too low to add the required signage, machinery, gates, etc. to the garages. And I would totally believe an outside vendor would be...

The signs have said $30 for a while. I could have sworn this increase happened in August. The guys up the road charge the same.

Dinoland is operating at a deficit from where it was in 2002. But DAK capacity peaked after Pandora World of Avatar opened. Since 2002, the only attractions to close are the Pocahontas show, Primeval Whirl, Mickey's Jamin Jungle Parade, and Rivers of Light. Two hours of Navi River Journey...

The extent of the capacity deficit is dependant on the rate of induced demand. I don't think anyone on this board would like Disney to make this investment in DAK and call the park complete. So if Disney is going to get to a point where the parks have adequate capacity, they need to build stuff...

I am a little unsure about where the disagreement is. As far as I can tell, everyone agrees that (1) DAK needs more capacity. I think most would agree that (2) some of that capacity should be E tickets and some should be smaller scale. (3)The specific distribution is debated. I think most...

Induced demand (more guests in the park and selling more tickets) is only one way to earn more money. You can also earn more money by making guests spend more time in the park (by selling more meals, merch, or ILLs. It could also increase revenue by making guests less likely to combine the DAK...

The induced demand is likely to be lower than the additional capacity, though. There is a ton of overlap between people who want to see Flight of Passage and Encanto. Especially in a park where people are looking for things to fill out their day with.

Most people who fly from MIA to MCO are probably doing so because MIA is a primary airline hub, especially for flights to South America and the Caribbean. So Brightline isn't that much of a substitute. However, most is not all. The people I talked to at work about this are very eager to use...

Avengers Flight Force at WDSP is better than the DHS Rockin Rollercoaster and is a solid ride. Maybe top five for the resort overall.

Do you think the ultimate build out of the I-4/SR-528 interchange will include the rail bridges? Unless they are built at the same time as the road bridges, I think the complexity issues will remain. Threading a new bridge both above and below active roadway bridges is not easy, and those bridge...

I agree with you regarding the castle cake. As a temporary promotion, I think it was great. But the wand was not my cup of tea.

I went on it once last week (concourse B center carriage) and once this week (concourse A left side carriage) and it definitely bumped around a fair bit before settling against whatever pushes it up and down last week. This week it bumped more that normal, but not nearly as much as last week...

I personally would love the outdoor section to be enclosed (nothing fancy, a tunnel with neon lights would be fine) so the ride could operate summer afternoons.