Search results

So, in other (related) news - a 62 year old employee of the Kissimmee Boys and Girls Club was arrested on charges of molesting an 11 year old girl while on the job. Full Story And here's what happens when a Father in Daytona Beach catches an 18 year old predator molesting his 11 year old son...

Well, I'd say you have some officially screwed up and weird laws and courts in Pa. In Florida, sex offenders are required to report to their county Sheriff when they establish residence and the Sheriff is then required to post that info online with job info (I think), address, description of...

An awful lot of people overestimate Disney security in a big way. Yes, there are lots of cameras on property and I would guess 90% or more of them are doing the same thing a camera at 7-11 is doing - they're recording so that footage can be examined if needed after an incident. It would be a...

I happened to pull into a Best Buy a couple of hours ago and there was a big yellow bus with "Formo Tours" and a Brazilian flag painted on the side. It was pretty interesting to watch about sixty or so 15 and 16 year olds in yellow shirts filling carts and baskets with phones, ipads, ipods...

No, you've got it exactly backwards. Federal and state consumer protection laws are heavily weighted in favor of the consumer. If you have a billing dispute, you are required to dispute it in writing with the CC company. The charge is then placed in abeyance - neither fully credited to your...

I don't think even the harshest critic would suggest that MM+ won't generate new revenues, maybe even significant new revenues. But the mid term and long term question is - will it generate enough revenue? Enough revenue to recapture the capital expenditures or even enough revenues to cover...

Yes, it's time - with FY14 being 3/4 behind us - for the questions to become much more probing and insistent. No more of the generic "We're reducing spending on MM+ and our guests are receiving the benefits of this new technology and are overwhelmingly pleased with the new experiences."

I thought this was a good enough reason to revive this thread - from today's 6/30 O'Sentinel re' International Tourism. Headline & a couple of salient points from the article by Jim Stratton and Alexia Fernandez: Brazilians now biggest group of overseas visitors to Orlando "Fueled by a...

I saw Joe DiMaggio sitting by himself in the Imaginations courtyard. I regret to this day not at least going up and saying hello.

Does anyone here know exactly what the problem or problems happen to be?

I guess I haven't kept track of this project very well. I knew the new theater was being built but I had no idea they were creating a completely new "district". Well done, very well done.

I may be misreading this paragraph, but I'd disagree that the main users are one small demographic. I don't doubt that some of the people you referred to in an earlier post don't like the system, but my observation is that this system is gaining wide acceptance. Starting about 6 months ago, on...

To add a bit more about the priority seating - it's probably a good idea for the first set as that's always the busiest. But since I rarely go before the second set, I will say that time after time, for the last two shows, I would see the seating roped off for Chase Visa and then they'd remove...

All sets are 30 to 35 minutes, no longer. Disney is pretty strict that the groups stick to these limits.

As to something discussed earlier, the car care center back in the 70s was operated by Gulf Oil - thus the Gulf Car Care Center.

I knew I liked Christopher Cross's music before we saw him last year, but I was wowed by what a terrific musician he is. He is one very talented guitar player. He turned "Ride Like the Wind" into an extended hard rockin' jam that brought people to their feet.

Maybe, maybe not. A lot of MM+ expenses will be depreciated over time. Things like door locks and band readers may be expensed over 5 to 7 years. Other things like wi-fi gear and Ipads over 2 or 3 years. The ongoing operational expenses will probably drop but I wonder how much. Until they...

I'm expecting to hear good financial results this afternoon, but I think the drivers of that will be higher prices and attendance - not MM+. I may not have a good enough imagination to see how Next Gen drives significant revenues all on its own. The MM+ expenses are just now kicking in as far...

I forgot to add, you can listen to the call here: Iger & Rasulo

Tuesday, May 6 - Earnings at approximately 4:15 followed by Iger & Rasulo on the conference call at 5pm. Does anyone expect these guys to face more aggressive questioning about the financial impact of MM+? Specifically, will they hear questions re' Rasulo's statement on 11/7/13 concerning...