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My thoughts: Are you looking to maximize park time that day? If not, the Animal Kingdom Lodge is VERY much worth going over early to see. If you go there early, there are about 3 'common' areas where you can see animals. And I believe all the animals they have over there aren't available...

One of the things that I'm still positive on down in the swamps is the Hotel Signature Restaurants. Yes, they've experienced their share of cuts as well (like the veal shank at Citricos that a server said after it was taken out that it was popular). But the meals tend to be very good. You get...

More thoughts: First, let's see Ritchie Greenberg's thoughts: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/08/09/one-of-netflixs-biggest-bulls-makes-his-case-for-the-streaming-giant-despite-its-disney-road-bump.html?play=1 He wonders why ABC TV head Ben Sherwood still has a job.....ouch.... I now have...

Thoughts: Adding a streaming ESPN is the correct decision. But if one defines 'fix' as 'maintain current margins & revenue', then a fix for this isn't coming. It's a needed adjustment for a new normal. A normal that will not allow the previous margins to continue. And that is with them...

If $DIS added gaming to the Swamps, I would hate that more then anything that this company has ever done. I think it is quite unlikely that the company would stoop to adding gaming to the Cruise Lines or any Land based park. It would literally fit better in Branson then it would in the swamps...

Thinking that they replaced TOT with GOTG because it lacked 'desired' IP. Much of TGMR is spent looking at the history of other companies IP. You don't go to Disney Parks in 2017 just to spend an enormous amount of money on admission, food, beverages, and plush. You go to immerse yourselves...

If they cared about 'capacity' from a ride/attraction standpoint they wouldn't be closing down TGMR and would put the Mickey ride in the Animation area instead... It is meant to entice people to go. 'Here is a new offering that isn't a thrill ride, but a classy show for the whole family'. It...

They want you to buy merchandise that actually *celebrates it's closing*.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: I could understand if they were selling stuff like this for Stitch...

Soarin 1.0 was classic. Great *real* scenery that can be enjoyed even if not sitting dead center in the theatre. Replacing that with SOSFCQCGI (Soarin Over SyFy Channel Quality CGI), especially on a screen THAT BIG, seriously degrades the attraction. All that's missing is Ian Ziering with a...

I've only read 'bits and pieces' of this thread (so what I say may have been said by others), so... 1. There is NO QUESTION (IMHO) that this is meant to attract people to visit. This isn't just to give people something to do. In their minds there is already something for you to do.... buy...

They are not bad (and probably the 'Clubhouse Mickey' isn't either for it's intended target audience), but they don't feel like the same character. Some may have felt that 'Mickey deserves a prominent location because, well, it's Mickey'. It may well produce a ride that is decent. But even a...

Thoughts since I last posted: Been catching up with email (got 5000k unread emails down to 330), and reading Seeking Alpha articles. The Street in the past did not want spending in the parks. Now they do. (Deteriorating Fundamentals in the Media Division will do that). That makes a big...

Boys II Men draws a HUGE crowd. And this crowd dresses like they are going to a club, not a theme park (that's a good thing - and I say that as someone who wears theme park gear. You're so used to seeing everyone wearing Mickey shirts & cargo shorts and with these shows the women wear nice...

Perhaps the fact that he's under contract saves him.... the buyout he'd be owed would deduct from the Buyback Fund....

If the family supports this, it's good enough for me.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3274060-facing-volatile-tv-times-espn-shakes-management-ranks I suspect the news of $AMZN buying $WFM gave $DIS clearance to let this slip out....

My last trip, while I was eating Norwegian Quick Serve (blah sandwich, good pastry & meat/cheese plate), they were playing in the background music from Snow White, etc. Basically, Princess Music. I've said this before, Norway hasn't been kicked out of it's pavilion yet, but it's sleeping on...

I don't believe that I've ever stepped into a Starbucks in my life :eek:, but I suspect that the 'frozen mass produced stuff we can buy anywhere USA' is part of the Starbucks BRAND. Also, as far as the swamps go, by far the most iconic place to put Corporate Burned Beverage would be in the Main...

Actually it could connect to an owned IP. ESPN

The 'whales' don't go to the swamps to experience 'Upsells'. They go to experience the base product. If they find the base product lacking, the upsells won't make a difference with them (though if placed poorly as many of us have said it can degrade the base product). The focus should be on...